# From endless pilots to real progress

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Podcast: [Transform Gov - the digital government podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/transform-gov-the-digital-government-podcast-6921732)
Published: 2025-12-10T11:46:59+00:00
Episode link: https://digitalgovawards.com/podcast/
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## Resource

How do great ideas in healthcare move from pilot projects to everyday practice? In this episode of Transform Gov , Maeve Kneafsey talks with Louise (Lou) O’Hare , Assistant National Director at the Sláintecare Transformation and Innovation Office , about how the Sláintecare Integration Innovation Fund (SIF) is creating a clear pathway for innovation across Ireland’s health system. Lou shares how the new Health Innovation Framework 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. We hear the story behind the Healthy Islands Project , how AI and innovation hubs are shaping the future of care, and what’s next for collaboration between Spark, HSE innovators, and digital health leaders . 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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