King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, the Hinduja Foundation UK and P.D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre (owned and managed by the National Health & Education Society) have announced a new strategic partnership.
The partnership is to advance training, education and research capacity building focused on healthcare outcomes.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Oliver Dowden visited the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) to welcome the partnership.
During his visit, the Deputy Prime Minister also received a tour of LIHE, the first MedTech Venture Builder in the UK. LIHE will help new healthcare technologies navigate the complex and often blocked path to clinical and commercial success by bringing together world-class research and development expertise across academia, the NHS and the MedTech industry.
It is hoped that as well as supporting healthcare provision in India, the partnership will help drive forward the development of new technologies to address global healthcare challenges
King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, and the National Health & Education Society signed a memorandum of agreement which will deliver King’s and Guy’s and St Thomas’ training in clinical and non-clinical short courses, research capacity building and executive education to health professionals in India.
Separately, a significant philanthropic gift from the Hinduja Foundation UK will enable health engineering research and clinical innovation through PhD and Masters scholarships for students from India in biomedical engineering and imaging sciences.
Together, these joint activities will create the Hinduja-King’s Health Partners Academy.
The first MedTech Venture Builder in the UK
With King’s research, teaching, and focus on biomedical technologies, health data (including AI), and advanced therapies, it is hoped that as well as supporting healthcare provision in India, the partnership will help drive forward the development of new technologies to address global healthcare challenges in these areas.
For the Hinduja family, this collaboration is in recognition of the late Srichand P Hinduja, former Chairman of the Hinduja Group, who sadly passed away last year and had dedicated much of his life to philanthropy.
Professor Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor & President of King’s College London, said: "We are proud to be supporting the next generation of healthcare professionals and biomedical technical talent in India and the UK through this partnership, who will develop the healthcare technologies of the future; in turn, helping solve some of the most pressing global healthcare challenges we face."
Professor Ian Abbs, Chief Executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, said: "This partnership will enhance and develop the skills of future healthcare professionals in the UK and India, enabling them to create new solutions to challenging international health issues."