Empowering 1.3 million UK citizens with rheumatoid arthritis
An exercise programme for rheumatoid arthritis patients, funded by an NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, improved hand function without causing additional pain
- Published: 25 April 2024
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Helping A&E teams manage ‘high impact users’
Patients who attend emergency departments five or more times a year account for 11% of attendances. The NIHR ARC West evaluation of the programme supporting these high impact users found attendance went down 33%
- Published: 24 April 2024
Advancing decentralised clinical trials: Patient Recruitment Centres cement their success
Learn why 5 Patient Recruitment Centres are better than one when planning and delivering decentralised clinical trial activities.
- Published: 10 April 2024
Test for sore throat cuts antibiotic use by nearly a third
A clinical scoring test developed by NIHR-funded researchers has cut the use of antibiotics prescribed for sore throats by nearly a third and a cost-effective approach to manage patients’ symptoms.
- Published: 26 March 2024
Earlier diagnosis of dementia in patients
NIHR Dementia TRC enables expansion of recruitment to assess the accuracy of the digital tool CognoSpeak
- Published: 13 March 2024
Preventing early heart disease in high-risk patients
Use of new software developed with NIHR funding is identifying more patients at high risk of early heart disease and heart attacks. Earlier diagnosis and treatment are saving lives and shaping healthcare policy.
- Published: 29 February 2024
Addressing the health impacts of climate change
The relationship between climate and health is complex and diverse. Our award-holders are working with policymakers to develop resilient health systems within the global context of climate change.
- Published: 26 February 2024
Routes to Wellness: a person centred approach to research
Routes to Wellness is an NIHR-funded project which aims to co-design a peer support model for improving the mental health and wellbeing of refugees.
- Published: 16 January 2024
Breaking down barriers to effective cystic fibrosis treatment
In the biggest cystic fibrosis trial in the UK, NIHR-funded research has shown that a personalised web platform, CFHealthHub, could markedly increase adherence to treatment.
- Published: 03 January 2024
Food, with care
“Food, with Care” is creating a new groundbreaking food philosophy that will influence all aspects of how the new hospital is created and used; from the physical building to the way patients, families and staff access food.
- Published: 19 December 2023
CLEAN-Air Africa: addressing the disease burden from household air pollution
Find out how the NIHR CLEAN-Air Africa Unit is working with governments to address the threats from household air pollution, improving health and reducing damage to the environment.
- Published: 15 December 2023
NHS programme linked to 20% reduction in risk of diabetes
An NIHR-funded evaluation showed referring people with pre-diabetes to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme cut their risk of progressing to diabetes by 20%.
- Published: 11 December 2023
Embedding researchers
Dr. Katherine Kirk writes about her work with embedded researchers and ways to make sure research findings are applied to the real world.
- Published: 27 November 2023
Finding flexibility in my role
Chinnu shares her story of balancing working in research with raising a family.
- Published: 22 November 2023
Working mum Frankie shares her story in bid to inspire others
Frankie shares her research journey as an NHS clinician and how much she is enjoying her career after returning from maternity leave.
- Published: 15 November 2023
Children’s treatment time for pneumonia halved in antibiotic research
The CAP-IT trial of antibiotic use in young children with pneumonia has delivered practice-changing results, showing the length of treatment can be reduced.
- Published: 14 November 2023
Moving through the phases of clinical trials in psilocybin research
The potential of psilocybin to treat a range of mental health conditions has gained increasing recognition. Central to the progress in this area is the partnership of King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust with life sciences company Compass Pathways. This partnership was enabled through the support of the NIHR.
- Published: 14 November 2023
Diabetes diagnosis improved by quick, inexpensive C-peptide test
An NIHR Clinician Scientist award supported Professor Angus Jones and his colleagues in developing convenient tests to confirm patients’ diabetes diagnosis.
- Published: 27 October 2023
Improving mental health interventions in LMICs
Improving mental health interventions in LMICs
- Published: 10 October 2023
Accelerating access to life-changing diabetes treatment
An artificial pancreas developed by NIHR-supported researchers and recommended by NICE is changing the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
- Published: 22 September 2023
NIHR supports global pharma company's patient-focused approach to breast cancer trials
Learn how the NIHR is supporting a global pharma company to engage directly with patients to ensure its programme of breast cancer research is patient-focussed.
- Published: 21 September 2023
Trailblazer GP, Rebecca Clark, showcases the potential of primary care for commercial research
Learn how Dr Rebecca Clark portrays the value of primary care settings through her extensive delivery of commercial clinical trials in her GP practice.
- Published: 14 September 2023
PRCs achieve an average 95% patient retention rate in Moderna vaccine trial
Take a look at how our Patient Recruitment Centres prioritise the participants’ experience to support excellent patient retention rates.
- Published: 09 August 2023
Supporting the continence of people living with dementia in hospital
Researchers are changing the course of continence care for people living with dementia in hospital after finding usual care cultures promote incontinence.
- Published: 26 July 2023
Drowning prevention - a new global agenda
The global challenge of drowning prevention
- Published: 25 July 2023