In 2024, Health Innovation West of England published our five-year strategy, setting out our core priorities and ambitions to ensure all communities in the West of England benefit faster from the best innovations in health and care and with an increased focus on prevention, early intervention, reducing health inequalities and championing the use of data and digital solutions to improve patient and citizen outcomes.

As we mobilise to deliver these strategic ambitions, we recognise the need to further expand our capability and capacity for collaboration, in particular with community-based organisations, local authorities, public health teams, industry and academia – as well as with wider networks within and outside our geography, including with the national Health Innovation Network.

To support this, we have created the new post of Associate Director – Strategic Partnerships and Delivery to lead the development of this expanded collaboration. The postholder will also be responsible for a significant portfolio of projects and programmes, including but not limited to third-party commissioned innovation projects secured in addition to our core national commissions.