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The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) represent companies whose output makes up www.abhi.org.uk for around eighty percent of the industry’s total. Our Association of British ABHI website medical technologies members produce essential products for the NHS - Healthcare Industries everything from life support machines through to latex gloves

www.institute.nhs.uk/index.php? The Academy will support NHS leaders at regional and national level to create the conditions needed to NHS Institute for Academy for Large Scale option=com_content&task=view&id=1 change management, deliver large scale change in their local environment Innovation and Change 398&Itemid=3658 as they lead ground breaking transformation in the Improvement health service in England.

AHSC status will enable partnerships of healthcare providers and universities to speed up the process of www.ournhs.nhs.uk Academic Health AHSCs website Next Stage Review, One Year On, taking research breakthroughs into NHS patient care - Science Centres the aim is to improve treatments and promote in the NHS and across the world.

The Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) produce information, data and intelligence on www.apho.org.uk/default.aspx? The Association of analytical tools, health profiles, people's health and health care for practitioners, APHO website QN=ABOUT_CONTACT Public Health performance tools policy makers and the wider community. Our Observatories expertise lies in turning information and data into meaningful health intelligence.

AXrEM is the UK trade association representing the interests of suppliers of diagnostic medical imaging, www.axrem.org.uk radiotherapy and care equipment in the UK. The AXrEM website Imaging, Radiotherapy Association’s primary role is to help promote and AXrEM develop the industry by providing a collective interface to address the regulatory and technical needs of the UK Healthcare market - public and private.

The NIHR has twelve Biomedical Research Centres within NHS and University partnerships to drive www.nihr.ac.uk/infrastructure/Pages/i progress on innovation and translational research in Biomedical Research innovation, translational research, nfrastructure_biomedical_research_c biomedicine. The Centres receive funding to translate The National Institute for Councils website biomedicine, biomedical research entres.aspx fundamental biomedical research into clinical Health Research research that benefits patients and they will be early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

BIVDA website vitro diagnostics, cost utility of www.bivda.co.uk The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) British In Vitro diagnostics is the national trade association for companies with Diagnostics Association major involvement and interest in the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry. As well as providing a range of support services for its members, BIVDA pursues a strategy of raising the awareness of the clinical and cost utility of diagnostics in the provision of effective healthcare in the UK.

Established to undertake applied health research focused on the needs of patients and to support the translation of research evidence into practice in the Collaboration for Leadership www.nihr.ac.uk/infrastructure/Pages/i research, patient research, patient NHS. CLAHRCs are collaborative partnerships The National Institute for in Applied Health Research nfrastructure_clahrcs.aspx outcomes between a university and the surrounding NHS Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs) organisations, focused on improving patient outcomes through the conduct and application of applied health research.

www.dh.gov.uk/en/Researchanddevel Developing evidence to inform and underpin health Department of Health research, evidence opment/DH_476 and social care policy and commissioning research Department of Health Research and Development focussed on the needs of patients and the public.

Disease management information toolkit (DMIT) is a good practice toolkit for the NHS, to help service http://yhpho.york.ac.uk/IADataServer/ providers identify which conditions contribute to high The National Child and Disease management disease management, toolkit Dmit/index.asp numbers of emergency bed days. It can help decision Maternal Health information toolkit makers analyse the likely impact of possible Observatory commissioning options before they are taken, helping with planning decisions.

Comparative information on health and social care www.drfosterhealth.co.uk services. Dr Foster's online tools and consumer Dr Foster Health data, health information Dr Foster guides enable both health and social care users and providers to make better informed decisions.

www.library.nhs.uk/HEALTHMANAG Financial management and Includes references to documents to support financial finances, references EMENT/ViewResource.aspx? NHS Evidence accounting in the NHS activity. resID=260219&tabID=290

Health Information Resources www.library.nhs.uk/Default.aspx NHS Evidence allows everyone working in health and - formerly National Library for health information, data social care to access a wide range of health NHS Evidence Health NHS Evidence information to help them deliver quality patient care.

Health Innovation and Education Clusters (Heirs) www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandsta creates partnerships that will sustain innovation and make the transition from breakthrough to real change Health Innovation Education innovation, education, innovation tistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleag in healthcare through training and education. Heirs Department of Health Clusters (Heirs) training ueletters/DH_096927 will improve the quality of education and training, ensure that it will meet service needs and drive up the quality of patient care.

How to... guides for research, design, develop http://info.emeraldinsight.com/researc Welcome to our complete set of "How to... guides for Emerald h/guides/index.htm researchers" – practical tips and guidance on how to researchers design, develop and present your research.

