Business Consultancy Services
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By working with TrusTECH , NHS staff benefit from its innovation management experience and, as TrusTECH is part of the NHS, they can feel confident that TrusTECH will do its best to maximise the potential of the innovation for the benefit of the NHS and healthcare as a whole. The successful commercialisation of innovations not only improves delivery of care but can also financially benefit the Trust and staff involved.
Scope
Innovation Auditing / Assessment
Innovation auditing or assessment is the first step in identifying innovative ideas and assessing their value and potential to be of benefit to a wider market either through commercialisation or free dissemination to other Trusts.
Service Innovation Scheme
Where a Trust has successfully implemented a novel service innovation, which may be of benefit to other Trusts, TrusTECH offers the opportunity for assessment under its Service Innovation Scheme and support for advertising and implementing the service in other Trusts.
IP Protection
TrusTECH will provide help and advice with all aspects of IP protection. This may range from answering a simple enquiry on copyright protection for a new guidance document through to advising if patent protection is advisable for a new device or test. Click here for more information on IP.
Funding
TrusTECH provides funding opportunities through its Pathfinder Development Fund and its Service Innovation Bursary. TrusTECH may also provide assistance with securing funding from other external schemes such as i4i future product development funding.