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Medilink Midlands are delighted to be sharing that our first Strategic Innovation Gateway Event on Rehabilitation Technologies will take place this May.
Join us, Loughborough University, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to find out “What the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) can do for you?”.
The NRC’s aim is to bring research, innovation, education and training alongside clinical practice to drive excellence in rehabilitation
The NRC programme received formal Government approval in 2023 for the £105million plans. Work is now progressing in earnest to create the 70-bed, purpose-built and highly energy efficient new facility as part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme.
The specialist NHS facility will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, home to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, and will open to patients in 2025.
The aim of this event is to look at opportunities to build partnerships with a vision to harness funding opportunities.
Programme:
9am – Registration, refreshments and networking
9:30am – Welcome, Melanie Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Medilink Midlands
9:40am – The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) Programme, Miriam Duffy, NRC Programme Director, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
9:55am – Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Rehabilitation Priorities, Wg Cdr Alex Scott – Consultant Rehabilitation Medicine and NRC Interoperability Project Lead
10:05am – Rehabilitation Sciences – Working with Industry, Professor Mark Lewis – NRC Academic Lead, Loughborough University and Professor Pip Logan – NRC Academic Lead, University of Nottingham
10:20am – Case Study Project Spotlight, Dr Jacqueline Hicks – Research Network Manager, EPSRC Network+ in Rehabilitation Technologies, University of Nottingham
10:30am – Panel Q&A Session
10:50am – NIHR i4i Programme Review, Dr Helen Compton, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, NIHR
11:00am – Break, refreshments and networking
11:30am -Working with the NRC to overcome pragmatic barriers and challenges in the use of rehabilitation technology, Praminda Caleb-Solly – Professor of Embodied Intelligence, University of Nottingham
11:45am – Breakout groups: what would be useful to industry when looking to do R&I within the NRC, with university and clinical partners?
12:20pm – Feedback from breakout groups
12:50pm – Closing remarks and next steps
13:00pm – Lunch and networking
14:00pm – Close
Cost and tickets:
£20 plus VAT for members of Medilink
£40 plus VAT for non-members
To receive the member discount code email info@medilinkmidlands.com