Trade & Investment: Healthcare 01/12/2012
UK & India : Partnering for Healthcare
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INDEX UK healthcare industries include innovators and manufacturers of revolutionary medical devices and healthcare consultants who are exporting British expertise across the globe.
Healthcare in the UK UK Companies in India
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Dentistry Denfotex Research Ltd. PSP Dental Company Ltd. Delcam Plc. Prima Dental Group
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In-Vitro Diagnostics Fast Track Diagnostics Omega Diagnostics Group Randox Laboratories Group
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Medical Equipment & Devices Eschmann Equipment Touch Bionics Penlon Ltd. EMS Physio Ltd. Endolite India Ltd. Brandon Medical Company Ltd. Viamed Ltd.
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Clinical Higher Education The Training Gateway King’s College Hospital Birmingham City University Sheffield Hallam University University of York University of the West of England BMJ Group Adam Rouilly
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Healthcare Services & Public Private Partnerships MJ Medical Algeos India Pedorthic P Ltd.
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Healthcare Information Technology BT India P Ltd. Brenmoor Safe Patient Systems Ltd. Dan Medical Ltd.
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Healthcare in the UK
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The UK has leading expertise in a number of fields and is open to sharing knowledge and capability with Indian partners. Medical disciplines are recognized for their excellence in cardiology and cardio-thoracic surgery, gastroenterology, orthopaedics & joint replacement surgery.
The UK also has an outstanding track record in drug development. It is the world’s largest pharmaceutical exporter, and the world’s third largest importer with an R&D investment of over £3 billion a year. This makes it one of the top 3 centres for pharmaceutical research.
The UK is also a global leader in areas such as neurology, critical care medicine, nephrology, oncology, hand & micro surgery, reproductive medicine and healthcare technology and services.
Healthcare sector is continually changing and offers some exciting products, services and concepts that should improve health for all. Whether it is medical devices, new equipment or digitalisation of health, the UK holds a leading position. Advances in technology and recent work on internal diagnostic products, such as camera pills which can broadcast real-time pictures from swallowed pills passing through the body, are just one of many advances that could improve the lives of millions.
UK’s academic and industry expertise has established itself as the leading global center for innovation in some of the fastest growing healthcare industry sectors. With over 100,000 industry experts employed in this sector, the UK healthcare industry is making waves around the world.
NHS spends around £650 million annually on R&D and there is significant collaboration with both private sector and universities where the focus is on research into innovative technology, with testing and development being a regular part of activity, paving the way for innovation to be introduced.
This is achieved through cutting edge innovation in areas such as orthopaedics, surgical instrumentation, and the development of new ultraprecision manufacturing capability for medical devices. The UK also provides exceptional access to clinical trials, research collaboration and new product development along with pioneering healthcare R&D for multi-disciplinary teams focused on business growth.
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UK Companies in India The UK has a long history of working to help meet patient needs in India. Recent years have seen an increase in the number of UK providers who can support healthcare projects in India, either through having operations in India, or by having established partnerships with Indian firms to deliver cost effective solutions. IDENTIFYING YOUR UK PARTNER Step 1 - Please identify the areas you are interested in. Step 2 - Contact one of our team of specialists in India who can help introduce you to the UK companies or find others not in this booklet who are also keen to support healthcare in India. Step 3 - Talk direct to the companies you are introduced to, but if you don’t find what you need, please ask one of our team to see if they can find other options for you.
In today’s market place global solutions to health problems are required, and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in India is ready to help you find the best the UK has to offer. UKTI can help you rise to the exciting opportunities and challenges that globalisation offers. UKTI has a dedicated team in India, across major metros and cities, to help you identify the best UK products, services and partners to help you with your business. UKTI also can help companies work with UK partners to ensure their success in setting up or expanding their business in the UK.
Additionally as many UK companies are supported in India with local representation, this provides faster and better response times and service levels for your requirements.
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Dentistry The UK’s dental industry has a highly trained, highly skilled workforce. UK dental laboratories are well regarded, particularly by the private sector, with best performing labs working on implants.
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The UK has been at the forefront of leading edge dentistry for over a century. The focus is on innovative products and materials that deliver better results for patients for longer. There are 21,000 practising dentists in the UK today compared to 16,000 in the early 1990s, according to the General Dental Practitioners Association. Science has expanded the horizons of dentistry, making it more like cosmetic surgery than basic healthcare, and more challenging to those in the profession. Tremendous advances have been made in the dental sector in recent years. Noninvasive treatments, digital dentistry and advances in materials are just one side of this progress, as leaders in dental practice also transform their surgeries into more relaxing environments. Today, a visit to the dentist is a relatively painless affair due to advances in non-invasive methods. Treatment with ozone and photoactive disinfection and digital dentistry makes crown and fitting of new teeth simpler. Stem cell technology, is exploring the possibility of growing new teeth to replace those lost through decay or accident.
Scientists at the University of Leeds are investigating novel aesthetic dental restorative materials, with work into mica-based dental glass ceramics, which are particularly suitable for chairside processing. Dentistry schools at the University of Leeds and the University of Sheffield are active in the next generation of glass ceramics with high strength and fracture toughness that can bond to enamel, dentine and bone. Technology developments impacting upon the dental market include new bioceramics, improved alloys, fillers and cements, composites, regenerative materials, bone substitutes and drug eluting meshes. The UK Dental Appliances Manufacturer Audit Scheme (DAMAS) plays an important role in supporting the manufacture of dentistry related devices. The DAMAS scheme improves efficiency, reduces waste, cuts remake levels and saves times, this in turn enables cost savings to be passed onto customers.
UK dental laboratories have relatively low staff numbers, due to the smart application of technology and processes. Innovation has been key to their success.
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Denfotex Research Ltd.
PSP Dental Company Ltd. Denfotex Research Ltd. Suite 2, Forth House Burnside Business Court North Road, Inverkeithing KY11 NZ, UK www.denfotex.com
Scottish company DENFOTEX RESEARCH LTD. has been very successful in both the UK and Germany with its chair-side Photo Activated Disinfection (PAD™) - a minimally invasive treatment that takes just 1 to 2 minutes and eliminates bacteria in all types of oral infection viz. in periodontics, perimplantitis, endodontics and caries. One of the best advantages of PAD is that it helps clinicians avoid the need to prescribe antibiotics. Also, Denfotex is now developing PAD for other medical applications including treatment of fungal foot/nail infections.
