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
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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Improving outcomes for people needing kidney dialysis
How a collaborative approach underpinned by real-world evidence has seen a novel device been introduced into the NHS within 12 months of working with NHS Supply Chain.
July 31, 2023
- Medical device
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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
News
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Masterclass: How to bring AI and digital health technologies to the NHS
Join this 3-hour interactive masterclass on Monday 23 October 2023 to learn how to navigate the complex pathway to NHS market access for AI and digital health technologies with NICE.
September 25, 2023
- Events
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NHS@75: Innovation vital to serve the next generation
Luella Trickett, Director of Value and Access at ABHI, writes about how the NHS has embraced cutting-edge technologies that have revolutionised healthcare over the last 75 years, and what is still to come.
July 17, 2023
- Interviews
- News
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Feature spotlight: invite your team to collaborate on your innovation
As the owner of an innovation, you can now invite others to join your innovation to work on it together. Creating a collaborative experience, where everyone can contribute their knowledge and expertise.
June 21, 2023
- Feature spotlight
- NHS Innovation Service