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NHS Innovation Competition Attracts Record Number of Entries
The North West NHS Innovation Awards, which identifies healthcare products and innovative services developed within the North West, has received a record number of entries for this year’s awards.
The awards are an annual competition delivered by TrusTECH® (the North West NHS Innovation Hub) in partnership with NHS North West. More than 200 entries have been received for the competition, which gives NHS Trusts and employees recognition for their work and encourages them to seek advice from TrusTECH on how their projects may be commercialised or shared to provide patient benefits on a wider scale.
The competition, which closed for entries on the 28 September 2007, received entries from NHS organisations across the region. Those who enter have the chance to win £1000 to further develop or promote adoption of their innovative products and services, along with innovation management support from TrusTECH. Trusts entering the competition may also benefit from their applications being submitted to the national NHS Innovation Awards, organised by the National Innovation Centre.
Finalists of the regional competition will be notified of the outcome of the judging session on 6 November 2007 at an awards ceremony at the Lowry Theatre, Salford.
Dr Richard Deed, TrusTECH Innovation Unit Manager, said: “I am delighted by the number of entries that we have received this year and look forward to looking at them in more detail. The volume of entries reflects the enthusiasm of NHS employees in finding new improved ways to provide better patient care and underlines their role in shaping the future healthcare service”.
Notes to Editors
• This is the fifth year TrusTECH has provided an innovation competition for NHS employees in the North West.
• Applicants can submit entries into four categories this year – (1) Training or Educational Materials; (2) Medical Devices, Equipment, Diagnostics or Therapeutics; (3) Software or Systems; (4) Service Improvements or Developments.
• A first prize of £1000 is available for each of the above categories, plus a £1000 presented by NHS North West for the entry (in any of the categories) which makes, or could make, the most significant contribution to the NHS in the North West in delivering a World-class service.
• Applicants will be notified if they have been short-listed for the awards by 19 October 2007 and of the final outcome on 6 November 2007 at the awards ceremony.
• For further information about the competition click here.
• TrusTECH was established in early 2001, as a partnership between Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust, the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Central Lancashire.
• TrusTECH serves 55 NHS Trusts across the North West.
• TrusTECH is one of nine regional innovation hubs based in England and coordinated by the National Innovation Centre (NIC ).