Exhibitors for 2017
The following organisations exhibited at iLINKS Innovations 2017. If you are interested in finding out more about exhibiting at the event, please contact the iLINKS Innovations Event Team.
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AllscriptsStand 24, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandAllscripts is a global leader in healthcare technology that connects communities for smarter care. Built on an open platform, its EPR, financial management, population health and precision medicine solutions drive innovation in workflows, care delivery and patient behaviour. We make a commitment to your success by providing you the following essentials:
We’re a team of more than 7,000 strong devoted to fulfilling your needs today and creating the healthcare IT architecture of tomorrow. |
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BrotherStand 1, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandPrinting technology is central to fast, efficient healthcare documentation and communication. Whether you’re printing prescriptions in a GP consulting room, barcode labels in a laboratory, digitising patient documents in a hospital, using mobile technology in the community, or producing leaflets in a care home,Brother is At Your Side. We have more than 25 years’ experience working closely with healthcare professionals, from primary and secondary care, pharmacies, aftercare to community provision, so we understand your different needs. We’ve developed specific solutions to help your staff reduce the time spent on administration so they can concentrate on patient care. We also recognise the increasing pressures on the healthcare sector to deliver best value and to purchase sustainable technology. That’s why our products are affordable, reliable and fit for purpose. |
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Centennial MITStand 7, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandCentennial MIT is the exclusive UK distributor for MEDITECH Electronic Patient Record Systems. MEDITECH is the leading supplier of healthcare information systems in North America and provides integrated software solutions that meet the information needs of health care organisations worldwide, including hospitals, ambulatory care centres, physicians' offices, long term care, behavioural health facilities and home health organisations. Centennial MIT is providing the MEDITECH product suite to a growing number of organisations within the UK that require an integrated, proven, deliverable solution that can be implemented on-time and on-budget to provide real clinical benefit.
Centennial MIT also provides additional domain knowledge, programme management and implementation services using the PRINCE2 Project Management framework. When requested, Centennial MIT also provides support infrastructure, Service Level agreement management and monitoring services to support the contracts. |
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CernerStand 2, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandDelivering value, driving change, achieving excellence At Cerner, we’re constantly building on our foundation of intelligent solutions for healthcare. Together, we’re connecting the people, information and solutions that is helping organisations deliver the IHI Triple Aim of healthcare. Our fully integrated EHR is used at over 25,000 facilities across 40 countries whilst our population health platform is enabling the shift from reactive care to proactive health for almost 100million citizens worldwide. Value delivered through partnerships We’re focused on improving efficiency and delivering value across the health system. We’re working with our 23 NHS clients and their system partners to deliver clinical excellence and enable new models of care. We’re proud to work with six of the 16 NHS England Global Digital Exemplars Value supported by experience As the UK moves towards outcomes-based models of care, we’re excited to share our experience of partnering with the world’s leading accountable care systems to help you both develop and deliver your vision. Proven interoperability Being open and truly interoperable is at the core of patient safety and care efficiency and it’s at the heart of our values. We believe information should move freely between competing systems without barriers to improve patient safety and the experience. |
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CheckWareStand 20, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandCheckWare is the world leader in integrated online clinical assessments and digital care pathways. CheckWare was formed by Health professionals in 2007 and has offices in UK, Norway and Poland – with the digital rights to over 950 authorised clinical assessments. CheckWare Assessment Solutions are specifically for Mental Health, CAMHS, Palliative care, Clinical Research and Long Term conditions and for anyone who uses questionnaires, assessments or tests within a clinical environment, in clinical studies or clinical research. CheckWare uses the latest technological innovations to improve health and to advance clinical research… a secure software system that automates the delivery, scoring, comparison and reporting of all clinical measures, questionnaires and tests. By using innovative digital and mobile technologies CheckWare can empower the patient to “self-report” in-between clinical appointments – allowing clinicians to prioritise waiting lists or be automatically informed of any patient health changes or deteriorations. The CheckWare system is available in multiple languages, is certified with NHS IG Toolkit standards and all data is resident ion the N3 NHS Network spine. CheckWare is licenced at over 250 organisations and at multiple NHS Trusts within the UK. |
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DELLStand 19, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandEnabling information-driven healthcare. Dell is a recognized leader in healthcare IT worldwide. We dedicate 10 percent of our entire workforce to healthcare and life sciences. This commitment to the sector results in 80 percent of NHS Trusts partnering with us and approximately 100 major clinical systems implemented by Dell across the NHS We offer practical innovation, efficient and affordable solutions and a superior customer relationship model that meets four key customer imperatives: transform, connect, inform and protect. We believe that better information drives better healthcare – and we offer services and solutions to meet that goal. Mobility: Drive operational efficiency by enabling remote working and giving users intuitive access to critical information wherever they are, including at the point of care. Data Management and Big Data: Enable end-to-end analytics of large data sets to deliver improvements in patient outcomes, healthcare delivery and clinician training. Digital Care Records: Break away from inefficient paper-based systems, providing an end-to-end process that consolidates medical archives. Health Consultancy Services: Manage organisational change, enable continuous project monitoring and ensure clear business benefits. Governance and Security: Protect patient data with the right levels of security and access governance wherever it resides. |
