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NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs)
Nine NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs) have been established to undertake high-quality applied health research focused on the needs of patients and to support the translation of research evidence into practice in the NHS.
CLAHRCs are collaborative partnerships between a university and the surrounding NHS organisations, focused on improving patient outcomes through the conduct and application of applied health research. They will create and embed approaches to research and its dissemination that are specifically designed to take account of the way that health care is increasingly delivered across sectors and a wide geographical area.
The new Collaborations will focus on the "second gap in translation" identified by Sir David Cooksey's Review of Health Research Review of UK Health Research; translating research into practice. They will also address a key recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer's High Level Group on Clinical Effectiveness; the need for the NHS to harness better the capacity of higher education to support initiatives to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of clinical care.
Each of the nine CLAHRCs, which were established on 1 October 2008, will receive up to £10m over five years. The list of the new CLAHRCs is provided below:
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Name of CLAHRC |
Lead NHS Organisation |
Academic Partner(s) |
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NIHR CLAHRC for Birmingham & Black Country |
University Hospital Birmingham
NHS Foundation Trust |
University of Birmingham |
| NIHR CLAHRC for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough |
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust |
University of Cambridge |
| NIHR CLAHRC for Greater Manchester |
Salford Teaching Primary Care Trust |
University of Manchester |
| NIHR CLAHRC for Leeds, York & Bradford |
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
University of Leeds
University of York |
| NIHR CLAHRC for Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland |
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust |
University of Leicester |
| NIHR CLAHRC for North West London |
Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust |
Imperial College London |
| NIHR CLAHRC for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Lincolnshire |
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust |
University of Nottingham |
| NIHR CLAHRC for South West Peninsula |
NHS South West |
University of Exeter
University of Plymouth
Peninsula Medical School |
| NIHR CLAHRC for South Yorkshire |
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
NHS Foundation Trust |
University of Sheffield Sheffield Hallam University | For more information please read the Department of Health press releases - initial announcement in May 2008 and additional CLAHRCs announcement in September 2008.
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