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Chase de Vere increases turnover, profitability and client satisfaction

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Chase de Vere, the national firm of Independent Financial Advisers with offices in Manchester (Salford Quays) and Preston, has announced its best ever financial results. The Company has reported increased turnover, profitability and client satisfaction in its Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2019.

Chase de Vere reported a profit of £13.08 million before tax in 2019 (£10.62 million in 2018), its sixth consecutive year of profitability. Company turnover increased from £68.48 million to £72.49 million.

As well as KPIs related to financial performance, the Company invests heavily to ensure the highest degree of client satisfaction. This is reflected in a Net Promoter Score of 57.8 (50.8 in 2018).

This focus on client service has been evident as the country went into lockdown in March 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus. The Company’s robust business continuity plan meant that all Chase de Vere employees were quickly and effectively set up to work from home as the Company put its sole focus on the wellbeing of its clients and its employees.

Stephen Kavanagh, Chief Executive, Chase de Vere, said:

“2019 was another great year of progress for Chase de Vere. We have increased profits, developed and formed new affinity relationships, particularly related to the Medical and Dental professions, and have improved the satisfaction scores from our clients.

“I am particularly pleased with the contribution made by the employees who joined us from Medical Money Management, which we acquired in October 2017, and am delighted that we acquired Ferguson Oliver, an Independent Financial Advice firm based in Angus, in October 2019. We are actively looking for other like-minded adviser firms to join us; firms that are focused on providing exceptional client service and are committed to offering truly independent financial advice.

“The Coronavirus has overshadowed businesses in 2020 and we have revised our forecasts accordingly. During this time our sole focus has been on the welfare of our employees and speaking with our clients. Our financial strength, and our supportive parent company, means that we remain in good shape and we have, for example, not furloughed any of our employees. I am incredibly proud of how well our employees have adapted to remote working and how they have continued to provide an exceptional service to our clients throughout these challenging times.”

Northcoders reports upturn in demand for its DevAccelerator apprenticeship programme over the past three months

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Northcoders – the Manchester based coding school – has seen a sharp upturn in the last three-months of firms across the region accessing its DevAccelerator programme. DevAccelerator is designed to fast-track individuals with a foundation development skill set so that they have the attributes of those in professional level roles within 12-months and, most importantly, it can be paid for using the Apprenticeship Levy.

Northcoders designed the programme to combine the best bits of the Apprenticeship Framework with its DevLabs course in order to create a better way of using the Apprenticeship Levy pot. If employers don’t have a levy, they can share the cost with the government. This is called ‘co-investment’ and means the company pays 5% and the government will pay the rest.

Northcoders has cited a number of key reasons for the surge in demand, including firms wanting to accelerate the development of new hires and upskill current employees in order to make them as technically proficient in web development as possible to aid their growth post-Covid-19.

Josh Gray – Head of Partnerships at Northcoders – said: “The last few months has been a challenging period for many businesses. However, it has also been a time of reflection which has made organisations take a step back and assess what skills they need in-house to ensure they come out of the pandemic in as strong a position as possible. DevAccelerator gives firms the opportunity to tailor training specifically to the needs of their organisation and culture whilst maximising financial support via the Apprenticeship Levy.

Josh added: “A lot of businesses don’t understand what apprenticeship funding is available via the Levy, whether they pay into it or not, so they are missing out on the chance to grow their in-house capabilities. Accessing this funding, and using it in the right way, could be a game-changer as it can deliver structured training that provides the progression and roadmap to attract and retain the best and brightest junior developers whilst freeing up senior developers’ time from training and mentoring. It also doesn’t impact on their balance sheet which is a key consideration in the current climate, whilst furloughed staff can still take part in training at no additional cost to them or the business.”

Junior engineers who take the DevAccelerator programme receive mentorship by expert tutors with industry experience, achieve career progression without having to move companies and have their achievements recognised with a professional certification.

On Thursday 2nd July, Northcoders is staging a free webinar for any firm interested in fast tracking their junior developers to confident mid-level developers via the Apprenticeship Levy. It will be led by Josh Gray – Head of Partnerships at Northcoders; Michaela Reaney – Client Services Director at The Opportunity Group; and Jonny Rathbone – Head of Curriculum at Northcoders. Further information can be found here.
Since its inaugural course in 2015, Northcoders has helped over 500 people switch careers into tech, with average starting salaries of £25,000. As well as the Manchester campus, Northcoders also has a site at tech hub Platform in Leeds.

