Researchers & academics

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Translating research into action

We work closely with academia, connecting you with innovators, health services and the public to inform your research and translate it into clinical practice. By working with our regional networks, we can drive change locally and spread it nationally.

The Applied Research Collaboration for Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Health Innovation KSS has a close working relationship with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex (ARC KSS). It is one of 15 Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) set up across England, to support applied health and care research that responds to and meets the needs of the local population and local health and care systems. It part of a £135 million investment by the NIHR to improve the health and care of patients and the public.

The NIHR ARC KSS brings together NHS trusts, local authorities, universities, communities and other partners to develop and implement innovative translational research to improve health and social care for patients and families in the south east.

Health Innovation KSS’s unique Implementation Leads are embedded within the organisation and focus on translating ARC KSS research into practice.

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Local partnerships

We are also part of local academic partnerships in our region which bring together academic and health and social care organisations in order to take forward meaningful research for each population:

Surrey Academic Health and Care Partnership
Brighton and Sussex Health Research Partnership
We are also partnering with Kent and Medway Medical School on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to support with research and innovation activity in the region.

Our work

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Mental health & neurodiversity

Health Innovation KSS is working with other organisations and those with lived experience to support the spread and adoption of innovation in mental health.

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Ageing well

At Health Innovation KSS, we work closely with our integrated care systems and research partners to support our population and health and care system challenges.

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Primary, community & social care

At Health Innovation KSS, we work with our local integrated care systems (ICSs), GP practices and primary care networks (PCNs) to understand their priority needs and how we can help to meet these needs.

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Health inequalities

At Health Innovation KSS, we are committing to ensuring socially excluded groups have a voice and to promoting equity, amplifying diverse voices, and tailoring innovations to meet the needs of populations affected by certain health issues.

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Cardiovascular disease

At Health Innovation KSS, our cardiovascular disease prevention programme is planned and delivered collaboratively with partners across Kent, Surrey & Sussex.

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Medicine optimisation & safety

At Health Innovation KSS, we’re working to support healthcare professionals to identify patients at risk and encourage better conversations around medicines.

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Patient safety

The national patient safety improvement programme aims to test and spread effective safety interventions and strategies, learn from excellence and support systems to continuously improve.

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Net Zero

At Health Innovation KSS, we are working across the system, with innovators, our local integrated care systems (ICSs) and within our own organisation to support the NHS’s approach to climate change and reaching net zero by 2045.

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Digital, Data & AI

Through partnerships and collaboration with other organisations, Health Innovation KSS is working to enable the development of digital, data & AI innovations, from idea conception through to real world adoption and spread.

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MedTech Funding Mandate

Health Innovation KSS is the lead health innovation network coordinating the spread of Apos through England through all 15 networks across the country.

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