The Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme (InHIP) is a partnership initiated in 2022 between NHS England and the Health Innovation Network, which sought to improve access to NICE-recommended technologies for underserved communities using the Core20PLUS5 framework.

Since its initiation, over 34,000 people from underserved groups or deprived areas have benefitted from InHIP Wave 1 interventions, with around 8,000 patients gaining access to an innovative product on a treatment pathway. Over 1,200 project sites were able to deliver a new pathway and / or innovation to patients. Almost 4,000 patients had broader health needs identified that resulted in them being referred on to additional services beyond the original core project focus.

This session will share learnings from case studies and discuss the recommendations from the Health Innovation Network report: Forging a More Equitable Healthy Future Through Policy and Partnership: Tackling Health Inequalities Through Innovation.

This session is supported by The Health Innovation Network.