NHS Innovations North

Our people

The team have developed relationships and work closely with all the NHS Trusts in the North East and Cumbria. We assess NHS ideas based on criteria which include: improved patient care and potential revenue for the Trust.

We have experience and expertise in prior art exploration, market research and the commercialisation process. This encompasses all aspects of NHS technolgy from identification of ideas through to appropriate protection and establishing licensing agreements.

Richard Hoare, Director
richard.hoare@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk

Sarah Black, Project Coordinator
sarah.black@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk

Carl Brown, IP Manager
carl.brown@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk

Victoria Christie, IP Manager
victoria.christie@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk

Barbara Marriner, IP Manager
barbara.marriner@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk

Louise Shaw, IP Manager
louise.shaw@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk

Anna Taylor, IP Manager
anna.taylor@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk

Nicola Thompson, IP Manager
nicola.thompson@nhsinnovationsnorth.org.uk

    "NHS Innovations North came to us with the original idea for the Paediatric Chair and their expertise helped us organise clinical trials, production licence agreements and literature for exhibition purposes. The whole process ran very smoothly.”

    Peter Staniforth, CEO, Bright Technologies
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