NIHR ARCs and HINs: Collaborating to support post-pandemic NHS priorities
The NHS Insights Prioritisation Programme consisted of 14 projects to test innovations in real-world settings
- Published: 19 March 2024
The NHS Insights Prioritisation Programme consisted of 14 projects to test innovations in real-world settings
The NIHR has appointed 43 new Senior Investigators in 2024. 21 Senior Investigators have been appointed for a second term.
A new mpox vaccine is being tested in the UK, as the virus continues to spread in many parts of the world.
An NIHR funded report explores how virtual wards can work optimally to treat people at high risk of or experiencing a frailty crisis
The NIHR Challenge: Maternity Inequalities funding call will establish a diverse research consortium to deliver research and capacity building over five years.
Our commitments set out key steps we will take to engage in climate, health and sustainability research and capacity building.
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A new study supported by NIHR has found that adults who had a ‘lazy eye’ in childhood are more likely to experience health problems, such as high blood pressure, obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
The government’s Rare Disease Action Plan 2024 has today been published, highlighting the work that has so far been done by the NIHR, DHSC and others over the last year to better address the needs of people with rare diseases.
The first doses of the treatment have been given to patients at the NIHR Imperial CRF at Hammersmith Hospital
An update on the 16 projects NIHR has funded HDR UK to deliver which aim to use rapid data-driven approaches to identify and tackle winter pressures in the health care system.
Using a digital app helped improve speech for stroke patients.
Idroxioleic acid is derived from olive oil and may offer hope to patients with glioblastoma
A more targeted form of radiotherapy will be trialled to see if it causes fewer long-term side effects than standard radiotherapy.
Professor Anthony Gordon has been appointed as Programme Director of the National Research Collaboration Programme (NRCP).
Professor John Simpson has been appointed as the new Programme Director for the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme.
The Government’s response to Professor Adam Tickell’s independent review of research bureaucracy was published today. It highlights a considerable amount of NIHR work already underway.
The university will lead the new RSS National Collaborative, working with the RSS hubs to provide consistency of service
The NIHR has awarded over £20 million to eight new global health research projects. The projects aim to help strengthen health service delivery and resilience in low and middle income countries (LMICs). They are focused on healthcare in the context of extreme weather events.
The UK Government approved the specialist technique following results of research funded by NIHR. It will benefit screening for some of the most deadly cancers.
Structured telephone-based psychological care can prevent loneliness and depression, according to an NIHR-funded study.
Switching from polluting fuels such as charcoal to gas, brings significant health gains.
An international study involving around 500 pregnant women has shown the benefits of taking nutritional supplements before and during pregnancy
Practising and reading music helps sustain good memory and the ability to solve complex tasks, according to new research part-funded by the NIHR.
A dramatic increase in child obesity levels during the pandemic is set to cost the UK over £8 billion according to NIHR researchers.