NHS Innovation Accelerator 2026 Intake Recruitment Call

3 September 2025

NHS Innovation Accelerator 2026 Intake Recruitment Call

Launched in 2015, the NIA is the official, national-level NHS accelerator programme and is supported by the Accelerated Access Collaborative and Health Innovation Networks. The programme is designed to support exceptional individuals to scale and adopt mature innovations across NHS England for enhanced patient outcomes, staff benefit and to grow employment in the UK.

The NIA Fellowship Programme is for innovators, clinicians, and healthcare professionals who have developed a validated solution that can improve patient care and transform the NHS.

Applications close on 12 October at 23:59.