NHSA Innovation Support Service
We guide HealthTech companies through the complexities of the National Health Service (NHS) market
Our offer
Our experts understand the challenges industry face when working with the NHS. We work with industry to:
- Address product development and evaluation challenges
- Identify evidence gaps in product development
- Articulate the company offer for the NHS audience
- Facilitate appropriate partnership opportunities within the NHS.
Who is this service for?
The NHSA seeks out partnerships with organisations that support an ecosystem of innovative HealthTech companies who can benefit from strategic advice on accessing the research and innovation system in the North of England. We only accept referrals from our partner organisations. This is because we work with our partners to match-make opportunities between the NHS and industry to ensure the best chance of success.
Why the NHSA?
We are the North of England’s health research partnership.
On behalf of our leading member NHS hospitals and universities, we work with partners to increase research and development opportunities across the North’s health and life sciences ecosystem.
Our unique position gives us unparalleled insight and knowledge into the health and life sciences ecosystem and a commitment to discovering the best innovations on behalf of our NHS members.
Our NHS Trusts
Find out more about the nine member NHS Trusts we work with
Our partners
We work with a range of partners in to bring innovative HealthTech solutions to the UK
Our NHS Trusts
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Contact us
Please fill the form out below if you are interested in becoming an NHSA partner organisation
NHSA Innovation Support Service
Dr Ben Martyn
Executive Lead for Investment and International Partnerships
Ben leads our research and innovation network programme and Nutrition North network, and champions the North as a global hub for life sciences research and innovation. Drawing on his experience as a cluster development lead, Ben collaborates effectively across academic, clinical, investor, political, and industry sectors. He has supported numerous health tech start-ups, conducting evidence gap analyses and refining their value propositions for the NHS. Prior to joining the NHSA, Ben earned a PhD in Chemistry and worked in the commercial team at the Yorkshire and Humber Health Innovation Network.
Helen Cole
Executive Lead for Health Technologies and Evaluation
Helen is a clinical scientist, with over two decades of experience in health technology evaluation, addressing regulatory, procurement, commissioning, and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) perspectives.
She has co-authored several longitudinal research studies on interventional procedures using routinely collected and linked registry data. Helen represents the NHSA on various executive committees and steering boards for Health Data Research (HDR) UK North, two EPSRC-funded Digital Health Hubs, an NIHR-funded HealthTech Research Centre, and regularly engages with the three NHS Secure Data Environments (SDEs) across the North of England.
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