Over the past 18-months, it has been selected as one of the country’s brightest tech stars in Creative England’s CE50 list and was named Business of the Year at the 15th Annual Chamber Business Awards. It has also launched scholarship schemes and a deferred payment programme aimed at women and gender minorities, as well as those who identify as BAME or LGBTQ+, have a disability or have had limited access to education, to help address diversity in tech. The firm also relocated its Manchester campus to a new 10,000 sq. ft space at Manchester Technology Centre on Oxford Road.

HURST deal hints at bright future for Manchester’s office market

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A recently agreed deal with major accounting and business services firm HURST, which will see them take co-working office space on the third floor of 125 Deansgate, is a sign of greater things to come for Manchester, as the city is poised to grow as a hub for ‘northshoring’ in the near future.

“The big post-Covid trend is the move North, to regional cities which provide cheaper office space and the opportunity to tap into specialist jobs markets – Manchester is set to benefit greatly from this trend”, explains Jonathan Ratcliffe from Office Space Agency Offices.co.uk Manchester

HURST are just one of many large, London-centric organisations to have made partial or total moves to the north of England in recent years: joining the BBC; ITV Granada; Channel 4; London law firm Freshfields and global e-commerce giant Amazon in large northern cities.

Lower rents, bigger spaces

Spurred by lower rents for superior office space in more central locations, as well as less reliance on London offices for doing business thanks to remote working, Manchester is seen as an ideal destination for large corporations looking for better value real estate due to its excellent transport links and homegrown skills base.

While other northern cities such as Leeds and Liverpool are also succeeding in attracting new corporate tenants, Manchester is perfectly placed as a destination thanks to its extremely diverse and range of office space in and around the city centre. As a result of sustained investment in facilities, Manchester can boast an excellent variety of Grade A office space that can suit any type of large corporate business, from high specification serviced office space to less traditional co-working venues. As well as the quality and variety of the facilities, large corporates can benefit from access to city centre locations and transport links that would be prohibitively expensive in the capital at a fraction of the cost, as well as links with world-class educational institutions right on the doorstep.

Bye bye London

Named for the offshoring trend in the 1980s and 1990s that saw corporations move facilities to developing markets like China and Singapore in search of better value, ‘northshoring’ promises to bring a welcome boost to Manchester too, in the form of better job opportunities and higher salaries for local workers.

A direct result of this is trickle down investment in local facilities for the benefit of incoming workers and locals, such as the well-known development of the Salford Quays area, which has seen many thriving restaurants and bars come to the area following the establishment of Media City. Similarly, tertiary services in the local area such as legal and financial businesses all the way to taxi companies and office supply firms benefit from the increased investment in local services that large corporates bring.

“As a Northern business we are very excited by the northshoring trend, its ability to add new jobs, income and other economic benefits are huge – we hope to welcome more London clients to Manchester soon”, concludes Jonathan Ratcliffe from Offices.co.uk.

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Exporters from the North West secure £42 million in overseas sales with UK Government-backed Financing

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UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) annual report and accounts, published this week, reveal its support for exporters from the North West resulted in £42 million worth of overseas sales.

One company supported by UKEF in the last year is Cheshire based TALL Group which provide secure paper products such as educational certificates, cheques and ballot papers. The company used UKEF’s export insurance policy to cover a £330,000 export deal to supply two million high-school diplomas to Kenya.

Bill Lamb, Group Finance Director at TALL Group, said, “This support from UKEF was absolutely critical. It gave us the confidence to be able to proceed and build our relationship with a new client. We have just received a further contract from the Kenyan National Examination Council, meaning that that one insurance policy from UKEF could enable a great deal more future business.”

UKEF’s latest results reveal it has provided £4.4 billion in support for UK exports over the last year, supporting trade with 69 countries.

There was a sharp increase in companies in UK supply chains benefiting from UKEF support due a significant proportion of UKEF business going to industries with strong UK supply chains, with nearly £2 billion for the construction sector and over £500 million for manufacturers.

Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss, said:

“This has been another outstanding year for UK Export Finance, helping businesses in every part of the UK win export contracts.

