Social Entrepreneur in Residence
NHS Birmingham East and North is home to the UK’s first Social Entrepreneur in Residence, Eleanor Cappell.
Employed by the Young Foundation’s Health Launchpad team, and hosted by NHS Birmingham East and North, Eleanor supports dynamic people with innovative ideas and new solutions to tackle health inequalities.
Eleanor’s brief is to encourage innovative thinking and steer sustainable projects to successful fruition.
How does it work?
The Social Entrepreneur in Residence (SEiR) acts as a catalyst in a local area by:
- Identifying entrepreneurial talent
- Scouting for good ideas
- Engaging with NHS Birmingham East and North staff as well as the third sector.
The SEiR’s prime aim is to find, energise and help entrepreneurs to develop their concept from an idea or modest project to the delivery of a saleable, sustainable venture.
What is an SEiR looking for?
- Innovation: Ideas need to be radical in approach and have the potential to transform health in our society
- Social impact: Ideas need to bring about a real step change to address health inequalities in Birmingham
- Sustainability: We want to co-build ventures that are financially viable and sustainable
- Scalability: The venture needs the potential to be scalable at a national or international level
- People/team: To work with people with entrepreneurial flair, drive and commitment to make an idea come to life.
SEiR projects
Saheli is a health and fitness service by and for women , removing barriers for women to engage with leisure facilities and manage their health.
http://www.youngfoundation.org/files/images/Saheli_Case_Study.pdf
Start Again is a social enterprise empowering young people through exercise, community re-integration and employment opportunities to young people with or at risk of mental health issues.
http://www.youngfoundation.org/files/images/Start_Again_Case_Study.pdf
SEiR in the news
SEiR key events
NHS Birmingham East and North Celebrates Social Enterprise Day 2010
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhsben/sets/72157625425122564/show/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/seir_nhs_ben/sets/72157625460203322/detail/
- http://www.slideshow.com/users/eleanorcappell
Social Innovation Camp Express goes to Birmingham
About the Young Foundation
The Young Foundation brings together insights, innovation and entrepreneurship to meet social needs. They have a track record of over 50 years success with ventures such as the Open University, Which?, the School for Social Entrepreneurs and Healthline (the precursor of NHS Direct). Young Foundation has a specialist team working to accelerate innovation in health care called Health Launchpad, supported by NESTA.
About Health Launchpad
Health Launchapd, creator of the Social Entrepreneur in Residence programme, develops promising ideas into new social enterprises, services and ventures to meet the growing challenges of the 21st century – including the demands of an ageing population and an epidemic of long term conditions.
Contact our Social Entrepreneur in Residence now!
- Visit my blog: http://bensgottalent.wordpress.com
- Follow Eleanor Cappell: http://twitter.com/SEiR_NHS_BEN
- Email: eleanor.cappell@youngfoundation.org
- Telephone: 0121 380 9019/ 07956 317 236
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