UK Government's advisory body on new developments in human genetics and how they Human Genetics Commission www.hgc.gov.uk Human Genetics genetics, ethics, law impact on individual lives. HGC give the Government website Commission advice on human genetics with a particular focus on the social, ethical and legal issues.

The independent expert on NHS service change. Independent Reconfiguration www.irpanel.org.uk/view.asp?id=0 Independent advice, referrals, best practice Reviews/best practice of other UK health services, Panel Reconfiguration Panel projects etc. Go to A-Z for Useful links and Refs

This website provides information, inspiration, support http://publicsectorinnovation.bis.gov.u Department for Information and support for information, inspiration, support, and practical resources for organisations and k Business, Innovation public sector innovation practical resources individuals in the public sector who want to be more and Skills innovative at work.

This website provides details about Information Governance (IG) which ensures necessary safeguards for, and appropriate use of, patient and personal information. The page covers:  Caldicott Guardians www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/syst  IG requirements for organisations standards NHS Connecting for Information Governance Information Governance (IG) emsandservices/infogov  Guidance for the NHS and partner Health organisations  Standards of practice for confidentiality and patient consent to information sharing  guidelines on protecting patient data  Records Management

The Technology Strategy Board is all about driving innovation. Our role is to stimulate technology- enabled innovation in the areas which offer the www.innovateuk.org/deliveringinnovat greatest scope for boosting UK growth and Knowledge Transfer Board knowledge, policy, The Technology ion/knowledgetransfernetworks.ashx productivity. We promote, support and invest in (KTN) commercialisation, Strategy Board technology research, development and commercialisation. We spread knowledge, bringing people together to solve problems or make new advances.

Labour Market Intelligence www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/nations- Outlines the main features of the health sectors Skills for Health - South labour market, research, data report - South East and-regions/england-south-east.aspx labour market and skills base in the region. East

Learning web Personal development, www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/syst This website supports personal and professional NHS Connecting for professional development. IT emsandservices/capability/phi/person development, including: Health skills, Project management, al/learningweb  Leadership development  Change Management  Resource Management  Learning Groups  Networking  Professional development - Career pathways  Technical development - essential IT skills

The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded organisation dedicated to improving human health. www.mrc.ac.uk We support research across the entire spectrum of Medical Research Medical Research Council Research, medical sciences medical sciences, in universities and hospitals, in our Council own units and institutes in the UK, and in our units in Africa.

MHRA is the government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices Medicines and Healthcare Medicines and www.mhra.gov.uk/index.htm work, and are acceptably safe. No product is risk-free. products Regulatory Agency medical devices Healthcare products We keep watch over medicines and devices, and we (MHRA) Regulatory Agency take any necessary action to protect the public promptly if there is a problem.

The National Genetics Reference Laboratories evaluate technologies and systems that are close to service or in service and assess their applicability to the National Health Service. The specific remit of the laboratories includes: National Genetics Reference www.ngrl.org.uk/Pages/index.htm genetics, Department of Health Laboratories  Technology development  Developing new quality management systems  Developing information systems for genetics  Providing advice to government and other bodies

NHSC aims to provide notice to the English Department of Health and national policy makers, including NICE, of selected key new and emerging www.haps.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/h health technologies that might require evaluation, National Horizon Scanning health technologies, evaluation, orizon/index.shtml consideration of clinical and cost impact or National Institute for Centre (NHSC) horizon scanning, assessments modification of clinical guidance prior to launch on the Health Research NHS. The scope of activity includes pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostic tests and procedures, therapeutic interventions, rehabilitation and therapy, public health and health promotion interventions.

National Institute for Health recommendations, medicines, www.nice.org.uk The National Institute for Health and Clinical National Institute for and Clinical Excellence (NICE) treatments, procedures Excellence (NICE) provides guidance, sets quality Health and Clinical standards and manages a national database to Excellence (NICE) improve people’s health and prevent and treat ill health. NICE makes recommendations to the NHS on: new and existing medicines, treatments and procedures treating and caring for people with specific diseases and conditions.

The goal of the NIHR is to create a health research system in which the NHS supports individuals, National Institute for Health www.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx National Institute for research, patient research, conducting research focused on the needs of patients Research (NIHR) Health Research (NIHR) and the public. The NIHR will work with key partners involved in the different elements of NHS research.

Our primary aim is to drive the use of information to improve decision making and deliver better care. We NHS Information Centre www.ic.nhs.uk The NHS Information A -Z of statistics, data collections provide accessible, high quality and timely information website Centre to help frontline health and social care staff deliver better care.

