NHS Innovation Accelerator 2026 Intake Recruitment Call

The recruitment call for the 2026 intake will run from 1 September 2025 until 23:59 on 12 October 2025.

Launched in 2015, the NIA is the official, national-level NHS accelerator programme and is supported by the Accelerated Access Collaborative and Health Innovation Networks. The programme is designed to support exceptional individuals to scale and adopt mature innovations across NHS England for enhanced patient outcomes, staff benefit and to grow employment in the UK.