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Spreading innovation throughout health and social care
The Enterprise and Industry team at Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex support the discovery, development and deployment of health and social care innovations across the South East.
As part of the Health Innovation Network, we work with health and social care organisations and businesses to spread innovation throughout our health and care systems to improve outcomes for patients and services and to support economic growth.
How we can help
Our team of experienced Innovation Managers and Coordinators help innovators navigate the complexities of our health and care systems. We offer practical advice and guidance, hold regular workshops and webinars, and provide signposting to support innovators to develop their innovations to meet the needs of our local systems and populations. Our service covers a wide range of topics which are important for innovators to understand, including navigating the health and care system, understanding MedTech regulations, the importance of establishing an evidence base, and an overview of national priorities such as achieving net zero and addressing health inequalities.
We aim to help innovators to develop strong, evidence-based value propositions for their innovations and to ensure they are ready for widespread deployment for the benefit of our health and social care organisations and service users.
Let’s innovate
If you would like our support with your innovation, please complete our Innovator Engagement Form. The form can take a while to complete, we recommend downloading a copy of the form to draft your answers first.
Support
Discovery Programme
An eight-week course covering a range of topics important to health and care innovators.
Bid writing support
We run workshops on bidding for public sector funding and can offer expert review of applications and access to bid writing support.
Brokering introduction with health & social care stakeholders
For evidence-based innovations addressing the priorities of our local health and care system partners, we can source market feedback and broker introductions
Support with Real World Evaluations
We offer support for innovators looking to pilot their innovations and collect real-world evidence of their impact.
Support for nation-wide initiatives
We are proud supporters of NHS England’s Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, the NHS Innovation Accelerator and the NHS Innovation Service. If you are an innovator accessing any of these programmes, we would also love to support you
If you have any questions, please get in touch via email.
Case studies
Events and workshops
Useful guides and resources
Net Zero guide
This guide aims to help innovators working with the NHS towards its Net Zero ambitions. It provides links to further resources on supporting carbon reduction and sustainable development. It contains a step-by-step guide and a checklist.
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Real World Evaluation guide
This guide helps early-stage innovators to measure and demonstrate the impact of their innovations and solutions in real-world settings. It provides a comprehensive framework to conduct a robust evaluation.
LinkHealth Inequalities guide
This guide aims to help innovators consider the ways their innovations can be designed, developed and implemented to help achieve health equity.
LinkNHS Innovation Service
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.
LinkSign up to innovator bulletin
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