For NHS and ICBs
Hormonal health pathways the system can actually deliver. Equity-audited. Community-grounded. Integrated.
A multi-lens VCSE eligible for direct commissioning by NHS bodies and ICBs. We contribute alongside population health teams, women's health hubs, and existing pathways.
Book a partnership call →Policy and commissioning context
Core20PLUS5
NHS framework for reducing healthcare inequalities. HHEI's equity and clinical expertise maps onto population health improvement priorities under this framework.
NHS 10 Year Health Plan (2025)
Prevention and population health priorities create ICB commissioning opportunities for HHEI input.
Men's Health Strategy (2025)
Active commissioning context for male hormonal and cardiometabolic equity: testosterone-related conditions, cardiovascular risk, lifestyle medicine.
What we contribute
| Area | What we contribute |
|---|---|
| Women's Health Strategy implementation | Support for ICBs translating the Women's Health Strategy into delivery, including the community-facing elements for underserved populations. |
| Pathway design and equity audits | Multi-lens pathway development across hormonal health, occupational medicine, and mental health, with structured equity audit at every stage. |
| Curriculum contribution to clinical education | Integrated hormonal-health content designed for delivery into accredited programmes held by royal colleges, faculties, and primary-care training partners. |
| OH workforce training contribution | Curriculum contribution at the intersection of hormonal health and work, designed for delivery through accredited OH training partners. |
| Clinical education for underserved communities | Culturally grounded clinical education and frameworks for ethnic minority and marginalised communities, delivered by clinicians with direct cultural connection to those populations. |
| Research and evaluation co-applicant | Collaborative partner for NHS and academic institutions building the evidence base. Clinical methodology and community grounding inside funded portfolios. |
The system case
Every programme generates structured outcome data. Pre/post measures, health outcome indicators, and community-level evidence published annually. Commissioning a programme is commissioning evidence alongside it.
Commissioning routes
ICB health inequalities commissioning
As a VCSE-eligible CIC, HHEI can be commissioned directly by ICBs under health inequalities and Core20PLUS5 budgets.
VCSE direct award
Eligible for VCSE direct award contracts where procurement rules allow. Get in touch early to discuss fit before a formal process opens.
Subcontracting within healthcare consultancy bids
HHEI can be scoped as a specialist subcontractor within NHS and public sector bids led by healthcare consultancies.
Questions
NHS and ICB partnerships: frequently asked
Yes. As a CIC limited by guarantee with VCSE status, HHEI is eligible for direct commissioning by NHS bodies, Integrated Care Boards, and place-based partnerships, using the procurement routes designed for VCSE partners that integrate with existing NHS pathways.