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, HIN Head of Mental Health Aileen Jackson explores the relationship between mental health and our workforce – and the role of innovation in helping NHS services, employers and the government to turn the tide.
  • Dr Jade Thai, Senior Research Lead, Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC), Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, reflects on the Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators, held in Liverpool on 27 March.
  • In this second blog in our series about the journey to neighbourhood health our Medical Director, Dr Natasha Curran talks to Dr Minal Bakhai, Director of Primary Care and Community Transformation at N

  • 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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  • South West London Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Decathlon Programme Evaluation

    The South West London (SWL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) were awarded Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare funding to develop and pilot a Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention Program

  • Evaluation of the Rough Sleeping and Mental Health Programme in Oxleas and South West London NHS Trusts

    Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (Oxleas) and South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust (SWLStG) jointly commissioned the Health Innovation Network South London to conduct an evaluation of th

  • Pan-London PSIRF Summit – A Patient Safety event for independent providers

    BackgroundNHS England launched a new approach to patient safety in 2023 – the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) – a big shift away from reporting and investigating, towards a cu

Featured resources

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  • Peripear’s non-invasive medical device is set to transform preventative perineal care

    Peripear is on a mission to transform the experiences of women and birthing people by reducing perineal tearing. The non-invasive medical device aims to minimise long-term complications, enhancing the

  • South London Perinatal Optimisation Project Case Study Posters 2024/25

    South London Trusts authored case study content about their multidisciplinary projects, which the MatNeoSIP and communications teams at the HIN developed into academic posters.

  • Tecrea’s mission to offer more choice to women facing recurrent urinary tract infections

    Tecrea is developing a non-antibiotic and locally administered therapy, providing an alternative treatment pathway for people who experience recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs). This case study outlines how Tecrea is aiming to improve the health outcomes by putting patients at the heart of their product.