EMHS dominates in recent FHRI grant round
East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) has turned in an impressive performance at the recent Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Innovation Challenge, with four of the 10 successful projects involving teams from across our sites – the most from any health service provider in the State.
The FHRI Fund Innovation Challenge – Sustainable Health Priorities supports WA innovation capability and capacity building and the development of high-quality innovations that contribute to the Sustainable Health Priority areas related to the Sustainable Health Review (SHR) Final Report.
The Smart Scheduling project
Led by Ros Jones from the Royal Perth Bentley Group’s (RPBG) Strategic Projects Outpatient Reform team, the Smart Scheduling initiative seeks to streamline access to outpatient appointments through the development of a smart scheduling tool that optimises booking review appointments.
The HabitHack project
Based on the premise that recovery tools can become a part of everyday living, the HabitHack project is being steered by Louise Splatt from the RPBG East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMyU) Occupational Therapy (OT) Team. Now with the significant backing of $260,092 from the FHRI, HabitHack will seek to support adolescent consumers to continue their mental health and wellbeing programs in the community, after they are discharged from the inpatient unit at Bentley Health Service (BHS).
HabitHack aims to “gamify” the EMyU healthy behaviours program and support young people to maintain ‘streaks’ of safe behaviours and coping mechanisms once they’re back home and in the community.
The project was envisaged by a team of students from John Curtin College of the Arts at the EMHS Youth Innovation Think Tank in 2021, and the EMHS team continues to connect with the school and its students to embed the voice of young people into the initiative’s roll-out.
Louise said the team felt “super excited” to implement the innovation concept and prototype developed alongside the John Curtin students.
“These are students who contributed to the original idea (who have since graduated from high school) and are also wanting to continue their involvement, and we are pleased to welcome new students who are passionate about youth mental wellbeing,” she continued.
“The project team met with the John Curtin team last week to announce the grant and initiate conversations about co-design and how they have an opportunity to move their concept into a viable product, which has the potential to make a difference in young people’s lives.”
Congratulations to the students on their creative thinking and staff from EMHS’ Innovation and EMyU teams for bringing their vision to life.
EMHS collaborations win big too!
RPBG Consultant Prof William (Bill) Morgan.
EMHS RPBG Consultant Prof William (Bill) Morgan received $276, 511 FHRI funding via his esteemed role with the Lion’s Eye Institute for the Accessible Collaborative Community Eyecare Service (ACCES).
An ECU collaboration namely the Immersive Violence and Aggression De-escalation Experience (IVADE) – which RPH has piloted in its State Major Trauma Unit (SMTU) and mental health teams over the past six months – secured $396,551.