I was president of the IET for 2016-17, and have been asked by government to gather practical and innovative ideas from our Engineering communities. So, please enter any ideas you might have in this thread that might help address and mitigate the Covid-19 crisis. Ideas might include digital tracking / monitoring through therapy equipment and beyond. Even ideas outside your usual expertise domain will be welcome. Now’s the time for Engineering to show we can change the world!
Engineering solutions to Covid19 – Government call-to-action
Hello all,
As part of the urgent need for innovation from engineers and other support in the UK due to the spread of Covid-19.
The UK Government faces the monumental challenge of mobilising and supporting businesses and organisations to design/manufacture tools and devices in a very short period of time.
There is an urgent demand for technologies ranging from providing intensive care, rapid training and education of healthcare personnel, to supporting people who are self-isolating or working from home.
How to get in touch with the UK government If you are a company or an innovator with a potential COVID-19 related solution, please contact the relevant national agency direct:
Ventilators - Contact the Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS): ventilator.support@beis.gov.uk or call 0300 456 3565
Innovation and Tech - Contact NHSX: DNHSX@nhsx.nhs.uk If you have a tech innovation that can support vulnerable people who are isolated, visit the NHSX TechForce19 website.
Diagnostics - Contact Public Health England: coviddiagnostics@phe.gov.uk If you have any other solutions (not specifically COVID-19 related) that could be useful to the health and care system during this unprecedented time, you can access AHSN advice and support by visiting www.ahsninnovationexchange.co.uk.
Engineering solutions to Covid19 – Government call-to-action
Hello all,
As part of the urgent need for innovation from engineers and other support in the UK due to the spread of Covid-19.
The UK Government faces the monumental challenge of mobilising and supporting businesses and organisations to design/manufacture tools and devices in a very short period of time.
There is an urgent demand for technologies ranging from providing intensive care, rapid training and education of healthcare personnel, to supporting people who are self-isolating or working from home.
How to get in touch with the UK government If you are a company or an innovator with a potential COVID-19 related solution, please contact the relevant national agency direct:
Ventilators - Contact the Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS): ventilator.support@beis.gov.uk or call 0300 456 3565
Innovation and Tech - Contact NHSX: DNHSX@nhsx.nhs.uk If you have a tech innovation that can support vulnerable people who are isolated, visit the NHSX TechForce19 website.
Diagnostics - Contact Public Health England: coviddiagnostics@phe.gov.uk If you have any other solutions (not specifically COVID-19 related) that could be useful to the health and care system during this unprecedented time, you can access AHSN advice and support by visiting www.ahsninnovationexchange.co.uk.
