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Health and social care innovators with proven solutions are invited to apply to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) programme for 2025. The programme has been designed to support entrepreneurs in scaling their solutions into and across NHS England.

Launched in 2015, the NIA is the official, national-level NHS accelerator programme and is supported by the Accelerated Access Collaborative and the national Health Innovation Network. The programme is designed to support exceptional individuals to scale and adopt mature innovations across NHS England for enhanced patient outcomes, staff benefit and to grow employment in the UK.

Working with NICE, NHS England, the The Health Innovation Network, the MHRA and industry organisations, the accelerator offers a bespoke programme of support to help innovators develop a partnership-led roadmap to scaling across the health and social care ecosystem.

Apply now for the 2025 programme

Applications close on 14 October, 11:59pm.