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Driving User-Centered Healthcare IT - Manchester

HealthTech Women UK: Driving User-Centered Healthcare IT, Leeds

Join HealthTech Women UK in Leeds on 7 December for the last in our series of events exploring the the enormous potential of User Centred Design (UCD) when developing healthtech systems.

This event, in collaboration with NHS Digital, will feature a panel of experts discuss the UCD projects they have been involved with, and the importance of including patients and users in the design and testing of health technologies.

This is a fantastic chance to meet like-minded peers, hear from women leaders, and discover more about the innovation happening in Leeds right now.

Speakers include:

- Victoria Betton - Director, mHabitat
- Anette Sweeney – Head of DWP Digital Academy
- Kathryn Grace - Service Design & Innovation Consultant at Stick People

When: Wednesday 7th December, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: Futurelabs, 1 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY
Register: tinyurl.com/htwucdl

This event is open to all and free to attend – the £5 ticket charge is refunded on attendance.

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HealthTech Women UK Live in Liverpool

After our hugely successful hub launch back in July, HealthTech Women UK are live in Liverpool once again for another evening meet-up event on 1st December at Lauch22.

Join us for networking and refreshments and hear Liverpool's healthtech leading ladies discuss how they are harnessing data to transform health and care across the region.

Speakers include:
- Rosalind Way - Director of Operations, Liverpool Health Partners
- Amanda Follit - Head of Digital Operations Services, Amaze
- Chelsea Slater - Author, Liverpool Girl Geeks

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Driving User-Centered Healthcare IT

Join HealthTech Women UK in Manchester this November and find out more about the enormous potential of User Centred Design (UCD) when developing healthtech systems.

Hear from our panel of experts as they discuss the UCD projects they have been involved with, and the importance of including patients and users in the design and testing of health technologies.

This is a fantastic chance to meet like-minded peers, hear from women leaders, and discover more about the innovation happening in Manchester right now.

Speakers include:
- Sarah Thew – Innovation and User Experience Manager, GM AHSN
- Claire Harkin – Personal Health Record (PHR) Specialist, Evergreen Life

When: Wednesday 23rd November, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: SpaceportX Manchester, 24/26 Lever Street, M1 1DZ

This event is open to all and free to attend – the £5 ticket charge is refunded on attendance.

Louise Sinclair
Head of UK Network
HealthTech Women UK

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Wed 23rd Nov 2016 5:30pm (Europe/London)

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Join us in Leeds for the first in our series of HealthTech Investment Journeys. Hear from successful healthtech companies sharing their journeys and the trials and tribulations they’ve faced.

Chaired by Emma Cheshire, Co-Founder and CEO of Dotforge, this event offers a unique opportunity to find out about investment and funding available in the healthtech sector. Discover the options that are offered when building and developing your business, including both start-ups and companies in later stages of growth.

This event offers an excellent opportunity to network with experienced investors, lawyers and successful entrepreneurs. Drinks and nibbles will of course be on hand.

Our panellists include:

• Caroline Walker – Associate, Nabarro

• Nicola Broughton – Investment Director, Mercia Technologies PLC

When: Tuesday 4th October, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: Future Labs, 1 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY

This event is free to attend – the £5 ticket charge is refunded on attendance. Please book your place at www.tinyurl.com/htwijl

Please feel free to share this event with your network and we hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair

Head of UK Network,
HealthTech Women UK

Join us in Manchester for the second in our series of HealthTech Investment Journeys. Hear from successful healthtech companies sharing their journeys and the trials and tribulations they’ve faced.

Chaired by Emma Cheshire, Co-Founder and CEO of Dotforge, and Sylvia Elder, Associate at Nabarro, this event offers a unique opportunity to find out about investment and funding available in the healthtech sector. Discover the options that are offered when building and developing your business, including both start-ups and companies in later stages of growth.

This event offers an excellent opportunity to network with experienced investors, lawyers and successful entrepreneurs. Drinks and nibbles will of course be on hand.

Our panellists include:

• Mo Wang - Associate, Nabarro

• Dr Chris Winter - Managing Partner, Brightstar Partners

When: Thursday 6th October, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: Rise Manchester, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN

This event is free to attend – the £5 ticket charge is refunded on attendance. Please book your place at www.tinyurl.com/htwijm

Please feel free to share this event with your network and we hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair
Head of UK Network,
HealthTech Women UK

Join us in London for the third in our series of HealthTech Investment Journeys. Hear from successful healthtech companies sharing their journeys and the trials and tribulations they’ve faced.

Chaired by Emma Cheshire, Co-Founder and CEO of Dotforge, this event offers a unique opportunity to find out about investment and funding available in the healthtech sector. Discover the options that are offered when building and developing your business, including both start-ups and companies in later stages of growth. This event offers an excellent opportunity to network with experienced investors, lawyers and successful entrepreneurs. Drinks and nibbles will of course be on hand.

