Making a difference through funded projects

NHS England allocated an amount of funding to every ICB to tackle healthcare inequalities. For Coventry and Warwickshire, this was £3.54m in 2022/23 and a further £3.63 in 2023/24. 

In Coventry & Warwickshire we took the decision to use the funding to support a number of projects across the system that would trial new ways of working and provide evidence as to the value of different approaches in reducing inequalities., Partners across the system were invited to submit proposals for projects which would tackle healthcare inequalities. 

Each of the projects are at different stages of development, with some having reached the end of their funded period, whilst others are in the process of delivering programmes of activity and gathering learning. As the projects have taken very different approaches and targeted different population groups, a Healthcare Inequalities Innovation report has been published outlining case studies and clear lessons learnt for each specific project. The Healthcare Inequalities Innovation report demonstrates the value of targeted, locally driven approaches to tackling healthcare inequalities and provides meaning insights into how new models of care, community engagement and partnership working can improve access, experience and outcomes for underserved groups.

The report can be downloaded here. Please note, projects continue to progress, therefore the information included within this report is accurate as of April 2026.