| 7 It gives me great pleasure to welcome our newest cohorts to the NHS Clinical and Patient Entrepreneur Programmes. These initiatives continue to be a powerful catalyst for innovation, empowering our workforce and service users to transform bold ideas into impactful solutions for patients, staff, and the wider health system. As we face unprecedented challenges and opportunities in healthcare, the creativity and passion of our entrepreneurs are more vital than ever. These programmes provide the support, mentorship, and community needed to turn potential into progress. Thank you to those that have already taken part in the programme. To those accepted this year, you join a growing network of pioneers who are not only advancing technology but also reshaping the culture of innovation across the NHS. Your journey will be demanding but immensely rewarding, and we are proud to support you every step of the way. On behalf of the NHS, I extend my gratitude and look forward to seeing the extraordinary impact you will make. Dr Vin Diwakar National Clinical Transformation Director, NHS England The mother of innovation is necessity. In your role you are in a unique position to see both the everyday challenges facing the NHS and the innovative solutions that offer the potential to achieve real improvement for the patient and how we work. This is what makes the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme so valuable and why it is so important to support the NHS right across the UK, with colleagues drawn from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. As a cohort you represent some of the most innovative, exciting, and novel ideas to support our health system. Well done for being selected for this year’s cohort – you represent the very best of us. I look forward to meeting you over the coming months to support you alongside colleagues and experts drawn from across the health family to help develop and realise the full potential of your proposal. David Lawson Director of Medical Technology & Innovation at Department of Health and Social Care
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