Cancer Innovation Challenge

Deadline: 2017-05-15
Award: Share of £325,000

Cancer Innovation Challenge: New approaches to record and integrate cancer PROMs (Patient Reported Outcome Measures)/PREMs (Patient Reported Experience Measures)

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £325,000 (inc VAT) for innovative technology approaches to record and integrate cancer PROMs (Patient Reported Outcome Measures)/PREMs (Patient Reported Experience Measures) to improve patient care.

The competition is looking for proposals that integrate patient reported outcome and patient experience data into Scotland-wide health care processes to:

- Improve experiences of treatment, care, and personal outcomes

- Understand the clinical and psychosocial impact of new and established cancer treatment

- Make better use of NHS resources by reducing waste and inefficient practices

- Accelerate the adoption of new technologies into the NHS through efficient evaluation mechanisms

- Create high value research infrastructure with global reach