We're delighted to share the 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 for 2024–25, which highlights our collective achievements over the past year and demonstrates how we're already delivering innovation and growth to the government's priorities of embracing digital technology, focusing on preventative health and shifting more care into local settings. In 2024–25, we continued to build our partnerships with 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 and 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 to embed co-produced solutions to health challenges. We have introduced 12 innovations into new clinical settings, supported the development of nearly 300 innovations and provided almost 6500 hours of expert help to innovators, creating or safeguarding 63 jobs and contributing to regional and national economic growth. These achievements are a testament to our expertise and embedded partnerships with the healthcare system, with innovators and industry, universities and the applied research infrastructure, and with Wessex Health Partners. 👀 Read now: https://lnkd.in/euDzEaRH
Health Innovation Wessex
Hospitals and Health Care
Chilworth, Hampshire 2,995 followers
Connecting health, academia, research, technology and industry to spread innovation across the NHS.
About us
We improve people’s health, achieve excellence in healthcare and boost innovation and growth in our region’s life sciences and healthcare sector. We connect academics, NHS, industry and others to bring fresh energy to old problems, inspired thinking to new ones and to spread innovation and best practice. We use our unique position to act as a catalyst across the whole healthcare system. We foster collaboration across our network of partners and drive improvement, including excellent outcomes for patients as well as economic growth. We believe in a better future for Wessex. Working collaboratively with our members, we ignite ideas and opportunities while driving change to accelerate better health for patients.
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http://healthinnovationwessex.org.uk/
External link for Health Innovation Wessex
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- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Chilworth, Hampshire
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- Public Company
- Founded
- 2013
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Innovation Centre
Southampton Science Park 2 Venture Road
Chilworth, Hampshire SO16 7NP, GB
Employees at Health Innovation Wessex
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Steve Parr
Medtech and biotech leader - helping to transform cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment
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Dr Andrew Sibley
Programme Manager - Health Innovation Wessex & Visiting Fellow School of Health Sciences University of Southampton
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Charlotte Forder
Associate Director - Communications, Health Innovation Wessex
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Alex Whitfield
Chief Executive Officer at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Join us on Thursday 9 October from 10am-12pm for an engaging Maternity Deterioration Share and Learn Event. #Maternity #Deterioration #Healthcare #Innovation
📢 Join Health Innovation West of England, Health Innovation South West and Health Innovation Wessex for an engaging maternity deterioration share and learn event on Thursday 9 October from 10am-12pm. This interactive session is designed to support teams ahead of the MEWS digital launch, and will feature presentations on: The national perspective Managing differing clinical opinions Digital implementation The pre-hospital decision tool MNSI Case Study Martha’s Rule in Maternity Save the date and be part of the conversation! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eUtBwpY4
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Health Innovation Wessex reposted this
📣 Calling all Health and Social Care Innovators! Do you have an innovation that’s ready to scale? One that could improve care, support NHS staff, or solve a system-level challenge? The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is officially opening for applications on Monday 1 September 2025. We’re looking for evidence-based innovations, and the people behind them, to join our next cohort of Fellows and bring lasting impact to the NHS. ✅ Applications open: 1 September 2025 ✅ Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated ✅ Find out more at: www.nhsaccelerator.com Be ready to apply and together let’s scale what works. Mindy Simon Jack Porter Health Innovation Network Accelerated Access Collaborative NHS Transformation Directorate NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme SBRI Healthcare Department for Business and Trade Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Department of Health and Social Care Tony Young Lucy Dentice Amy Lothian Claire Portsmouth (Hickey) Alex Ganzerla #NIA2026 #NHSInnovation #HealthTech #ScalingInnovation #NIAFellows
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Great to see Peter Rhodes, Senior Programme Manager in our Industry and Innovation Team, celebrating the inspiring small businesses and innovators who’ve completed the Catalyst Programme. We’re proud to have supported their health innovation journeys and can’t wait to see what they do next. Interested in how we can support your business? Get in touch at enquiries@hiwessex.net Find out more about the Catalyst programme and apply now to join the Spring 2026 Catalyst cohort: https://lnkd.in/eBbiJMFS University of Southampton Science Park
A huge privilege to be at today’s University of Southampton Science Park Catalyst Programme graduation ceremony. Many congratulations to the incredible small businesses who completed the programme today, and particularly the 4 health innovators we’ve had the privilege to support directly – Ivo Vasilev of Genie, Michael J. B. of Identimab, Salim Khakoo of Kargenera, and Tim Crook & Lucy Williams of Dxtrus. Well done on excellent presentations – clear to all how much had been learned through Catalyst. And well done to the brilliant Catalyst organisers and mentors for another first class year. Health Innovation Wessex has partnered with University of Southampton Science Park to deliver a health innovation stream for health/med-tech businesses, which is in addition to the core Catalyst programme. To find out more about HIW’s work and how we can support your business contact Innovation@hiwessex.net, and to apply for the Spring 2026 Catalyst cohort click here https://lnkd.in/eBbiJMFS . Lucinda L. Robin Chave Frank Ratcliff Gemma Snell Claire Martin David Bream Professor Cheryl Metcalf Gary Smith Adrian Braine Philip Sharpe Kevin Brooks
