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Midlands' Med Tech Marvel Scoops Award
Bromsgrove, United Kingdom (October 24, 2008) – A Bromsgrove-based supplier of communication technology has scooped the award for the most significant Growth in Sector in MedilinkWM’s highly competitive Medical Healthcare Awards, at the Council House in Birmingham and will go on to represent the West Midlands in Medilink UK’s national contest.
At a glittering awards ceremony, Worldwide Solutions Ltd, which recently entered the medical market, supplying a unique hands-free Wi-Fi based communications technology called Vocera Communications to improve efficiencies in hospitals, won the most significant Growth in Sector category. Its installation and training of the Vocera system has improved patient care and safety, saved 11 clinical hours every day and improved communications at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast in the last year alone. It’s now rolling out the system to hospitals across the UK.
Created to recognise the most impressive business achievements from the Midlands’ thriving medical technology community, the awards are sponsored by Advantage West Midlands and supported by ADF Insurance. Event sponsor Christina Keey-Andersen of Advantage West Midlands presented Andy Ward of WWS with the prestigious award, which recognises businesses that have achieved exceptional research, innovation, business success, entrepreneurial flair and growth in the sector. Worldwide Solutions Ltd will now go forward to the national Medilink UK Awards in February.
Sarah Hawthorne also of WWS said: “This is a wonderful recognition of the hard work, vision and dedication of our team. We’re very excited about going forward to the national awards and hopefully prove that the best businesses and inventions come from the West Midlands. I think the region’s strong medical technology cluster has given us the right backing and a broad network so we’ve been able to access the support we need and it’s played a big part in our success so far.”
MedilinkWM’s CEO, Tony Davis, said: “The Medical Healthcare Awards have been a spectacular celebration of the innovation and enterprise that’s on show in the West Midlands and it’s great to see so many successful companies taking part this year. The standard has been the highest ever, so it’s an amazing achievement to win.
“It’s testament to the hard work, passion and innovation of companies in this sector that so many important technologies are represented here, many of which now enable medical staff to treat patients even more effectively – they really could help save lives. As a growing sector, medical and healthcare companies are attracting the best brains in the region, which was clear to us tonight as we saw the calibre of finalists and of course, the success of our winners.”
For more information, please contact Worldwide Solutions on 01527 870 849
Or email: enquiries@wwsolutions.co.uk
