The latest episode in HIEM’s Talking Innovation podcast series is now available, exploring how innovation can help neighbourhood health models thrive and support earlier access to care within communities.

SISU Health is an innovative solution that provides scalable, accessible health checks and supports the early detection of serious conditions such as cardiovascular disease.

This episode explores the role of health innovation networks as catalysts for enabling innovation and collaborative working, using the SISU project in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, enabled by HIEM, as a real-world example.

Hosted by HIEM Senior Innovation Lead Phillip Stimpson, the podcast also features Michelle Freer, Transformation Manager, Nottingham City Place-Based Partnership, and Jez Ellerd-Styles, Director of Growth at SISU Health UK, who have played integral roles in the project.

They discuss how innovation and partnership working can support the delivery of neighbourhood health ambitions across the NHS, including moving care closer to people’s homes, improving prevention, and helping communities access support earlier.

Listeners of the podcast will hear more about:

• What the SISU health station is and how it’s being used across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
• The successes achieved through the project so far, including referrals and increased accessibility to health checks
• Challenges faced during implementation and how partners worked together to overcome them
• The key success factors, including collaboration, communication, and project management supporting delivery
• Key lessons and practical takeaways for organisations looking to implement similar approaches

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Resources linked to this podcast: 

• SISU case study
• Jez ‘ Meet the innovator blog’
• Tim Robinson, HIEM Commercial Director, blog on Men’s health and the SISU health station