Our panellists include:

• Sylvia Elder - Associate, Nabarro

• Camilla Dolan - Investment Director, MMC Ventures

• Anne Bruinvels - Founder, Px Healthcare

When: Thursday 13th October, 6.00-9.00pm

Where: WeWork Southbank, 22 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PD

This event is free to attend – the £5 ticket charge is refunded on attendance. Please book your place at www.tinyurl.com/htwijld

Please feel free to share this event with your network and we hope to see you there.



WeWork is the platform for creators. We provide the space, community and services you need to create your life's work. To learn more about WeWork's spaces and memberships in London, send an email to southbank@wework.com or call 0203 695 6990.

After the success of building HealthTech Women hubs in London and across the North of England, we are delighted to be extending our reach and launching a new hub in Bristol. Our HTW UK South West Soirée will welcome leading ladies from across health and social care.

We are pleased to announce the event will be opened by our National Ambassador, Beverley Bryant, Director of Digital Transformation at NHS Digital, and hosted by Jocelyn Palmer, Programme Manager at the South, Central & West CSU. Andy Kinnear, Director of Digital Transformation at the CSU, will be making a cameo appearance sharing the progress of the Connecting Care Programme.

Meet us for networking and refreshments and hear our panellists share their personal journeys into healthtech and the transformational work they are delivering across health and care.

Our panellists include:

• Beverley Bryant – Director of Digital Transformation, NHS Digital

• Deborah Evans – Managing Director, West of England AHSN

• Angela Clark – Deputy Service Director: Children & Family, Bristol City Council

• Natalie Liao – Assurance & Delivery Manager, NHS England

When: Tuesday 13th September, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: The Boardroom, Market Chambers, 20 St Nicholas St, BS1 1UB

This event is free – the £5 ticket charge will be refunded on attendance.

Big thanks to our event sponsor ERS Connect.

Please feel free to share this event with your contacts and we hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair
Head of UK Network,
HealthTech Women UK

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After the success of building HealthTech Women hubs in London and across the North of England, we are delighted to be extending our reach and launching a new hub in Bristol. Our HTW UK South West Soirée will welcome leading ladies from across health and social care.

We are pleased to announce the event will be opened by our National Ambassador, Beverley Bryant, Director of Digital Transformation at NHS Digital, and hosted by Jocelyn Palmer, Programme Manager at the South, Central & West CSU. Andy Kinnear, Director of Digital Transformation at the CSU, will be making a cameo appearance sharing the progress of the Connecting Care Programme.

Meet us for networking and refreshments and hear our panellists share their personal journeys into healthtech and the transformational work they are delivering across health and care.

Our panellists include:

• Beverley Bryant – Director of Digital Transformation, NHS Digital

• Deborah Evans – Managing Director, West of England AHSN

• Angela Clark – Deputy Service Director: Children & Family, Bristol City Council

• Natalie Liao – Assurance & Delivery Manager, NHS England

When: Tuesday 13th September, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: The Boardroom, Market Chambers, 20 St Nicholas St, BS1 1UB

This event is free – the £5 ticket charge will be refunded on attendance.

Big thanks to our event sponsors, ERS Connect and Graphnet Health.

Please feel free to share this event with your contacts and we hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair
Head of UK Network,
HealthTech Women UK

Join us for breakfast at the BT Tower to hear the main challenges around data security in health and care.

As the use of technology increases across health and social care so does the risk of cyber-attacks and threats to data. Data security is currently a hot topic and there is lots of information on general cyber security. Our event, running in association with BT, will look further into protecting patient data with practical, targeted information and advice for healthtech professionals.

Chaired by Linda Cairney, Director of Health International Market Development at BT, this event will features speakers discussing the importance of creating a culture of prevention and ensuring there is wide-spread knowledge of the precautions available. We will also describe what an attack looks like, how it can be prevented, and the building blocks of a secure NHS.

Our panellists include:

• Katie Farrington – Director of Digital & Data, Department of Health

• Deborah Moir – Senior Security Consultant, BT Global Services

• Marcia Jackson – Head of Standards, The National Archives

• Caroline Rivett – Director of Risk Consulting, KPMG

When: Tuesday 20th September, 7.30-9.30am
Where: BT Tower, Maple Street, London, W1T 5HD
Register: tinyurl.com/htwcse

This event is free – the £5 ticket charge will be refunded on attendance. To book your place register at tinyurl.com/htwcse

In order to gain access to this event, please bring photographic ID with you.

Due to security, registration for this event will close on Tuesday 13th September. If your name is not on the registration list, you will be unable to gain entrance to this event.

Hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair

Head of UK Network,
HealthTech Women UK

After the success of building HealthTech Women hubs in London and across the North of England, we are delighted to be extending our reach and launching a new hub in Bristol. Our HTW UK South West Soirée will welcome leading ladies from across health and social care.

We are pleased to announce the event will be opened by our National Ambassador, Beverley Bryant, Director of Digital Transformation at NHS Digital, and hosted by Jocelyn Palmer, Programme Manager at the South, Central & West CSU. Andy Kinnear, Director of Digital Transformation at the CSU, will be making a cameo appearance sharing the progress of the Connecting Care Programme.

Meet us for networking and refreshments and hear our panellists share their personal journeys into healthtech and the transformational work they are delivering across health and care.

Our panellists include:

• Beverley Bryant – Director of Digital Transformation, NHS Digital

• Deborah Evans – Managing Director, West of England AHSN

• Angela Clark – Deputy Service Director: Children & Family, Bristol City Council

• Natalie Liao – Assurance & Delivery Manager, NHS England

When: Tuesday 13th September, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: TBC, Central Bristol

This event is free – the £5 ticket charge will be refunded on attendance. Please book your place at www.tinyurl.com/htwsws

Big thanks to our event sponsor ERS Connect.

Please feel free to share this event with your contacts and we hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair

Head of UK Network,
HealthTech Women UK

Tue 4th Oct 2016 8:30pm (Europe/London)

HealthTech Investment Journeys - London

Join us in London for the third in our series of HealthTech Investment Journeys. Hear from successful healthtech companies sharing their journeys and the trials and tribulations they’ve faced.

Chaired by Emma Cheshire, Co-Founder and CEO of Dotforge, this event offers a unique opportunity to find out about investment and funding available in the healthtech sector. Discover the options that are offered when building and developing your business, including both start-ups and companies in later stages of growth. This event offers an excellent opportunity to network with experienced investors, lawyers and successful entrepreneurs. Drinks and nibbles will of course be on hand.

Our panellists include:

• Sylvia Elder - Associate, Nabarro

• Mark Fahy - Head of UK Small & Mid-Cap Companies, London Stock Exchange

• Camilla Dolan - Investment Director, MMC Ventures

When: Thursday 13th October, 6.00-9.00pm

Where: WeWork Southbank, 22 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PD

This event is free to attend – the £5 ticket charge is refunded on attendance. Please book your place at www.tinyurl.com/htwijld

Please feel free to share this event with your network and we hope to see you there.



WeWork is the platform for creators. We provide the space, community and services you need to create your life's work. To learn more about WeWork's spaces and memberships in London, send an email to southbank@wework.com or call 0203 695 6990.

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HealthTech Investment Journeys - Manchester

Join us in Manchester for the second in our series of HealthTech Investment Journeys. Hear from successful healthtech companies sharing their journeys and the trials and tribulations they’ve faced.

Chaired by Emma Cheshire, Co-Founder and CEO of Dotforge, and Sylvia Elder, Associate at Nabarro, this event offers a unique opportunity to find out about investment and funding available in the healthtech sector. Discover the options that are offered when building and developing your business, including both start-ups and companies in later stages of growth.

This event offers an excellent opportunity to network with experienced investors, lawyers and successful entrepreneurs. Drinks and nibbles will of course be on hand.

Our panellists include:

• Mo Wang - Associate, Nabarro

• Mark Fahy - Head of UK Small & Mid-Cap Companies, London Stock Exchange

• Dr Chris Winter - Managing Partner, Brightstar Partners

When: Thursday 6th October, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: Rise Manchester, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN

This event is free to attend – the £5 ticket charge is refunded on attendance. Please book your place at www.tinyurl.com/htwijm

Please feel free to share this event with your network and we hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair
Head of UK Network,
HealthTech Women UK

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Thu 6th Oct 2016 5:30pm (Europe/London)

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HealthTech Investment Journeys - Leeds

Join us in Leeds for the first in our series of HealthTech Investment Journeys. Hear from successful healthtech companies sharing their journeys and the trials and tribulations they’ve faced.

Chaired by Emma Cheshire, Co-Founder and CEO of Dotforge, this event offers a unique opportunity to find out about investment and funding available in the healthtech sector. Discover the options that are offered when building and developing your business, including both start-ups and companies in later stages of growth.

This event offers an excellent opportunity to network with experienced investors, lawyers and successful entrepreneurs. Drinks and nibbles will of course be on hand.

Our panellists include:

• Caroline Walker – Associate, Nabarro

• Mark Fahy – Head of UK Small & Mid-Cap Companies, London Stock Exchange

• Nicola Broughton – Investment Director, Mercia Technologies PLC

When: Tuesday 4th October, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: Future Labs, 1 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY

This event is free to attend – the £5 ticket charge is refunded on attendance. Please book your place at www.tinyurl.com/htwijl

Please feel free to share this event with your network and we hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair

Head of UK Network,
HealthTech Women UK

http://www.tinyurl.com/htwijl

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Tue 4th Oct 2016 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 4th Oct 2016 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Immunising your Health Data against Attacks

As the use of technology increases across health and social care so does the risk of cyber-attacks and threats to data. Data security is currently a hot topic and there is lots of information on general cyber security. Our event, running in association with BT will look further into protecting patient data with practical, with targeted information and advice for healthtech professionals.

