Development of an e-commerce website for innovations emerging from a public sector healthcare system

STARKEY, Ann P., JUDD, Lyndon, CLARK, Richard and SMITH, Michael A. (2011). Development of an e-commerce website for innovations emerging from a public sector healthcare system. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 10 (3/4), 375-391.

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Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTTC.2011.040896

Abstract

In the UK National Health Service (NHS), there is a national network of nine regional innovation hubs set up to undertake technology transfer and commercialisation of innovations emerging from the NHS. However, it was recognised that there was also a need to develop an outlet for products which are not commercially viable, but which are potentially beneficial to the NHS. To meet this need, an e-commerce website was developed to market and sell such products within the NHS. This paper describes the development, implementation and evaluation of this novel approach, and highlights the complexities and problems involved in such a venture, which has been analysed using a conceptual model of business innovation. The analysis of the metrics shows that site traffic, and sales have remained fairly constant, rather than increasing over the first two years. This maybe due to the reticence of other hubs, despite generally positive feedback, to populate the site and the non-commercial nature of the goods may quickly lead to market saturation.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Centre for Health and Social Care Research
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTTC.2011.040896
Page Range: 375-391
Depositing User: Ann Betterton
Date Deposited: 09 Sep 2011 15:05
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 10:15
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3872

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