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Where
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Programme
Draft programme below
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Delegation Trip to Edinburgh, Scotland:
Healthcare Innovation Pathways
April 9-10, 2025
Swecare Foundation and Scottish Development International, invite you to a delegation to Scotland, including participation in round-table discussions, meetings and networking with public and private stakeholders in Scottish healthcare, with a focus on triple helix collaboration, innovation adoption, and sustainability.
The two-day delegation is a great opportunity for Swedish healthcare companies to learn more on both the policy environment and the market for innovation and sustainability in Scotland. The focus for the delegation is the triple helix collaboration, innovation adoption, and sustainability, with opportunities for the organizations that join us to meet stakeholders, share experiences and discuss challenges in these areas. Read more below!
Described as one of Europe’s large Life Science clusters with around 770 life science organizations, together with a trend of increasing health spending, and GBP of 19.5 billion assigned to healthcare in the most recent budget, Scotland is on the rise when it comes healthcare. It´s undergoing significant transformation, driven by new technologies, adoption of the Triple Helix model, and with a focus on sustainability.
Currently, Scottland is integrating digital health technologies, such as telemedicine and electronic health records. The "national innovation pathways" is designed to more quickly implement digital solutions in NHS Scotland. This has led to ground-breaking progress at the national level. The model can provide a roadmap and inspiration for other countries, for driving innovation and increasing access to care.
Scotland was the first UK health service to commit to a zero-net organisation, now developed into a sustainability strategy.
All this taken together makes the visit to Scotland a unique opportunity to discuss and get inspired by the ongoing healthcare transformation, and a great reason to join the delegation.
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Draft Program
April 9 afternoon
Introductory session: Welcome to Scotland, brief overview of repspective health systems, priorities and challenges.
- Inequalities
- Lifestyle and chronic diseases
- Prevention
- Distnace to treatment/remoteness/use of technology
Clinical visit (TBC)
April 10 morning - mid-afternoon
Round-table discussion with public and private representantives from Scottish healthcare and life science
Triple Helix: Effective partnerships between Academia, Health Services/Government, and the Life Science Sector (the triple helix) to test and develop innovations.
- Cases and discussion: Are we using the triple helix structure enough, and well enough, to face the common challenges?
- How can we make the triple helix better?
Adoption: Rapid scaling and adoption of research proven innovations across our national health systems.
- Overview of adoption systems
- Discussion: how do we overcome the innovation paradox? What conditions can government put in place? What is needed from the health care system and from industry respectively? What is our risk perception, and can we change it together?
Sustainability: The decarbonising of our health systems through innovation.
- Cases and discussion: How can we integrate climate and sustainability into innovation thinking? Is it even possible not to anymore?
Next Steps: Discussion on next steps, including planned visit to Sweden in the autumn.
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INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Dates: April 9-10 2025
Member delegation fee: 9,000 SEK (5,000 SEK for small Swecare members and public actors)
Non-member delegation fee: 9,000 SEK
Registration deadline:March 14
More info: For any questions regarding this business trip, please reach out by email or phone to Anna Riby or Paola Diamandieva.
If you have any ideas, issues to raise or contacts to invite, let us know now!
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