Useful resources from how to access support, to training materials and key HRC research.
SME Support & Guidance
Innovation Office: The Innovation Office is part of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Innovation Accelerator, a specialist function that provides structured, regulatory‑focused support for emerging and innovative health technologies. It supports queries regarding innovative medicines, medical devices, and novel manufacturing processes that face regulatory challenges, uncertainties, or gaps in the current regulatory framework. This service is available to organisations of all backgrounds and sizes based nationally or internationally including academics, not for profit organisations, and patient groups involved in research and industry. Innovators can submit enquiries via InnovationOffice@mhra.gov.uk. For more information visit: MHRA Innovation Office – GOV.UK.
Expert advice: Are you an innovator seeking further support or guidance on regulation, clinical safety or compliance? Our expert partners at QMS Consulting and Ethos can can help you navigate the landscape and ensure your innovation is ready for market. Get in touch via rduh.uoe.hrc@nhs.net and we can connect you.
Research Support Service: Assistance with grant applications, MHRA and NICE processes, and health economics.
HRC Research, Reports & Insights
- Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO guidelines, second edition (WHO, June 2026)
- The Nottingham consensus on dementia risk reduction policy: recommendations from a modified Delphi process, (Nature Reviews Neurology, January 2026)
- Digital assistive technologies for community-dwelling people with dementia: A systematic review of systematic reviews by the INTERDEM AI & assistive technology taskforce (Sage Journals, August 2025)
- Why gait quality matters as you age, (The Conversation, May 2025)
- Evaluation of DERM Skin Cancer Community Diagnostic Hub:Streamlining Early Diagnostic Skin Cancer Assessments in the Community using a Class IIa UKCA-Certified Artificial Intelligence Medical Device (University of Exeter, January 2025)
Training & Resources
NIHR Innovation Observatory Resources: Training materials and useful resources for SMEs.
