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 assessment 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
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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Testing for the effectiveness of biologic treatments of inflammatory bowel diseases: developing a new patient-led product
AlphaBiomics is a London-based start-up, with a product in development to improve the clinical care of people with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
April 25, 2023
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Digital
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An at-home fertility screening solution: entering the UK market
Amy Beckley explains her innovation journey and how she is now trying to get her innovation into the UK market with the help of the NHS Innovation Service.
April 21, 2023
- Medical device
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Monitoring medication adherence for respiratory disease: bringing a proven innovation to market
Garth Sutherland, an asthma patient in New Zealand, developed a gadget that connected his asthma inhaler with his phone, to remind him to use it when he should. This was the first step towards creating an innovation that is now being brought to market.
March 23, 2023
- Data and monitoring
- Digital
- Medical device
News
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What every innovator should know before completing their innovation record
Everyone who registers with the NHS Innovation Service completes an innovation record. After completing it as fully as possible, submit the record for our needs assessment team to review. Gemma Snell is one of the needs assessors who looks after this stage of the process, and has shared her top five tips for completing your record.
May 24, 2023
- Interviews
- NHS Innovation Service
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S12 Solutions: Mental Health Awareness Week
This Mental Health Awareness Week (15-21 May), find out how social worker Amy Manning, who specialises in mental health, developed the S12 Solutions app with the help from one of our support organisations.
May 17, 2023
- NHS Innovation Service
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Changes to the innovation record
Following research and feedback from innovators and partner organisations, the innovation record will be updated to improve clarity and user experience.
April 21, 2023
- Feature spotlight
- NHS Innovation Service