PSP Dental Company Limited 3 - 5 Dylan Road Belvedere Kent DA17 5QS, UK www.pspdentalco.com
PSP DENTAL COMPANY (UK) is one of the leading manufacturers of Dental Products in the United Kingdom. Based on the outskirt of London, we have been successfully manufacturing and trading a wide range of dental products for over 30 years, in the UK and worldwide. All our products comply with ISO and British standards and we are CE Marked. PSP Dental is also approved by the United States of America’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). We work with highly skilled Dentists, Clinicians and Technicians and also listen to Patients to ensure continuous assessment of the products, so that we will always supply you with the best products.
Our organisation has highly motivated and dedicated team of Research and production Chemists, and our Management Team responds promptly and efficiently to the requirements of the Dental Profession. PSP Dental operates from specially designed modern premises equipped with uniquely commissioned high technology plant. We are certain that once you have tried PSP Dental’s extensive range of products, you will be completely delighted with their superior performance and truly economical value.
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Delcam Plc.
Prima Dental Group Delcam plc, Small Heath Business Park Birmingham B10 0HJ, UK Email: india.marketing@delcam.com www.delcam-healthcare.com www.delcam.tv
DELCAM’S HEALTHCARE DIVISION provides powerful engineering-based software solutions to enable medical & bio-engineering professionals to design improved medical devices and to streamline processes, whilst reducing patient trauma and keeping waiting times to a minimum. Delcam’s mainstream healthcare products like the Dental CAD/CAM system and the Custom Orthotic Insoles system provides industry standard “Open systems” that allows interoperability between systems. Alongside these, the Delcam range of footwear solutions allows for Orthopaedic Footwear design and manufacture, whilst a combination of Delcam’s Advanced Manufacturing solutions PowerSHAPE Pro, PowerMILL Multi Axis and PowerINSPECT are used for specialist purposes requiring re-engineering, such as for maxilla-facial prosthetics, hip replacements, shoulder replacements and the likes. For high precision and high production requirements of bone screws and implants, Delcam’s PartMaker is the primary choice of many leading suppliers of these components in the world.
Delcam has also innovated with leading technology companies, to produce high quality and reliable hardware such as the Delcam DentSCAN for multi axis dental cast / adapter scanning, alongwith an articulator that can be simulated inside the software, and the Delcam iQube plantar foot scanner – which is probably the fastest & most precise foot scanner in its league, in the market today. All of this alongwith an unparalleled support base and presence in over 85 countries have helped Delcam provide a cumulative knowledge and application support to its healthcare customers. Delcam’s OrderManager – a tool that helps dental/orthotic laboratories and practitioners connect with each other to systematically manage a workflow, has been developed exclusively for these markets, with input from Industry leaders in the domain.
Prima Dental Group Stephenson Drive Waterwells Business Park Gloucester GL2 2AG, UK www.primadentalgroup.com
PRIMA DENTAL GROUP is the fastest growing Carbide Bur manufacturer in the world, producing the highest quality dental rotary instruments at its factory in England. Exporting to over 100 countries worldwide, with strong and growing markets in USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific territories, Prima Dental Group is the only burr producer to specialise in private label and OEM dental products. Our UK factory boasts some of the most modern production equipment in the industry. We manufacture a wide range of tungsten carbide, diamond and steel rotary products and we are experts in our field. Consequently our products are recognized internationally by leading distributors, suppliers, practising dentists and academics alike as being amongst the finest quality and most innovative available.
We spend a great deal investing in product research and development in each of the markets that we work with. We are even able to customise our packaging and sales/ marketing material at our site in the UK to meet the cultural and language needs of our export markets. We would be keen to form partnerships with Indian dental distributors and would be willing to invest in developing products that would meet the specific and evolving needs of the Indian dental market.
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In-Vitro Diagnostics The UK has an excellent track record of developing and exporting world-class in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) products. The UK in-vitro diagnostics market turnover is currently valued at over ÂŁ1 billion, comprising test kits, reagents and associated analytical instrumentation - anything from simple over-the-counter pregnancy kits to sophisticated products needed for the diagnosis of cancer.
As a leader in healthcare innovation and an essential part of the UK life sciences sector, these new measures will support the IVD industry to innovate and continue to develop effective, accurate and efficient tests to improve outcomes for patients and save resources for the NHS.
The UK is a leader and has been instrumental in developing IVD devices for testing cardiovascular risks, cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases and osteoporosis. These products have the potential to revolutionise the way in which healthcare is delivered, and to cement the UK as a leader in IVD. It is the aim of UK Healthcare industry to spread awareness of the importance of diagnostics in overall healthcare management. With rapid innovations in the field of medical science, diagnostics is really pushing the envelope on newer kits and techniques that aid not only disease treatment, but also prevention.
Currently, 70% of all clinical decisions are based on the results of testing using IVDs. More innovative diagnostic tests will allow healthcare professionals to target treatments better and more effectively, and enable earlier interventions.
Key measures announced in December 2011 to boost the UK’s life sciences sector will help deliver more effective and accurate diagnostics tests leading to significant benefits not only to patients and the NHS, but also to overseas markets like India.
Recently, a simple and quick do-it-yourself (DIY) kit test that can be carried out at home, for women to check for early signs of cancer, was developed in the UK. This new test kit has been defined as an invaluable addition to the detection of precancerous changes of the cervix. The test detects changes in genetic material in cells affected by HPV which causes most cases of cervical cancer and can be purchased for about ÂŁ115.
Innovations in IVD are transforming the way healthcare is delivered.
Useful Contact The British In-Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) www.bivda.co.uk
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Fast Track Diagnostics
Omega Diagnostics Group Fast Track Diagnostics Research Ltd. Williamsfield Cottage Braco Dunblane FK15 0NA, UK www.fast-trackdiagnostics.com
FAST TRACK DIAGNOSTICS (FTD) is an innovative company producing infectious disease detection kits using Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). The company designs, develops and produces a wide range of multiplex assays, which enable the healthcare provider to identify a broad spectrum of viral, bacterial, parasite and fungal infections that cause many disease syndromes such as respiratory (e.g. influenza or pneumonia), gastrointestinal (e.g. diarrhoea), meningitis, sexually transmitted infections, tropical fever and many more. By adopting a syndromic approach the clinician gets answers to nearly all possible causes of the disease syndrome without having to select particular pathogens to exclude.
