Shortlist announced for E-Health Innovation Awards
After an intense round of presentations and judging, the shortlist for the E-Health Innovation Awards 2005 has been agreed. Winners have been chosen among the finalists listed below, but their names will not be revealed until the Awards ceremony and dinner on 21 April 2005. Compered by GP, writer and broadcaster, Dr Phil Hammond, the […]
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Regional healthcare innovation agency begins work
The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has made the final appointments to their new healthcare innovation agency, Health Enterprise East (HEE), which was set up to encourage and spread new ideas throughout the area and the whole NHS. The new director, Alan Barrell (right), said at the launch of HEE at Newmarket racecourse: "Many […]
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Dermatology telemedicine system wins innovation award
An innovative scheme that not only uses electronic referral and PACS but software that plots healing patterns based on archived images has won its creators a cash award for Innovative Service Delivery in the NHS Innovations Health & Social Care Awards. The Leg Ulcer Telemedicine (LUTM) Service was programmed and developed by consultant vascular surgeon Simon […]
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Private sector to help IT innovation in new scheme
An initiative launched by the DH yesterday aims to encourage the sharing of innovative ideas between individual NHS organisations in England, with the support of the private sector. Information technology will be one of the main areas of innovation to be covered. NHS Live is a year long programme intended to improve the quality of patients’ experience by developing tailor-made personal […]
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NHS Innovation Centre may encourage new technology
A new NHS Innovation Centre may soon be developed to allow health professionals, who have new ideas on how to use technology, better access to business so they can make their inventions a reality. Michael Wilkinson, Assistant Director of Strategy at the Cabinet Office and head of the Health Industry Task Force (HITF), outlined the plan at […]
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ComMedica Wins European Innovation Award
Innovative UK-based health IT firm ComMedica’s PIRILIS clinical information software has won the ‘best software Innovation’ category at the European Innovation Awards 2002, beating off competition from 20 other entrants from across Europe. A panel of independent judges singled ComMedica out from among competing entries after considering the extent to which the entrants’ ideas, methods […]
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