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DrDoctorStand 14, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandNHS patients miss approximately 1 in 10 hospital outpatient appointments every year. Do not attends (DNAs), cancelled, and unneeded follow-up appointments increase wait times and waste NHS resources. DrDoctor overcomes all these problems, generating rapid savings while transforming patient experience. DrDoctor believes in better healthcare, better communication and better access. Tailored to the workflow of each clinic, DrDoctor uses clever technology to digitally transform the way patients book, view and change their appointments. Patients are more likely to attend, while cancelled appointments are quickly filled - making the NHS more efficient. What’s more, doctors gain better insight into patient wellbeing, meaning fewer unneeded follow-up appointments. NHS Trusts using DrDoctor, like Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Great Ormand Street Hospital save on average £1m-£3m annually with DNAs falling by up to 40% in 2-4 months. And patients love it, in fact, 96% of patients would recommend DrDoctor. |
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EgtonStand 12, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandWe offer close to 20 years’ experience in supplying software and services to support the operation of over 5,000 healthcare organisations. We are your digital partner. Enabling you to provide a better service and improve patient care by embedding efficiency and flexible working throughout your organisation. Supporting efficiency in healthcare Through our range of back office solutions and managed services we facilitate effective working practices and streamline processes allowing you to focus more time helping people. Enhance the patient experienceFrom websites to Wi-Fi we provide the tools and knowledge for you to exceed patient’s expectations. Enabling flexible and mobile workingWe aim to support the delivery of care wherever that may be required and our range of mobile orientated solutions allow for greater freedom in the way you work. Working with your clinical systemOur range of medical and waiting room devices are able to integrate with your clinical system to offer a seamless transfer of information both to and from the patient. First class supportAll of this is backed up by a team of skilled and passionate engineers able to help meet your specific requirements along with our 24/7 support desk on-hand to assist when and if required. |
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eHealth ClusterDigital Space, Media Centre, Earl of Derby StandThe eHealth Cluster brings together Technology, Health and Social Care sectors. The cluster supports the growth and success of the region by joining up developers, commissioners, suppliers and service providers in a structured and impartial way. |
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EMIS HealthStand 11, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandEMIS Health is the leader in connected healthcare software and services. We provide every health sector with innovative technology, from market-leading clinical management systems to health analytics tools – combined with unrivalled customer support. We’re unique. Unlike any other organisation, our systems are used in every major healthcare setting – from GP surgeries to high street pharmacies, community and mental healthcare, hospitals and specialist services. We’re clinically focused. We enable clinicians to provide safe and efficient care. Our technology is used by more clinicians in the UK than any other provider and we have a significant and growing international presence. |
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EricomStand 21, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandEricom works with NHS Trusts and other organisations to provide staff and contractors secure remote access and ransomware protection via browser isolation. These advanced technologies are used in one-third of UK hospitals, to provide fast, secure, and easy access. With global cyberattacks mounting, it is only natural to review your own defences. With highly-motivated cybercriminals who are always one step ahead of security measures — both user browser behavior and web-borne content should certainly be assumed untrusted. The last thing needed is to divert focus and budget away from the NHS Digital purpose of;
However, by using a powerful browser isolation model (Gartner 2016), your staff can fearlessly research on the Internet without email, browsing, or file download risk. With quick and easy deployment that fits in to your existing set-up, practitioners will be able to continue to be productive while your network is shielded. Come and talk to us about your strategy now. |
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FortrusStand 26, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandFortrus create software interfaces that end users find intuitive and engaging. Through our unique approach of applying User Experience design skills and techniques we enable users to view greater and more complex information more readily than through any other means. The key to our approach is developing solutions that sit as a beautifully designed layer, built around the requirements of the user rather than just an extended interface from any one system or multiple systems, through a basic portal. Our solutions enable users to collect, federate, aggregate and analyse structured and unstructured data, whether electronic or paper based, laying the foundations for innovation through a unique approach and methodology and not just the implementation of a product/s. The wide range of ‘Unity’ modules provided by Fortrus enables customers to innovate, whilst protecting current IT investment, the Unity Connected Record provides the building blocks whereby an eco-system for better connected care can be turned into a reality, not just a concept. |
