Healthcare Technologies
The healthcare sector provides 260,000 jobs across the region and health spending totals £5.2 billion.
The Healthcare Technologies Cluster is the latest cluster to be formed in the Yorkshire and Humber region, and was the result of a recommendation in a feasibility report commissioned by Yorkshire Forward in August 2004. The report was entitled ‘Growing the Region’s Businesses with NHS investment’.
The report highlighted the potential of exploiting the massive purchasing power of region's NHS Trusts. Procurement was identified at around £1.4 billion in 2002-2003 with 28% of expenditure going to suppliers within the Yorkshire and Humber region.
The region boasts fifty six large hospitals, including the two largest teaching hospitals in Europe, the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield and St James Hospital, Leeds. The Royal Hallamshire hosts one of the largest centres of medical technology in the UK.
Organisations facilitating research, innovation and technology exploitation within the region include >>>
Medilink: Medilink (Yorkshire and the Humber) Ltd (www.medilink.co.uk/about.html) is a membership-based professional association which services medical technology companies, hospitals and universities within the Yorkshire and Humber region. It also provides a gateway for national and international clients interested in developing relationships (commercial, research or clinical) with the region's medical sector.
Department of Health International: The Department of Health International (www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/International/fs/en) is based in Leeds. It provides information on international organisations with health-related functions, and guidance on the move to treat certain NHS patients overseas.
MedIPex: MEDIPEX (www.medipex.co.uk) is the NHS Innovation Hub that manages the commercial exploitation of knowledge and technology on behalf of the NHS in Yorkshire & Humber. It is one of a network of 9 NHS Innovation Hubs set up to cover the whole of the NHS across England.
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