Finding innovations to shape the future of healthcare


Smart Solutions for Healthcare is a programme which aims to help the NHS find new ways to combat Cardiovascular Disease and Long Term Conditions. We have been inviting companies from throughout the UK and beyond to put  forward better, more cost-effective approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Entries closed in April 2011 and the winners have now been selected. The winning products and systems will be evaluated in healthcare settings within the North West in the coming months. Further details of the evaluations will be announced at a later date.

You can follow the progress of the programme – or find out about any new initiatives – through the news stories on this website, or you can subscribe to receive updates using the box on this page.

Smart Solutions for Healthcare is being delivered by TrusTECH – the North West NHS Innovation Hub, and is supported by NHS North West, NESTA, Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), England’s Northwest, Manchester City Council, Manchester: Knowledge Capital, and New Economy through the Innovation Investment Fund Partnership.

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Cardiovascular Disease:

  • Aneurysm
  • Angina
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Cerebrovascular accident or stroke
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Myocardial infarction or heart attack
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Venous thromboembolism
  • Hypertension

Long Term Conditions:

  • Respiratory conditions
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Renal disease
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Epilepsy
  • NHS North West
  • Northwest Regional Development Agency
  • Manchester Knowledge Capital
  • Manchester City Council
  • New Economy
  • Investing in Englands North West
  • NESTA