Following the huge success of the first year of the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) we are pleased to announce that NIA 2016 will open for applications from healthcare innovators on Friday 17 June 2016.

Every year, the NIA looks for the best national and international healthcare innovators.
In its first year, the 17 fellows who joined the programme received support to take their high impact innovations to more than 60 NHS organisations, raising over £8m in funding.  To date, these innovations have benefited more than three million patients.  The fellows include two from the East Midlands, Dr Neil Guha who is leading EMAHSN’s Scarred Liver project and Paul Volkaerts who founded Nervecentre Software Ltd.

The fellows receive funding and mentoring support to spread their innovations nationally and the aim is to help introduce new innovations that can improve patient care and help put the NHS on a financially sustainable footing.

Potential fellows from the East Midlands are invited to an information event which will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 14 July in Nottingham – You can book here.

If you cannot attend, but have a proven innovation that will improve health outcomes and give patients access to the latest products, services and/or technology you can also register your interest by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Alternatively, look out for details of how to apply via the NHS England website from 17 June or follow on social at @NHSAccelerator.

The NIA is hosted by UCLPartners AHSN in partnership with NHS England and in collaboration with all Academic Health Science Networks nationally.