Life Science Sector
Utilising expertise from NHS to develop brand strategy and value messaging for the NHS
At Venn Health, our team brings extensive experience from within the NHS, enabling us to provide valuable and practical expertise to our Life Science clients. By partnering with Venn, you able to gain direct access to professionals who have firsthand NHS experience, helping you shape your strategy and value messaging for the healthcare system. We blend our deep understanding of healthcare systems, policies, and care pathways with operational expertise across a diverse range of therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular care, rare diseases, oncology, respiratory, dermatology, and neurology.
What sets Venn apart as a market access consultancy is our team’s collective experience within the NHS, combined with a wide network of trusted Associates who continue to work in the NHS. This allows us to deliver customised insights, impactful education, and foster meaningful partnerships that drive innovation and deliver sustainable, actionable outcomes. In addition to this, we have over 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry, including senior leadership experience, strategy development and implementation, and extensive market access expertise.
Whether navigating complex healthcare environments, launching new therapies, or building collaborative NHS partnerships, we are here to help you engage with confidence in an ever-evolving landscape.
Strategic Insights
Through our deep NHS expertise, we empower pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies to gain meaningful insights into the UK healthcare landscape, patient needs, and emerging trends. Our focus is on providing organisations with access to comprehensive knowledge and a nuanced understanding of the NHS. We achieve this through our extensive Associate network and by actively working within the system, ensuring our insights are always current and grounded in real-world NHS experience.
Our services include strategic workshops, insight sessions, digital systems guidance, and 1:1 engagements with healthcare professionals.
Education
We empower teams to drive impact by offering tailored training programs and workshops to ensure your local teams, and field teams get the most value from their value propositions.
Each session is customised to equip teams with the practical knowledge, skills, and strategic insights needed to navigate the evolving healthcare and market access landscape.
Led by our in-house subject matter experts as well as our extensive Associate network, who bring deep experience in addressing market access challenges from a real-world perspective.
Collaborative Partnerships
We empower life science companies to forge impactful collaborations with NHS organisations by bridging the gap between innovation and healthcare delivery. As an experienced partnership broker, we help navigate the NHS landscape to bring products and services to the patients who need them most, enhancing outcomes and driving meaningful change. Our services include strategic workshops, insight sessions, digital systems guidance, and 1:1 engagements with healthcare professionals.
End-to-End Support for Implementation and Impact
From concept to rollout, we work alongside you to ensure your innovation becomes a practical, scalable solution within the NHS. Our comprehensive support spans the entire journey, helping you integrate seamlessly into NHS pathways and deliver lasting value where it matters most.Each session is customised to equip teams with the practical knowledge, skills, and strategic insights needed to navigate the evolving healthcare and market access landscape.
Led by our in-house subject matter experts as well as our extensive Associate network, who bring deep experience in addressing market access challenges from a real-world perspective.
Strategic Insights
We empower pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies with actionable insights into the UK healthcare landscape, patient needs, and system drivers. Our approach is grounded in real NHS experience through active delivery roles, advisory work, and policy insight.
Our offer includes:
• Strategy workshops and insight sessions
• System explainer packs and commissioning maps
• 1:1 engagements with NHS professionals
• Digital systems navigation and access guidance
Example: Supported a biotech SME to map system pathways and build local NHS advocacy for early-stage market entry.
What sets Venn apart as a market access consultancy is our team’s collective experience within the NHS, combined with a wide network of trusted Associates who continue to work in the NHS. This allows us to deliver customised insights, impactful education, and foster meaningful partnerships that drive innovation and deliver sustainable, actionable outcomes. In addition to this, we have over 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry, including senior leadership experience, strategy development and implementation, and extensive market access expertise.
Whether navigating complex healthcare environments, launching new therapies, or building collaborative NHS partnerships, we are here to help you engage with confidence in an ever-evolving landscape.
Collaborative Partnerships
We help life science companies build meaningful collaborations with NHS organisation, bridging the gap between innovation and delivery. Our work ranges from pathway redesign and pilot projects to strategic partnership building and advisory boards. We act as a trusted connector and implementation partner.
End-to-end support includes:
• Providing insight and understanding into real world priorities
• Identifying potential NHS partners
• Designing pilots or collaborations
• Facilitating introductions and shared planning
• Managing delivery, feedback and iteration
Example: Co-designed a pilot project between a diagnostic company and two NHS organisations, leading to embedded service pathways.
Education
We equip field teams, market access leads, and medical affairs professionals with the tools to communicate value, engage stakeholders, and operate effectively in the evolving NHS environment.
All sessions are tailored, practical, and led by NHS professionals and strategic advisors with hands-on experience.
NHS specific topics include:
• NHS Landscape, structure and policy
• Commissioning processes including Specialised commissioning
• NHS Funding flow – following the money through the system (sessions can be tailored to focus on the client’s specific product or device)
• Digital infrastructure and data pathways including GP systems and prescribing support systems
• Positioning your offer within ICS priorities
• AI in Healthcare
• Service Transformation – overview of concepts involved in service redesign and pathway mapping
• NHS business cases – how to develop them and get them approved
• How to write an NHS tender or bid
Examples of soft skills training:
• Resilience training
• Driving change and implementation in an NHS setting
• Tailored coaching support
• Leadership development programmes
Example sessions:
• “NHS 101” for new-to-UK teams
• “Formulary Access & Value Comms” training for field teams
• Live Q&A with experienced NHS commissioners and providers
We are also able to develop bespoke preceptorship events and “experience days”
A resilient organisation is adaptable, proactive in identifying potential risks, and prepared to bounce back quickly from setbacks without losing momentum or patient focus.
End-to-End Support for Implementation and Impact
From concept to rollout, we work alongside our clients to ensure your innovation becomes a practical, scalable solution within the NHS. Our comprehensive support spans the entire journey, helping you integrate seamlessly into NHS pathways and deliver lasting value where it matters most.