LEADING HEALTHCARE BUSINESSES RECOGNISED IN THE NORTH WEST
AND AT MEDILINK UK AWARDS
the NHS Partnership with care)
Vernacare
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Natalie Reaney (V
England)
ard Stubbs (NHS
Presented by Rich
ent - A.Algeo Ltd
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Alan Sheridan (A
I)
bra Burrow (UKT
Presented by De
Outstand
ing Achievement - Mi3 Ltd
Ian McLaughlin (Mi3 Ltd)
Presented by Milla Shah (Un
iversity of Liverpool)
Innovation - Medtrade Products Ltd
Chris Marsden (Medtrade, Left)
Presented by Andrew Wells (HGF)
The achievements of healthcare businesses from across the
region have been celebrated at the inaugural Medilink North
West Healthcare Business Awards.
Businesses, academics and clinicians from across the
Healthcare Technology sector attended the Medilink Healthcare
Business Awards, where five healthcare businesses were
presented with awards in recognition of their successes. See
the pictures above for the full list of winners.
Start-Up - C
ard
iocity
Punita Shah
(HGF)
Presented by
Rikki Griffith
s (H
SBC)
submissions we received for our very first awards in this region.
“We’re delighted for all of our winners and runners-up, especially
those who were shortlisted for the national Medilink UK awards,
and of course Medtrade for winning the national Innovation
award.”
Find out more about both events at www.medilinknorthwest.co.uk
The awards ceremony, which was supported by the Liverpool
Local Enterprise Partnership and held at the Radisson Blu
Hotel, Liverpool, was preceded by a day of presentations from
leading figures from across the NHS on the changing landscape
of innovation and procurement.
The presentations focused on opportunities for business to
develop collaborations and partnerships within the new NHS
structure, for the benefit of the NHS, industry and patients.
Each winner was automatically shortlisted for the national
Medilink UK Awards 2014, crowning the nation’s leading lights
in healthcare. North West winners, Medtrade and Vernacare,
were successfully shortlisted for the awards with Medtrade
winning the national award for innovation.
Speaking about the awards, Medilink North West’s Chief
Executive, Kevin Kiely, said: “The North West’s reputation
for developing and encouraging highly-innovative Healthcare
Technology businesses has been confirmed by the quality of the
John Gardner, Medtrade, receiving the national
Medilink UK innovation award from Tim Lunt, HGF
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