Spotlight on Point of Care Testing within Greater Manchester

Join colleagues from across Greater Manchester for a full‑day exploration of the latest developments in Point‑of‑Care Testing (POCT) and diagnostic innovation. This event brings together clinical leaders, programme teams, industry partners and community organisations to share real‑world insights from projects currently transforming pathways across the region.

Throughout the day, attendees will hear from teams working on remote respiratory diagnostics, time‑critical testing in stroke care, emergency care applications in Troponin testing in chest pain, and POCT for lipid management in community settings. Speakers will share learning from implementation, industry collaboration, patient and public involvement, pathway redesign, quality assurance, and tackling health inequalities.

The event also highlights how POCT is being used to strengthen links between primary and secondary care, improve decision‑making in urgent settings, and support prevention and early intervention programmes in the community. A dedicated panel session will provide an opportunity for open discussion with clinical, academic, and industry contributors, where important lessons learned related to adoption and spread will be shared.

Alongside the main sessions, there will be time for networking, connecting with colleagues, and exploring opportunities to collaborate across the diagnostics landscape.

If you work in clinical services, diagnostics, commissioning, community health, research, industry or system transformation, this event offers valuable perspectives and practical learning on how POCT can support better, faster and more equitable care.

The Health Innovation Accelerator

The Health Innovation Accelerator encompasses two projects, the Advanced Diagnostics Accelerator and the DEVOTE programme, delivered through a partnership between Health Innovation Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), The University of Manchester, and industry partners.

This project is part-funded by the Greater Manchester Innovation Accelerator programme. Led by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation, the pilot Innovation Accelerator programme invested £100m in 26 transformative R&D projects between 2022-25 to accelerate the growth of three high-potential innovation ecosystems – Glasgow City Region, Greater Manchester and West Midlands. The programme was boosted by an additional £30m of public funding for 2025/26 spread equally across the regions. Innovation Accelerators are piloting a new model of R&D decision making that empowers local partnerships to harness innovation to drive regional economic growth, attract private investment, and develop future technologies.