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Posted on: Mon Apr 4 2011 |
Clinical Lead Job Position - Supporting Long Term Conditions
HIEC(SW) is seeking 2 clinical leads to
support the development of self-care for long term conditions across the South
West. The aim of the roles is to provide specialist advise and leadership
to individuals and organisations across the SW that will lead to demonstrable
improvements in care for individuals.
The programme is taking place during a
period of significant change in the NHS. The aim is that the outputs from
the programme will be fit for purpose for the emerging GP Consortia to take
over and will also inform the development of the Learning4health continuing
professional development platform that is currently under development.
The post holders will form part of a
team that includes the HIEC, SHA and other interested parties.
The posts will be available for 1 year
in the first instance and the post holders existing organisation will be
reimbursed for salary costs and expenses incurred.
For further information please contact
Sasha Karakusevic, Director of HIEC(SW) or Karen Tanner, Long Term Conditions
lead at the SHA
Applications by letter with copy of CV
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Posted on: Thu Jan 13 2011 |
The Intellectual Property Office www.ipo.gov.uk is running a free workshop In Plymouth.
This is from their website:
Protecting your ideas and inventionsWednesday 26 January 2011, 09:00 - 13:00
Book now for this event What's it about?
Would you like to better understand how patents and designs can be used to protect your ideas and inventions?
Do you need to find out how to make the most of your business' intellectual property using trade marks and copyright?
Come along to this FREE event to find out the answers and much more!
This event will provide a great opportunity to speak with local businesses, professionals in intellectual property and business support organisations.
Take our FREE quick and easy online IP Health Check today. Then bring along the confidential report it creates to discuss with one of our IP experts at this event.
View our short video and see what attendees at our previous events had to say about how useful and enjoyable they found the day.
Free parking is available at the venue. Venue
The New Continental Hotel Plymouth
Millbay Road
Plymouth
Devon
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Posted on: Sat Jan 8 2011 |
NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes scheme launched by Health Minister Lord Howe
INNOVATION IS THE KEY TO A BETTER NHS
Health Minister Lord Howe today called for new ideas to help tackle some of the most challenging issues in healthcare, as he launched the NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes scheme.
The Challenge Prizes will be awarded for achievement of specific challenges, and will range from significant improvements in delivery to major clinical breakthroughs. The value of the awards will vary and reflect the nature of the challenge and the benefit of the innovation to the NHS and its patients. All award winners must demonstrate the innovative value of their ideas to the NHS.
The first set of Challenges will involve finding innovative solutions for delivering treatment and care in the following areas:
Earlier cancer diagnosis;
Increasing independence for those with kidney failure;
Better management of pregnancy;
The reduction of MSSA and/or E.coli bacteraemias across a health economy;
Medicines – reducing waste, increasing benefits;
Ensuring that people seeking urgent and emergency care receive the best care at their first attendance; and
Reducing avoidable attendances at GP surgeries and other Primary Care settings
Launching the Awards, Health Minister Lord Howe said:
“The NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes will create an open playing field; they have been shaped to recognise and reward ideas that tackle some of the most challenging areas of healthcare. As the NHS enters a period where the NHS budget will be stretched further than ever before, delivering more for less and achieving major clinical breakthroughs to transform patient outcomes has never been more important.
“Innovation is a powerful way of improving the quality of patient services. The Challenge Prizes also aim to support innovation that is already happening in the NHS, encouraging the development and spread of new ideas to improve patient care.”
An Expert Panel made up of leading medical scientists, academics, industry experts and innovators will judge applications and recommend what awards should be made. Prizes will only be awarded if they demonstrate significant added value to patients and the NHS.
Alasdair Liddell, Chair of the Expert Panel said:
“The NHS is full of brilliant people, with brilliant ideas. Our problem is that we don't always seem able to take those ideas and spread them rapidly right across the NHS. The Challenge Prize programme will help stimulate new ideas in key priority areas and ensure they are available for everyday use, benefitting patients much more quickly"
The NHS Innovation Challenges will be released on a rolling programme, designed both to encourage rapid implementation and spread of innovative projects, but also to allow for the longer timescale often required for major clinical breakthroughs.
Throughout the year, more challenges will be added. To find out more about the Challenge Prize programme, and to see the specific challenges set for the areas listed above, please go to www.challengeprizes.institute.nhs.uk.
Notes to Editors
1. Full details on the Innovation Challenge Prizes can be found at www.challengeprizes.institute.nhs.uk.
2. For media queries please contact the Department of Health Press Office on
0207 210 5221.
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Posted on: Fri Dec 10 2010 |
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Biomedical iNet Launch Events
Tuesday 18 January - Leigh Court, Bristol
Thursday 20 January - Castledown, Wiltshire
Thursday 27 January - Tamar Science Park, Plymouth |
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Biomedical iNet
The South West Biomedical iNet will provide free advice and find consultancy and technical support, enabling exploitation of innovation, particularly in new and existing companies.
The iNet will run a three-year programme to accelerate the development of innovation, to translate innovation from universities and the NHS into industry and to aidinternationalisation of innovation through working with organisations such as UKTI and EEN.
Launch events
The launch road shows will not only give you an opportunity to network with other organisations but also you will have a chance to meet with our Expert Review Panel who will consider novel ideas presented by delegates and assess what support could be given by the iNet to aid exploitation of these innovative ideas. The iNet will be funding specialist support to help businesses bring innovation to market. There will also be the opportunity to meet with the consortium partners who represent a broad range of expertise across the sector.
find out more or book now
For further details visit the site, or email us. |
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Programme
09:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Keynote speaker:
Dr Jim Murray
10:30 Introduction to the Biomedical iNet:
Professor Richard Luxton
11:00 Networking and refreshments
11:30 Funding options and opportunities
12:30 Networking lunch
13:30 Expert Review Panel sessions - running in parallel to networking sessions
17:00 Close |
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