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Surgeon in scrubs and gloves wears 13th February, 2026

Expanding access to neurosurgery research across the East of England

Building a region-wide approach to neurosurgery research that widens participation, strengthens local capacity, and improves outcomes for patients across the East of England.

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ARC East of England staff stand outside together 10th February, 2026

Making a difference in the East of England – high-quality applied research and implementation partnerships

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) recently announced a £157 million investment over five years for 10 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs).

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Toy knitted bunny is tucked under a blue towel with a thermometer next to it 09th February, 2026

Martha’s Rule in Action: Daniel’s Story

Daniel’s family share their experience of calling Martha’s Rule into action and how it is helping to shape their hospital experience now and in the future.

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Audience of attendees listen to a presentation 29th January, 2026

Digital Hackathon – Integrated Care Academy

A dynamic hackathon empowering frontline health and care professionals and patients with lived experience to co-create digital health solutions

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Four colleagues stand on one side of a screen of glass together looking at multicoloured postit notes 22nd January, 2026

Biodesign and Needs Driven Innovation Programme

By embedding a structured, repeatable and needs-first method, Biodesign workshops can empower health and care teams to drive locally relevant, evidence informed innovation

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Formal team meeting with five individuals sat round a table looking at a piece of paper. The lady in the centre is leaning over the paper with a pen in her hand pointing 16th January, 2026

Forging innovative partnerships: bridging the gap between healthcare innovation research and implementation in the NHS

Health Innovation East and the Babraham Research Campus have embarked on future focused collaboration to strengthen the pathway between early-stage research and its implementation in the NHS.

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Researcher in lab looks in a microscope. 13th January, 2026

Translating cutting edge research to target unmet medical needs – Health Innovation East and LinkGevity

To advance the translation of cutting-edge research, Health Innovation East is partnering with LinkGevity

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Proxximos' event table at HETT, leaflets and plushy virus toys are placed on the table 09th January, 2026

Transforming infection prevention: how collaboration is accelerating Proxximos’ impact

Reflections from Proxximos on how Health Innovation East has helped foster the right partnerships for growth

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image of a phone being held by hands with a blurred background. 18th December, 2025

Supporting Digital Equity across Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes

Health Innovation East is partnering with Luton, Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes Council, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes University Hospital to help extend digital inclusion through family and maternity services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

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A group of three women - of different ages and races - outside together 27th November, 2025

10 women’s health innovations selected for Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate

Following a competitive application process, 10 innovations have been selected for Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate.

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C the Signs 27th November, 2025

AI platform delivers 800% return for the NHS – enabling earlier cancer diagnosis and generating £1.5 million in annual savings

A new study presented at the ASCO Care Quality Symposium 2025 and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO Oncology Practice) has shown that C the Signs, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform supporting earlier cancer diagnosis, has delivered an 808% return on investment (ROI) for the NHS.

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Staff from Feel Good Suffolk look at a table of multicoloured postit notes 19th November, 2025

Co-designing change: How logic model workshops support real-world innovation

Lessons from our real-world evaluation team’s logic model workshops

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