providing the NHS with the support and facilities it needs for first class research

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.

CLAHRCs

Name of CLAHRC	Lead NHS Organisation	Academic Partner(s)
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

NIHR briefing document:

4.5 Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care