Business Plan

Health Innovation Wessex (HIW) has published its latest business plan, summarising its priorities for 2025-26.

Our strategic priorities for 2025–26, grounded in three core missions: to scale innovation, improve health outcomes, and foster economic growth. These missions are interconnected and mutually reinforcing. By identifying and supporting a rich pipeline of evidence-based innovations, we enable our local NHS and care systems to respond more effectively to the complex challenges they face.

We also recognise that innovation is not just about technology—it is about people. Our values of inclusivity, collaboration and innovation are embedded in everything we do. We are committed to fostering a culture where our team, members, community partners and stakeholders feel empowered to look at challenges differently, continuously learn, share ideas and co-create solutions. Our three core missions and delivery against the three shifts reflect the ongoing commitment Health Innovation Wessex holds to transforming health and care through innovation. Together, these three missions position Health Innovation Wessex as a trusted leader in our local ecosystem, supporting our system partners to deliver solutions that meet the health and care priorities of our population now and in future years.

Alongside this, the plan details how HIW will deliver against its core cross-cutting themes of workforce, health inequalities, digital ecosystems, environmental sustainability, and patient partners and community conversations.