Introducing Health Innovation North West Coast
See how we support innovations that improve health and care in the North West Coast and nationally
Health Innovation North West Coast is dedicated to accelerating the adoption and spread of health and care innovations that improve lives, strengthen services and support economic growth.
Our region benefits from world-class strengths in healthcare, research, industry and technology. It also faces some of England's most significant health challenges. Communities in Lancashire, South Cumbria, Merseyside and Cheshire face complex issues that demand new approaches.
Health and care innovation has the power to tackle those challenges, creating better outcomes for patients while supporting a more sustainable and productive health and care system.
Funded by the NHS and the Office for Life Sciences, we bring together the NHS, universities, industry, local and national government, the voluntary sector, patients and the public to create the conditions in which innovation can thrive.
You can also read more about our ambitions in our strategy, Powering the Future of Health and Care Innovation.
Discover the difference our work is making across the North West Coast in our Impact Report 2026.
How we can help
Find out how we support health and care organisations and innovators and businesses to turn innovation into impact.
Health and care
We work with NHS and health and care partners to respond to system needs and support the adoption and spread of innovation.
Innovator and business
We support innovators and businesses to navigate the health and care system and progress innovations towards adoption and scale.
Part of the Health Innovation Network
We’re the Health Innovation Network for the North West Coast, one of the 15 health innovation networks in England.
We work with healthcare organisations and businesses to support the spread of all types of innovation in the NHS, from new technologies to ways of working and service improvements. We do this to improve services for patients, enable NHS efficiencies and support economic growth.
Our values
Our region
Health Innovation North West Coast covers Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria. It has a population of around 4.1 million people.
Our role is to connect NHS organisations, local authorities, businesses, the third sector and academia to form collaborations which support innovations in health and care.