The tests only require RT-PCR thermocycler instruments that are widely available and supplied by a range of manufacturers. The assays have identical protocols, have a high degree of sensitivity and specificity, and the results are available in less than two hours. These aspects make the FTD kits highly efficient and cost-effective. The company has recently hired a Country Manager in India and will be opening an Indian subsidiary by Q3 2012.
Omega Diagnostics Group Omega House Hillfoots Business Village Alva Clackmannanshire FK12 5DQ, UK www.omegadiagnostics.com
Located in Scotland, United Kingdom, OMEGA DIAGNOSTICS GROUP PLC is an AIM-listed public company on the London Stock Exchange. The Group specialises in laboratory diagnostic tests for Allergies, Autoimmune, Infectious Disease and Food Intolerance and has been a leading UK producer of IVD products for 25 years. Omega Diagnostics GmbH, Genesis Diagnostics Ltd, Cambridge Nutritional Sciences, Omega Diagnostics Ltd and Omega DX (Asia) Private Ltd are all subsidiary companies of the Group. The latter of which was inaugurated in January of this year. Prior to the inauguration ceremony of Omega DX (Asia) Omega Diagnostics had been active in India since 1993 when it signed an exclusive Distribution Agreement with Glaxo India Ltd. Strong sales and prominent market positioning were achieved very quickly and distribution channels progressed over a number of years with Glaxo Smith Kline and ThermoFisher Scientific. Effective from 1st July 2012 all
Omega Group products are represented and sold by our wholly owned subsidiary, Omega DX (Asia) Pvt Ltd. Innovations and partnerships continue within the Omega Group of companies and following 6 years of research at the Burnet Institute , Melbourne Australia, culminating in the production of a rapid CD4 Point Of Care (POC) test we are pleased to announce a global licensing agreement for this new product. The Omega Visitect CD4 POC Test will be officially launched at the XIX International Aids Conference July 22-27 Washington DC USA.
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Randox Laboratories Ltd. Randox Laboratories India Pvt Ltd. 3rd Floor, Godrej Coliseum Somaiya Hospital Road Off. Eastern Express Highway Sion (East) Mumbai - 400 022, India www.randox.com
RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD., UK, has 30 years’ experience in the in-vitro diagnostic industry, serving laboratories worldwide. Randox research, develops and manufactures an extensive portfolio of innovative, high quality diagnostic solutions designed to revolutionise the laboratory. With continual re-investment into research and development, Randox products use the latest technology and are of the highest quality. Randox provides a range of four clinical chemistry analysers: the RX series. Varying in throughput and offering a comprehensive test menu, there is an RX analyser for all laboratory types. Our extensive portfolio of high quality reagents includes over 100 disease markers for comprehensive testing. Randox is a world leader in quality control. The Acusera range of quality control material covers over 300 routine and specialised parameters. Many liquid, ready to use controls are available including cardiac, tumour markers, urinalysis,
immunoassay, blood gas and clinical chemistry. Randox developed the revolutionary Biochip Array Technology; a unique multiplexing technique to facilitate faster, more accurate patient diagnosis. Available biochip arrays cover clinical, research and molecular diagnostic testing. Randox is an international company, with offices and distribution in over 130 countries worldwide. India, led the way for Randox’ expansion with a distribution agreement established in 1986, with a direct Randox Laboratories (India) Pvt. Ltd. office in Mumbai, later opened in 2002. Due to rapid growth within India, Randox opened a new 30,000 sq ft state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bangalore in 2012. Randox employs the same technology across all of our global manufacturing sites. We believe consistency is key when manufacturing our world class diagnostic products and providing unrivalled quality.
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Medical Equipment & Devices
Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) is the industry association for the medical technology sector in the UK. ABHI’s purpose is to promote the rapid adoption of medical technologies to ensure optimum patient outcomes throughout the UK and in key global markets. www.abhi.org.uk
technology it means patients can take their therapy home, and be closer to their family whilst still getting the benefit of NHS therapy.
The UK Medical industry is going very well. In 2011 the UK medical technology sector had 3,113 companies, which employ close to 64,000 people and have a combined annual turnover of £ 15 bn, with many innovations launched every year. The demand is stronger than ever before because of the ageing of population in mature economies and the huge population size and growth rate in some countries, like in the BRIC countries. Technologies are also much more sophisticated than ever before, allowing for worldwide technology breakthroughs in
patient surgeries and treatments. The sector is widely distributed across the UK, with the highest concentrations of turnover and employment in the West Midlands, East of England and the South East of England. The sector continues to be dominated by SMEs which make up 99% of all its companies. The Limbs Alive system is a combination of NHS expertise and the latest state-of-theart video games in an integrated package to rehabilitate patients after a stroke. The Limbs Alive system allows patients to work hard on their rehabilitation under the close review of a therapist. Using Cloud server
NHS Foundation Trust Overall winner of The Cardiovascular Innovation Awards 2011 have developed a new medical device used for the treatment of patients following open heart surgery. After coming off the bypass machine, some patients’ hearts struggle for a short while in returning to normal function and at present these patients may require a very expensive balloon pump to be inserted to assist the heart. This new machine will remove the need for a proportion of the patients to have a balloon pump inserted, which is currently a very invasive and costly procedure and also means that a solution is available at press of a button, unlike current systems which take time to organise. This device has huge potential for growth in India & China.
Advances in operating tables enable the most demanding surgical techniques and faster movement of high risk patients. Surgeons are benefiting from scientifically improved lighting that improves visibility during delicate operations. Innovations in imaging are enabling leading surgeons to connect with other surgeons located hundreds of miles away during operations that require the input of multiple experts. Oxford’s Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre is developing, manufacturing and testing new devices to treat back pain. The devices generate feedback from the skin overlying the lower back using vibrators, with the aim of reducing chronic pain. Worcestershire’s Motion Analysis Research and Rehabilitation Centre specialises in examining the process of motion, with the technology being used for rehabilitation. The centre also has a fully equipped physiotherapy and podiatry facility.
