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Read the latest news and updates from the NHS Innovation Accelerator.

NHS Innovation Accelerator and Crown Commercial Service Forge Collaboration to Drive Digital Health Innovation and Support Tech Start Ups and SMEs

29th April 2024

The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), an NHS England Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) initiative delivered in partnership with England’s 15 Health Innovation Networks, is proud to announce a transformative collaboration with Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the biggest public procurement organisation in the UK, to accelerate healthcare innovation adoption.
NHS Innovation Accelerator Partners With Naq to Streamline DTAC Compliance for Health and Social Care Innovators

11th April 2024

NIA’s collaboration with Naq empowers health and social care innovators to navigate DTAC compliance seamlessly, enhancing patient care and NHS operations.
Innovative Healthcare Solutions Take Centre Stage: Announcing the 2024 NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellows

27th March 2024

NHS Innovation Accelerator 2024 Fellows announced in The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Winners Announced for Innovative Solutions Addressing Healthcare Inequalities in Partnership with NHS England and the NHS Race and Health Observatory, Supported by the NHS Innovation Accelerator

16th January 2024
NHS Innovation Accelerator and the Modality Partnership Enter Strategic Collaboration to Drive Healthcare Innovation in Primary Care

7th December 2023
NHS Innovation Accelerator launches search for innovators with ambitions to transform healthcare delivery

12th September 2023

Applications for the NHS Innovation Accelerator 2024 programme is now open!
NHS England and the NHS Race and Health Observatory, supported by the NHS Innovation Accelerator, are seeking innovations addressing healthcare inequalities in line with the Core20PLUS5 approach.

6th July 2023

Open now – Targeted and time limited call out to identify solutions that can help de-bias the scoring and stratification systems across three clinical settings.
NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) partners with Greener NHS to help Fellows get climate-ready

19th June 2023

NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) have agreed a new collaboration with Greener NHS to make sure our Fellows are “climate-ready” in helping to reduce carbon emissions in healthcare.
NHS Innovation Accelerator-supported Ultramed receives a King’s Award for Enterprise

21st April 2023

Ultramed, a company working with healthcare professionals to deliver cost and time effective solutions for preoperative and pre-procedural assessments, has been recognised for Innovation in the 2023 King’s Awards for Enterprise.
Seventeen new Fellows join the NHS Innovation Accelerator programme in 2023

23rd March 2023

The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has announced 17 new Fellows will join the programme in 2023. This is the largest cohort for the programme since its launch in 2015 and results in the programme now supporting close to 100 Fellows.
Speakers and panel announced for the NIA Fellows 2023/24 launch event

6th March 2023

The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) will be hosting an event ‘Overcoming the Innovation Divide’ announcing their new Fellows for 2023/24.
Welcoming our new mentor, Amir Hashmi

4th January 2023

The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is excited to welcome Amir Hashmi to our existing group of high-profile Mentors providing bespoke support to Fellows.