Applying to enter the Health Innovation Awards

During 2008 the Health Innovation Awards were reviewed by the New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation, with the aim of continuous improvement of the Awards.

Based on the review findings and our own analyses, MoH and ACC have decided to change the frequency of the event from annual to every two years.

We anticipate that changing to the biennial Awards will:

• better complement the life cycle and reporting timeframe of projects in the health, disability and rehabilitation sectors, which often progress over a timeframe longer than 12 months
• ensure the continued number and high standard of entries, and that entries have the best opportunity to demonstrate measurable outcomes
• provide more opportunity for MOH and ACC to work with previous winners to encourage the promotion and transfer of innovation.

Keep visiting this website for when Expressions of Interest open for the 2010 awards.