£100,000 prize to develop new a hospital patient coding system
Businesses could win more than £100,000 to develop a new system to help staff maintain coded records of what happens to hospital patients.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking businesses with innovative ideas on how to help staff record what happens to patients in hospital and meet government targets.
Administration staff are required to assign clinical codes to patient conditions and the treatments they receive in order to support the reporting of what happens in hospitals.
It is a significant manual burden
University of Hull launches SME survey for ERDF Innovation Grant Programme
The University of Hull has been invited by Government to submit full applications for European Regional Development Funding to support SMEs in the Humber, York and North Yorkshire to become more innovative.
The programmes have been developed in response to calls for projects through the Humber and York, North Yorkshire East Riding European Structural and Investment Funds that will provide innovation support, innovation vouchers and grants for research and development.
SMEs are invited to complete a short survey by 19th September 2016, to help shape proposals. Those
Young Hull Entrepreneurs To Visit South Africa
A delegation of Hull young entrepreneurs have been invited to take part in in South Africa’s largest entrepreneurial event #THUDfest taking place from Wednesday 31 August to Friday 2 September in Johannesburg.
Hull City Council and the Youth Enterprise Partnership have been sharing good practice with colleagues in South Africa for two years and now want to build on those relations to develop practical business and learning opportunities. With the support of KC, Hull’s young entrepreneurs have been communicating via online
Venturefest Yorkshire – Win free places and cash prizes
Venturefest Yorkshire is a one day festival with a clear remit to nurture business growth in the region, – by helping innovators develop their ideas and helping entrepreneurs get investment.It is intend to inspire, entertain and amaze our delegates with fantastic talks, workshops and exhibitions and a spectacular end-of-day show.The event will take place at York Racecourse on the 16th November.
Two competitions are available with the chance to win:
Free Showcase stand at the Venturefest event.
A £5000 cash prize.
A £1000 cash
Hull’s Old Town Grant Scheme
If you are a small or medium independent enterprise in Old Town and would like to start up or expand a business in Old Town, you may be eligible to apply for a grant.
The Old Town grant scheme is part of a programme to revitalise Hull’s historic heart by improving both the visual landscape and quality of commercial premises. It also aims to encourage small and medium sized enterprises to occupy vacant or underused premises.
The Old Town programme also plans
Tech North Northern Stars Competition
Northern Stars is a pitch competition that seeks to identify and showcase the best tech startups in the North of England. We do this through an online application process, supported by a series of Regional Pitch events, culminating in a Grand Final where 10 winning companies are chosen by a high-profile panel of judges.
We want to hear from early-stage tech and digital startups from across the tech sector and of all shapes and sizes, working on everything from AI, VR
Driving Skills Programme
Are You Looking to recruit LGV Drivers?
Due to increased demand, changes in legislation, and lack of new entrants, LGV driver is the fourth biggest skills shortage nationally.
A new joint scheme by North East Lincolnshire Council, Jobcentre Plus and Scania can help fund the LGV driver training.
What’s on offer?
If you have LGV driver vacancies in the Humber they can provide:
•Hassle free help in recruiting potential drivers
•Candidates you can select for your business
•A work trial to ensure they fit your organisation
•Funded category
Visit Hull & East Yorkshire – The Big Welcome training programme
Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) has devised “The Big Welcome” for local businesses – a two part visitor welcome training programme which shows how attention to the smallest of details can make a difference to customer care levels.
The visitor economy of Hull & East Riding of Yorkshire is worth over £750 million and next year, when Hull is UK City of Culture 2017, an extra million visitors are expected.
VHEY have come up with a professional training programme to help
£4m Funding competition: compound semiconductor applications
Businesses can apply for a share of £4 million to encourage the commercial use of compound semiconductors.
Scope
Innovate UK is to invest up to £4 million in innovative projects that help to speed up the use of compound semiconductors. This is in areas such as power electronics, RF/microwave, photonics and sensors.
Innovate UK are seeking proposals with large and scalable commercial potential. The aim of this competition is to ensure that UK businesses can respond to market opportunities in compound semiconductors. Projects
Cutting Red Tape Review of Local Authorities – Business Survey
The Cutting Red Tape review of Local Authorities is a government review led by the Cabinet Office, DCLG and BIS, working together with other government departments and regulators.
The Cutting Red Tape Review of Local Authority Regulation and Enforcement aims to identify and remove unnecessary regulatory barriers to growth and associated costs placed on Local Authorities and businesses.
The review wants to identify and remove unnecessary regulatory barriers to growth and associated costs placed on businesses by local authorities, while ensuring necessary