{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6654b705d950260012df3b93/69395db34f84d8410ff77e04?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From endless pilots to real progress ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6654b705d950260012df3b93/1765367205355-84673d59-2157-4e52-8914-f54fb37092a4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How do great ideas in healthcare move from pilot projects to everyday practice?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>Transform Gov</em>, Maeve Kneafsey talks with <strong>Louise (Lou) O’Hare</strong>, Assistant National Director at the <strong>Sláintecare Transformation and Innovation Office</strong>, about how the <strong>Sláintecare Integration Innovation Fund (SIF)</strong> is creating a clear pathway for innovation across Ireland’s health system.</p><p><br></p><p>Lou shares how the new <strong>Health Innovation Framework</strong> will ensure promising solutions — from clinician-led ideas to community telehealth — can move from proof of concept to full rollout, with proper governance, funding, and scaling support.</p><p><br></p><p>We hear the story behind the <strong>Healthy Islands Project</strong>, how <strong>AI and innovation hubs</strong> are shaping the future of care, and what’s next for collaboration between <strong>Spark, HSE innovators, and digital health leaders</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>Sláintecare, HSE innovation, healthcare transformation Ireland, digital health, health technology, Spark Fund, SIF, health innovation framework, healthcare governance, telehealth, clinician innovation, HSE leadership, healthcare transformation podcast</p>","author_name":"Maeve Kneafsey"}