| 3 March 2025
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a vital role in transforming healthcare systems by collaborating with Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to address workforce challenges, improve care pathways, and drive innovation.
Our Principal Client Director, Matthew Girdlestone, and Head of Research, Jon Parry discuss the role universities play in helping shape health polices at a local level in their recent article for HSJ which is summarised below.
HEIs as key partners in healthcare innovation
How HEIs are collaborating with Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to drive workforce transformation and innovation, creating scalable solutions to improve population health and address real-world healthcare challenges.
EPIIC: A model for sustainable transformation
The Eastern Partnership for Innovation in Integrated Care (EPIIC) is uniting six HEIs with local healthcare partners to develop evidence-based, practice-driven solutions that balance local needs with national priorities, ensuring long-term sustainability.
Scalability, knowledge exchange and future focus
HEIs contribute unique expertise in knowledge sharing, innovation risk management, and solution scalability. Future efforts will emphasize digital advancements, planetary health challenges, and sustainable, technology-driven healthcare transformation.
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