Realise the potential of your ideas
Whether you’re a clinician in the NHS who has discovered newfound best practice, a healthtech company practised at developing health innovation or a multinational life sciences or tech organisation, we can partner with you to improve patient outcomes, better support the NHS workforce, increase capacity in our health service and boost economic growth.
The 15 health innovation networks operate in their own geographies embedded in their communities and health and research ecosystems so we can work effectively with industry locally. We come together as the Health Innovation Network, so we can support broader regional, cross-regional and national partnerships to deliver local change within the NHS and social care sector that has a national impact.
From conception to mass adoption, we’re here to support you
For early-stage innovations
If you’re at the beginning of your innovation journey, we can give you guidance on any gaps in your value proposition or evidence base, and help you to create a proof-of-concept prototype.
Most importantly, we’re here to offer advice on the complexities of the health and care sector, and guide you on how your innovations can best weave in to improve them.
For advanced, pre-commercial stage innovations
When you’re fast approaching the stage of releasing your innovation out into the world, we can help with developing your value proposition, impact modelling, health economics and brokering connections with health and care experts.
When you’re ready to go to market, we’ll be here to support with real-world evaluations, roll-out and adoption.
For the life sciences sector
We partner with all types of industry – from small enterprises wanting to commercialise great ideas to help solve NHS challenges, through to global pharmaceutical and life science and technology companies seeking to partner with the NHS to bring innovative treatments, pathways and solutions to patients.
We have over 10 years’ experience of innovation implementation across the NHS and healthcare; this means we have the knowledge, experience, and the local and national connections, to get new treatments and innovation to patients faster across wider geographies. We recommend the King’s Fund and ABPI Partnership Principles when working with industry.
A connected national network providing:
- Fostering local partnerships
- Help to navigate the NHS
- Signposting to resources
- Market access studies and research
- Help with value proposition development
- Real-world impact evaluation
- Health economic reports
- Implementation support for adopting organisations
- Grant funding opportunities
- Product development
Our innovator offer
All Heath Innovation Networks have a universal offer to support innovators, which consists of the following:
- Review innovations and respond
- Assessment and triage
- Advise, guide and signpost innovators
- Develop health and care understanding
To learn more about how Heath Innovation Networks work with innovators, read our innovator offer booklet.
Read our case studies to find out more about innovations that Heath Innovation Networks have supported.
Initiatives for innovators
SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) Healthcare
SBRI Healthcare releases regular funding competitions in partnership with organisations, including the Heath Innovation Network.
NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA)
The NIA recruits and provides support to individuals or companies who display promising solutions to NHS challenges.
NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme encourages healthcare staff to develop the commercial skills, knowledge and experience needed for successful spread of innovation.
Innovator guides
If you’re an innovator developing an idea to benefit health and social care, read our series of guides on how to get your innovation noticed.
Get support with your innovation
We are a partner in the NHS Innovation Service, a free online platform for health innovators which will match you to relevant organisations who can provide bespoke and tailored support. Along with support from the health innovation networks, you can also receive personalised support from a number of expert organisations including NICE, MHRA, NIHR and NHS Supply Chain. You will need to create an account and complete your innovation record to access support.
