Economic growth

Our regional approach makes us unique. Our partnership includes Integrated Care Boards, top universities and leading NHS organisations in the Wessex region, offering excellence in research, innovation and health and care education.

Together, we create a culture for collaboration which makes it easier for individuals and organisations to form partnerships, sharing experience, resources and expertise.

We connect the right people from across the partnership and ensure our work is driven by the most pressing clinical priorities, identified by our health and care systems working with patients, the public and other stakeholders. 

We support economic growth, attract investment, create jobs and support the life sciences industry to thrive. 

From its coastal cities to its rural communities, Wessex is home to approximately three million people, including world-leading researchers, expert innovators and a highly skilled health and care workforce. 

Our diverse population makes Wessex an ideal setting to explore how to tackle the health and care challenges experienced in the UK, and much of the world.

With our state-of-the-art research facilities and cutting-edge centres, Wessex is an exciting place to deliver research and develop innovations which have global impact.