17 September 2019
In our latest blog Peter Bower and Sarah Cotterill write about how their NIHR funded evaluation of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is evaluating aspects of its delivery through embedded trials.
09 September 2019
As the Public Health England annual conference launches today, Alison Ford explains how the NIHR’s latest themed review brings together research on interventions to increase physical activity.
22 August 2019
In our latest blog, Jonathan Evans from the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) writes about how the NIHR is a critical partner in its work.
15 August 2019
Alicia O'Cathain writes about the findings of her NIHR study marking the first ever large-scale research into attitudes towards emergency care from the most recent British Social Attitudes Survey, and the perspectives it reveals.
09 August 2019
The hallmark of NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research is supporting interrelated research projects that develop and test complex interventions. But Programme Director Elaine Hay wants to encourage more varied and novel research designs.
11 July 2019
Nick Francis and Chris Butler write about their NIHR research revealing that a finger-prick blood test at GP surgery could safely reduce antibiotic use in patients with COPD
05 July 2019
Alastair Ager writes about how NIHR researchers are exploring how political, societal and environmental instability impact on health care provision in countries.
27 June 2019
Take a ‘pick-n-mix’ approach to learning with a Massive Open Online Course. Part of the Rethinking your Continuing Professional Development series
17 June 2019
Amanda Blatch-Jones explains how the NIHR's Reaearch on Research (RoR) team is working on a series of innovative research projects to address the challenges of peer review in research.
14 June 2019
Niels Peek and Lisa Riste describe two events run by the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre that explored the trade-off between AI transparency and AI performance in decisions that affect people’s lives.
07 June 2019
Dr Simon Sebire highlights NIHR-funded study inspiring teenage girls’ to partake in exercise and promote it amongst their peers.
31 May 2019
Sean Semple and Kate Hunt highlight their NIHR-funded research evaluating the impacts of the implementation of smoke free prison facilities in Scotland. Their blog marks World No Tobacco Day.
29 May 2019
Sophie Evett, Feasibility lead for Pfizer, highlights three observations while reflecting on her involvement in the NIHR’s Patient Engagement in Clinical Development pilot project.
28 May 2019
Simon Denegri highlights how record numbers of people have taken part in health and social care research last year to develop life-saving treatments and improve patient care. His blog is part of our Be Part of Research campaign.
22 May 2019
Balancing the ‘ask’ of research with the burden of disease is essential to achieve good recruitment and retention in clinical research studies. Dr William van’t Hoff explains how the NIHR is connecting life science companies with patients who are helping to get it right first time.
21 May 2019
We are fast approaching five years since the publication of the Dementia 2020 Challenge, which set the ambition to make England the best country in the world for dementia care, support, research and awareness. Reading the Dementia 2020 challenge: Phase 1 progress review, it is remarkable to see the progress made to date.
21 May 2019
Why do incompetent people think they're amazing? Knowing what we don’t know is vital to uncovering our blind spots and our learning. Part of the Rethinking your Continuing Professional Development series
20 May 2019
Dr Fiona Fox describes how she worked with public co-researchers to increase understanding of autism in Somali communities.
16 May 2019
Stuart Taylor explains how the NIHR funded Streamline trials provide new evidence in detecting lung and colorectal cancer: Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a life changing event and generates many questions at a time of immense personal stress. Two very common questions patients immediately ask their doctor are “has my cancer spread” and “what is the best treatment for me and when do I start?”
15 May 2019
Nura got involved in research to help her autistic son Zak and to educate and empower the Somali community. She shares her story for NIHR's #BePartofResearch campaign.
15 May 2019
Gareth Powell talks to members of Generation-R (a Young People’s Advisory Group) about when and why young people should be involved in the clinical development process.
10 May 2019
Measuring how delivering health and care research benefits NHS trusts is very complex, writes Judith Holliday, but an NIHR-funded tool can help capture these organisational-level impacts.
09 May 2019
Katie Meadmore and Amanda Blatch-Jones introduce work of the NIHR's Research on Research (RoR) team.
07 May 2019
Better stewardship, new diagnostics and effective health education is crucial to tackling this growing AMR threat, writes Professor Jonathan Ross, sexual health lead at the National Institute for Health Research
03 May 2019
Research Patient Ambassador, Keith Wilson, is passionate about patient involvement. He discusses how he has been helping the NIHR to bring patients and life science companies together to improve clinical research delivery.