The European Commission, EU Member States and European industry will invest more than €22 billion over the next seven years in innovation for sectors that deliver high quality jobs. Most of the investment will go to five public-private partnerships in innovative medicines, aeronautics, bio-based industries, fuel cells and hydrogen, and electronics. These research partnerships will boost the competitiveness of EU industry in sectors that already provide more than 4 million jobs.

Hilary Thompson, a stroke specialist nurse from Southern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland is the proud winner of the TF3 sponsored Royal College of Nursing Award for "Transforming Care with Technology" at the Nurse of the Year Awards.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is leading the national challenge against dementia after implementing new software designed to support the health service trusts with the early diagnosis and improved care of patients with dementia.

The GSMA announced the mHealth Grand Tour cycle ride, which will start in Brussels on the 5th September and finish in Barcelona on the 18th September 2013. The Grand Tour will bring together diabetes patient communities and the mobile and healthcare industries to raise awareness of diabetes and to promote healthy and active living, and showcase how mobile technology can help address the challenge of managing the condition and reduce the cost of care.

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully implemented Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM). The activation occurred the week of June 24th; a mere 15 months from the project start date.

By Devin Chawda, Managing Director, Y-cam.
Recent exposure in the media has uncovered a 'looming crisis' in low standards of care provided by "at-home" care services for the elderly, and brought it directly to the public eye. The figures are a real cause for concern. According to Care Minister Norman Lamb, there are over 300,000 people currently relying on homecare services in the UK, yet a third of all care and nursing homes in England aren't meeting the necessary standards.

By Shane Tickell, CEO, IMS MAXIMS.
I am a CEO of a health technology company and I make mistakes, probably everyday. As the leader of an organisation, I am accountable for those mistakes, need to learn from them and, where possible, rectify them. In addition to that, every single member of my team has a specific set of responsibilities and when they make a mistake they too must recognise it and be accountable for that.