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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  • In this blog, Programme Director Catherine Dale explores how designing digital technology with a focus on health inequalities not only supports vulnerable communities but also enhances the likelihood of success by aligning with the goals of the NHS 10-Year Plan.
  • Our Mindset-XR Innovation Support Programme spotlight for July is on Reneural who are dedicated to transforming stroke recovery through NeuroVive, a VR-powered neurorehabilitation system and NeuroMind
  • Dehydration can cause serious health problems, particularly for older adults and other vulnerable people. Despite this, the importance of effective hydration is sometimes overlooked, and preventative

  • 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

Featured projects

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  • Evaluation of the Health Equity Team programme in Lewisham

    Between 2022 and 2024, an innovative model of integrated care focused on reducing health inequalities – the Health Equity Team (HET) programme – was piloted in Lewisham. The programme brought together Black-led voluntary and community sector organisations and primary care health equity fellows to form health equity teams for each of Lewisham’s six Primary Care Networks.

  • Health Inequalities Fund Impact Report – Southwark

    The Health Inequalities Fund programme, initiated in late 2023, aims to address health inequalities in Southwark. It is funded by South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) and supports various

  • OneLondon Health Data Strategy

    Since 2022, we have led the communications and engagement workstream of the OneLondon Health Data Strategy (OLHDS) – a collaboration of the five ICSs, NHS England London and other partners, working

Featured resources

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  • Accelerating FemTech 2024-25 evaluation

    Contents Overview Key Findings Reflections Conclusion Read the full report Learn more about Accelerating FemTechOverview What is Accelerating FemTech? The UK has the largest gender health gap in the G

  • NHS TEST: not every AI is intelligent, but we need an intelligent framework to choose new technologies

    Authors: Shankar Sridharan, A  Catherine Peters, B  Luke Readman, C  Bruno Botelho, D  Andrew Taylor, E Neil Sebire, F  and Robert Robinson. G ▸AuthorsA. Chief Clinical Information Officer

  • PSIRF in General Practice

    In June 2024, the Health Innovation Network South London (HIN) began a pilot programme to introduce the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) to general practice (GP).