Supporting the Innovate UK Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme

Understanding this funding competition

Innovate UK has launched a new Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP), backed by up to £85 million from the UK government and Eli Lilly. The programme is designed to fund new, community-based approaches to weight management — helping people access the care they need, when and where they need it.

If you're thinking of applying for this funding, you'll need to partner with a technology provider to develop innovative services in community and primary care settings. These new pathways will test better ways of delivering support, with a focus on real-world impact.

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Working together to deliver impact at scale

Optum would love to support you in shaping and delivering your project. Whether you're just starting to explore ideas or already drafting your bid, we’re here to help you maximise its success and real-world impact.

To get started, we’re offering free discovery sessions with your project team. These are designed to explore how our capabilities could strengthen your proposal — from service design and data infrastructure to delivery and evaluation. We’ll work with you to identify practical, scalable ways to bring your ideas to life, and provide the information you need to include in your bid.

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Our integrated solutions

Our integrated data and technology ecosystem ensures seamless interoperability across systems. With proven capability to support ICBs, we help deliver better health outcomes sustainably.

• Understand your population

  Gain a complete view of your population with PHM Pathfinder Analytics. Combine multiple datasets to identify at-risk cohorts and understand where service delivery should be prioritised.

• Move from insight to action

  Pathway enables primary care teams to triage patients effectively, integrating with local and third-party systems to support patient-led referrals and MDT assessments. Real-time data sharing via Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) enhances safety, streamlines care and connects patients to the right services.

• Empower community delivery

  Community pharmacies can use PharmOutcomes to deliver local services. Assess eligibility, manage referrals, and support ongoing care with automated reimbursement and secure NHSmail data exchange to reduce admin burden.

• Evaluate and improve

  Use PHM Pathfinder Analytics to assess service effectiveness and patient outcomes. Measure economic impact to guide resource allocation and drive continuous improvement for a sustainable, scalable model.

Explore our capabilities

Discover the solutions that work together to support scalable, sustainable weight management services.

• PHM Pathfinder Analytics

  Use linked data to gain a clear view of population health across your ICS — helping you identify opportunities, target interventions and evaluate impact.

  PHM Pathfinder Analytics

• Pathway

  Streamline care with our integrated tool that supports referral and pathway management, connecting services and enabling coordinated delivery across your healthcare system.

  Pathway

• Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG)

  Share real-time patient information securely across care settings with MIG — supporting safer, more coordinated care for your population.

  Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG)

• PharmOutcomes

  Enable community pharmacies to deliver local services with tools that assess eligibility, manage referrals and securely share data — reducing admin burden and improving patient safety.

  PharmOutcomes

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Book a discovery session with us to explore how Optum can support your project — from infrastructure and data to delivery and evaluation.

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