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Eschmann Equipment
Touch Bionics Eschmann Equipment Eschmann House Peter Road, Lancing West Sussex BN15 8TJ, UK www.eschmann.co.uk
ESCHMANN EQUIPMENT, a member of the Sisk group of companies, is the leading manufacturer of Operating Theatre Equipment and Sterilizers in UK. Eschmann has over 100 years of history in manufacturing premium medical and surgical equipment and single use products. In 1980, India built the first state of the art Hospitals with high-tech operating theatres, and fixed installations designed and built by Eschmann for SKIMS, Srinagar (J&K). The Indian market receives special attention and support from Eschmann UK, and Eschmann’s sister company in Singapore due to its importance and geographic location. The headquarters of Eschmann’s distributor “Medex” is in New Delhi with branches in Bangalore, Chandigarh, Hamirpur (HP) and Kolkata.
The current Eschmann range of state of the art operating tables, T20, and T30 were introduced to the Indian market by Medex in 2009. The new products have been well received in the market as a premium product and Medex have been selling them successfully since their launch. Some of the major hospitals in India with operating theatres equipped with Eschmann products are: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro, Jharkhand, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, J&K, and The Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Touch Bionics Unit 3 Ashwood Court Oakbank Park Way Livingston EH53 0TH, UK www.touchbionics.com
TOUCH BIONICS is a provider of worldleading prosthetic technologies designed to achieve positive outcomes for people with upper limb deficiencies. Touch Bionics was the first company to develop an electrically powered prosthetic hand with five independently powered fingers and the company continues to be a pioneer in upper limb prosthetic solutions. The company’s products include electronic prosthetic hand and prosthetic finger solutions, as well as passive silicone prostheses that closely match the natural appearance of the wearer. The i-limb ultra is a versatile electronic prosthetic hand, providing amputees with the ability to customize the hand for their daily needs. Using wireless software, wearers can choose from a range of automated grips and gestures to help complete daily tasks.
i-limb digits is a fully customized electronic prosthesis for people with missing fingers or partial hands. With i-limb digits, anywhere from one to five missing fingers can be replaced with one of our individually powered prosthetic digits. living skin is Touch Bionics’ range of passive prostheses, hand crafted from high definition silicone and hand painted to match skin tone and appearance, these creations are remarkably lifelike, closely matching the skin tone and contours of the wearer.
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Penlon Limited
EMS Physio Ltd. Penlon Limited Abingdon Science Park Barton Lane Abingdon OX14 3NB, UK www.penlon.com
PENLON LIMTED is a world-class medical device company, established in Oxford, UK in 1943. We export to over ninety countries worldwide, including China and Japan, and the USA. Penlon has a broad range of innovative market-leading products for anaesthesia, intubation, patient monitoring, oxygen therapy and suction. At Abingdon in Oxfordshire, we have the company headquarters, and assembly and component manufacturing facilities. Quality Systems and products are certified to CE and ISO standards, and approved by the CSA, FDA, and other agencies. Penlon supplies reliable products of the highest quality and constantly reviews its product design, manufacturing processes and systems, and training procedures to ensure its customers deliver optimum patient care. We pledge commitment to successful longterm partnerships between Penlon and all of our customers. Total user satisfaction
equates to continuing success for Penlon, and for its distributors and customers worldwide. Business to Business Penlon is a valued supplier to Original Equipment Manufacturers, many of which are also world players in the Healthcare Industry. Penlon supplies ventilators, vaporizers, and intubation products. We are the preferred choice for manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies who demand consistent deliveries of high quality products. Manufacturing Division In-house design and manufacture gives Penlon total control of quality, precision and cost. Manufacturing systems at Penlon are certified to ISO 9001-2000 and ISO 13485:2003. Our systems and facilities are regularly inspected and audited by the FDA, CSA, and other regulatory bodies. We consistently meet, and exceed, all the required levels of competence required by each agency.
EMS Physio Ltd. Grove Technology Park Downsview Road Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9FE, UK www.emsphysio.co.uk
EMS PHSYIO designs, manufactures and supplies electrotherapy and physiotherapy equipment from purpose-built offices and factory in the UK. Our products include therapeutic ultrasound units, electrical stimulators, shortwave diathermy products, low level laser therapy devices and EMG biofeedback equipment. We also supply a full range of physiotherapy equipment including treatment couches, exercise equipment, gait analysis, pulse compression therapy, ultrasound scanners and the general equipment you would expect to find in any established clinic. The company was started in 1924 and remains a family-owned, professionally managed UK-based company, selling in the UK market and exporting to more than 45 countries.
EMS Physio is based in Wantage, Oxfordshire and operates from a factory with over 17,000 sq feet of space. Its experienced team includes assembly operators, test technicians, research and development engineers, stores operators, administration staff and sales & service personnel. The company was started in 1924 by Charles Greenham. His son Ian is now Chairman and one of his grandsons, James, was appointed Managing Director in 2001. “We pride ourselves in having an experienced team, who understand your needs, and can provide you with the world class level of support you would expect from one of the most experienced companies in the industry� explained James at the recent launch of a new generation of electrotherapy equipment.
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Endolite India Ltd.
Brandon Medical Company Ltd. Endolite India Limited A-4, Naraina Industrial Area Phase-I New Delhi - 110 028, India www.endoliteindia.com
COMPANY THAT REVOLUTIONISED PROSTHETIC & ORTHOTIC SERVICES IN INDIA ENDOLITE INDIA LTD. is a leading provider of Hi-Technology Artificial Limbs and Limbs Supports in India. The Company has a wide range of Prosthetic products and an equally wide range of hi-tech Orthotic supports and braces. Today, there are approximately 10 million orthopaedically challenged in India, with over 10,000 new amputees being added each year due to trauma, diabetes and other problems. The Company has all the key elements like a vast product range, a highly qualified team of professionals and proximity to the needy by having clinics in all major towns. It has over 30 branches across the country with standardized services that are known for quality, efficiency and reliability. Today, over 25,000 patients are using Endolite services & products.
The Company is a JV between ISHWAR (International Society for Human Welfare And Rehabilitation) & Blatchfords of UK. The aim was to provide state of art P&O products and services to those who could afford it and its earning used to undertake charity work in the same field through ISHWAR. Thus, the Company vigorously pursues its CSR by providing free P&O Services to the poor. It also organises Hi-Tech limb fitting Camps in various parts of the country as a testimony to this. ISHWAR also runs a P&O training institute IIPO (ISHWAR Institute of Prosthetics & Orthotics). It is an initiative to constantly upgrade the professionals in delivering the best possible experience and outcome to their patients. Endolite is all about making a difference and bringing people back to the joys of living that they enjoyed before. It wants this industry to mature and ensure that the best in P&O services are available to the needy in India so that they may “Get Busy Living” the Company’s motto.
