Digital Health March 24, 2023
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has announced 17 new Fellows will join the programme in 2023, making it the largest cohort since its launch in 2015 and resulting in the programme now supporting close to 100 Fellows.
The successful Fellows have created innovations that offer solutions to some of the most pressing NHS needs. They range from digital apps that can overcome language barriers and reduce health inequalities, to an artificially intelligent chatbot that can offer responsive, instant access to mental health support.
To date, the NIA has supported the scaling of 85 innovations spread across 2,882 locations of England’s NHS. This has created 1,102 new jobs. Close to 60 NIA-supported innovations have been successfully marketed internationally....