“Supporting international trade will be crucial as the UK looks to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. UK Export Finance is already playing a critical role at the centre of the government’s plan to power an export-led recovery and its offer is more important than ever for UK exporters.”

Local exporters who want to know more about UKEF’s support are encouraged to contact their local Export Finance Manager Kevin Ledwith on [email protected] or visit https://www.great.gov.uk/trade-finance/.

Therme Manchester Remains on Track for 2023 Opening

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Global wellbeing organisation, Therme Group, has confirmed that plans are still in place to begin construction of the UK’s first city-based wellbeing resort, Therme Manchester, next year.

Set to open in 2023, the c. £250 million project will combine hundreds of water-based activities with wellbeing treatments, art, nature and technology to create a unique experience never before seen in the UK.

The large scale of the resort will play a significant role in the social and economic development of the region, will create hundreds of jobs and build social cohesion with an experience that is inclusive, accessible and, most important, affordable to all.

Therme Manchester will meet the growing social need for ‘staycations’ with a perfect tropical environment. This includes a large family area with water slides, a wave pool, indoor and outdoor pools, steam rooms, exotic palm tree, relaxation areas and dozens of other fun, relaxing and healthy activities.

A dedicated adults’ area will have warm-water lagoons among spectacular botanical gardens, swim-up bars, therapeutic mineral pools and beautifully designed steam rooms and saunas. Daily programming will include water-based fitness classes, and beautiful gardens will surround the area, creating spaces for yoga, Pilates and other activities.

All Therme Group resorts use state-of-the-art plant-based filtration to purify the environment, so guests are always breathing the freshest air and swimming in the cleanest ozone-treated water. The technology-driven group meets the highest hygiene and safety standards for both guests and staff alike. It is also constantly developing new approaches and working with public authorities to meet future health & wellbeing needs. This ensures long-term commercial viability and secures Therme Manchester’s role as an essential piece of public and social infrastructure.

Richard Land, Chief Development Officer of Therme Group UK commented: “Therme Group is based on a belief that wellbeing should be accessible for all. The events of 2020 have shone a light on the necessity of this mission, especially for those in cities. Therme Manchester will redefine city wellbeing, enhancing mental and physical health through an experience based in water and nature. Therme Manchester will offer a unique holiday at home, that acts as a catalyst for healthy lifestyles.”

Therme Manchester is the latest development in Therme Group’s global development programme, to create the most advanced wellbeing resorts in cities around the world. It is the first of a number of new generation projects in development by Therme Group, including other UK locations, mainland Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific.

Apadmi expand office for post-lockdown future

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Leading mobile technology agency Apadmi has signed the lease for another floor at Anchorage, Salford Quays, to ensure that all team members can work safely when they return to the office, whilst maintaining space for planned growth.

The team is now over 150 strong, with 30 more joining since the start of the year. Developing their workplace to allow for continued collaboration alongside staff well-being, became a priority as soon as the impact of COVID-19 was clear.

Garry Partington, Apadmi’s CEO, explained: “This year’s brought a change that no one saw coming. Although we’ve always championed flexible and remote working opportunities, we’ve never had to do it for the entire company at once. We were all working from home for a couple of weeks before lockdown.”

“I’m so proud of the way that the whole team quickly adapted, but now is the time to plan for the future. Whilst we’re still actively encouraging the team to stay at home for now, we want to make sure we’re ready for the next phase. Our team like to work together, so it’s important we find a way to do it safely.”

Apadmi have already kicked off the fit-out this month, designing the additional 4,500 sq ft of space to complement their 9th floor office in the same building that opened in February 2020.

“The additional new space will give us more room to safely and comfortably return to our new home at Anchorage, but also capacity to welcome new team members, as we continue to grow.”

Apadmi have doubled in size in the last eighteen months, recently hiring Jasper van de Luijtgaarden as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Andrew Smith as New Business Development Director.

With some exciting big client wins soon to be announced when their products launch in the very near future, they’re set to move into the next stage of their strategic growth journey.

EY continues to strengthen its Private Equity Tax Team

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EY’s Transaction Tax team in Manchester continues to grow and attract the best talent from within the region, with the most recent appointment of private equity (PE) specialist, Jo Taylor.

Jo joins the team from KPMG as a Director, bringing with her a huge amount of experience and local knowledge, advising businesses across the North West on their transactions for almost 20 years.