Brandon Medical Company Ltd Holme Well Road Leeds LS10 4TQ, UK www.brandon-medical.com
BRANDON MEDICAL is the UK’s leading medical lighting specialist with over 45 years healthcare experience. Our medical lighting products, operating theatre lights, medical video and medical AV systems are in use throughout the world, supported by an extensive distributor network. In recent years Brandon Medical have developed a next-generation lighting technology called HD-LED®. This ultra efficient light source has been designed specifically for medical use, but has wide applicability across all lighting. The key benefit over standard LED technology is the very high colour quality, high lumen output and zero cost added to the LED.
HD-LED has the unique feature of full spectrum colour rendition across the full visible spectrum. This allows colours to be noticeably more vivid and clear in comparison to other lighting technologies. Medical lights using HD-LED produce more useable light. This is used to create larger beams of light and bigger illuminated fields than any other surgical lights. Red balance control allows surgeons to adjust the visible red colour rendition. This characteristic helps surgeons to accurately distinguish between similar coloured tissues during surgery. Surgeons can select the best level of red light during surgery in order to suit their own individual red vision. Brandon Medical is the first company in the world to launch surgical lights using the new innovative HD-LED technology.
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Viamed Ltd. Viamed Limited 15 Station Road Cross Hills Keighley West Yorkshire BD20 7DT, UK www.viamed.co.uk
Viamed, the family run reliable Medical Supplies Company in West Yorkshire! VIAMED was established in the UK in 1977 and focuses on the design, manufacture and distribution of quality medical equipment, for use in emergency rescue environments, hospitals, medical centres, dental surgeries. Viamed maintains a close relationship with end-users so that the company can develop and supply products that meet their specific needs. Sales in the UK are conducted through the company’s dedicated sales team. Viamed also has a network of UK distributors supplying a range of niche markets, such as sports medicine and the health-conscious consumer. Since 1995 Viamed, has expanded its international business and now has a distribution network of independent companies throughout Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and North America.
Viamed sell a number of different product ranges which include: • Oxygen Monitoring • Pulse Oximetry • Capnography • Anaesthesia – Nerve Stimulation • Phototherapy Other product areas include: • Acrylic Products – tube holders and cot lids • MDI Adapters • Pressure Management and Positioning Pads • Temperature Monitoring Viamed is committed to quality and reliability and operates in accordance with the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System. Viamed’s products are supplied in accordance with ISO 13485:2003 Quality Management System for medical devices and related services.
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Clinical Higher Education The UK is the world leader in healthcare education and training, being home to 29 medical schools, including many deemed to be world class, and 19 Royal Colleges. It is home to 4 of the world’s top 20 universities, with the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford being ranked second and third respectively, followed by the Imperial College of London and the London School of Economics.
As the NHS and public health system in England changes, the UK has adapted the ways in which they educate, train and support learning in the workforce. It is crucial to invest in staff, who continue to be the most vital resource. There is a strong need to support clinicians and the teams they work with so that the experience and services available to patients and communities improve year on year.
The cutting-edge research being undertaken by the UK’s universities attracts industry, with life science clusters around Cambridge, Oxford, London, Nottingham and Liverpool as well as in Scotland. Alongside the 20 universities providing medical education, there are 108 higher education institutions providing undergraduate courses in nursing and applied health professions.
Healthcare training and education in the UK is dedicated to promoting high quality education and training which is responsive to the changing needs of patients and local communities; ensuring education and training is delivered to the standards set by professional regulators. With growing needs for trained medical professionals and administrators globally, the UK is ideally poised to offer its services in the medical training and training sector. The UK has some of the world’s most advanced Hospitals, Universities and Colleges that offer all an inclusive range of training and education specialisation.
UK medical schools are among the most prestigious in the world and attract thousands of international students every year.
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The Training Gateway
King’s College Hospital The Training Gateway The Innovation Centre York Science Park York YO10 5DG, UK www.thetraininggateway.com
THE TRAINING GATEWAY is a FREE service which provides a quick and easy way for any organisation to source specialist health related training from UK universities and colleges. With a membership of over 2500 experts from every UK university and a large number of colleges, the Training Gateway provides the most comprehensive access to university level medical and health related expertise and training. Our members span a vast array of disciplines including specialist and general nurse training, diabetes care, all areas of Allied Health, community medicine and public health. As well as providing access to a wide selection of training courses for medical and healthcare professionals that can be delivered in the UK, India or online, The Training Gateway can also bring together consortia of healthcare training providers to help develop new curricula or work on large health education and reform projects.
Examples of projects Training Gateway members have undertaken include supporting the development of a new national nursing curriculum in the Gulf through a consortium of UK universities, delivery of specialist English Language training for medical staff and training nurses in Japan to become Diabetes Specialist Nurses. We also bring out groups of UK universities to India to meet with potential partners and clients and can also arrange visits to UK universities, medical schools and colleges for India healthcare professionals visiting the UK.
King’s International Private Patient Services King’s College Hospital Denmark Hill London SE5 9RS, UK www.kch.nhs.uk www.kingsprivate.com www.kchcommercial.com
KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is one of London’s largest and busiest teaching hospitals. King’s Cardiac Unit is a centre of excellence for primary angioplasty and keyhole aortic valve replacement programmes, for patients with narrowing of the aortic valve. King’s Neurosciences provide a complete service for patients with a number of neurological conditions. Every year, we see over 20,000 patients with diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. These include epilepsy, Parkinson’s and multiple-sclerosis, as well as rarer conditions like Huntingdon’s. King’s Haematological Unit is one of the world’s leading centres for the treatment of leukaemias and is the only centre in Europe to have expertise in all the main disease areas, including myelodysplastic syndromes, acute myleoidleukaemia, aplastic anaemia and paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria. King’s runs the UK’s
largest bone marrow transplant service with over 150 transplants each year. The Liver Service is the largest comprehensive clinical liver programme in the world. It provides an integrated investigation and treatment service for all types of acute and chronic liver diseases. King’s sees more children with liver disease than any other European hospital. KCH Commercial Services Ltd is the commercial arm of the Hospital and exists to promote and develop innovations in clinical services and hospital management. KCH Commercial Services Ltd can provide healthcare expertise to Government bodies and to the private healthcare sector in all areas of hospital management. King’s also provides world class training in a range of health disciplines for talented students.
