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The final meeting of the EcoQUIP project took place on 5-6 October in Bologna, Italy.

Webinar on Innovation Procurement of food and catering for the healthcare sector.

Date & Time: 29^th September 2016, 3pm CET

A formal event was held on 26th April to celebrate the installation of photovoltaic awnings to support patient thermal comfort.

Erasmus Medical Centre in partnership with EcoQUIP project hosted a study tour featuring the award winning automated VMRC bed and mattress cleaning facility, now installed in the new hospital building.

The 5th EcoQUIP newsletter is now available.

Workshop for Health and Elderly Care Sector Procurers will be held on 24^th November 2015 in Manchester, UK.

Sucha Beskidzka Hospital, Poland are reaching completion on the installation of photovoltaic awnings.

The 4th newsletter is now available. 

Gaynor Whyles, Hendrik van Meerveld & Joram Nauta of the EcoQUIP project have recently published an article in the European Journal of Social Science Research. 

 

The Overview Programme for the Leadership Programme for Efficiency, Quality and Sustainability in Healthcare through Innovation Procurement is now available.  

 

The Health Services Management Training Centre of the Semmelweis University hosted a workshop co-organized with State Healthcare Service Centre and National Research, Development and Innovation Office.

 

A strategic policy roadmap has been published which identifies eight operational objectives, that if  realised will improve the framework conditions influencing the demand for and market uptake of innovative solutions in the healthcare sector.

The first EcoQUIP webinar will take place on 7th April at 12.30 (GMT).

The webinar focuses on the IMI Pod: patient centred ward environment incorporating ultra-efficient biodynamic lighting as an innovative solution.

The programme has been developed by The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) in parternship with, and sponsored by, EcoQUIP. 

 

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust are holding a Market Consultation Site Visit.

The book titled Public Procurement for Innovation contains a chapter written by Whyles, Nauta and van Meerveld and discusses the role of Forward Commitment Procurement in managing the risk of innovation procurement and references EcoQUIP and LCB-H case examples at Rotherham NHS FT, Erasmus MC and NUH.

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a Prior Information Notice.

The 3rd EcoQUIP Newsletter is now available.

Our procurement project 'Sustainable Bed Washing Solution' by Erasmus Medical Centre and TNO has won the European Commission's first Public Procurement of Innovation Award.

The 2nd EcoQUIP Innovation Procurement Workshop will take place in Rotterdam on 19th November 2014.

The second newsletter from the EcoQUIP project is now available.