Labs

WHAM’s curated list

Where ideas spark and systems shift.

WHAM Labs is our project incubator—a creative, clinical hothouse where radical ideas take root and grow.

This is where we test, stretch, and co-design new models of care. Powered by community. Grounded in justice. Backed by science and story.

WHAM Labs is for bold experimentation:

Real-world pilots
Creative methodologies
Equity-driven innovation

From imagination to implementation—this is where upstream healthcare gets prototyped.

Explore our growing list of lab-born projects—including our flagship project, Powering Up:

Who knows, they might spark an idea for something in your own patch! Got questions, bright ideas, or want to get involved? Drop us a line at whamprojectuk@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you.

Reimagining Health With, Not For, Young People

Funded by the Health Foundation, Powering Up brings young people and clinicians together to co-design better healthcare.

Using creativity, science and care, the project has:

Engaged 100+ youth across deprived UK communities
Empowered clinicians to see and act on social determinants
Produced poetry, zines, science projects, and policy influence

Co-led by youth. Backed by WHAM. Built for a different kind of future.

Labs

WHAM’s curated list

Where ideas spark and systems shift.

Reimagining Health With, Not For, Young People

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You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, the courage to invent the future.

Labs

WHAM’s curated list

Where ideas spark and systems shift.

Powering Up

Nottingham Project

Reimagining Health With, Not For, Young People

“

You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, the courage to invent the future.