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Birmingham City University
Sheffield Hallam University Birmingham City University City North Campus Birmingham B42 2SU, UK www.bcu.ac.uk
Faculty of Health We are one of the largest Faculties in the UK with over 7,000 students studying on either a full or part time basis. We are the main provider of non-medical healthcare education and training in the West Midlands and support a diverse student population with different learning needs. Through our partnership with the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, we provide all of the UK’s education and training for the armed forces in Nursing, Radiography and Operating Department Practice. The Faculty has enjoyed substantial investment in state-ofthe-art learning facilities, including cuttingedge equipment and educational software to support practice-based learning and clinical skills development. Some of our Products: Virtual Case Creator (VCC) is a software platform that presents highly interactive, online practice simulations that support any aspect of vocational training and we currently offer over 30 high-quality training scenarios to help health care organisations:
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provide improved ‘Continuous Professional Development’ programmes ensure recruitment of competent staff assess current staff skills across a wide array of criteria develop the most efficient and appropriate staff training solutions improve performance of ‘Quality Enhancement Targets’ reduce likelihood of human error and subsequent potential threat of litigation.
VIRTUAR Moving and Handling An online learning platform that completely negates the need to deliver mandatory theoretical ‘Moving and Handling’ training in the classroom. Also includes multi-angle back care exercises and visual tests that, once completed, allow self-certification. Virtuar is SCORM compliant which allows automatic updating of staff records.
Sheffield Hallam University, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing 30 Collegiate Crescent Sheffield S10 2BP, UK www.shu.ac.uk/hwb
Sheffield Hallam University is one of the most progressive universities in the United Kingdom, with a strong reputation for excellence and innovation. We are highly regarded as an international university, attracting a vibrant and diverse student population with partnerships across the world. Our Faculty of Health and Wellbeing is the largest health and social care education provider in the UK. We currently have around 600 staff and 7,500 students learning with the Faculty, of whom over 300 are international. Our staff, facilities, and equipment are some of the best in the country, and are sought after nationally and internationally. We provide both in-country and UKbased education, consultancy, research, and knowledge transfer products for our international clients and their students. We offer educational expertise to facilitate the applied education of health and social
care professionals in the following areas: • healthcare leadership and management • nursing and midwifery • physiotherapy • diagnostic imaging • radiotherapy and oncology • operating department practice • paramedic practice • occupational therapy • postgraduate medical and dental practice • biosciences (including analytical and biomedical sciences) • social work. Our staff also develop bespoke educational programmes designed to up-skill healthcare workers. We also develop and extend the use of • skills laboratories and simulation • e-learning technologies • practice-based learning
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University of the West of England
University of York Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building University of York, Heslington York YO10 5DD, UK www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences
THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES, has an international reputation for combining world-class research with high quality teaching and learning to make a positive impact in healthcare. The Department educates nurses in four specialist areas (fields) – adult, child, learning disability or mental health nursing and develops midwives who are able to act as autonomous practitioners for women accessing maternity care. Continuous professional development programmes for practitioners, managers and researchers in the health and social care sector are designed to equip professionals and managers with knowledge through evidence based practice in order to meet patients’ and clients’ needs. The Department tailors its CPD curriculum around areas of expertise including: leadership and organisational development, long term conditions, mental health, midwifery and infant health, community
care, public health and acute care. The Department of Health Sciences is currently working with diabetes specialists across India to develop and provide training courses for diabetes specialist nurses. Their Graduate School provides a wide range of study pathways, designed for those wishing to develop and follow a career in health-related research or in public health and health services nationally and internationally. Rated equal first for health services research in the UK, multidisciplinary research teams work in health-related areas including: cardiac care and haematological cancers, mental health and addiction, inequalities in health, health policy, wound care and complementary medicine. Their mental health research group which includes staff from the Hull York Medical School (HYMS) conducts trials of community care -led interventions for common mental health problems.
University of the West of England Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane Bristol BS16 1QY, UK www.uwe.ac.uk/india
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND is the 8th largest university in the UK and prides itself on its teaching quality and highly employable graduates. As a partnership university we work with partners locally, nationally and internationally to deliver excellence in teaching and research. The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences brings together experts from Allied Health Professions, Applied Sciences, Health and Applied Social Science, Nursing and Midwifery and Psychology and offers courses at foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level. The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences has a vibrant research culture organised primarily through its Research Centres and Institutes which includes specialisation in Bio sensing Technology, Biosciences and Health and Clinical research. We have an excellent reputation for the quality of our teaching and approvals from external bodies such as the Forensic Science Society, the Institute of Biomedical Sciences and the Institution
of Environmental Sciences, all of which enhance the learning experience. UWE has recently launched UK/India GradLink, the only careers website designed for Indian students studying at universities right across the UK. The website provides essential help with building a graduate career in India. It includes profiles for some of the largest graduate employers, as well as graduate success stories, and in-depth advice on getting into a career in health and life sciences. Go to: www.uwe.ac.uk/gradlink. Another very successful initiative, International Talent (www.uwe.ac.uk/ international-talent), has enabled employers from across South West England to employ Indian students on projects aimed at helping them to break into the Indian market.
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BMJ Group
Adam Rouilly BMJ Group 1st & 2nd Floor, Tower ‘B’, INOX Towers, Plot #17, Film City Sector-16A, Noida 201301 India group.bmj.com
BMJ GROUP is a world leading provider of trusted medical information and services, aimed at supporting the highest standards of medical practice by: • leading the debate on healthcare with its flagship product - the BMJ (British Medical Journal) • publishing a portfolio of world-leading medical journals such as Gut, Heart and Thorax • producing evidence based clinical decision support tools designed for use at the point of care • supplying assessment, learning, and CPD resources • providing a centre for medical events and career services A leading source of medical information for over 170 years, BMJ Group understands the need of medical professionals everywhere to have access to up-to-date quality information, continuing medical education, and the tools to improve their performance. To meet these demands, the Group continues to extend their influence
and develop their portfolio of services such as BMJ Learning - a leader in online delivery of continuing professional development and postgraduate training for healthcare professionals. All BMJ Group services combine to provide the medical community with a comprehensive information support system aimed at improving standards while also inspiring innovative thinking and new ideas. The Group is particularly committed to promoting the use of medical evidence so that professionals as well as patients can make better healthcare decisions. All Group products and services are available in India, with some customers across South Asia.
