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2026 September newsletter | |
As summer draws to a close, activity across the health innovation landscape remains strong. This Setpember's newsletter brings together key updates, opportunities, insights and practical support for those working to improve health and care across the region.
The Health Innovation Network has published its new Prospectus, setting out its priorities and ambitions for supporting innovation across the health and care system. It provides a useful overview of the Network’s role, areas of focus and the opportunities available to innovators and partners.
We’re also looking ahead to upcoming Insights to Impact Masterclasses, designed to give health and MedTech innovators practical guidance on some of the key challenges involved in taking an innovation from idea to impact. Upcoming sessions include: Intellectual Property, Establishing in the UK Market, Storytelling and Business Development.
And in case you missed it, this edition also includes our latest Impact Review, showcasing the progress and real-world difference being made through our work in the last year.
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Explore how we have helped the best innovations in health and care reach the people, places and problems where they bring most benefit. | | | |
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Unlocking the health innovation prize: Introducing the Health Innovation Network Prospectus | |
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The Health Innovation Network has published its new Prospectus – a refreshed and forward-looking statement of our collective ambition, priorities and opportunities for collaboration. | |
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Health Innovation East launches fourth Digital Health Hub cohort with record number of applicants | |
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Health Innovation East has launched the fourth cohort of its Digital Health Hub programme, welcoming 11 innovators selected following the programme’s highest-ever number of applications. | |
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The National Hybrid Closed Loop and Type 1 Diabetes Outpatient Transformation Programme | The National Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) and Type 1 Diabetes Outpatient Transformation Programme is supporting the NHS to improve outcomes for people living with type 1 diabetes by increasing access to Hybrid Closed Loop technology.
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How digital innovation is being used in social care to enhance wellbeing | |
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Supporting independence and quality of life in adult social care in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. Read the impact story to discover how digital innovation is being used in practice to support more person-centred care and improve wellbeing. | |
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From Procurement to Innovation: My Internship Experience at Health Innovation East | |
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What’s it like to be a Procurement Intern at Health Innovation East? Samantha Tyrrell reflects on her experience, learning and highlights from her internship. | |
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Best Practice in the Region: Embedding a Culture of Continuous Quality Improvement at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | |
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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has developed its approach to continuous quality improvement. Discover how leadership, training and practical support have helped staff develop improvement skills and embed continuous improvement into everyday practice. | |
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Reflecting on the PEEPS Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Conference 2026: Centring lived experience in patient safety | |
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What can we learn when families, clinicians and researchers come together? Reflecting on the PEEPS HIE Conference 2026, our Patient Safety team explores the importance of listening to lived experience, clear communication and collaboration to improve care and outcomes for babies and families affected by hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE).
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From evidence to impact: what it takes to deliver research in practice | |
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Our consulting team shares their reflection from the first in a series of webinars spotlighting key challenges our partners are facing, and sharing tools, techniques and insights from real-world projects regarding how they can be overcome. | |
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Insights to Impact Masterclass: Intellectual Property 12pm - 9 September | This session will be delivered by Venner Shipley in collaboration with Health Innovation East to support health innovators in understanding intellectual property especially within NHS England.
Innovating in a healthcare environment raises important questions about what can be protected, how NHS IP guidance applies in practice, and who ultimately owns an invention. This practical and accessible session will explore patents, NHS IP guidance, and entitlement between inventors and employers.
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Insights to Impact Masterclass: Establishing in the UK Market – Getting it Right First Time 1pm – 7 October | This session will be delivered by Gateley Global in collaboration with Health Innovation East to support health innovators in understanding expansion into the UK market. Expanding into a new international market presents both significant opportunities and complex challenges. This practical and accessible session will explore the strategic advantages of establishing a direct UK presence, alongside key steps to de-risk expansion. | | | |
Insights to Impact Masterclass: Storytelling and Business Development in MedTech 12pm – 3 November | This session will be delivered by Sequel Consultants in collaboration with Health Innovation East to support MedTech innovators in developing the storytelling and business development skills needed to achieve commercial success.
Join for an engaging and practical webinar that will show MedTech innovators how to confidently communicate the value of their products and businesses. Attendees will gain practical insights into effective sales and business development approaches, audience engagement, and how to build a compelling commercial narrative around their innovation.
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Exploring the future of mental healthcare: Mindset ‑XR Roadshow is back | Healthcare professionals, innovators, people with lived experience and anyone interested in the future of mental health services are invited to attend an exciting upcoming roadshow showcasing the potential of extended reality (XR) in transforming care delivery.
Taking place from September to November, the events are part of the Mindset‑XR Innovator Support Programme - a UK-wide initiative highlighting how immersive technologies can enhance mental healthcare. Whether you are already working in digital health or simply curious about the role of immersive technology in mental healthcare, the event provides a valuable opportunity to explore real-world applications and future possibilities. | | | |
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