2024/25 has been a significant year for both Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) and the health and care system more widely. As we reflect on the last 12 months, a period marked by considerable challenge – fiscal constraints, increasing system pressures, and evolving health needs – we have remained focused on what matters most: delivering meaningful impact in North West London (NWL) for patients, communities, and our system.
Our latest Impact Report shares the outcomes of our collaborative work in 2024/25. It highlights how we are working collaboratively with partners in the system to deliver a mission-led approach to innovation, against the Government’s three strategic shifts for health: hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention.
We continue to build the system’s capability by focusing on the key enablers for innovation and adoption – through evaluation and qualitative/quantitative insights (to understand what works and what doesn’t), connecting and supporting innovators, and upskilling clinical leaders. We’ve also maintained a strong focus on patient safety, particularly through hosting the NWL Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC).
Our year in numbers:
- £2.5million revenue and investment leveraged for system and industry stakeholders, including…
- … £48,000 secured to implement digital innovations that support children and young people’s mental health
- 242 patients and members of the public engaged across our work, including two Lived Experience Partners
- +140 stakeholders across health, social care, third sector, patients, and industry involved in 3 innovation forums across the NWL Missions
- 100 Londoners involved and engaged on the future of Primary care through a regional deliberation, which has informed the NHS England London Neighbourhood Target Health Operation Model
- 132 innovators supported through ICHP’s Innovation Exchange function with…
- … 33 directly supported through the NWL Missions
- 9 Implementation Sites onboarded to test cutting-edge innovations aligned with the NWL Missions
Together, we are demonstrating that innovation – when aligned to system need and delivered through strong partnerships – can drive improved outcomes and support a healthier future for the people of NWL.
