- University of Manchester
Digital Innovation
Helps digital health technology launch, adopt and scale in the NHS.
Building the infrastructure, standards and partnerships needed to enable safe, equitable, scalable adoption of digital mental health innovation across the NHS and beyond. Ensuring digital innovation is driven by the priorities, experiences and outcomes that matter to patients, carers and clinicians.
Digital Innovation supports the launch, adoption and scaling of digital mental health technologies in the NHS, creating pathways for digital therapeutics and measurement tools to reach the people who need them. The workstream is led by the University of Manchester through Mental Health Digital Innovation (opens in a new tab) (MHDI), working with partners including MindTech Bridge. Hosted by NIHR HealthTech Research Centre Mental Health (MindTech), Bridge is developing infrastructure and partnerships to connect digital mental health research with NHS adoption, sustainable investment and international scaling.
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Primary focus
- Developing sustainable infrastructure and services that support digital mental health innovation, adoption and scale-up in the NHS
- Aligning digital innovation with lived experience, NHS needs and industry priorities.
- Supporting NHS implementation, adoption and scaling of digital mental health innovations.
- Developing sustainable investment models, strategic partnerships and technology horizon scanning.
Key questions & challenges
- How do we create a clear, scalable route for digital mental health technologies into NHS practice?
- How do we ensure digital technologies solve problems that matter to patients, carers, clinicians and industry?
- How do we move beyond pilot projects and achieve sustainable multi-site NHS adoption?
- How do we improve investment readiness, attract partners and identify technologies that meet NHS demand?
How this differs from other infrastructure
- Cross-sector infrastructure spanning industry, NHS, investors, regulators, lived experience groups and international partners.
- Combines lived experience, industry, regulatory and commissioning perspectives to shape standards and adoption pathways.
- Focuses on NHS operational adoption, workforce readiness and implementation support rather than product development.
- Unique focus on public-private investment, international partnerships and systematic technology evaluation.
Who leads this workstream
Digital Innovation Co-Lead · Director of Percolating Health
Percolating Health
Digital Innovation Co-Lead
University of Manchester
Next workstream
DATAMIND TRE and Observatory
