Continua Health Alliance applauds the European Commission's announcement of "Innovation Union" that sets a strategic approach for innovation in the European Union. One of the key elements of this initiative is an Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, with the ultimate objective of increasing the average number of healthy life years by two by 2020. 
COCIR fully supports the European Commission's new innovation strategy 'The Innovation Union' which aims to turn ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress, according to the Commission Communication. 
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is to deploy a data warehouse solution and reporting tools from healthcare business intelligence specialist Ardentia to improve data quality, enhance Trust-wide reporting and enable more effective management.