Annual Review: Innovation already supporting Ten Year Health Plan

Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) today published its Annual Review for 2024-25, showcasing a year of remarkable growth and impact.

The organisation, part of the National Health Innovation Network that leveraged nearly £500 million in funding this year, has made significant strides in supporting healthcare innovation adoption and economic growth.

The Review demonstrates how innovation is already supporting the government’s NHS Ten Year Health Plan and includes case studies that align with its three strategic shifts for the NHS: from analogue to digital, from hospital to community, and from treatment to prevention.

Professor Hatim Abdulhussein, Health Innovation KSS CEO –

“This year, Health Innovation KSS has delivered innovation that benefits both healthcare and the wider economy. In this review, we highlight some of our most impactful projects and share case studies that we hope will inspire and inform others across the system. Thank you to all of our colleagues and stakeholders who have been integral to helping us achieve these results.

“Looking ahead, innovation is central to the government’s Ten Year Health Plan and we look forward to continuing to work with our local partners to deliver on the plan, continuing to accelerate the implementation of innovation and connect people to transformative ideas.”

Supporting innovation

This year, through our innovator support offering we have supported 414 companies and supported three successful SBRI bids which awarded a total of £1.2 million in funding. Our Patient Safety work supported local systems to test and spread effective safety interventions and strategies, including contributing to the national maternity and neonatal safety programme which saved up to 1,592 lives and prevented up to 536 cases if cerebral palsy. Beyond our national commissions we supported our local Integrated Care Systems to improve outcomes in population health and tackle health inequalities, while also bringing together stakeholders to responsible scale the use of digital, data and AI in the region.

Health innovation KSS COO Lisa James –

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved this year including the outstanding national programmes we’ve delivered in collaboration with our regional partners. As we look ahead, we’re excited to strengthen these partnerships and continue making a meaningful impact on the health and care of the 4.7 million people we serve.”

Read the full Annual Review here.