Our Innovation hub
TrusTECH – The NHS Innovation Gateway
“The first point of contact for healthcare innovation in the North West”
TrusTECH is the main supplier of innovation services to the NHS in the North West with connections across healthcare, industry and academia.
The NHS Innovation Gateway is the support interface provided by TrusTECH to:
- Integrate the needs of the NHS with innovations from industry
- Support and develop innovations from the NHS in partnership with industry
- Provide end to end support through the innovation process from initial idea to adoption.
TrusTECH offers NHS organisations practical solutions to improve clinical quality and financial efficiency by:
Development – of an innovation culture, leading to commercialisation of ideas.
Delivery – of an innovation service matched to the needs of clinicians and organisations.
Adding value – to achieve optimisation of assets, knowledge and skills to incentivise and retain staff.
Improving efficiency – to achieve Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) standards.
Facilitating collaborations – via improved access to industry, academia and NHS professionals.
For Companies
TrusTECH offers companies opportunities for collaboration with the NHS to accelerate product to market timelines through:
Contacts – via access to clinicians, facilities and NHS expertise
Knowledge – of NHS markets; adding practical advice and value.
Expertise – of product and regulatory development via expansive networks.
Validation – through protocol, trials and evaluations to minimise risk.
Opportunities – by guidance, support and collaboration on target areas.
Smart Solutions for Healthcare
NHS seeks innovations to shape the future of care
Companies with new technologies, services or other innovations which could help improve the quality of healthcare for patients with cardiovascular problems or other long-term conditions are being invited to take part in a new NHS programme, delivered by TrusTECH.
Smart Solutions for Healthcare aims to help the NHS make significant improvements in Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention. The programme is open to companies and other non-NHS organisations within any sector.
Products or services must address the priority areas of cardiovascular disease or long-term conditions.
Entries will be assessed by a panel of experts and between four and ten products and services will be selected to undergo evaluation, depending on the type of technology and the scale of evaluation necessary to provide robust evidence of their effectiveness. Smart Solutions for Healthcare will offer successful applicants the opportunity to base their project team in the North West, making office space and facilities available in the Manchester Medical Technology Development Centre as part of the award funding.
Programme Director Dr Bryan Griffiths said: “The NHS faces a monumental challenge in the years ahead. We need to find smarter solutions and new ways of working and we will be challenging industry and other innovation suppliers to help us do this.
“In many cases new technologies, devices and services will be required to help change the way care is delivered. Smart Solutions for Healthcare will consider all of these, as well as disruptive system changes which offer entirely new approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
“We are specifically interested in new technologies, products, services and the application of scientific advances that enable patients to have a greater role in managing their own health, or help healthcare providers improve staff productivity and eliminate waste.”
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 6 April 2011. For further information see the website at www.smartsolutionsforhc.co.uk which also includes an online application form.
There will also be Smart Solutions for Healthcare information packs available on the NHS North West stand at NHS Expo 2011.
Smart Solutions for Healthcare is supported by NHS North West, NESTA, Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), England's Northwest, Manchester City Council, Manchester: Knowledge Capital, and New Economy through the Innovation Investment Fund Partnership.
This latest programme follows the success of Smart Solutions for HCAI, a previous programme seeking new technologies to combat healthcare-associated infections.
ACTNoW® - Accelerating Clinical Trials across the Northern Way
ACTNoW® is hosted by NHS Innovations across the Northern Way:
- TrusTECH (North West, www.trustech.org.uk);
- Medipex (Yorkshire and Humber, www.medipex.co.uk); and
- NHS Innovations North (NorthEast of England, www.nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk).
For more information visit: http://actnow-database.co.uk/
MedTECH Centre
Overview
The MedTECH Centre has been established to work with innovators developing technology which can help the NHS to provide high-quality, efficient care to its patients.
The Centre offers a range of services including:
- Office and dry-laboratory accommodation in a dedicated unit at Manchester Science Park
- Hot-desk and rent-a-desk facilities
- Access to MSP’s broadband network infrastructure
- 24/7 operation with computer controlled building access system.
- Access to NHS and university facilities and expertise
- Access to manufacturing and design facilities
- Co-location with Medilink Northwest
- Access to Free PR and business development services
- Business networking including free seminars and workshops
- Guidance on regulatory approval processes and clinical trial set-up.
Description
The MedTECH Centre is a partnership between the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT), Manchester Science Park (MSP) and Corridor Manchester with funding from the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA), and is operated by TrusTECH®, NHS Innovations North West.
The aim is to draw on the strengths of the partners with the objective of accelerating the development of innovative medical technology.
The initiative combines first class business accommodation and support provided by MSP with systematic access to NHS expertise provided by TrusTECH and CMFT through its five hospitals (St Mary’s women’s hospital, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester Dental Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary); forming the largest clinical/academic campus in Europe a centre of clinical excellence which treats around a million patients per year and an ideal venue for medical innovation.
For further information about the MedTECH Centre, please contact:
Paul Hanmer
MedTECH Centre Manager
W: www.medtechcentre.co.uk
E: paul.hanmer@medtechcentre.co.uk
T: 0161 820 8440
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