In her new role, Jo will specialise in supporting PE houses and their portfolio companies on transactional tax implications.

This is the most recent in a string of new appointments into the PE transaction tax team in Manchester, led by Stephen Woodhouse, and demonstrates EY’s continued ambition to strengthen its position as one of the strongest private equity tax teams outside of London. Earlier in the financial year Dan Haslam also joined the team from KPMG.

Noam Handler, North Head of Tax, said: “Jo is a fantastic addition to the team and her appointment illustrates the commitment of the firm to establish a market-leading Private Equity Tax team here in the North West.

“Our Manchester team, continues to go from strength to strength and as we look to the future, I can see very exciting times ahead.”

Bob Ward, Managing Partner for EY in the North West, added: “I’m delighted to welcome Jo to EY. It’s great to have her onboard and I’m sure the team will benefit greatly from her considerable expertise and experience of working with businesses across the region.

“It’s encouraging to see that, even in these uncertain times, we are looking to further expand our offering within the region and build on our strong private equity credentials. This will allow us to continue to support PE businesses, giving them the best advice throughout the transaction cycle.”

Just Eat Takeaway.com Plans New B2B Marketplace

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Just Eat Takeaway.com, the leading online food delivery marketplace, selected digital agency Dept to build and accelerate their new e-commerce platform for the partner services (B2B) department. The project involves migrating, building and designing the digital restaurant marketplace for their most important partners: the restaurateurs.

The restaurant marketplace is a B2B solution in which data is used to support the business activities of restaurateurs and foster partnerships. Dick Franken, Director Partner Services of Just Eat Takeaway.com, said: “The new e-commerce platform for our partner services allows us to fulfil our ambition to serve restaurateurs better with a scalable platform. This way, Just Eat Takeaway.com will become a genuine partner of restaurateurs, not only for selling but also for product purchasing. Dept is the perfect partner for this step and our ambition.”

Just Eat Takeaway.com didn’t exist up earlier this year, after Amsterdam-based Takeaway.com bought London-headquartered Just Eat for £6.2 billion. The takeaway enterprise has become one of the biggest players in Europe’s food delivery market. As maintaining a solid relationship with restaurateurs is crucial, the meal delivery platform chose Dept as their digital partner to lead the venture; from concept to building, design and migration to Commercetools. Dept has extensive experience in commerce for clients such as Bugaboo, Holland & Barrett, and Canyon.

Sarah Wubben, Operations Director at Dept: “We can’t wait to start this collaboration. Just Eat Takeaway.com and Dept fit together perfectly, as we share a limitless ambition, have a similar manner of working and an extensive digital knowledge. By serving restaurateurs as well as clients, there is an enormous amount of data and potential. We see many opportunities on the horizon to grow the meal service delivery ecosystem together, but for now, the primary focus lays on the successful migration.”

“We’re very proud to have this collaboration. Just Eat Takeaway.com and Dept fit together perfectly, as we share a limitless ambition, have a similar manner of working and possess a lot of digital knowledge”, says Sarah Wubben, Operations Director at Dept.

Dept is an international digital agency of 1500 experienced thinkers & makers. One agency uniting creativity, technology and data. Helping reinvent & accelerate your digital reality by creating experiences that people want and businesses need.

Mental Health & Wellbeing Venue to Launch in Manchester’s Hilton House

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CERT Property today announced it has signed its second tenancy agreement in a week, as Feel Good Club is set to move into the recently restored Hilton House in the Northern Quarter.

The first of its kind, mental health & wellbeing venue, will open this summer within an ambitious 2,800ft space on the first floor, thanks to investment from the property company’s founder, Howard Lord.

The new coffee house is currently in the design phase, and will house a dedicated events space, pop-up galleries featuring local artists, and break out spaces for the Feel Good community to connect.

As well as serving the tenants of Hilton House, the new coffee house will be open to the public, with resources for local corporates, including the ability to privately hire the new events space, and book bespoke employee engagement workshops with the Feel Good team.

There will be regular events within the new coffee house, including yoga, wellbeing talks, cinema nights, plus a series of workshops. All staff will be mental health first aid trained, with the practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues, and the knowledge to offer support.

