<p>Access to Occupational Health (OH) services can play an important role in reducing economic inactivity by supporting disabled people, and people with health conditions, to stay and succeed in work.</p><p> </p><p>The £1m Fund to Stimulate Innovation in Occupational Health competition was launched on 30th January and aims to increase access to, and capacity in, OH. This competition focusses on innovative service models of OH and better use of technology to encourage access to OH for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>The competition closed on 20th March 2023 and assessment of applications and funding of successful projects will follow the standard Innovate UK processes. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application on 18th April 2023, with projects set to start by June 2023. After this, Innovate UK will publish details of the successful applications on their platforms.</p>