Speakers will discuss the importance of creating a culture of prevention and ensuring there is wide-spread knowledge of the precautions available. We will also describe the building blocks of a secure NHS.
Join us for breakfast to hear what the main challenges of data security are, what an attack looks like and how it can be prevented.

Our panellists include:
Deborah Moir – Senior Security Consultant, BT Global Services
Marcia Jackson – Head of Standards, The National Archives
Katie Farrington – Director of Data & Digital Policy, Department of Health
Caroline Rivett – Director of Risk Consulting, KPMG

When: Tuesday 20th September, 7.30-9.30am
Where: TBC, Central London

This event is free – the £5 ticket charge will be refunded on attendance.

Hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair
Head of UK Network, HealthTech Women UK

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/immunising-your-health-data-against-attacks-tickets-26706015411

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Tue 20th Sep 2016 7:30am (Europe/London)

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HTW UK South West Soirée

After the success of building HealthTech Women hubs in London and across the North of England, we are delighted to be extending our reach and launching a new hub in Bristol. Our HTW UK South West Soirée will welcome leading ladies from across health and social care.

We are pleased to announce the event will be opened by our National Ambassador, Beverley Bryant, Director of Digital Transformation at NHS Digital, and hosted by Jocelyn Palmer, Programme Manager at the South, Central & West CSU. Andy Kinnear, Director of Digital Transformation at the CSU, will be making a cameo appearance sharing the progress of the Connecting Care Programme.

Meet us for networking and refreshments and hear our panellists share their personal journeys into healthtech and the transformational work they are delivering across health and care.

Our panellists include:
Beverley Bryant – Director of Digital Transformation, NHS Digital
Deborah Evans – Managing Director, West of England AHSN
Angela Clark – Deputy Service Director: Children & Family, Bristol City Council

When: Tuesday 13th September, 5.30-8.30pm
Where: TBC, Central Bristol

This event is free – the £5 ticket charge will be refunded on attendance.

Please feel free to share this event with your contacts and we hope to see you there.

Louise Sinclair
Head of UK Network, HealthTech Women UK

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/htw-uk-south-west-soiree-tickets-26604666273

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/htw-uk-south-west-soiree-tickets-26604666273

Tue 13th Sep 2016 5:30pm (Europe/London)

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HealthTech Women Lands in Liverpool

Following the success of our “Launch in the North” event in Leeds, HealthTech Women UK is moving the conversation and "Landing in Liverpool" on 7th July, to showcase local innovation that is transforming health and care across Merseyside.

We are delighted to welcome Dr Iain Hennessey, Clinical Director of Innovation at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, who will be making a cameo appearance at this event to share some of his great work.

A panel of our leading ladies will also be joining us to lead a discussion on how technology can support the NHS to provide sustainable, high-quality care. Our panellists include:
• Catherine McClennan, Programme Director at Cheshire & Merseyside Women's & Children's Service Partnership
• Dr Liz Mear – Chief Executive, The Innovation Agency, AHSN North West Coast
• Liz Ashall-Payne – Founder & Director, ORCHA
• Hilda Yarker – Founder & Director, H2A Partnerships

https://www.kweekweek.com/htwuk/healthtech-women-uk-lands-in-liverpool

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Thu 7th Jul 2016 5:30pm (Europe/London)

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HealthTech Women Hits Manchester

Following our successful “Launch in the North” event in Leeds, HealthTech Women UK is moving the conversation to the North West evening event in Manchester this June. This event is headed up by a panel of industry leaders who will share their personal journeys into healthech.

Join us for refreshments and nibbles as we debate the importance of collaboration across the NHS and industry, the opportunities for SMEs and how clinically-led systems are vital for success.

Our panellists include:
• Rachel Dunscombe - CIO, Salford Royal Foundation Trust
• Sarah Thew - Innovation & User Experience Manager, GM AHSN
• Karen McLaughlin - European Operations Director, CSC
• Phillipa Winter - Joint CIO & CCIO, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

We are also delighted to welcome a cameo appearance from Tony Yates, the father of our youngest member (Sienna, 3 years old and coding!) - Tony will share some of the cool stuff going on with NHS.UK.

https://www.kweekweek.com/htwuk/healthtech-women-hits-manchester

https://www.kweekweek.com/htwuk/healthtech-women-hits-manchester

Tue 28th Jun 2016 5:30pm (Europe/London)

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