Every Friday, the venue will host Freelance Fridays, where self employed people from all sectors are invited to join the team to use the space for free, and to network with other freelancers creating a community and a sense of team for those who don’t have their own.

Howard Lord, Managing Director of CERT Property said “Our vision for this property has always been to build a community, and to bring like minded people together. It was clear from the outset that our values aligned with those of Feel Good Club, and we are delighted to announce that they will be our second tenant at Hilton House.”

“We have already built a beautiful relationship with Aimie & Kiera, and our aim together now is to build a community, one building at a time”

Kiera said “Our dream has always been to bring our online community, offline and create a space where people can be themselves and talk about their feelings and mental health openly. The first ever Feel Good Club encompasses music, events, and community, and is a club where you can be yourself, alone or with company. ”

“When we met with Howard and the team at CERT Property and we realised they shared our vision, our dream started to look like a reality. It is incredible that even at this turbulent time, we have managed to secure investment and are able to make this happen.”

Aimie added “It was clear to us when we started the Feel Good Club online, that our community was shouting out for a place they could call their own. We want to create a space where our guests feel like they are at home. It will be our house, your house and a coffee house. ”

“We are thrilled to be working with CERT Property and we can’t wait to see where this relationship takes us next”

Designed by renowned 1960s architect Richard Seifert, brutalist building Hilton House has been a hidden gem at the end of Hilton Street for decades and developer and owner CERT recently completed an extensive refurbishment project to bring the building back to life.

The refurbishment works, carried out by Ancoats-based contractor Armitage Construction, included extending and completely upgrading the envelope of the building, replacing existing windows with floor to ceiling windows and internally uncovering and celebrating the building’s original features, including parquet floors discovered under old carpet and terracotta ceilings hidden under plasterboard.

Four digital healthcare projects supporting the COVID-19 response awarded a share of £200,000 through Health Innovation Manchester Momentum Fund

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The Health Innovation Manchester Momentum Fund was established to support the introduction and adoption of needs-led, evidence-based innovations into the healthcare system within Greater Manchester.
Projects applied for up to £75,000 to support the development of their healthcare innovations within Greater Manchester and East Cheshire
Four solutions addressing priority areas for the COVID-19 pandemic response have received funding to accelerate their innovation

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence to support patients to manage their diabetes, a Clinical Decision Platform to help with earlier discharges from the Emergency Department and an online system to match clinician availability to patient needs in real-time were among four winners set to receive a share of £200,000 to improve health and care in Greater Manchester.

The Momentum Fund was established to support the introduction and adoption of needs-led, evidence-based innovations into the healthcare system within Greater Manchester.

This year, the fund sought innovations focussed on two themes – Urgent and Emergency Care and Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition or obesity (Cardiometabolic needs). Projects applied for up to £75,000 to help accelerate their innovations.

The four projects to receive funding will all support the response to COVID-19 by supporting people with long-term conditions, matching clinicians to patient need, reducing readmissions to hospital or optimising patient pathways and improving efficiency in emergency care.

Health Innovation Manchester, the organisation responsible for accelerating proven innovation into Greater Manchester’s health and social care services, selected the winners of the Momentum Fund with the help of a panel of representatives from patients and partners.

Through the fund, Health Innovation Manchester aims to improve the health of our citizens and promote economic development and wealth creation through the growth of local businesses and jobs.

Richard Deed, Associate Director for Industry at Health Innovation Manchester, said: “This year we received more high-quality applications than ever before for our Momentum funding call.

“We began the process before the current COVID-19 pandemic began, but we have been impressed by how these innovative digital tools will be able to support the response to the crisis by keeping people healthy at home to reduce hospital admissions or improving care pathways within emergency care.

“We look forward to working with them during this challenging period to support the system, improve the health and wellbeing of our citizens and boost the local economy.”

Dr Paula Bennett, Associate Director of Clinical Development and Utilisation Management (UM) Unit, was part of the team assessing the Momentum fund applications.

Dr Bennett said: “Supporting urgent and emergency care and the wider health and care system has never been more important than the during the current pandemic. These projects and innovations can undoubtedly support urgent and emergency care by ensuring people can get the right care at the right time and in the right place, including delivering care in the home or as close to home as possible.”