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Healthcare GatewayStand 10, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandHealthcare Gateway is the interoperability specialist and home of the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG). The MIG is widely recognised as the national interoperability solution. It connects 180 health and social care organisations across the UK to share 30 million real-time patient records. The MIG can integrate with any system in as little as eight weeks, to provide patient information from different settings within one application. |
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FDB OptimiseRx (Hearst Health International)Stand 6, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandOptimiseRx combines evidence-based best practice, safety and cost-effective prescribing messages, delivered in real time at the point of care. Innovative and intelligent, OptimiseRx is seamlessly integrated with the prescribing workflow of the clinical system, providing healthcare professionals with guidance based on individual patient record. We have a long standing history with GP Practices and CCGs in the North West. FDB OptimiseRx is used by many hundreds of GPs and healthcare professionals to optimise prescriptions every day. Join us at iLinks 2017 to find out about how:
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IEG4Stand 8, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandSolve difficult problems with innovative software solutions Whether it be in local government, housing or health and social care our focus is on delivering the best user experiences whilst simultaneously optimising service delivery. We don't simply iterate on what others do as we believe technology is an enabler of change. IEG4 are proud to be the first public sector supplier to deliver:
IEG4 has been recognised at a global level by Microsoft for many of its innovations and has been Microsoft Partner of the Year for Government. |
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ImosphereStand 3, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandOur goal is to improve lives by transforming the way the world uses health and social care information. We work with over 50 councils, 20 Trusts and CCGs and leading medical schools, acute care and research institutions in the UK, USA and Europe. Our solutions improve quality of care, support health and social care integration, and promote financial sustainability. They include:
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Informatics MerseysideStand 28, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandNHS Informatics Merseyside is an NHS shared service, providing Information Management and Technology (IM&T) services across the local health and social care economy, and beyond. An extensive range of services are provided to circa 15,000 users in order to deliver ‘Health Grade IT’ to support high quality and efficient care delivery. In 2015, Informatics Merseyside scooped the runner-up prize for the ‘Best Large IT Service Desk’ award at the IT Service and Support Awards and was the first NHS Service Desk in England to be accredited with 3-star certification from the Service Desk Institute - the only industry, standards-based, accreditation programme specifically designed to certify service desk quality. The organisation has also been awarded ‘Excellence in Informatics' accreditation for achieving consistent good practice in informatics workforce development and for the third year running, has been awarded the Staff Development of the Year award in recognition of their rounded and detailed approach to personal and professional development, engagement and staff health and wellbeing. |
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Innovation AgencyStand 5, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandThe Innovation Agency’s role is to spread innovation in health and care - breaking down barriers and acting as a connector for businesses with technologies and other products which can improve health and reduce costs. As the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and south Cumbria, the Innovation Agency works closely with England’s 14 other AHSNs to accelerate the uptake of innovation across the country. |
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InterSystemsStand 16, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby Stand |
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North West Skills Development Network (NWSDN)Stand 17, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandThe North West Skills Development Network (NWSDN) is an innovative Learning & Development Network for Finance, Informatics & Procurement NHS Staff, offering development opportunities from Apprentice through to Director level, with a growing CCIO network. The Skills Development Network is proactive in identifying and providing bespoke learning & development opportunities in terms of content and delivery to add value to NHS employees and their organisations. The Network also encourages and facilitates the sharing of best practice and learning through Network events. |
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Orion HealthStand 4, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandOrion Health is a global leader in healthcare technology with over 15 years’ experience working with the NHS. Hundreds of thousands of clinicians in more than 30 countries use our healthcare information technology solutions every day to improve clinical workflow, decision-making and patient care for more than 110 million patients in our award-winning systems. Orion Health offers population health solutions across the whole health and care landscape, from data integration to care pathways and patient engagement. Empower your health and care professionals to deliver improved outcomes and patient experience, underpinned by an integrated digital care record. |
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Populo ConsultingStand 9, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandPopulo Consulting is part of the IT Works Resourcing Group based in the North West. One of the principle strengths of Populo Consulting is that we work right across the NHS, learning from and applying our learnedknowledge ensuring that we remain at the forefront to help the constantlyevolving demands of the NHS. This has allowed us to develop an unrivalledunderstanding the majority of clinical systems. Our knowledge extends rightacross the healthcare IT spectrum, including how solutions, process and people interact. We have worked and provided expertise and services around electronic health and patient records, PACS, Pathology, portals, specialised clinical systems, accounting and ERP systems as well as external systems in the community and partner organisations. By providing real world information, we have developed long term partnerships with vendors and hospitals through the UK avoiding pitfalls andthe mistakes that have been made elsewhere, dispelling myths andassumptions that are commonplace amongst vendors, hospitals, their staff and patients as they procure new systems or look to drive greater value from their current systems. A big part of what we bring to a project is around providing assurance in these areas, managing expectations and communication to the different stakeholder groups. |
