"My role will be to develop bright ideas and make sure they are delivered. Innovation is about bringing creativity to life and making sure it is implemented. It may be a new medical device or a better way of doing things."

"The first thing we did was to review our intellectual property policy and develop a new approach which allows us to develop innovation for anyone inside or outside the hospital. One of the key features of this is that we no longer need to own the intellectual property. We want to work with people's good ideas and help them take things forward, not take control of them. To develop this, the hospital established and funded an innovation department, This has allowed us to attract external innovations - the first being a new heart pacing wire brought to us by a group of cardiologists from other parts of the country. We have been awarded an £85,000 grant from the Department of Health to develop this tool.

"Our aim is to be a leading centre for medical device research. Lots of people have good ideas but don't know how to take them forward, or simply don't have the time, contacts or funding to make it happen. We can help with all of these. In the last 10 years I have taken many devices through this process and now want to do the same for the hospital, making us a centre of excellence for medical device innovation."

"We are very fortunate in having Tony's expertise, not to mention his drive and enthusiasm for bringing ingenious ideas to fruition. We know that many of our own staff will benefit from the help and direction which our innovation department can deliver, not to mention trailblazers from outside the hospital. Tony's lead is inspirational and his professorship very well-deserved."

"Professor Young has boundless energy and ideas and it is a pleasure to be working with him."