Adam Rouilly Ltd. Castle Road, Eurolink Business Park Sittingbourne Kent ME10 3AG, UK www.adam-rouilly.co.uk
Established in 1918, M. Rouilly recognised the need to provide healthcare education with superior products and the very best customer service. Today Adam,Rouilly has been serving medical education worldwide for over 95 years and continues to uphold M. Rouilly’s high standards in providing quality and excellence to customers. Based in a modern purpose built sales, production and manufacturing facility in Sittingbourne, Kent, Adam Rouilly supplies and manufactures a comprehensive range of Clinical Skills Simulators, Anatomical Models and Anatomical Charts to hospitals, universities, medical schools and other healthcare professionals throughout the world.
Our invaluable training aids help healthcare professionals perfect all manner of essential clinical and nursing skills from suturing and injection techniques through to resuscitation and airway management. These training simulators, combined with the finest range of anatomical models and accurate, high quality anatomical charts, make us one of the foremost names in Healthcare Education.
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Healthcare Services & Public Private Partnerships The efficiency of private sector companies is combined with health excellence of public sector providers, to run health services in line with agreed performance indicators for set periods of time. In trying to bring the public and private sector together, management skills and financial acumen of the business community help to deliver value for money. There are many successful examples of PPP in India, but the one that comes first to mind is the Yeshasvini Health scheme in Karnataka. The Yeshasvini Co-operative Farmer’s Healthcare Scheme is a health insurance scheme targeted at the poor in the state. It was set up as a joint effort by the leading private, super-specialty heart hospital in Bangalore, and by the Department of Co-operatives of the Government of Karnataka. The Government pays Rs. 2.50 of the total monthly premium of Rs. 10 that is paid toward the monthly premium, by each member of the Cooperative Societies. The United Kingdom has developed considerable expertise in the use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector through NHS trust, to establish the world’s biggest and best primary care system with over 280 schemes worth some £13.6 billion, making it the largest health PPP programme in the world. Such projects
have ranged from the provision of clean, modern, purpose-built premises for general practitioners through to complex tertiary hospitals such as the 1,248 bed Barts and London Royal Hospital which is a centre of cancer and cardiac excellence and the largest PPP hospital project of its kind in the world. On the public sector side, organisations like Partnerships UK (PUK) and the Department of Health Private Finance Unit, have been heavily involved in helping the UK Government deliver its wide range of PPP health schemes. The UK public sector has developed a wealth of best practice in PPP project preparation, contract development, value for money assessment and contract management. The UK private sector has also developed extensive financial, legal, technical, project management, construction and facilities management expertise, to support both the public sector procuring authorities and the private sector bidders as well as to finance, construct, maintain and operate these facilities.
Many other countries with PPP programmes look to the UK model as an established starting point for their own schemes.
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MJ Medical
Algeos India Pedorthic P Ltd. MJ Medical St Piran House Truro Technology Park Heron Way Newham, Truro Cornwall TR1 2XN, UK www.mjmedical.com
MJ MEDICAL is a leading UK and international healthcare consultancy. Our consultancy services spans the continuum of the hospital planning and design process, from inception to project completion. Our key services include; • health facility planning • medical equipment planning • room data sheet (RDS) pack management • 1:50 scale equipment layouts • medical equipment procurement consultancy (including installation and commissioning). MJ Medical has been established for over 25 years. We understand the focus on achieving clinical excellence and we provide the necessary international standard of consultancy to help deliver world class facilities. Established in 1987, MJ Medical has a history of successful consultancy and procurement projects both internationally
(including projects in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe and the Americas), and within the UK. We have extensive experience in healthcare facilities projects ranging from super acute hospital redevelopment projects in major cities through to regional health clinics in rural Africa. This has given us international acuity, an appreciation of the importance of local cultural requirements and first-hand knowledge of every region in the world. We are working with clients around the world to design facilities that meet modern healthcare requirements and standards as well as designing in flexibility to accommodate future clinical service innovation and developments in medical technology. One of our strengths is our comprehensive understanding of how to support the achievement of optimal clinical outcomes through intuitive planning and the integral role of medical technology.
Algeos India Pedorthic Pvt Ltd. Shop No 9, Madhu Vihar CHS M. G Road Cross No 4 Kandivali (West) Mumbai, 400 067 India www.algeos.com www.algeos.in
ALGEOS INDIA PEDORTHIC PVT. LTD. which was formed in the year 2010 is now actively participating in the field of Indian Podiatry arena by virtue of installing Multidisciplinary foot clinics (Prevention, Diagnostics, Management and Education) all over India under the brand name of ‘diaped’ to resolve problems related with diabetic feet so that diabetic foot amputation can be avoided. diaped Multidisciplinary foot clinics mainly look after Diabetic Foot Care & Solutions, Foot Scanning, Foot Sensation Tests, Counseling & Treatments, Footwear & Customization, and Foot Rehabilitation.
More over through the diaped Multidisciplinary Foot clinic concept and diaped study group, we at Algeos India are spreading important knowledge of U.K. Podiatry science amongst the Indian medical fraternity and also amongst Indian diabetic community. Algeos India also looks after product distribution of brands i.e. diaped, Nova, Multicast, Podotech, Slimflex, Poron, all products of A. Algeos Ltd U.K. Our diaped Multidisciplinary Foot Clinics are also open to franchising.
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Healthcare Information Technology Computer technology is central to many of the healthcare industry’s developments, making IT a major growth area in the sector. IT can be applied to all aspects of patient care and assessment. The Healthcare information technology sector in the UK comprises over 120 companies which have identified openings in clinical laboratory systems, healthcare administration, patient records and clinical procedures. Hardware products are also currently being developed for use in clinical applications.
