More than
a dozen design agencies have entered the ‘Yorkshire and Humber Digital Health
Design Challenge’ and are currently working with healthcare providers to devise
prototype solutions to real-life patient care issues identified by NHS trusts.
The
Design Challenge, organised through the Connected Healthcare Programme, will culminate
in a final ‘hackathon’ day at Barnsley Digital Media Centre (DMC) later this
month. The most promising idea presented at this event will be awarded a £5,000
Innovation Voucher from The University of Sheffield’s Centre for Assistive
Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH).
Dr Peter
Cudd, senior researcher at the University of Sheffield, said: “We look forward
to awarding the most promising idea at the Yorkshire and Humber
Digital Health Design Challenge with a CATCH Innovation Voucher. Our aim is to
help the winning team to accelerate their idea and get their innovation a step
closer to market.”
Other
rewards will be presented to the Design Challenge teams and it is hoped that
many of the innovations conceived during the process – which may include mobile
apps and telehealth software - will be taken forward and turned into finished
digital products which will improve healthcare delivery.
Connected
Healthcare project manager Ceri Batchelder said:
“The key
is that this hasn’t been a paper exercise and we hope to see several of the
ideas initiated through the challenge fully developed in the future. That’s why
we’d particularly like to thank the University of Sheffield for their CATCH
innovation voucher, which has added an extra competitive edge to the design
challenge.”
Along
with the voucher, the winning design team will be matched with one of the
University of Sheffield’s health technology experts, who will help them to
carry out research studies to support the development of their idea into a
commercially attractive proposition for the healthcare sector. The CATCH
support requires the design team to source match-funding alongside the voucher
to invest in their product development. Details on the terms and conditions of
the CATCH Innovation Voucher can be found here: http://www.catch.org.uk/news-articles/innovation-vouchers/
A
Connected Healthcare ‘Access to Finance’ event with speakers from funding
bodies and business support organisations will be held at the DMC on June 10th.
It is open to all designers and creative and digital agencies – whether or not
they have participated in the Design Challenge. To find out more go to www.barnsleydmc.co.uk
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