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Fellowship Programme
NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA)
NHS England / UCLPartners
Information last verified: August 2026 · Source: nhsaccelerator.com
Three-year NHS England fellowship for healthcare innovators ready to scale nationally. Open to digital health, MedTech, medical devices and healthcare delivery innovations already working in at least one NHS setting. Funded by NHS England and delivered by UCLPartners in London. Fellows get bespoke support from NHS navigators and access to all 15 Health Innovation Networks. Since 2015 the programme has helped scale over 100 innovations, now used across 3,500 NHS sites, with Fellows raising more than £200m in external funding.
Why this programme
Find customers / partnerships
Access to all 15 NHS Health Innovation Networks for spreading your innovation nationally. NHS Navigator assigned to broker introductions to NHS organisations and procurement.
Scale & grow
The NIA's explicit purpose is national-scale NHS adoption. Fellows get 3 years of support to spread their innovation across the whole NHS.
Raise funding
Alumni have raised more than £200m in external investment. NIA fellowship provides significant credibility signal for investors in the health space.
Access to mentors / operators
Guidance from NHS leaders, senior clinicians and experienced healthcare entrepreneurs. Peer network of 100+ current and former Fellows.
Interested in NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA)?
Head to their website for current cohort dates and how to apply.
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