In partnership with the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, the South Yorkshire Innovation Hub is launching a new award scheme aimed at exploring innovative ideas to address health inequalities experienced by the health and care workforce.

Applications in scope:

• Innovations proposing ideas that are targeted at addressing health inequalities in the workforce.
• Ideas that help South Yorkshire ICB with known health inequalities challenges faced by the workforce.
• Ideas that help South Yorkshire ICB address the gaps in knowledge and that help generate new insight into the health inequalities challenges faced by the workforce.

Applications out of scope

• Expansion/extension of existing workplace-based schemes, including wellbeing initiatives.
• Wider health and wellbeing schemes that don’t address health inequalities.
• Proposals that refer staff to existing, pressured, NHS services.

Process

• Applications are now open and will close at midnight on Thursday 21^st March.
• The Assessment Panel will shortlist projects in line with the Assessment Criteria. We expect to invite shortlisted applicants to present their proposals to the Assessment Panel in April 2024.
• It is anticipated successful applicants will be notified by the end of April 2024.
• Written confirmation detailing the terms of funding will be sent out for agreement to the successful awardee’s organisation.
• Funding expected to be transferred to successful awardee organisation from April 2024.
• Delivery of successful projects is expected to begin from May 2024 and be complete by 31^st May 2025.
• Awardees will be required to submit and end of project report by 31^st May 2025.