Jonathan Evans
Director of Communications, ABHI
From community care to digital transformation and prevention, partnership with HealthTech is critical to delivering a more sustainable NHS.
Shifting care out of hospitals and closer to home is central to improving patient experience and relieving pressure on acute services. Medical diagnostics, remote monitoring and home-based therapies make this possible, supporting earlier intervention and more personalised care.
From hospital to community
Partnership is critical. When HealthTech companies work alongside the NHS and local systems from the outset, solutions can be designed around real clinical pathways, workforce capacity and population needs. This collaboration helps ensure technologies are not only innovative, but practical, scalable and trusted by clinicians and patients alike.
From analogue to digital
Digital transformation underpins the sustainability of the health system, yet progress remains uneven. Moving from analogue processes to interoperable digital services requires more than technology deployment; it demands shared standards, data integration and cultural change.
Partnership with HealthTech brings specialist expertise in digital design, cybersecurity and data analytics, helping modernise infrastructure while improving efficiency and safety. Clear national direction and aligned procurement approaches enable innovation to be adopted at scale, rather than remaining confined to pilots or localised initiatives.
When HealthTech companies work alongside the NHS and local systems from the outset, solutions can be designed around real clinical pathways
From treatment to prevention
A preventative health system relies on identifying risk earlier and intervening sooner. HealthTech innovation, including AI-enabled diagnostics, digital therapeutics and genomics, supports a shift towards proactive, personalised care.
Realising this potential depends on partnership models that focus on outcomes rather than activity. Value-based approaches allow the NHS and industry to work together to demonstrate long-term benefits for patients and the system, supporting investment in technologies that reduce demand on services over time.
Making partnership work
Effective partnerships are built on trust, transparency and shared objectives. Early engagement, clear accountability and proportionate regulation help create the conditions for innovation to thrive.
By working together, the Government, NHS and the HealthTech sector can deliver the three shifts in a way that supports the workforce, improves patient outcomes and ensures the health system is resilient for the future. Collaboration is not an add-on to reform; it is fundamental to making change happen.