BT is the developer of a secure managed network for the NHS called NHSnet. Users can share information, access information from other NHSnet users and exchange emails through the system. Research in Motion® (RIM), whose BlackBerry® devices are being used to help the transplant team access the latest information about patients on waiting lists at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, and thus simplify the process of making complex decisions about patient care.
The largest IT project in the UK healthcare sector to date is the ‘National Programme for IT’ (NPfIT), which is being delivered by the new Department of Health agency ‘NHS Connecting for Health’ to improve patient care and services in the NHS. Over the next ten years the NPfIT will connect over 30,000 GPs in England to almost 300 hospitals, and give patients access to their personal health and care information, transforming the way the NHS works. One key strand of NPfIT is telemedicine, which will allow the re-engineering of service delivery and give the public fast and convenient access to information, advice and care via telephone and online services.
Healthcare information technology is being regarded as an essential investment for enhancing quality, and the UK is currently leading the way.
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BT (India) Pvt Ltd.
Brenmoor BT (India) Private Limited 11th Floor, Eros Corporate Tower Opp. International Trade Tower Nehru Place New Delhi – 110 019, India bt.com/health
Transformation through technology: It’s in our DNA BT HEALTH To explore the potential of digital care in Health and put it into action successfully, team up with an experienced guide: BT BT is a global provider of networked IT services with a heritage of 60+ years of delivery in healthcare. In those six decades, we’ve helped our customers to deliver some of the world’s most complex healthcare transformation projects successfully in countries around the globe. We’d go as far as to say that transformation through technology is in our DNA. BT eHospital - It’s your guide to health ICT from people who know healthcare inside out BT eHospital brings together the best in networked IT services to help create a healthcare environment where the patient experience is improved, organisational efficiency and staff productivity are maximised and costs are restrained.
Ensuring a seamless flow of information across the complete care environment – in hospitals, in clinics and GPs’ surgeries, in the community and in the home – so that healthcare providers can take more informed decisions and give their patients better, safer care faster. BT eHospital addresses all aspects of the creation of a new-build hospital at every stage from green field site to hand-over. It can also add and integrate specific ICT products and services into existing healthcare environments to provide the advantages of a digital approach without the cost of complete rebuilds.
BRENMOOR Summit House Riparian Way Cross Hills West Yorkshire BD20 7BW, UK www.brenmoor.com
BRENMOOR are leading the way with innovative patient identification solutions. They are market leaders in the UK and export their products successfully in Europe and the Middle East. Every 4 seconds, someone in the world is identified with a Brenmoor printed wristband. The product range is innovative, safe, durable, easy to use and extremely comfortable for patients. Correct patient identification guarantees that a hospital can quickly and easily identify a patient in their care. By taking patient identification a step further, barcodes can be incorporated into the printed details and this then allows care, blood and drugs to be cross checked with a patient to help keep the patient’s journey through the hospital as safe and stress free as possible.
The wristbands can be printed directly from a hospital IT system or by using stand alone software, both methods produce extremely high quality print. Printed in seconds using economically priced thermal printers, the wristbands have no need for inks or ribbons as the technology used to manufacture the wristbands ensures that the text and barcodes are produced by heat from inside the printer. The wristbands are then completely resistant to soaps, water and alcohol foam, creams and gels commonly used in hospitals today. They will remain intact on a patient’s wrist for many weeks. The range includes wristbands for adults, children and new born babies.
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Safe Patient Systems Ltd.
Dan Medical Ltd. Safe Patient Systems Limited The Oracle Building Blythe Valley Park Solihull West Midlands B90 8AD, UK www.safepatientsystems.com
SAFE PATIENT SYSTEMS™ creates telehealth and telemedicine solutions, designed by clinicians that harness technology to support service redesign and deliver more efficient, patient centric healthcare. It has developed a range of proven, technically advanced solutions using familiar mobile and web based technology that are cost effective, simple to use and easy to implement and sustain at scale. The private company was formed in 2005 and originated in a leading NHS Teaching Hospital. Its products are hardware agnostic, easily customisable, simple to deploy and all have been proven in the NHS. It is ISO:EN9001:2000 and ISO:EN13485 (medical devices) accredited. It’s 2 main products are: Safe Mobile Care: Medically accredited mobile phone based technology that can monitor multiple conditions in the same patient as well as being unobtrusive and totally mobile. Independent audits have shown that the system has reduced
emergency admissions by 75% in COPD and upto 95% in heart failure. The solution has recently been selected by NHS Bristol and NHS Somerset for two of the largest UK deployments to date that will support c7,000 COPD, Heart Failure and Diabetes patients over the next three years. Safe Triage System: Ruggedized electronic patient record, vital sign monitoring and clinical decision support system for use in pre hospital and remote locations using Bluetooth technology and live video conferencing. Designed by Military and Civilian Medics, it is available in various languages and versions for medical and non medical personnel. The device communicates to the control centre/ trauma centre. The one device can be used for multiple scenarios : one patient monitoring, multiple patients, triage following major incident, mass casualty incident management. It is currently used in Iraq and marine service vessels around the world.
Dan Medical Ltd No.1 St. Pauls Square Liverpool L3 9SJ, UK www.danmedical.com
DANMEDICAL LTD. is an R&D based manufacturer of self contained computer based medical devices, producing and supplying unique state of the art remote electronic, paperless medical diagnostic and monitoring systems. As such, DanMedical is the leader in innovative telemedicine healthcare supporting systems, developed for the sole purpose of keeping people out of hospital unless they actually need to be there. The DanMedical vision is equal global healthcare provision for all. DanMedical has designed the ‘DanMedical Analysis Systems (D-MAS)’. D-MAS has outstanding eHealth and telemedicine capabilities, with advanced features including integration with patient record system, local interpretation, encrypted email facility, real time connectivity anywhere in the world and video conference facilities. As such, D-MAS is a complete solution to the demanding needs of any healthcare system.
D-MAS virtually displays and electronically captures, interprets and communicates physiological screening results such as 12 lead ECG’s, spirometry, lung function, blood pressure, pulse, and pulse oximetry, as well as imaging for dermatology, wound care and tissue viability, whilst linking to and from any on-line location in the world. This means that D-MAS is a new and unique class of physiological screening technology that delivers significant benefits in a wide range of therapy areas, patient settings and environments, which is particularly relevant to remote and rural communities. D-MAS is not limited to the areas described, other screening facilities can be dropped into D-MAS as required.
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