Community healthcare staff from Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust have invented a piece of equipment that will revolutionise the way intravenous (IV) drugs and fluids are given to patients in their own homes.

This device is a rapid functional assessment tool to quickly determine whether a patient can carry out basic tasks before being discharged from hospital…

This is a CD Rom based speech and language therapy training package developed by Angela Wright at North Staffordshire PCT, aimed at establishing collaborative working between speech and language therapists (SLTs) and schools.

This is an in-situ optical imaging technique, from a team led by Monica Spiteri, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, for use in screening and diagnosing lung and other cancers.

This is a simple-to-read information booklet written by Macmillan Nurse Christine Reddall from Warwickshire PCT. It covers the key areas of palliative care and is aimed specifically at staff in care homes.

This is a user-friendly internet based planning and performance management tool developed at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust.

The Keight multi-grip walking stick has been designed to provide three holding options for users. This provides additional choice, enabling the user to change the grip position in relation to their walking style and terrain conditions. This has several market opportunities for the elderly and disabled and for the wider walking and hiking markets.

The Coventry Bed Rail Use (CBRU) risk assessment tool resource pack was developed and validated by UHCW and Coventry University to provide health care practitioners, especially nurses, with an evidence-based user-friendly means to risk assess patients.

This safety innovation from Sandwell PCT incorporates lightweight fabric sides assembled on a folding tubular steel frame, which attach to a normal divan.

The Warmamask is an innovative idea for a facial mask designed to allow sufferers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to inhale warm air in cold conditions, providing substantial improvement to their quality of life through enhanced mobility.