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NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) Mentorship

NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) Mentorship

The NHS CEP are looking for professionals from the health service, academia and industry to join their mentorship programme and help support the next generation of entrepreneurs. Clinical entrepreneurs are assigned a mentor during their first year on the programme. Mentors given their time voluntarily to help and guide entrepreneurs. There are many benefits to becoming a mentor including:

· Allowing others to benefit from your insight, experience and knowledge

· Sharing of personal and professional best practice

· Professional networking opportunities

· Developing mutual leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

· Developing a mutual sense of respect and professional validation

· Identifying opportunities for your mentee

· Invitation to the NHS CEP pit stops, workshops and partner events.

To find out more about what is involved and to register please visit the website:

https://nhscep.onpld.com/register
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Scotland's Health Awards - nominate your Innovation hero(es)!

Nominations are now open for Scotland's Health Awards 2024, hosted by The Scotsman. The awards provide an opportunity for members of the public to recognise and celebrate their local health heroes across 16 different award categories including Innovation.

The Innovation award is for an individual, a group or a team developing innovative ways to improve health and social care in Scotland. Innovation has many forms and this award recognises clinical and non-clinical innovation. It includes research, use of new or emerging technologies, new ways of working, or faster, smarter access to services and treatments. It aims to recognise forward-thinking, innovative individuals, or teams, who have taken a creative approach to improve quality, delivery, safety or productivity within health and social care.

The deadline for nominations is 18th August 2024 with the awards taking place on 7th November 2024 in Edinburgh. To find out more and make a nomination please visit the website:

https://www.nationalworldevents.com/sha-2024/

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National Innovation Strategy 2023 to 2033 launched

Read the new Scottish Government ten year strategy to make Scotland one of the most innovative small nations in the world here.


NHS North of Scotland Innovation Hub Website and Social Media Launched

The new NHS North of Scotland Innovation Hub website, LinkedIn and X pages are now all live – please visit and follow them to keep up to date with what is happening in the Hub and the 6 health boards in Scotland, including NHS Tayside, that make it up

https://www.nhsscotlandnorth.scot/networks/north-of-scotland-innovation-hub
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7105497628397690880
https://twitter.com/NHNoSInnov