The Digital North accelerator programme is a collaboration between the four northern Health Innovation Networks: Health Innovation North West Coast, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber, Health Innovation Manchester and Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria.
The aim is to support regional digital health technology firms in the adoption and spread of proven innovations within the healthcare system. Successful regional solutions are then guided towards national adoption.
The 2025 brochure goes into detail about the eight innovators selected to take part in this years’ programme, along with more information on the year's focus area: elective recovery and patient care.
Innovation Review Panels
Clinicians, elective and planned care leads, commissioners, digital leads and providers, across primary and secondary care are invited to join one, or both, of the Innovation Review Panel events where four of the innovators will demonstrate how they can help the NHS meet its priorities. These events are online from 9.30am-12pm.
2025 innovators
The programme includes:
- providing a named support lead within the Health Innovation Network
- identifying stakeholders currently engaged with the SMEs with a review of the current position identifying any gaps with bespoke support
- co-developing the value proposition
- reviewing business cases and associated evidence to date and co-developing a localised business strategy
- co-creating a narrative for adoption of the solutions across the north of England
- promoting the solutions to key decision-makers via NHS-focused virtual events in the north of England
- publicising the solutions through the Health Innovation Network
- providing a series of tailored masterclass modules delivered by experts from the Health Innovation Networks.
