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£2000 Prize Fund
The winning entry will receive £1500 and £500 going to the runner-up.

Judging and Criteria


All entries will be judged by Health Enterprise East and representatives from the East of England Ambulance Service. The judges will have a duty to treat all entries in confidence and will not compromise any Intellectual Property that they may contain.
The judges will assess and score entries based upon the following criteria:

  • Inventiveness
  • Benefits
  • Practicality
  • Impact  
  • Adoptability/
    Transferability
      

Previous Winners


View winners of the Spring 2011 Spotlight competition.

Spotlight on the East of England Ambulance Service

**Competition is now Closed.. Winners will be announced on the 1st of February**

Here at Health Enterprise East, your NHS Innovation Hub, we are looking for entries to our 3rd Spotlight competition which is looking to encourage colleagues from the East of England Ambulance Service to come forward with their innovative ideas.



 
The Competition:
As a member of Health Enterprise East this is the first Spotlight competition we are specifically dedicating towards the East of England Ambulance Service.

Open to all employees of the Ambulance Service we are keen to promote innovation in the region and encourage staff to come forward with their ideas.
 

Yo
ur idea could be, but not limited to:

* A new training programme or toolkit

* A n
ew staff training aid

* A new way of delivering a service 

* A new medical technology

* A new software application

* A patient information leaflet or DVD

* A resource that has the potential to be commercially published

 
The idea should :

* Be capable of being developed into a tangible product or service

* Help fill an unmet need

* Help deliver identifiable and measurable benefits

* Have a unique element that sets it apart from other solutions

*Have the potential to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare services


Further Information:

 If you have any queries or questions regarding your innovative entry please contact us on the details to the left of the page. If you are looking for some inspiration
view our Innovation Showcase page which highlights some examples of innovations from colleagues from Trusts  throughout the East of England.

Key Dates


  • 23rd Nov 
    Competition Opens
  • 6th Jan 
    Closing Date
  • 9th - 31st Jan
    Assessment Stage
  • 1st  Feb
    Winners Announced

Contact Information


If you have any questions or queries concerning the competition email [email protected].

Alternatively call: 01480 364925.

Please Note


Health Enterprise East will review all entries and where we feel an idea has the potential to go further we will contact you to discuss the options available regardless of whether the entry is shortlisted in the competition.

Competition winners will be informed by the 1st February 2012.

Background to Health Enterprise East


Based at Papworth Hospital Cambridge Health Enterprise East Limited (HEE) is the NHS partner organisation for Innovation. More.......