Challenge Lead: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board The Challenge: To rapidly assess and develop novel solutions and technologies that have the potential to accelerate disruptive innovation in reducing the burden of work on endoscopy suites, which could cover several areas such as (but not limited to): – New training methods to upskill Health Care Professionals to improve the quality of referrals and increase workforce capacity – New endoscopy procedures – Faster decontamination/cleaning/workflow systems – Development and/or implementation of new non-invasive technology – AI/advance analytics to monitor, manage and signpost patients on the waiting list The aims are as follows; – Better management of demand, ensuring maximum value is delivered by the service – People will get a diagnosis sooner – Improved capacity within the service – Fewer complications -Improved recovery and discharge from hospital Update December 2022: Two companies have progressed to the next stage of the challenge. More information in the news section of our website