As a Network, we are committed to supporting the transformation of care pathways through adopting and scaling innovations equitably, ensuring that no one is excluded when trying to access services and/or suffers poorer clinical outcomes as a result of innovation.
We align our programmes to NHS England’s Core20PLUS5 framework and prioritise supporting innovations that address health inequalities through our innovator support offer.
Digital innovation has a vital role to play in addressing unfair variation in access, experience and outcomes.
Leaders from across the northern health and care system, NHS England, health foundations and industry came together at HETT North earlier this year, in February, to explore the role of digital and data in addressing health inequalities – with the aim of sharing learnings and creating a list of recommendations that can be shared nationally.
We are pleased to publish the findings from this roundtable event: Forging a more equitable healthy future through digital and data: 6 recommendations to reduce health inequalities.
The need for fast-paced innovation in healthcare is widely acknowledged. And ensuring that healthcare innovation is shaped by the people it serves remains a pressing priority – one made all the more evident by the growing emphasis on health equity in the 10 Year Health Plan. Patient voices are often cited as central to healthcare [...]
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has revealed its 2025 cohort of Fellows. As the NIA celebrates a decade of helping to drive innovation in the NHS, this year’s cohort aligns with the Government’s three priorities: supporting the transition from analogue to digital, sickness to prevention and hospital to home. The 28 new Fellows will benefit [...]
A new guide aimed at helping primary care organisations and integrated care boards understand and address problematic polypharmacy has been launched by the Health Innovation Network as part of its national Polypharmacy Programme. Developed in response to a clear need identified by primary care and prescribing colleagues, this essential resource provides practical, evidence-based strategies to [...]
