The Joint Work and Health Unit (DWP and DHSC) are pleased to announce the launch of a competition through Innovate UK’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), to fund innovative solutions to drive better access for SMEs and the self-employed to Occupational Health (OH) services. 

The fund opened to applications on Monday 30th January and will run until 15th March 2023. Successful bidders will receive up to £100,000 to back their projects from 19 May 2023. 

The objectives of the fund are to: 

• Discover new and innovative ways for the OH market to deliver services that drive better access for SMEs and self-employed 
• Discover new and innovative ways that the OH market can deliver services and better serve the demand for OH  
• Deliver innovations that can be scaled up for businesses to have an impact in the OH market through new models of OH and better use of technology 

For more details on the competition, please visit this link: Competition overview - SBRI: Increasing access to and capacity in Occupational Health: Phase 1 - Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)