On 25th June 2025, the Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network
The Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network was shortlisted in the category of ‘Delivering benefits through diagnosis and screening’ for our recent Community-Based Point of Care Testing Evaluation for Respiratory Infections: Tailored Implementation. This service evaluation pilot for implementing Point of Care Testing (POCT) in acute respiratory infection hubs has revolutionised patient care. By introducing rapid, on-site diagnostic tools, the pilot has successfully identified acute respiratory infections, enabling precise and timely clinical decisions. This advancement has significantly reduced unnecessary antibiotic usage, aligning with evidence-based practices and promoting antimicrobial stewardship. Although, we didn’t win on the day, the team are extremely proud to have been shortlisted and recognised for their transformative work in Point of Care testing.
The event programme was interspersed with break-out sessions hosted by some of the Silver event supporters, on topics including child healthtech innovation, collaborating with universities, why to engage expert advice early and how to use market insights to accelerate innovation development. A huge thank you to NIHR Healthtech Research Centre in Paediatrics and Child Health, Nexus and the Medipex team for their really informative sessions.
Congratulations to all the finalists and in particular the category winners from Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. More information on al the finalists and winners can be found on the Medipex awards website www.
Medipex CEO Lindsay Georgopoulos says “Once again the judging panel was blown away by the quality of the applications and the range of innovations submitted to the competition. The entries with supporting videos were a huge hit with the audience, each using a different method of conveying information about the problem that they’re solving, and the benefits offered by their solution. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to enter, and congratulations to all our finalists and winners”
We would like to give special thanks to the judging panel, made up of experts from Medipex Ltd., Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, the NIHR Healthtech Research Centre in Paediatrics and Child Health, NIHR Devices for Dignity, York St. John University, Jackdaw4 and Market Access and Reimbursement Solutions Ltd. The judging panel had a very challenging time in selecting the finalists from a pool of over 30 high-quality entries from 25 different lead organisations.
Thank you also to the other Silver supporter Medilink and Bronze supporters Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, P3 Medical, Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria, and Kirk Newsholme, who made this event happen and enabled bamboo trophies to be given to each of the finalists.
Medipex are looking forward to engaging with all the award entrants to see how we can help them move their project forward and increase the impact of their innovation.
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