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05 June 2020
An NIHR funded study provides new insight for clinicians such as GPs and pharmacists, to help them manage their patients’ medication more effectively.
05 June 2020
Professor Robert Peveler has been appointed Clinical Director for NHS Engagement at the NIHR Clinical Research Network.
04 June 2020
The first four arms of ACCORD have now recruited and enrolled COVID-19 patients. Recruitment is ongoing and is being encouraged across sites in the UK as each arm seeks to enroll around 60 patients.
03 June 2020
The NIHR is ramping up its support for research on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, by seeking to fund new research on the acute mental health effects of the pandemic and offering priority delivery support for research on severe mental health problems.
01 June 2020
A new handbook has been published that shares the stories of 10 projects that implemented the UK Standards for Public Involvement in their research.
29 May 2020
A new treatment is available to patients in the NHS following the successful results of trials being conducted in the UK using the anti-viral drug remdesivir.
28 May 2020
A UK-wide group of clinical academic trainee funders, including the National Institute for Health Research, has developed a series of principles to support those returning to clinical academic roles.
22 May 2020
The NIHR has announced funding to six new research projects to tackle mental health issues in the poorest people worldwide, through its global health research programme.
22 May 2020
NHS patients will benefit from easier access to clinical research opportunities, following a £7 million government investment to launch five new regional Patient Recruitment Centres (PRCs) across England.
21 May 2020
Working towards the restoration of a diverse and active portfolio of research funded and/or supported by the NIHR
21 May 2020
An NIHR-funded and supported study has found that adding cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to standardised medical care gives patients with dissociative seizures longer periods of seizure freedom, less bothersome seizures and a greater quality of life.
20 May 2020
Help us celebrate the essential contribution that patients and the public make to health research.
20 May 2020
Four companies funded by NIHR put their pitch into practice at an audience of investors and industry in one of two live-streamed showcases, hosted by the Knowledge Transfer Network and organised by NIHR's i4i Programme and partners.
19 May 2020
A new trial to prevent organ failure and death in COVID-19 patients has been launched, supported by the NIHR.
19 May 2020
Compression stockings might be unnecessary to prevent blood clots in most patients undergoing non-emergency (elective) surgery, finds an NIHR-funded trial.
18 May 2020
The NIHR has launched a new call for global health research to tackle COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
14 May 2020
Recruiting a first global or first European patient is a key performance indicator for the life sciences industry; it demonstrates how the UK can support the rapid set-up and delivery of clinical research. Find out how the UK out-performed the USA, Spain, France, Italy and Germany.
13 May 2020
Wellbeing of Women and Dunhill Medical Trust offer NIHR Charity Partnership Fellowships for researchers.
13 May 2020
Thousands of patients severely ill with COVID-19 will have their genetic code studied to help scientists understand whether a person’s makeup could influence how they react to coronavirus.
12 May 2020
New NIHR-funded research suggests that pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than non-pregnant women. However, the majority of women who did become severely ill were in their third trimester of pregnancy, emphasising the importance of social distancing for this group.
12 May 2020
International Nurses Day is celebrated each year at an annual service in Westminster Abbey. This year, NIHR senior research nurse Arlene Lee was given the honour of carrying the lamp, on what would have been Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday.
11 May 2020
The first trial to test potential treatments for COVID-19 through GP surgeries is being rolled out across the UK. The PRINCIPLE trial has been funded by NIHR and UK Research and Innovation as part of the UK Government’s rapid research response to the coronavirus pandemic.
11 May 2020
Professor Andrew Farmer has been appointed as the new NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme Director.
07 May 2020
The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have launched a new call for research proposals on the risk factors, transmission and prevalence of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2.
06 May 2020
People are more likely to choose non-alcoholic drinks if more of those drinks are available than alcoholic alternatives, suggests new research supported by the NIHR.