Champion Innovation Testing in GP
Test, Learn and Share Innovation in Neighbourhood Health
The NCL Training Hub is supporting innovation in neighbourhood health by funding five pilot projects, one in each NCL borough, over a 12-month period. The programme reflects the growing role of primary care in neighbourhood-based care and the development of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs).
A series of case studies will be developed throughout the year to showcase the impact, value and learning from each pilot.
What is the Champion Innovation Programme?
Each borough will receive funding to develop a primary care project that aligns with local neighbourhood health and INT priorities. The projects are designed to test new approaches on a small scale, generating evidence and learning that can be shared across NCL and more widely across North West London (NWL).
Projects must have a strong educational focus, supporting workforce development and transformation within primary care teams and neighbourhoods. Topics could include organisational development, sharing primary care expertise with multidisciplinary partners, or exploring new ways of collaborative working across neighbourhood teams.
The programme aims to:
Support workforce development within primary care and neighbourhood teams
Encourage innovation and local problem-solving
Strengthen Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) working
Generate evidence and learning that can be shared across NCL and NWL
Develop practical case studies and resources to support wider adoption of successful approaches
Innovation Opportunities
Funding is available for projects that:
Support neighbourhood and INT development
Extend existing PCN champion projects
Support organisational development
Improve partnership working across sectors
Build new workforce capabilities
Share primary care expertise across multidisciplinary teams
Interested in running an innovation pilot?
Innovation Library
Borough | Project Title | Summary | Lead Organisation | Expected Completion Date | Status: Active |
Project overview | Objectives | Outcomes achieved | Workforce impact | Downloadable case study |
Lessons Learned
Key insights
Improvement recommendations
Success factors
Challenges and solutions
Transferable learning
Improvement Tools
Resources and Templates
Project Templates
Project initiation template
Action plan template
Case study template
Quality Improvement Tools
Evaluation Guidance
Evaluation framework
Outcome measures
Data collection guidance
Impact reporting templates
Success Measures
How We Measure Impact
The programme will evaluate:
Workforce Development
Number of staff participating
Skills and confidence improvements
Leadership development
Integrated Working
Number of organisations involved
New partnership approaches implemented
Evidence of neighbourhood team development
Innovation Impact
Number of pilots completed
Number of case studies published
Learning shared across NCL
Sustainability
Projects adopted beyond pilot phase
Resources reused by other boroughs
Ongoing neighbourhood collaboration
Sub-page for - Case Study Library
Share Your Learning
All funded projects are required to complete a case study that captures:
Challenge addressed
Intervention tested
Results achieved
Lessons learned
Recommendations for other teams