Applications are open for The Care Innovation Challenge, a hackathon-style creative weekend of idea generation and prototype trialling in July 2023.

The Challenge, hosted by the Care Innovation Hub (CIH), is run by the National Care Forum (NCF) and is supported by Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) through their National Co-production Advisory Group (NCAG) to ensure people with lived experience help to create solutions to key challenges faced by the care sector.   

Professor Vic Rayner OBE, NCF’s chief executive, said: “We welcome anyone who wants a chance to be part of the future of care. We hope to receive applications from a diverse group of people, including individuals and teams from care providers, undergraduates and postgraduates from universities and people with social entrepreneurial ambitions.

“You do not need to be an expert in social care, or have any experience of social care yourself, to apply. You do not need to have any technical skills. You just need to have an intention to improve the quality of life of those receiving care in the UK.”

Successful applicants will be invited to a creative weekend of idea generation and prototype trialling at Coventry University on 1-2 July 2023. 

The winning team will receive £1,000 in prize money, media coverage and further mentoring to develop their idea. 

Apply at www.careinnovationhub.org.uk if you have a passion for making ideas a reality and want to make a positive difference to people’s lives.