About us Connect. Accelerate. Deliver. At Health Innovation East we believe that great ideas only make a difference for our health when they are put into practice. We are a team of expert advisors and programme leaders passionate about helping the best innovations in health and care reach the people, places and problems where they bring most benefit. Whether working with global companies, pioneering start-ups, leading universities or regional health providers, we never lose sight of the patients and communities we serve. We were established, and are still largely funded by, the NHS and the Office for Life Sciences as a part of the Health Innovation Network a group of 15 Health Innovation Networks throughout England that improve health and generate economic growth in regionally distinct ways. As the regional innovation arm of the NHS, our team collectively possesses the skills and capabilities required to support the latest advances in healthcare. We now number almost 70 people from diverse professional backgrounds, and our professional experiences and trusted relationships mean that we understand not only the policies and processes underpinning health and care, but also the practicalities of delivering meaningful change in the real world. During the past 12 months we have also made significant progress on shaping our value proposition by growing our specialist services in health informatics and real-world evaluation and our consulting offer more generally. We are proud of this increasingly diverse portfolio of work, which ultimately enables us to broaden our impact on the healthcare services from which we all benefit. Priorities: our core work We work on technology-enabled change programmes and improve care pathways alongside clinicians and managers. We also support the health and life sciences industry and academics to position their products for use across the healthcare system. Our focus areas support the adoption of the major Health Innovation Network national programmes, and we also prioritise the key areas of health and care highlighted in the NHS Long Term Plan and Core20PLUS5 policy framework alongside our local work. Click on the icons to jump to our impact in each area. Health informatics Real-world evaluation Our year in numbers Addressing health inequalities Health system transformation Early community intervention Cardiovascular disease (CVD) Supporting health innovators and commercial growth Our consultancy and advisory services We have developed consultancy and advisory service offers, building on our unique expertise to support our NHS, Industry and academic partners to achieve their wider ambitions Click on the icons to jump to our impact in each area. Real-world evaluation Health informatics Greener health and care Patient and public involvement Adding value for innovators Enabling international innovation Our region Our work covers the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Norfolk and Waveney, Suffolk and North East Essex, Hertfordshire and West Essex and Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Systems (ICS). The region is a vibrant hub of scientific discovery and innovation, it boasts the largest technology cluster in Europe and is at the forefront of developments in precision medicine, genomics and artificial intelligence. The East is home to great science and healthcare practitioners, yet it is also characterised by significant health inequalities. We strive to bring the regions most promising innovations to those who most need them. To achieve this we have strong working relations with: z Five integrated care boards, encompassing acute, community, mental health and primary care providers of healthcare z Six universities, including Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), University of Cambridge (UoC), University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Essex, University of Hertfordshire (UH), University of Suffolk (UoS) z NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England z Research parks, including Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Norwich Research Park, Babraham Research Park and the Wellcome Genome Campus. Share this article If you want to learn more about how we can support you, visit our website or email enquiries@healthinnovationeast.co.uk Up next: Our Chief Executive and Chair reflect on the first year of our new licence period, celebrate our achievements this year and look forward to the year ahead.