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Health Innovation Wessex reposted this
Scientists in Southampton are making exciting progress in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are not killed by antibiotics. Viruses that attack bacteria, known as phages, offer a promising alternative. Unpicking how bacteria protect themselves against phages, and how phages overcome these defences, could be a significant step in defeating antibiotic resistant bacteria. A new study, led by our BRC's Franklin L. Nobrega, is the first to describe how a bacterial defence mechanism against phages, called Kiwa, works. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ecbfp-vm
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Great to see Philippa Darnton, our Director of Insight, shining a light on real-world evaluation in this blog. Real-world evaluation provides the evidence needed to make informed decisions about adoption, spread, and investment. Get in touch with us if we can help you and your team: 📫insight@hiwessex.net
📣 NEW BLOG: Real-world evaluation: Bridging the gap between innovation and impact 🙌 Real-world evaluation of innovation bridges the gap between promising ideas and practical, scalable solutions. In this new blog, Philippa Darnton, Director of Insight at Health Innovation Wessex, and Andrew Walker, Head of Evaluation and Implementation Science at Health Innovation Network South London, explain how it’s done, and why it's important: https://lnkd.in/eGiAWJuh #InnovationforHealthandWealth #NHS #Innovation
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If you have a health innovation in development and have not completed any PPIE, you need to start. Join us for the next evening masterclass in our series, Innovation Fundamentals Masterclass: PPIE. Public and patient involvement and engagement is vital for health innovation success. We will be joined by Bournemouth University’s PIER partnership to share its expertise in PPIE, in addition to several local organisations who will provide insight to how they have supported health research with their populations. Register now for our next masterclass on Tuesday 30 September, from 5 to 8pm at the Axis Centre on the University of Southampton Science Park. It's free to attend, we just ask for a £5 deposit on each ticket which is refunded on attendance. Register at https://lnkd.in/es9sKisv
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🚀 The UK government has launched a bold new Life Sciences Sector Plan—a key part of its flagship Industrial Strategy. This exciting ten-year mission is all about tapping into the brilliance of British science and innovation to spark long-term economic growth and build a stronger, prevention-focused NHS. Check out our impact report in Wessex that we delivered with our partners in the NHS, academia and industry: https://lnkd.in/euDzEaRH
Richard Stubbs, Chair of the Health Innovation Network, responding to the Life Sciences Sector Plan, said: "The UK is now in a race to the top to become a global powerhouse for the life sciences sector. To achieve this, we will need to go further to find, test and implement health innovations at pace and at scale. It is right that place-based innovation capacity and capabilities have been identified in the Life Science Sector Plan as a key enabler for the sector. "The Health Innovation Network is proud of the impact that we deliver with our partners in the NHS, academia and industry - from SMEs to multinationals - to improve patient outcomes, release capacity in the NHS to cut waiting lists and to drive economic growth, all priorities that are rightly recognised in this plan. The contribution the life sciences sector has to improve the health and wealth of the country is more evident now than ever. Through working locally with our vibrant life science sector, our health innovators, and our NHS staff we will deliver real change on the ground that has a national impact, and that supports the bold ambitions set out in the Life Sciences Sector Plan." 👉 Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eXmCdTHi Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Richard Stubbs The Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting MP Peter Kyle Jonathan Reynolds MP Rt Hon Rachel Reeves #InnovationforHealthandWealth
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▶️ ICYMI The Department of Health and Social Care recently published Dr Penny Dash’s 2024 review that examines how six key organisations contribute to patient safety across England’s health and care system: * 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐂𝐐𝐂) * 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 * 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 * 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 * 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 * 𝐍𝐇𝐒 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 The review highlights opportunities to strengthen collaboration, streamline oversight, and enhance the use of 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 in improving safety outcomes. Notably, it recommends transferring the hosting of the Patient Safety Commissioner to the 𝐌𝐇𝐑𝐀, aligning with announcements in the 10-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧. Read the report in full: https://lnkd.in/emB8PUnC #DashReview #PatientSafety #Healthcare #QualityImprovement #InnovationforHealthandWealth #MarthasRule
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🚀 New Podcast Episode! Jon Siddall (Chief Exec, Health Innovation South West) joins Dr Malte Gerhold at The Health Foundation to unpack the Implementation Challenge— exploring the barriers to innovation in health and how to drive change locally. 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/ejq4jRYC #HealthInnovation #NHS #ImplementationChallenge #HealthcareLeadership #InnovationInAction
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