Our very own Raj Cheema made a stunning radio debut yesterday on Halton Community Radio publicising our upcoming Festival of Ideas on Better Mental Health (to be held in Manchester on 4 September with the North-West Joint Improvement Partnership). In her interview with Matthew Roberts about the Exchange’s work, Raj issued a rousing call to action [...]

[ November 26, 2009; ] “We need to work together with passion and commitment to help everyone lead fulfilling, independent lives. This is an important event for the JIP in helping us to find high-potential innovation projects that are making personalisation a reality”.
Eric Robinson, Lead on Personalisation, ADASS and Corporate Director of Social Care and Health, Staffordshire County Council

Personalisation [...]

[ November 12, 2009; ] “We need to work together with passion and commitment to help everyone lead fulfilling, independent lives.”
Paul Hanson, Chair of the North East Joint Improvement Partnership

Innovation Exchange is working with the North East Joint Improvement Partnership to seek out and support some of the innovation projects that can help to personalise social care and generate new [...]

Ahead of our Festival of Ideas in September, our call for ideas has gone live.  We are looking for high-potential third sector innovations that help to personalise mental health support.  The best will receieve an invitation to our Festival of Ideas in Manchester on 4th September.
The event will bring together leading innovators, commissioners and investors [...]

[ September 4, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] We are running a Festival of Ideas in September in partnership with the North-West’s Joint Improvement Partnership, a regional agency that is supporting the transformation of health and social care.

Personalisation in mental health services is really difficult but it’s really important.  Across the North West, people in the public and third sectors are applying their [...]