Winners

Cambio CDS T-MACS awarded £50,000
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission for patients presenting at the Emergency Department, but many of these admissions could be safely avoided with improved diagnostic technology to rapidly rule out acute coronary syndromes (ACS) such as heart attack. Several clinical studies and real-world evaluations show that the Troponin-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndrome (T-MACS) decision aid accurately identifies those at low risk of heart attack, allowing for more patients to be discharged early. The funding will be used in collaboration with e-healthcare company Cambio CDS and their Open-Standards Clinical Decision Support platform. The project will develop and pilot an online app platform for T-MACS within the workflow to allow clinicians to calculate the risk, review recommended a course of action and save data for future T-MACS related research.

Professor Richard Body, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Honorary Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, said: “This collaboration with Cambio CDS is crucial to ensure that our current endeavours remain fully compliant with changing regulations and to make the project scalable. The platform provided by Cambio CDS would enable hospitals across the world to rapidly adopt efficient clinical pathways to care for patients with chest pain, optimising patient care and reducing unnecessary use of precious healthcare resources.”

Dr Rong Chen, Cambio CDS CEO, said: “As Cambio CDS we are very pleased to have this opportunity to continue working with the NHS. Professor Body’s T-MACS solution is a wonderful application that has real impact for patient care and reducing unnecessary hospital admissions. We look forward to continue working with Professor Body and his team to ensure that T-MACS is seamlessly embedded in the Hospital System workflow with our EHR independent Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Solution.”

Doc Abode awarded £50,000
Doc Abode is a workforce deployment solution that enables healthcare providers to expand additional workforce capacity, improve operational resilience and efficiency by allocating work to healthcare professionals (HCPs) at an individual patient level, in real-time, based on HCP’s availability, proximity and expertise. The platform can support employed, bank staff, locums and the self-employed. Doc Abode can be used to deploy any other workforce such as social prescribers, phlebotomists, healthcare assistants etc. The platform enables cross-organisational working by sharing a geographically dispersed clinical workforce centred around the real-time needs and requirements of NHS patients.
Doc Abode provides healthcare professionals with a secure app installed on their phones. Healthcare providers can ‘push’ home visit and telephone/video triage requests to them directly. They are informed of the travel time to the patient (if applicable), whether the patient is their own registered patient and whether it is a language or specialism match. If the job request is accepted, HCP are securely provided with further information about the patient so they can view and record the consultation in the electronic patient record (EPR). The funding will be used to demonstrate the impact at scale across a wider Greater Manchester footprint.

Dr Taz Aldawoud, Doc Abode CEO said: “We’re delighted to be a beneficiary of The Momentum Fund. From our early-stage roll outs, we have witnessed first-hand that this transformational way of working motivates clinicians to work flexibly and in addition to their usual shifts. We have demonstrated the impact that this is already having on providers’ home visiting services and more recently with secure telephony and video consultations, and the potential it has to deliver system-wide benefits.  This funding enables us to further develop our data-driven approach, building on our evidence-based model in support of roll out to other NHS providers.”

Gendius diabetes AI development awarded £50,000
Gendius have developed the Intellin app, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to calculate an individual’s risk of developing complications from their diabetes based on their clinical history. The platform then provides clinically validated hints and tips to empower and educate the individual on how to manage these risks and reduce their risk of developing diabetes-related complications. The funding will be used to analyse consented patient data across 250 GPs/1000+ patients to help improve the app’s existing algorithms.

Rory Cameron, CEO Gendius, said: “Winning this Momentum grant from Health Innovation Manchester will enable us to better understand how metabolic markers change over a ten-year period in people with diabetes. With these data we will develop improved algorithms in our Intellin platform that will enable better understanding of how resources can be allocated to support the complications of diabetes. This is a game changer and a whole new way of looking at diabetes.”

Howz for Health awarded £50,000
Howz for Health have developed a smart home system kit designed for older people which can detect changes in daily routines, signalling a change in an individual’s health. Family and staff can view the information and receive alerts of differences and deviations from the established routine and can intervene at an earlier stage. The funding will be used to evaluate the kit with 50 patients who have two or more conditions, live independently and have recently been discharged from hospital or identified as at high risk of admission. The system aims to reduce re-admissions and relieve pressures on the Urgent Care systems.

Two further successful projects in this year’s Momentum fund have been temporarily paused during COVID-19 and the projects will be revisited at a later date.

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