Welcome to Wessex Health Partners

We accelerate improvements in health and care through research, innovation and training, for the benefit of patients and wider society.

Collaborating to increase research

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Our discover, develop, deploy ecosystem

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Investing in our workforce

We’re collaborating with our partners to support the Wessex workforce to access the latest education and training opportunities.

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Our thriving and growing regional partnership includes Integrated Care Boards, top universities and leading NHS organisations, and offers excellence in research, innovation and health and care education.

Our partners

Health Sciences University (formerly AECC University College)
Bournemouth University
University of Portsmouth
University of Southampton
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
NHS Dorset
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Hampshire and Isle of Wight HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Health Innovation Wessex
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We’d love to collaborate

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Where we work

The Wessex region is located on the south coast of England. Wessex Health Partners is a strategic partnership of 15 leading organisations covering Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Where we work
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Our vision, mission and strategy

Our vision, mission and strategic workstreams

We aim to improve health and care outcomes, both in Wessex and globally, accelerating innovation and the translation of discoveries from research into benefits for patients and the system.
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Our latest news

Our Annual Plan

19 April 2025

Dorset Industry Collaboration Summit helps businesses collaborate with health and social care sector

16 April 2025

Wessex welcomes plans for a new national Health Data Research Service

09 April 2025
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