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All the latest information from the North West NHS Innovation Awards.
North West NHS Innovation Award Winners Announced
Over 100 people from within the NHS, healthcare, and private sector came together last night (Wednesday 11 November) to celebrate the North West NHS innovation Awards at Manchester Art Gallery.
The awards, organised by TrusTECH, the North West NHS Innovation Hub, were a huge success and showcased the very best of the regions healthcare innovations.
Richard Deed, Innovation Unit Manager of TrusTECH stated “The North West region has some of the UK’s best NHS innovators and these awards recognise and reward the NHS staff in the North West that are producing innovations that ultimately benefit North West patients.”
The results of the night were:
Training & Educational Materials:
Winner: End of Life & Organ Donation Training Course, Dr Arpan Guha, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2nd Place: Breastfeeding Drama for School Children, Sue Henry, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
3rd Place: SAGE & THYME: a model for training health and social care professionals in psychological support, Michael Connolly, University Hospital Of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
4th Place: StEmlyns virtual classroom and hospital, Simon Carley, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Software or Systems:
Winner: Ward Based Automated Medication Systems, Lee Knowles, Mersey Care NHS Trust
2nd Place: BORRN Head and Neck Cancer Touchscreen Database, Dr Craig Barclay, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
3rd Place: Cone beam CT correction software for adaptive radiotherapy, Tom Marchant, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
4th Place: East Lancs Healthy Minds Website, Kirsty Lyon, East Lancashire PCT
Medical Devices, Equipment, Diagnostics or Therapeutics:
Winner: Renephra; a wearable renal replacement device, Professor Paul Brenchley, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2nd Place: HGF monitoring for graft rejection, James Fildes, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
3rd Place: Novel safe recombinant poxvirus vaccines, Dr Tom Blanchard, The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
4th Place: CariesMap - Near infrared imaging device for the early detection of caries, Dr Iain Pretty, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Winner: Initiative to reduce blood culture contamination, Dr John Cunniffe, Wirrall University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2nd Place: Fire and Mental Health Liaison Project, David Marsden, Manchester Mental health and Social Care Trust
3rd Place: 3D Footwear Imaging, Ian Spencer, Knowsley PCT
4th Place: Anticipatory Care Calendar (ACC) for People with Learning Disabilities, Tracie Keats, The Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network
North West NHS Innovation Awards 2009 - Launch Date 19 May
The 2009 North West NHS Innovation Awards competition will be launched on 19 May 2009 at 12:00 midday. Managed by TrusTECH, the North West NHS Innovation Hub, the awards provide the opportunity to win up to £1000 and receive advice from specialist NHS Innovation Managers at TrusTECH.
...Highlights of North West NHS Innovation Awards 2008
If you are using a computer that has Flash installed click on the video above to view the highlights of the North West NHS Innovation Awards Ceremony 2008 held at the Last Drop Village Hotel, Bolton. Alternatively, if you are using a computer that has not got Flash installed click here to view details of past winners.
Now in its seventh year the North West NHS Innovation Awards is the only scheme dedicated to rewarding North West NHS innovators. Previous year´s awards have highlighted the vast amount of innovations that are taking place and being developed in NHS Trusts across the North West. It really does show that our region is at the forefront of NHS innovation and we hope this continues.
Richard Deed, Innovation Unit Manager, TrusTECH