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14 March 2008 - WiSH Competition 2007 Special Award

The judges also awarded a special prize, recognizing the Spirit of Innovation to a team from Velindre NHS Trust who have developed a package for women with learning disabilities to help them understand the nature of screening programmes that are on o... More

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10 March 2008 - WIsH Competition Winners 2007

On the 28th February 2008, Welsh Innovations in Healthcare announced the results of its 2007 Innovation Competition at an awards ceremony held at the Swansea Marriott Hotel. The awards were presented by Andrew Davies, Minister for Finance and Public ... More

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10 March 2008 - WIsH Competition 2007 Technology Runner Up

Velindre NHS Trust for the development of an improved design of board to support patients during radiotheraphy treatment.... More

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10 March 2008 - WIsH Competition 2007 Hybrid Runner Up

Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust for the development of a system to improve the prescription of medication to patients suffering from paracetamol overdose.... More

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28 September 2007 - Innovation Competition 2007

Devices, Gadgets, Widgets.

Do you…
• have an idea for one of these?
• have an idea for a service that uses one of these?
• want to take your idea further?



If the answer to these que... More

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29 September 2006 - WIsH Competition 2006

On July 13th the Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons joined staff of the NHS at the Wales Millennium Centre to celebrate the innovative work underway in the health service by attending the Welsh Innovations in Healthcare awards ceremony.

The aim of the WIsH competition was to encourage innovation and to identify the most innovative ways of improving healthcare in Wales. There were over 70 entries to the competition, with 39 being short listed and 5 winners selected. Entries of a very high standard came from hospitals and Trusts across Wales of all sizes. In addition the WIsH team awarded a special prize.

Dr Gibbons said: “Creating a strong innovation culture in the NHS and in Wales as a whole is vital if we are going to achieve world-class health services. Innovation is about applying new ideas in every area and level of an organisation to make it more successful. It’s about thinking and acting differently – it’s about generating ideas and putting them into action. By developing new and innovative ways of working we can start to change the way services are delivered for the benefit of patients.”

Please click on the relevant category to find out more:

• All Wales Winner
• South & South West Wales Service Innovation Winner
• North & Mid Wales Service Innovation Winner
• South & South West Wales Technology Innovation Winner
• North & Mid Wales Technology Innovation Winner
• Special Award - Spirit of NHS Staff

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13 February 2006 - MINISTER LAUNCHES WIsH SERVICE

Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons today launched the Welsh Innovations in Healthcare Service saying there is a lot of innovation and good practice in the delivery of high quality healthcare across Wales.

"This new service will allo... More

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26 September 2005 - Contract awarded to create an all Wales IP Service for healthcare

Health professionals across Wales are to get extra support in the development of innovative ideas to improve patient care and generate additional income for the NHS.

A new service has been set up, funded by the Welsh Assembly Governmen... More

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