8 | THE BIG PITCH Synergy - The Value of the CEP Network Synergy – the interaction or co-operation of two or more organisations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. Today we celebrate eight years of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme. This evening you will see and hear from our community of inspiring innovators, who have been empowered to identify and distil problems, create solutions, and deliver change within our healthcare system. You will also meet many of our crosssector mentors, supporters and partners. Together they create a synergistic network for transformational change in the NHS. There are three essential components to our network: Innovators: The peer-to-peer support from entrepreneurs both past and present accelerates learning and creates collaboration across shared challenges. Mentors: Over 200 cross-sector commercial mentors give their time freely to help our Clinical Entrepreneurs go from idea to start-up, to scale-up. Partners: More than 60 organisations provide resources, opportunities, and time for the benefit of our Clinical Entrepreneurs. From industry and commercial organisations to NHS trusts, universities and charities – all dedicated to transforming patient experience and healthcare through innovation. Together this network has helped drive the CEP to become the world’s largest entrepreneurial workforce development programme in healthcare. In addition to over 1,000 NHS staff joining the programme, tens of millions of patients and professionals are already benefitting from the innovations created and between them our clinical entrepreneurs have raised hundreds of millions in funding to drive forward transformation in patient care. True synergy does even more than this though. We have also welcomed Clinical Entrepreneurs from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland and the Australian Government has also established the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program. We are also continuing to grow our partnership with the Venture Studio from Crisis, whose mission is to accelerate the end of homelessness for good through entrepreneurship. Finally, and perhaps most importantly this year we launch our Patient Entrepreneur Programme – now we can truly co-design the future of healthcare together. We would not have achieved all this without our network, and I would like to personally thank every individual and organisation who has helped contribute to the success of the NHS CEP. True synergy occurs when 1 + 1 = >2 and I hope you will agree that the CEP network has certainly delivered that. Professor Tony Young OBE National Clinical Lead for Innovation, NHS England, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Anglia Ruskin University, Consultant Urological Surgeon, and Associate Medical Director, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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