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INTERREG IIIC
This project is supported by INTERREG, a European Community Initiative designed to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union.
Welcome to the Health ClusterNET website
Health ClusterNET is a network of European Regions supported by the INTERREG IIIC initiative. The Network comprises 13 European regional partners who are working together to improve the contribution that health care sector spending makes to regional development.
The project aims to build on evidence that demonstrates that, in general, health and economic activity are directly linked and therefore maximising regional health care sector spending improves regional economic performance and the health of the regional population.
Health ClusterNET has four work streams: procurement, employment, capital investment and innovation. Each work stream comprises a network workshop, regional activity and policy forum and includes bilateral visits and study tours between regions. Network members will be working with a broad range of local regional partners, including local business groups to ensure maximum benefit.
One North East, the Regional Development Agency for the North East of England is the Lead Partner who have contracted out the coordination of the network to Interface (Policy Planning) Ltd. The project has a total budget of Euro 1,511,338 of which Euro 968,717 is provided through ERDF funds. Work began on 1 April 2005 and lasts until 31 December 2007, a total of 33 months. The project is sponsored by INTERREG IIIC West Secretariat.