{"id":46983,"date":"2014-09-01T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=17f04e09a207240b540a800172e82d3d"},"modified":"2014-09-01T16:32:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T16:32:00","slug":"press-release-uk-turkey-health-week-to-promote-british-expertise-in-8-billion-turkish-healthcare-market-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=46983","title":{"rendered":"Press release: UK-Turkey Health Week to promote British expertise in \u00a38 billion Turkish healthcare market announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<ul>\n<li>the first ever UK-Turkey Health Week will see the UK Business Ambassador for Healthcare and Life Sciences, Lord Kakkar, host a delegation from the 1 to 3 September 2014<\/li>\n<li>potential opportunities in the Turkish Healthcare Campus project are valued at \u00a38 billion<\/li>\n<li>this mission is a joint venture between the GREAT Britain campaign and Healthcare UK, the UK\u2019s trade development agency for the healthcare sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Business Ambassador Lord Kakkar will today (1 September 2014) host a high level business delegation comprising of board members and senior decision makers from the contractors responsible for delivering the \u00a38 billion Turkish Healthcare Campus projects. <\/p>\n<p>Throughout the week there will be numerous high level meetings, ranging from discussions about small and medium enterprise supply chain opportunities to major contractors discussing multi-disciplinary contracts and ministerial bi-lateral meetings.<\/p>\n<p>UK Business Ambassador, Lord Kakkar said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It is a pleasure to welcome such an important healthcare delegation from Turkey. The recent announcement of the Turkey Healthcare Campuses project offers important opportunities for British companies to engage with the Turkish contractors and consortia who have been selected to deliver this exciting \u00a38 billion programme.<\/p>\n<p>UK-Turkey Health Week follows the highly successful GREAT festival of creativity held in Istanbul earlier this year where the UK\u2019s healthcare expertise was a major component.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">British companies have so much to offer in helping to realise the Turkish government\u2019s vision for the future of their healthcare system.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"UK Trade and Investment\">UKTI<\/abbr> has identified opportunities for British companies in the following key areas of the Turkey Healthcare Campuses project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>planning and master planning<\/li>\n<li>project management and advisory services<\/li>\n<li>laboratory design<\/li>\n<li>hospital design and architecture<\/li>\n<li>clinical support and cooperation<\/li>\n<li>\n<abbr title=\"Information and Communication Technology\">ICT<\/abbr> \/ hospital information systems<\/li>\n<li>niche construction skills<\/li>\n<li>hospital operation and commissioning<\/li>\n<li>facilities management<\/li>\n<li>education and training<\/li>\n<li>financial structuring and insurance<\/li>\n<li>security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"notes-to-editors\">Notes to editors:<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"professor-the-lord-ajay-kakkar-bsc-mbbs-phd-frcs-frcpe-uk-business-ambassador-for-healthcare-and-life-sciences\">1.Professor the Lord Ajay Kakkar BSc MBBS PhD FRCS FRCPE, UK Business Ambassador for Healthcare and Life Sciences<\/h3>\n<p>Professor the Lord Kakkar is the Chair of OCL Partners and is the UK Business Ambassador for Healthcare and Life Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Kakkar is also Professor of Surgery at <abbr title=\"University College London\">UCL<\/abbr>, Consultant Surgeon at University College London Hospitals <abbr title=\"National Health Service\">NHS<\/abbr> Foundation Trust and Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute.<\/p>\n<p>He was created a life peer in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Kakkar completed his medical education at King\u2019s College Hospital Medical School, University of London and was made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Kakkar\u2019s research interests include the prevention and treatment of venous and arterial thromboembolic disease and cancer associated thrombosis.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-great-britain-campaign\">2.The GREAT Britain Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>The GREAT Britain campaign is the government\u2019s most ambitious international marketing campaign ever and showcases the very best of what Britain has to offer in order to encourage the world to visit, study and do business with the UK. The campaign is currently active in over 144 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Unifying the international growth promotion efforts of UK Trade &amp; Investment, VisitBritain, British Council and <abbr title=\"Foreign and Commonwealth Office\">FCO<\/abbr>, GREAT aims to deliver significant and long-term increases in trade, tourism, education and inward investment in support of <abbr title=\"Her Majesty's Government\">HMG<\/abbr>\u2019s prosperity and growth agenda.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"healthcare-uk\">3.Healthcare UK<\/h3>\n<p>Founded jointly by the Department for Health, UK Trade and Investment and the National Health Service (<abbr title=\"National Health Service\">NHS<\/abbr>), Healthcare UK brings together the unrivalled expertise of the <abbr title=\"National Health Service\">NHS<\/abbr>, Britain\u2019s extensive commercial healthcare industry and renowned academic sector to respond to the needs of the health sector internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 65 years the UK has invested billions of pounds constantly improving the quality of healthcare available to the people of the UK. Through Healthcare UK, overseas governments and healthcare providers can now access the significant benefits of that investment.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on <abbr title=\"UK Trade and Investment\">UKTI<\/abbr>\u2019s network of professional advisors in more than 100 countries, Healthcare UK facilitates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>major government-to-government engagement<\/li>\n<li>partnerships between individual healthcare organisations and <abbr title=\"National Health Service\">NHS<\/abbr> providers, commercial companies and national agencies<\/li>\n<li>professional exchange programmes and delivery of healthcare education and training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4.UK Trade and Investment (<abbr title=\"UK Trade and Investment\">UKTI<\/abbr>) is the government department that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK\u2019s economy \u2013 acknowledged as Europe\u2019s best place from which to succeed in global business. <abbr title=\"UK Trade and Investment\">UKTI<\/abbr> offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. We provide companies with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage. For more information on <abbr title=\"UK Trade and Investment\">UKTI<\/abbr>, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/uk-trade-investment\">www.gov.uk\/ukti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5.For more details contact:<\/p>\n<p>N. Asli Tekinay<\/p>\n<p>Head of Press and Public Affairs\/Bas\u0131n ve Halkla \u0130li\u015fkiler B\u00f6l\u00fcm Ba\u015fkan\u0131<\/p>\n<p>British Consulate-General, Me\u015frutiyet Caddesi No:34 Tepeba\u015f\u0131,Beyo\u011flu\/Istanbul-Turkey<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tel: +90 212 334 6435<\/td>\n<td>FTN: 8428 6435<\/td>\n<td>Mobile: +90 543 904 5970<\/td>\n<td>Fax: +90 212 334 6406<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Asli.Tekinay@fco.gov.uk\">Asli.Tekinay@fco.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Ambassador to host a high level business delegation responsible for delivering the \u00a38 billion Turkish Healthcare Campus projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46996,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46983\/revisions\/46996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}