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Driving healthcare innovation
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) supports exceptional individuals to scale promising innovations across England’s NHS for greater patient and staff benefit.
About us

Learn about the NHS Innovation Accelerator

Innovations

The promising health and social care innovations supported by the NHS Innovation Accelerator have demonstrated positive impact where they are already in use.

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Fellows

NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellows are the exceptional individuals being supported to deliver promising solutions to patients and NHS staff across England.

Meet our Fellows

Mentors

The NHS Innovation Accelerator works with a pool of accomplished Mentors who provide expert guidance and insights to Fellows across a broad range of skill areas.

Meet our Mentors

The impact of the NHS Innovation Accelerator

What innovators say about the NHS Innovation Accelerator

We asked our Fellows what the accelerator has helped them achieve.

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Latest news & insights

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My Story: David

8th July 2021 | Iona Tinker
After a lifetime of struggling with his weight and health, David used Low Carb Program to lose weight, gain confidence and put his Type 2 diabetes in remission.
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Digital health: not just for global pandemics

7th July 2021 | NHS Innovation Accelerator Staff
NIA Fellow Elliott Engers is the CEO of Infinity Health, which he co-founded following a conversation with an NHS doctor who was battling with the paper task lists and handwritten notes commonly used in hospitals to manage daily tasks. Here he reflects on the shift to digital technologies as a lasting impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Discussing Diversity: Being the first black NIA fellow – a source of comfort or concern?

1st July 2021 | Warsame (Sami) Nur
Sami Nur, Director of Strategic Development and Partnership at Feebris and Digital Health Specialist, shares his reflections on navigating his roles in the NHS and health tech as a person of colour. Feebris is a DigitalHealth.London Accelerator company and Sami was selected as an NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) Fellow in 2021.