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NIHR Publications

Your health records saves lives
The leaflet was developed by the UKCRC with the input of patient groups and GPs to provide information about researcher’s access to patient records. The leaflet has been distributed to over half the GP surgeries across England, Wales and Scotland. Scottish and Welsh versions of the leaflet are available on the UKCRC website.

Your health records saves lives - England

NIHR Annual Report 2010/11
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Annual Report 2010/11, published on 30 September 2011, provides an overview of the NIHR’s activities and key achievements over the year.
Publication format: electronic only.

NIHR Annual Report 2010/11

NIHR Carbon Reduction Guidelines

The guidelines provide a framework which identifies areas where sensible research design can reduce waste without adversely impacting on the validity and reliability of research.

The guidelines are designed to help the NHS meet its first target of reducing its carbon footprint by 10% by 2015.

NIHR Carbon Reduction Guidelines

The NIHR Annual Report 2009/10: Embedding Health Research
The report, with a Foreword by Earl Howe, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Quality- Lords, provides a snapshot of the NIHR’s achievements throughout 2009/10 and demonstrates that research really is the foundation stone of a strong, efficient, cost-effective health system that works for patients, healthcare professionals, industry and policy-makers.
Publication format: electronic only.

NIHR Annual Report 2009/10 - Embedding Health Research. Published 30 July 2010 (PDF)

NIHR/MRC Strategy for Public Health Infection Research
Public health infection research is a key area within public health research. The National Institute for Health Research, together with the Medical Research Council, has developed a strategy in this area.
Publication format: electronic only.

	Strategy for Public Health Infection Research
	Strategy for Public Health Infection Research – Annex 4 Workshop report

Systematic Reviews: knowledge to support evidence-informed health and social care
This leaflet describes how the NIHR, through the UK Cochrane Centre and Cochrane Review Groups, the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and Health Technology Assessment Review teams, is producing and promoting high-quality research evidence to support decision making in health and social care.

Systematic Reviews: knowledge to support evidence-informed health and social care. Published March 2010 (PDF)

NIHR briefing documents
The NIHR’s vision is to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. The NIHR briefing documents set out the aims and the measures the NIHR has in place to achieve this.

Publication format: electronic only.

NIHR briefing documents

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