North West Junior Doctor Dragons' Den 2011
Applications have now closed
At last year’s Dragons’ Den event we once again saw the spirit of junior doctor innovation unleashed as trainees from across the region presented their ideas to improve postgraduate training, patient safety, and junior doctor working lives. Read about them below for inspiration.
To apply for this year's event, see https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/jdat/dragons-den-2012
The Finalists
After a difficult deliberation, the judges picked three truly deserving projects to receive funding and support…
The Dragons
1st Place
Dr Matthew Kirkman and Aysha Alla, Foundation Year 2 Doctors, Manchester Royal Infirmary
Project title: PodMed-Plus: A 24-hour foundation teaching resource
Matthew Kirkman and Aysha Alla collect their trophy from Professor Jacky Hayden & Chris Jeffries
‘…a podcast series aimed at foundation trainees to engage them in all aspects of the foundation program and to ensure no trainee misses out on vital educational opportunities that foundation training should deliver.’
‘Our plan is to produce a series of bimonthly podcasts based on the foundation curriculum.’
Runner Up
Dr Mark Mellor, Foundation Year 2 Doctor, Stepping Hill Hospital
Project title: Improving In-patient Case Referrals
Mark Mellor collects his trophy from Professor Jacky Hayden & Chris Jeffries
‘The proposal is to abandon paper faxed referrals in favour of an electronic referral system for inpatient speciality case referrals. In Stockport, doctors are familiar with using a computer program called Advantis to write discharge summaries and clinic letters. This could be used to write case referrals. ‘
Runner Up
Dr Mohammed Jawad, Foundation Year 2 Doctor, East Lancashire NHS Trust
Project title: Transcutaneous Bilirubinometers
Mohammed Jawad receives his trophy from Professor Jacky Hayden & Chris Jeffries
‘TCBs are small hand held devices that emit light onto the skin of a patient and measure the wavelengths of light reflected back. ‘
‘NICE guidelines endorse the use of TCBs. These are portable devices that reduce costs and are kinder to patients in the investigation of neonatal jaundice.’
Page reviewed on 14th August 2013