The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) is looking for clinicians, academics and industry to attend a workshop on 13 December in Sheffield, UK, to explore technological healthcare solutions to unmet clinical needs for young people transitioning from paediatric to adult services.

The workshop will focus on 3 themes:

• Self-management and gaining independence
• Service evaluation
• Knowledge and education

The successful applicants will work together in a pioneering cross-disciplinary structure alongside patients, families, clinicians, engineers, computer scientists and other experts to develop new digital platforms and technologies that can address unmet needs in child health.

Support with AI, (based at GOSH), mental health (based at Cambridge University) and PPIE (based within the HRC) will be available if these would benefit the research project. Projects can take the form of an NHS and industry led research project, or can lead to funded PhD opportunities.

To register your interest, please answer the below questions and send your responses to Jacob Branchflower, Project Manager, NIHR HRC in Paediatrics and Child Health ([email protected]) as soon as possible.

Questions

1. What is your clinical speciality/role & where are you based?

2. What specific challenges or unmet needs within your clinical service do you think could benefit from a technological solution?

3. Do you have an idea for a technology based solution that you would like to develop?

4. Which of the sub themes would be the best fit for your idea?
● Self-management and gaining independence
● Service evaluation
● Knowledge and education

5. Would the project benefit from collaboration with:
● AI
● Mental health
● Industry

6. Would the project be suitable for a non-clinical PhD student?

7. Do you have any prior collaborations around this idea? (optional)

A number of clinical pathways will be selected and a workshop will be held on 13th December 2024 in Sheffield to scope and develop the proposals.