The NHS Institute offers a wide variety of advisory publications, training courses and support services to professionals of all levels operating within the NHS as www.institute.nhs.uk/option,com_joo NHS Institute for NHS Institute - on-line advice, training, journals, guides, well as external public and private sector mcart/Itemid,423.html Innovation and Catalogue tools organisations. The on-line catalogue provides instant Improvement access to a growing range of tools, books, journals and guides - all of which are freely available to registered users in both electronic and paper formats.

NHS National Leadership network, leadership, inspiration, www.ournhs.nhs.uk/?p=727 The Leadership Council exists to provide inspiration NHS High Quality Care Council guidance and guidance to leaders across the NHS. for All

NHS Networks is a free resource which provides a www.networks.nhs.uk home for networks of all kinds; a way for people to NHS Networks website network link with others who share their interests, to join NHS Networks existing networks or start new ones; and to enable networks to connect in interesting new ways.

www.supplychain.nhs.uk/portal/page/ NHS Supply Chain provides end-to-end supply chain supply chain, procurement, NHS Supply Chain portal/Public services incorporating procurement, logistics, e- NHS Supply Chain logistics, e-commerce, products commerce, and customer and supplier support.

www.nice.org.uk NICE is an independent organisation responsible for National Institute for NICE website national guidance, providing national guidance on promoting good health Health and Clinical and preventing and treating ill health. Excellence

Produces independent research information about the NIHR Health Technology www.hta.ac.uk effectiveness, costs and broader impact of healthcare National Institute for Assessment programme research, healthcare treatments treatments and tests for those who plan, provide or Health Research (HTA) receive care in the NHS.

Office for Life Sciences pharmaceutical, medical www.bis.gov.uk/ols The Office for Life Sciences (OLS) is focussed on Department for biotechnology, medical technology taking swift action to improve the UK operating Business, Innovation environment for the pharmaceutical, medical and Skills biotechnology, and medical technology sectors.

www.best-management- Best Management Practice, comprising OGC, TSO OGC Best Management and APMG, has together launched a number of OGC Best Management ITIL, PRINCE2, MSP, MoR, P3O practice.com/?TRACKID=002095 Practice Website official websites for its best practice guidance, ITIL, Practice PRINCE2, MSP, MoR and P3O.

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is an independent office of HM Treasury, established to help Government deliver best value from its spending. OGC"s role is to provide procurement as well as programme management, project www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp Office of Government OGC Website programme & project management support to public management Commerce sector organisations. This site provides useful guidance public sector organisations such as; Procurement Programme and project management Estates Sustainability

The South East Public Health Observatory (SEPHO) is a member of the Association of Public Health provides good access to analytical www.sepho.org.uk/Default.aspx Observatories. SEPHO’s provides public health South East Public SEPHO website tools, health profiles, performance information knowledge and skills; supporting networks Health Observatory tools of public health organisations, professionals and practitioners.

The ten Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) across www.institute.nhs.uk/share_and_netw England form an important bridge between the ork/sha_directors_network/helping_sh Department of Health and front line NHS as_deliver_their_strategic_priorities organisations. Each SHA has nominated a director NHS Institute for SHA Directors Network network, SHA %3b_adding_value_to_nhs_institute_ (known as a link director) to work with the NHS Innovation and mainstream_activity.html Institute on enabling service improvement. The Improvement SHA/NHS Institute link director network meets fortnightly by WebEx conference and quarterly at events hosted by the NHS Institute.

ASSIST is a professional association for those working in and for informatics in healthcare and social The Association for www.bcs.org/server.php? care. ASSIST's key objectives are: to provide a Informatics Professionals in health informatics, network, The Chartered Institute show=nav.7898 network for the exchange of information, good Health and Social Care influence policy for IT practice, offer advice on health and social care (ASSIST). informatics issues to promote, raise and maintain professional standards in informatics.

The eLearning Repository, funded by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, is an search engine, learning materials, www.elearningrepository.nhs.uk extensible 'search and discover platform' to support The eLearning The eLearning Repository e-learning development the discovery and sharing of eLearning objects and Repository learning resources held both within the Repository and at external locations. It is a centralised repository of NHS eLearning assets and knowledge and a channel for the eLearning community to publicise and share their works.

The King's Fund seeks to understand how the health www.kingsfund.org.uk system in England can be improved. Website has a The Kings Fund searchable library, annotated/ with abstracts or links Kings Fund to reports. In centre of home page but you need to scroll down a bit to see it.

The UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) aim is to establish the UK as a world leader in clinical research. The UKCRC provides a forum that enables UK Clinical Research www.ukcrc.org/home all Partners to work together to transform the clinical UK Clinical Research research, clinical research, Collaboration (UKCRC) research environment in the UK. The forum promotes Collaboration (UKCRC) a strategic approach to the identification of opportunities and obstacles to clinical research and their resolution.