Strategic Opportunity : Strengthening Digital Innovation in the NHS
Friday, 12 December 2025
Strengthening Digital Innovation in the NHS
The NHS faces significant challenges in delivering its long-term plan. Digital innovation will play a critical role in meeting these demands, and having the right capability in place is essential.
The NHS Digital Innovation Unit is an established team with a strong national track record in delivering solutions that operate at scale. We design and run services that improve patient care and support clinicians, while meeting the highest standards of governance and safety.
As the NHS undergoes structural change, we are seeking a new NHS organisation to host the team and its portfolio of work. This is a strategic opportunity to bring a fully formed innovation capability into your organisation.
What the Unit Offers
- Proven digital applications already in use across health and social care.
- National contracts and commissioned services generating sustainable income.
- Transferable intellectual property and novation of existing service contracts.
- Expertise in NHS regulatory, cyber security and information governance requirements.
Our multi award-winning team combines technical delivery with deep NHS domain knowledge. We prioritise safe innovation, embedding clinical safety standards, GDS principles, and international best practice. The unit holds ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 accreditations.
Our Ethos
We are NHS by choice. Our values are clear: innovation should be built and sustained inside the system it serves. We believe in patients over profits, and in creating solutions that deliver lasting impact for the NHS.
Why Partner With Us?
Hosting the Digital Innovation Unit gives your organisation immediate access to:
- A mature portfolio of digital services.
- A team experienced in delivering complex programmes at scale.
- A sustainable model aligned with NHS priorities.
If you are an NHS leader exploring how to strengthen digital capability and innovation, we would welcome a conversation.
Get in touch to discuss how we can work together to deliver for patients and clinicians.
John Uttley – Innovation Director & SIRO, NHS Midlands and Lancashire