Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has licensed its rapid molecular diagnostic for Group B streptococcus to HiberGene Diagnostics Ltd. The Group B streptococcus assay is 100% sensitive and 93% specific when compared to direct culture.
Read more ...The Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Care will host its conference ‘eHealth and Care in Northern Ireland: Celebrating success, planning for the future’ on 8th-9th October 2014 at La Mon House Hotel near Belfast.
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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Black Sheep Press have recently signed a licence agreement in relation to new bilingual assessment materials, FLAC (Functional Language Across Countries). FLAC is a collection of materials developed by speech and language therapists in the Belfast Trust to assess the early language skills of bilingual and non-English-speaking children.
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Recognising the shared vision of improving healthcare and strengthening the economy, HSC Innovations and the NI Connected Health Innovation Centre (CHIC) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate collaborative working between academia, industry and HSC bodies.
Read more ...The tenth annual IET Innovation Awards are now open for entries. This prestigious scheme includes a healthcare technologies category. The closing date is 25th July 2014.
Read more ...A forthcoming workshop by NISP CONNECT in conjunction with BioBusiness will focus on quality systems and regulatory requirements.
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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Experior Medical Ltd have recently signed a revenue sharing agreement in relation to a new medical training app clinical software tool, Experior Medical. Medical consultants in Belfast teamed up with IT specialists to develop a mobile training app that helps medics develop their skills, leading to more accurate diagnosis and better patient care.
Read more ...A new 2014 version of the UKCRC model Clinical Investigation Agreement (including the CRO version) has been published.
Read more ...The Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre (C-TRIC) at Altnagelvin Hospital has announced details of its sixth annual translational medicine conference. The event will focus on ‘Personalised Health and Care’ and will take place on 25th and 26th September 2014 at the City Hotel, Derry/Londonderry.
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The new Quality Improvement Innovation Centre (QIIC) at the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has been officially opened by Health Minister Edwin Poots. As well as providing leading edge technology and meeting space for staff, the centre will bring together expertise from across the organisation to support improvement activity which will, in turn, have a positive impact on patient and client care.
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