DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder
The DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder is a programme of support for digital health companies to connect, grow and navigate commercialisation for health and care markets.It bridges the gap between national ambition and local delivery, providing companies developing or scaling innovations with the knowledge, connections and market insights needed to align with health and care priorities and accelerate adoption.
Who is the DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder for?
As health and care in England shifts from hospital to community, there is growing demand for technologies that support neighbourhood working and integrated models of care. Understanding how to navigate this evolving market is essential for companies who are developing or scaling high-potential products aimed at enabling the shift to neighbourhood health.
This edition of the DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder is focused on Neighbourhood Health and will support 20 companies within a focus on four priority areas:
- Proactive population health management
- Remote monitoring, outpatient transformation and virtual wards
- Interoperability and integrating healthcare information
- Service access and care navigation
Through this 10 week hybrid programme, companies will gain a deeper understanding of neighbourhood health priorities and practical considerations for commercial success. This includes targeted support on procurement and commissioning; evidence generation; regulation; investment readiness; and commercialisation, helping companies with the knowledge, connections and market insights needed to bring innovative solutions into health and care systems and support more proactive, preventative and personalised care closer to home.
The DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder programme is funded by the Office for Life Sciences with a focus on signposting and supporting innovators to deliver economic growth. It is delivered by the Health Innovation Network South London.
What’s involved?
The DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder is a hybrid programme of practical support for 20 digital health companies to connect and grow, navigating neighbourhood health.
It will run between Tuesday 1 December 2026 and Friday 19 February 2027, with at least 12 hours of support through:
- Expert-led online workshops: Tap into the rich expertise of subject matter experts and DigitalHealth.London partners through a virtual onboarding and five interactive webinars.
- In-person stakeholder engagement: Refine your engagement approach through a tailored in-person workshop, then engage directly with neighbourhood health leaders to identify opportunities for innovation adoption at our final stakeholder engagement event.
- Resources and self-directed learning: Access a curated repository of resources, tools and published guidance or standards by joining our online community.
- Peer learning and networking: Join a network of peers, connect through our virtual onboarding and collaborate to problem-solve and share learnings.
- Programme navigation: Connect with our dedicated Digital Health Guide to help navigate the programme.
Have a question before submitting your application? Join the 101 Webinar on Tuesday 3 November to learn more about the DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder directly from the Programme Delivery Team.
Applications for the DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder are open until 11:59pm on Sunday 8 November 2026.
What are the benefits of the programme for companies?
- Improve understanding of how the NHS and social care system operates through a neighbourhood health lens and how to succeed in this emerging market.
- Strengthen commercialisation strategy, including value propositions and business cases, to align your product with neighbourhood health priorities.
- Grow knowledge of procurement routes, frameworks and commissioning processes that apply to neighbourhood health.
- Increase understanding of regulation, governance and evidence generation requirements for neighbourhood health.
- Access to advice on investment readiness, commercial growth and scaling your product.
- Build relationships with stakeholder organisations, partners and fellow innovators, including stakeholders delivering neighbourhood health in London.
What is the eligibility criteria for the programme?
The DigitalHealth.London Pathfinder is open to companies that meet the following criteria:
- Registered company (UK or international) working or planning to work in London.
- Company that meets the definition of a
small-medium sized enterprise. - Company with a neighbourhood health product launched to market and capable of being deployed in a real-world health or care setting in its current
form (subject to normal customer-specific implementation requirements). - Company and/or product that demonstrates an NHS or healthcare market development need around building knowledge of neighbourhood health and the wider health and care system.
- Company with a representative that is available to attend all programme activity between 1 December 2026 and 12 February 2027.