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RESTART ConsultingStand 23, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandViper360® is a second generation, real-time information platform enabling organisations to achieve rapid, cost-effective information sharing between healthcare systems across primary, secondary, mental health, community and local authority platforms. |
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SamsungStand 22, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandSamsung is using cutting-edge technology to develop intuitive new ways of working to bring healthcare into the digital world.Improving patient care with digital remedies
Samsung is enabling carers and their organisations to work smarter with mobiles and tablets. These devices coupled with the appropriate software allow access to patient records and dynamic scheduling. This creates extremely efficient working practices for carers. Digital transformation is a big priority because of the frustrations around today’s paper-based processes. Smarter ways of working mean carers can better schedule their daily appointments. Carers can achieve more in their day, provide better assistance to service users and feel more satisfied with their work. Samsung devices reduce travel time by letting carers know exactly where they need to be and the quickest route to take to get there. Once they arrive at the service user’s home, their details are readily available on the same device and new notes or records can instantly be added. |
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Sunrise SoftwareStand 15, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandDemanding service desks trust Sunrise to deliver world class Service Management software that is resilient, scalable and flexible. For over 20 years, Sunrise has actively resolved the needs and processes of IT Service Management (ITSM), HR service desks and Managed Service Providers with its configurable platform and intuitive applications. An IBM Registered Partner on the Bluemix cloud platform, Sunrise instils its customers with confidence in its solutions, whether SaaS or premise based. Sunrise is the first service desk software to meet SDI compliance for Performance Results Reporting 2017. Sunrise is a proven supplier within the NHS. |
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TextlocalStand 25, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandTextlocal offer the UK’s premier mobile messaging service, ‘Messenger’, helping hundreds of thousands of clients with two way text messaging to their patients. Our award-winning platform offers a suite of advanced SMS features including inboxes to drive automation of the incoming messages, those that say yes to their appointment are confirmed, the ‘no’ responses may receive a call to rebook; take the guessing out of the equation by requesting a response. Want to know how you are doing? The Friends and Family survey will capture the thoughts after the event and bulk sending ensures all of your patients are notified about flu jabs or local health issues relevant to the Practise or Trust. Want to use your EPR to send messages? Thanks to a robust API gateway that’s available in any modern programming language, our SMS platform integrates with a huge range of patient management packages to keep your communications streamlined and easy. |
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TrustmarqueStand 18, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandTrustmarque (part of Capita PLC), is a leading provider of end-to-end IT services to the UK public and private sectors; including cloud, professional and managed services, and software solutions. At Trustmarque we give honest, simple and independent advice that helps customers navigate an increasingly complex world of IT. |
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VANAD EnovationStand 13, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandGo Digital, Stay Human! Experts in Systems Integration and Robotic Process Automation, we take pride in providing real world practical solutions to common everyday problems faced across the health and social care enterprise, and have been doing so for over 30 years! Yes we need to embrace technology and Go Digital, but we must never forget that it’s our people that make the real difference. Optimise productivity and eliminate wasted time; enable simple communication and collaboration between IT systems and between people; and embrace a digital workforce that can adapt and scale quickly to complement and/or free up staff time. Please come and talk to us to find out how we can help you work smarter, not harder. |
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Virgin Media BusinessStand 27, Exhibitor Market Place, Golden Miller Suite, Earl of Derby StandVirgin Media Business is a trusted supplier of technology to organisations of all sizes in the public and private sector, including over 60 per cent of the UK’s Health & Emergency Services. With over a decade of direct engagement in the NHS through regional, dedicated account teams, our deep experience and heritage means we are able to work consultatively with our customers as they seek to identify operational efficiencies, improve their connectivity infrastructure and transform patient outcomes through the use of technology. Our vision is to deliver services and innovation that help to transform UK healthcare and make a real impact on the health and wellbeing of patients. Organisations working with Virgin Media Business include The Cumbria and Lancashire Telestroke Network; NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde; North East London Foundation Trust and Overgate Hospice. Virgin Media Business has the UK’s only nationwide fibre optic network; secure, scalable and PSN compliant, it provides the foundations required for a new approach to ICT, where collaboration, sharing of services and embracing future technologies can all become the norm in time. As a member of Innopsis (the industry association which has worked closely with NHS Digital to shape HSCN), Virgin Media Business has played a key role in designing and planning the new network. We are Stage 1 compliant and will be working with our customers to identify the possibilities that HSCN connectivity can bring to their organisations. |