Your gateway to innovation in the NHS
Read the latest news, case studies and funding opportunities for healthcare innovators. Understand the key stages to bring your product or idea to the NHS and access tailored support through the NHS Innovation Service.
The NHS Innovation Service offers:
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Practical support for all types of healthcare innovators, from start-up to established enterprise
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A centralised record of your innovation, reducing the need to fill out multiple forms
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Free advice and guidance from experts in the industry
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A free review to establish your current needs and match you with organisations that can help
Your guide to innovation in the NHS
Discover the key steps you’ll need to take to introduce your idea or product to the NHS. Industry experts, government bodies, the NHS and patient groups have collaborated to provide in-depth information on everything from creation to commissioning and adoption.
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Creation
What you should consider in the early stages of development
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Development
What to consider during product prototyping, development and testing
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Gathering evidence
How to demonstrate effectiveness
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Regulation
What regulation guidance you should be following
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Commissioning and adoption
What you should know about the adoption process
Discover the opportunities for innovation
Find information about what innovations the NHS is looking for to help answer real world problems.
Find funding opportunities
Find funding opportunities, awards and competitions to accelerate the launch of your idea or product into the NHS.
Case studies
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Meet the Innovator: Daye
Michelle Gomes is Head of Global Public Health at Daye. We spoke to her to find out more about how Daye is supporting early detection and prevention in gynaecological care, including for cervical cancer.
January 13, 2026
- Cancer
- Diagnostics
- Gynaecological Care
- Meet the Innovator
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Reducing single-use plastic in endoscope cleaning
How a series of innovations are reducing single-use plastic in endoscope cleaning, through support from the NHS Innovation Service.
March 5, 2024
- Estates and facilities
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Improving patient outcomes with knee osteoarthritis
Apos Health was introduced to the UK in 2010, but joining the NHS Innovation Service in 2021 catapulted it's journey to market through connections to NICE, NHS Supply Chain and the Health Innovation Networks.
January 10, 2024
- Medical device
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Meet the Support Organisation: Health Innovation Network
In our Meet the Support Organisation series, we’ll meet the people and teams who are part of the service, helping to turn great ideas into real-world impact. Meet the Health Innovation Network.
January 13, 2026
- Interviews
- Meet the Support Organisation
- NHS Innovation Service
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Government Updates NHS IP Guidance to Accelerate Innovation
Patients will gain faster access to ground breaking treatments as the government updates NHS Intellectual Property (IP) guidance for the first time in 23 years.
December 12, 2025
- News
- NHS Innovation Service
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IP Guidance for the NHS - Webinar for innovators
As part of the launch of the new IP guidance, DHSC and NHSE are hosting a series of webinars designed to help the system gain a deeper understanding of the guidance and its objectives, as well as to provide opportunities for Q&A.
November 4, 2025
- Events
- NHS Innovation Service
- Resources