{"id":75118,"date":"2016-10-18T11:14:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T11:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=e284a4b750befebc1a138903e5b9b4cd"},"modified":"2016-10-18T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T11:14:47","slug":"news-story-improving-management-of-skin-conditions-apply-for-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=75118","title":{"rendered":"News story: Improving management of skin conditions: apply for contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scot.nhs.uk\/\">NHS Scotland<\/a> and <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scottish-enterprise.com\/\">Scottish Enterprise<\/a> have up to \u00a3450,000 to fund innovative technology and digital platforms that improve dermatology care.<\/p>\n<p>Dermatology services in Scotland are treating a wide range of skin conditions, from acne and leg ulcers to life-threatening skin cancers.<\/p>\n<p>There are an estimated 4,000 deaths a year in Scotland due to skin conditions. Non-life-threatening conditions such as psoriasis and eczema also have a big impact on quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Skin complaints are responsible for 15% to 20% of new GP appointments, and skin conditions are placing an increasing demand on health services.<\/p>\n<p>The competition is seeking ideas that improve the diagnosis and ongoing management of skin conditions, in particular those that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>help patients manage their health from home<\/li>\n<li>free up clinic appointment times for those patients who need a longer consultation with a dermatologist<\/li>\n<li>minimise the time consultants spend on administrative tasks<\/li>\n<li>suit all ages and skin conditions<\/li>\n<li>could be applied to other medical conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"competition-information\">Competition information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>the competition opens on 14 November 2016, and you must register before noon on 4 January 2017<\/li>\n<li>any organisation working alone or with partners can apply, including businesses, charities and researchers<\/li>\n<li>up to \u00a3150,000 is available for feasibility studies in the first phase of the competition. We expect these to range in size up to \u00a330,000<\/li>\n<li>up to \u00a3300,000 is available to support the development of the best ideas in a second phase. We expect these to range in size up to \u00a3150,000<\/li>\n<li>funding is available in the form of 100% funded development contracts<\/li>\n<li>a briefing event for potential applicants takes place in Edinburgh on 24 November 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/sbri-funding-competition-using-technology-to-improve-dermatology\">Find out more about this competition and apply.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organisations can apply for a share of up to \u00a3450,000 to develop technology to improve the diagnosis and management of skin conditions.<\/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\/75118"}],"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=75118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}