Carelink was very proud to receive the Medilink award for best ‘Partnership with the NHS’. The award was given to Carelink for our provision of  world class development, hosting and support services to over 240 NHS organisations and their commercial partners. 
Medilink (Yorkshire & the Humber) Ltd is a membership-based professional association which services medical technology companies, hospitals and universities within the Yorkshire & Humber region of the UK. It also provides a gateway for national and international clients interested in developing relationships (commercial, research or clinical) with the region's medical sector.

The Medilink innovation Day, held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on the19th April 2007, was a celebration of the innovative work occurring across the region’s Health Technology cluster, which is home to one of the largest concentrations of such companies in the UK.  The event was home to various pioneering healthcare technology companies from Yorkshire and Humber  have their achievements recognised, and followed the success of last year’s event which saw over 100 healthcare organisations gather to celebrate the region’s innovations.

Speakers at the event included the Managing Director of the NHS Supply Chain, Patrick Johnson, Head of Enabling Technologies for Smith and Nephew, James Huckle and the Director for ISG3, Robert Driver.

Carelink will now automatically be short-listed for the Medilink UK national medical technology healthcare awards having one the regional prize.

 

(From left to right) Alan Ashby – Depuy; Michael Eaton – Kapitex; Craig Barson – Focus Product Development; Peter Wheeler and Graeme Hall – Brandon Medical; Raghunath Pai and Darren Turner - Carelink; Richard Clark - Aperio Diagnostics/Medipex; Gareth Lloyd-Jones – Medilink Yorkshire & Humberside