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College News
8 September 2004
NHS Innovations Hub comes to Royal Holloway
The NHS Innovations South-East Hub transfers to Royal Holloway this month, in what promises to be an exciting partnership that will pair NHS clinical and service innovation with high quality innovation management support from the Hub.
Operating from Royal Holloway's Enterprise Centre, the Hub aims to transform inventions in clinical practice into real commercial solutions, generating significant improvements in patient care and treatment. The Hub will support the 93 NHS Acute Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in the region, with the support of smaller hub centres at Canterbury, Southampton and Harwell.
Dr David Mackintosh, Chief Executive of the Hub said: "We are delighted to have the support of Royal Holloway and SEEDA*, as well as the Office of Science and Technology (OST)* and the Department of Health (DH)*, as we roll out this new service to all the NHS Trusts in the South-East. We fully anticipate that lots of ideas from all types of staff in the NHS in the South-East will soon be flowing through our pipeline, ultimately leading to significant healthcare improvements for patients."
170,000 NHS staff based in the South-East will be encouraged to come forward with ideas. The Hub aims to select these ideas and harness them; transforming concepts into innovative healthcare solutions. Turning these concepts into reality could yield exciting results, for example, new diagnostic testing, innovative medical equipment, improved diagnostic software and more efficient drug delivery systems are all potential areas of benefit.
The NHS Innovations Hub, which is one of nine based across England, has received £2 million funding over a three-year period from SEEDA, DH and OST.
It is anticipated that local
NHS hospitals, PCTs and their staff will also directly benefit from
the support services provided by the Hubs. Consultant and Director of
Research & Development at Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS
Trust, Jeremy Wright commented: "As an innovative and forward looking
Trust we welcome the support NHS Innovations South-East will provide
us and other local Trusts when it is located at Royal Holloway. We have
worked closely with Royal Holloway in the past and with support from
this new service, many new healthcare improvements with benefits for
patients will be delivered."
NHS Innovations South-East is one of 12 companies based at Royal Holloway's
Enterprise Centre. Supporting the growth of knowledge and technology-focussed
companies, the Centre acts as an 'incubator', while also giving access
to academic expertise.
For further information visit: www.innovations.nhs.uk/
ENDS
For further information contact Royal Holloway, University of London, Press Office:
Vicky Cousins
Assistant Press & Communications Officer
01784 414480, victoria.cousins@rhul.ac.uk
Christine Long
Press & PR Officer
01784 443967, christine.long@rhul.ac.uk
Editor's Notes
NHS Innovations
NHS Innovations has been set up to support NHS Trusts and Primary Care
Trusts (PCTs) to deliver an innovation management service, to ensure
that innovations are identified and developed in the interests of patients
and society as a whole. This is being done through the activities and
services of a network of regional NHS Innovations Hubs and by the adoption
of Department of Health Guidance. For further information visit www.innovations.nhs.uk/
Research & Enterprise,
Royal Holloway, University of London
One of the Surrey Enterprise Hub partners, Royal Holloway works to encourage
and promote research and enterprise activities through collaboration
with regional businesses. The Research & Enterprise department promotes
College research expertise by assisting academics to establish contract
research and consultancy opportunities as well as setting up training
courses for external organisations. Visit www.rhul.ac.uk/research-and-enterprise/
for further information.
The South East England
Development Agency (SEEDA)
SEEDA is responsible for the economic and social development of the
South East - the driving force of the UK's economy. SEEDA aims to create
a prosperous, dynamic and inspirational region by helping businesses
compete more effectively, training a highly skilled workforce, supporting
and enabling our communities, while safeguarding our natural resources
and cherishing our rich cultural heritage. Visit www.seeda.co.uk/
for further information.
Public Sector Research
Exploitation Fund (PSRE), The Office of Science and Technology
Through the Public Sector Research Exploitation (PSRE) initiative, the
Government has provided a total of £25m to enable public sector
research establishments to develop their capacity to exploit their science
and technology potential. Visit www.ost.gov.uk/enterprise/knowledge/
for further information.
