Innovation Funding
Innovation Funding
Helping GP practices and PCNs to access the right financial support
Innovation funding is a vital service to help transform GP practices beyond the limits of core budgeting capabilities. We support practices and PCNs to access this critical financial assistance.
We write the clinical service model, outcome framework and operational design for your application, and deliver the service once it is funded.
How Will This Help My Practice?
Virtual Pharmacist’s clinical team helps with funding applications and proposals by aligning clinical service models to local priorities, such as access, safety, and long-term condition optimisation.
Support with Funding Applications
Our expert team works with you to draft and shape applications that effectively demonstrate impact, feasibility, and the value of innovation funding opportunities to both patients and the system. We provide the clinical service model, outcome framework, and operational design.
Clinically Sound Models
The proposals that we help you draft for applications are grounded in clinical governance, measurable outcomes, and scalable service design. This is built around the proven models that we are equipped to deliver with our experienced clinical team.
End-to-End Support
From proposal and planning through to delivery and final reporting, we provide the service model and structure to maximise the impact of the funding. Funding use and delivery are reviewed against the agreed project scope, milestones and reporting requirements.
“The team is consistently reliable. Phones are always answered and emails come back the same day. It’s made a real difference to how we run our medication reviews.”
Clinical Director, North West PCN
“Fast email replies and clinical input whenever we need it. They picked up our medicines work seamlessly and delivered from day one.”
PCN Manager, Yorkshire PCN
“Excellent service from start to finish. Easy to reach, quick to reply, and they clearly know NHS workflows inside out. We couldn’t recommend the team more highly.”
Clinical Lead, Midlands PCN
How Does Virtual Pharmacist Work?
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Take a look through our services to find out which one works best to support your practice’s needs.
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Get in touch with us or submit an enquiry to tell us which service solution your practice requires.
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We’ll typically be in touch within one working day to introduce you to our managed clinical pharmacy service and how it works for your practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is innovation funding?
Innovation funding is money set aside, usually by NHS England, ICBs or national innovation programmes, for new ways of delivering care outside a practice’s core contract. Our guide to innovation funding routes in 2026 sets out the current schemes. Funding from relevant NHS and innovation schemes is important in order to financially support this transformation in GP practices and PCNs. These funds go straight towards new technologies, research, workforce developments, and more.
What types of innovation do you support?
We help practices develop applications for clinical pharmacy projects aligned to local priorities. Funding decisions and eligibility remain with the relevant funding body. Amongst many innovation projects, this includes:
- Access improvements
- Virtual services
- Chronic disease optimisation
- High-risk drug monitoring
- Medicines optimisation
- NHS pilot testing
