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Awards Host

 

Maggie Philbin: TV Presenter, broadcaster and conference facilitator Maggie Philbin currently covers technology for BBC Breakfast News on their regular ‘Tomorrow’s World’ features, having spent ten years on the cutting edge science programme of the same name.

Competition Categories

Details of each category
are shown below.
Alternatively a printable 
version is available by
clicking here.

Venue Details

The Nucleus
Chesterford Research Park
Little Chesterford
CB10 1TS

Sponsorship Opportunities  

If your organisation is interested sponsoring
the awards then call 01480 364925.

Further information will appear over the coming weeks.

Previous Competitions

View details of previous Innovation Competition award winners.

Health Enterprise East Innovation Competition 2012

Extended Deadline for the
Medical Technology Category

NOW OPEN UNTIL 30th AUGUST

Awards Dinner 10th of October
The Nucleus, Chesterford Science Park

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It gives us great pleasure to announce the return of the Health Enterprise East Innovation Competition. Open to all NHS staff in the East of England and East Midlands the 7th Innovation Competition is split into four categories which are explained in detail below.

Although the Service Innovation category is now closed we are please to extend the deadline for the Medical Technology Category until 30th August.

Those shortlisted will be invited to a fantastic awards dinner on the 10th of nucleusgallery 0011October taking place at The Nucleus, Chesterford and its fabulous surroundings where winners of each of the categories will be announced.

Focus of this Year's Competition

Our competition this year is focused on improving patient outcomes through integrated care pathways. Integrated Care pathways cover the entire process of managing a patient from preventative screening programmes & diagnosis through to treatment, follow up and long term management of chronic conditions.

Identifying triggers for change in care pathways is a powerful tool for innovation as it focuses directly on high priority needs. Positively impacting care pathways benefits all involved - patients, staff, outcomes and ultimately, the health service as a whole.

New Picture 1The competition this year has four main categories as outlined below. In each category two prizes will be awarded - one for the best Medical Technology Innovation and one for the best Service Innovation. Please be aware the Service Innovation category is now closed.

Medical Technology innovations can include, but are not limited to, ideas for medical devices, clinical equipment, diagnostic assays or kits, software applications and therapeutic agents that are either new or a significant improvement upon those already available. Open until 30th August.

Service Innovations can include, but are not limited to, new ideas for training aids, publications, service redesign or improvement methods or best practice guidance to overcome healthcare challenges - CATEGORY NOW CLOSED. 

Competition Categories

Disease prevention, screening & diagnosis
Disease prevention and early diagnosis is a primary healthcare goal, it ensures the best possible outcomes for patients and can significantly reduce costs. Disease prevention, screening and diagnosis encompass many areas due to the diverse ways in which diseases manifest. Therefore in this category innovations focused on disease prevention and diagnosis might range from improved sanitation practices to an in vitro assay or imaging technique.

Surgical disease management
Major advances are being made in surgical techniques due to technology and scientific innovations enabling new procedures to be performed and the reduction in the invasiveness of approaches. Your innovation can be related to an invasive medical procedure, for example a simple instrument which aids with the introduction of a catheter, to a new surgical procedure.

Therapeutic disease management
Therapeutic disease management to treat a disease covers a wide range of approaches including drugs, physical therapies and life style changes. Within this category innovations can include all such areas for example programmes aimed at modifying patient behaviour, medicine management, a physiotherapy or a drug delivery device.

Long term disease management and care
As the population ages more people are living with long-term conditions such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neurological conditions, and mental health problems. These significantly impact the quality of life of patients, carers and family. We would like to see ideas that can make a difference to the care of people with long-term conditions which may include, but will not be limited to, new technologies or services which allow care to be delivered closer to home or those which empower people to take greater control and responsibility of their health and care.

 **For a printable version of the above competition categories click here.**

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Entry Form

Download your entry form to the 2012 Innovation Competition.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS DOWN LOADING THE ENTRY FORM PLEASE CALL 01480 364925.

Key Dates

There are a number of key dates you should be aware of when entering the competition, these include:

  • Opens - NOW OPEN

  • Closes - 5:00pm 10th Aug

  • Shortlisted entrants informed - 10th Sept

  • Awards Dinner - 10th Oct

Contact Information

If you have any queries concerning
the competition please call
(01480) 364925 or email
[email protected]