Our first Innovation Showcase at the Great North Children’s Hospital saw our colleagues join up with organisations from across the region to create a unique festive opportunity for sharing sparkling ideas.
Innovation belongs to us all and is vital to bringing the latest advances in treatments for our patients and solving challenges and unmet needs.
At Newcastle we have valuable expertise including world leading clinical research capabilities, diagnostics and treatments to facilitate innovation.
Nurturing and strengthening our networks was at the centre of our first showcase of its kind organised by our innovation team for the children’s hospital.
The festive challenge gave children, families and colleagues an opportunity to put their ideas, thoughts and challenges onto our specially designed baubles and hang them on our Christmas tree.

We’re excited to see what valuable feedback comes from the personal experience, observations and knowledge of our little would be innovators and their families – as well as our people.
We hope our showcase will inspire other NHS organisations to adopt similar initiatives, tapping into the wealth of ideas held by the wider community.
Thank you to all who came and supported!
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