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.

  • Innovation Insights: our new webinar series

    The Health Innovation Network is delighted to announce the launch of Innovation Insights, a brand-new webinar series designed to highlight the latest in health innovation, offering attendees valuable insights into the adoption and spread of innovation within the health and care landscape. Each interactive webinar will feature: Expert presentations: Delivered by thought leaders across [...]

  • Meet the Innovators: The Engine of Health and Growth Parliamentary Reception

    The Health Innovation Network, at an event sponsored by Sarah Coombes MP, brought together parliamentarians including Health Minister Karin Smyth MP and Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Chi Onwurah MP to meet with six innovators supported by health innovation networks across the country and their NHS partners. At the Meet the Innovators: [...]

  • Report: Forging a more equitable future through Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

    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 [...]