Speeding up the best in health and care, together

Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London is the health innovation network for south London, one of 15 across England. We are the bodies uniquely established to connect NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry, in order to increase the spread and adoption of innovation across large populations, at pace and scale.

Learn more about our priorities in our Strategy 2021-26.

Our expertise and services

We are an NHS team that works flexibly across the health and care sector, industry, academia and in partnership with south London residents to speed up innovation and improve care. We advise, support and connect teams to successfully adopt innovation. Whether you are a member in south London or another organisation seeking innovation support, you can contact us at any time to discuss your innovation project and see how we can help.

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  • Enhancing knowledge and understanding of hydration in health and social care  This event is being delivered to provide all the London sites who took part in the #ButFirstADrink pilot the opportunity
    • In this blog written by Andrea Cartmill from the Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland (HIRANI), she examines the the robust strategies being implemented to address mental health chall
      • Our Mindset-XR Innovation Support Programme spotlight for February is on the Life Process Program Ltd. (LPP). LPP is an interactive, self-empowering online recovery program designed to help peopl

      • A mental health programme which has benefitted 1000s of young people with eating disorders has been shortlisted for a prestigious national HSJ Award. An early intervention eating disorder model which
      • We are delighted to announce that three projects involving the Health Innovation Network have been selected as finalists for the HSJ Digital Awards 2023. HIN programmes shortlisted for the prestigiou
      • The Health Innovation Network (HIN) Patient Safety and Experience’s Covid Oximetry @home work was announced as the winner in the patient safety category for the significant support Patient Safe

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      • Type 2 Diabetes in the Young: Supporting south east London to transform care for individuals with early-onset type 2 diabetes

        Early onset type 2 diabetes (EOT2D) is diabetes occurring in individuals aged 18-39 years old. Early onset type 2 diabetes is more aggressive than later onset type 2 diabetes and is more prevalent in people living within deprived areas and individuals from Asian and Black backgrounds.

      • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Winter Pressures – Lambeth and Southwark Pilot

        The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Winter pressures project aims to: Identify and review COPD patients with increased risk of exacerbation and/or emergency hospital attendance over winte

      • Supporting people with opioid addictions who are at risk of overdose

        Drug overdose is now the largest cause of accidental death in most developed countries and in the USA and UK alone, more than 80,000 lives were lost last year. Death rates are increasing and all existing efforts have failed to reverse this trend.

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