Health Innovation Manchester’s data-led innovation service for industry and academia combines world-class data and insights to accelerate market access, improve health outcomes and drive real-world impact.

With a population-level real world dataset that’s robust, representative, and scalable, we can harness real world data to navigate real world challenges.

Greater Manchester has the critical success factors needed for a thriving health and life sciences innovation ecosystem:

• Longitudinal, patient-level record for over 3 million citizens across all care settings
• Ability to implement and measure patient-level interventions, link national and local datasets, and access high-volume, high-quality data in real time
• Underpinned by robust permissions for primary and secondary use.
• City-region wide shared strategy and governance
• Established national and international networks
• Joined up innovation pipeline and assets

Greater Data is powered by a comprehensive, linked dataset, which combines primary care , secondary care, laboratory, and social care data, linked through GM technical infrastructure including the GM Care Record, Secure Data Environment (SDE) and Analytics and Data Science Platform (ADSP), with permissions to incorporate national and local datasets where appropriate.

The Secure Data Environment (SDE) in Greater Manchester is an essential enabler for Greater Data. SDEs are highly secure computing environments that provide access to de-identified health data to use in health and care research.

Utilising de-identified primary care data from the GM Care Record, linked with other key datasets (e.g. secondary care), the SDE provides the infrastructure and analytical tools for clinical trials, real world studies, translational research, epidemiological studies and health systems research here in Greater Manchester for the benefit of our citizens.

Decisions about access to GM data are made by GM people. Robust governance ensures that every data‑access decision is safe, ethical, and aligned with the needs of Greater Manchester.

Data access applications are considered by expert data controllers, public representatives and academics – who are equipped to apply local insight, collective scrutiny and system‑wide perspectives. In this way, the governance model ensures accountability that decisions are proportionate, trusted and grounded in the needs of the GM population.​

Public participation brings real community perspectives into decision‑making, helping to shape how data is used and ensuring all research benefits the people of Greater Manchester. By working openly with residents, involving patient voices, and communicating clearly, data is handled responsibly and for the public good – strengthening trust and supporting better health outcomes across GM.

All applications to access data from GM health data assets are governed by the GM Data Access Committee (DAC), with input from the GM SDE Applications Review Group (ARG), GM SDE Citizen Advisory Panel (CAP) , and the GM Primary Care Provider Board Data Controllers Group (PCB DC Group).

Through deep system connectivity, we bring data, insight and lived experience together to reimagine pathways and redesign services for those that need it most. We can harness digital, data and user-led design with patients and clinicians to coproduce new models of care and pathways for effective deployment, transferrable across the UK.

We operate in a unified provider-payer market aligned with Greater Manchester’s integrated care strategy.

• Tap into a mature health innovation ecosystem with clear governance, strong leadership, and deep clinical and citizen engagement
•  Bringing data, insight, and lived experience together to drive impactful, equitable solutions.
• Greater Manchester is one of the UK’s leading life sciences clusters, where Health Innovation Manchester works closely with HCPs, academia, government and industry

• End-to-end innovation support – from real-world population health insights and targeted cohort identification to co-designing new care models and funding pathways.
• Ability to measure outcomes and impact across GM, driving scalable, equitable innovation where it’s needed most.
• HInM is a trusted partner for delivery with a rigorous innovation pipeline, a proven track record of deploying targeted solutions
• Deep experience in building strategic public-private partnerships.
• Backed by strong governance and system-wide decision-making to deliver with impact.

• End-to-end innovation support – from real-world population health insights and targeted cohort identification to co-designing new care models and funding pathways.
• Ability to measure outcomes and impact across GM, driving scalable, equitable innovation where it’s needed most.
• HInM is a trusted partner for delivery with a rigorous innovation pipeline, a proven track record of deploying targeted solutions
• Deep experience in building strategic public-private partnerships.
• Backed by strong governance and system-wide decision-making to deliver with impact.

Health Innovation Manchester’s vision is to be world leading in improving the lives of local people, transforming care and boosting the economy through innovation.

Our impact case studies showcase how we are accelerating market access, improving health outcomes and driving real-world impact.

At Health Innovation Manchester, we have individuals with significant clinical, digital, analytical and research expertise with strong system leadership, enabling us to influence and shape priorities, drive collaboration across Greater Manchester, and accelerate innovation that delivers real‑world impact. Their credibility and reach across civic, academic, industry and health partners enables us to inform decision‑making, guide transformation, and enable deployment at pace and scale.

At Health Innovation Manchester, we have individuals with significant clinical, digital, analytical and research expertise with strong system leadership, enabling us to influence and shape priorities, drive collaboration across Greater Manchester, and accelerate innovation that delivers real‑world impact. Their credibility and reach across civic, academic, industry and health partners enables us to inform decision‑making, guide transformation, and enable deployment at pace and scale.

The Health Innovation Manchester Board
The Board is an independent, system‑level governing body made up of the most senior leaders across Greater Manchester – bringing together the NHS, universities, local authorities, the GM Combined Authority, major NHS providers, and non‑executive leaders from global life sciences and medtech.

The Board provides strategic oversight of our vision, priorities and plans, ensuring alignment with the wider GM health and care strategy, academic strengths, and economic ambitions.

They hold HInM accountable for delivering impact, oversee progress against strategy, and ensure that innovation is aligned with population health needs and system requirements