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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
An NIHR Clinician Scientist award supported Professor Angus Jones and his colleagues in developing convenient tests to confirm patients’ diabetes diagnosis.
An artificial pancreas developed by NIHR-supported researchers and recommended by NICE is changing the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
Researchers are changing the course of continence care for people living with dementia in hospital after finding usual care cultures promote incontinence.
Researchers found that a high-sensitivity blood test ruled out heart attacks in patients with chest pain, allowing many to be discharged from hospital.
Researchers have shown that a simple, low-cost change of gloves and instruments during surgery can reduce life-threatening surgical site infections.
NIHR-funded research into the care of very preterm babies has improved understanding of parents’ experiences, informing clinical guidelines and future research.
An NIHR Research Professorship has enabled a Bristol-based GP to design and deliver interventions to reduce clinical uncertainty around prescribing antibiotics.
NIHR researchers investigating ways to reduce health risks in maternity care have shown that a single dose of antibiotic after assisted childbirth can nearly halve the risk of maternal infection.
Research career development funding through NIHR awards is supporting Lucy Potter’s research career progression while improving access to primary care for people who experience severe and multiple disadvantage.
An NIHR-funded evaluation confirmed that PreCept, a national programme to prevent cerebral palsy, improved the uptake of an important treatment for women in preterm labour and helped protect premature babies from developing cerebral palsy.
A new pathway to monitor people with stable diabetic eye disease has been shown by NIHR researchers to be safe and cost-effective, giving ophthalmologists more time to assess and treat people requiring their urgent care.
NIHR research in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for patients with recurrent depression, leads to new guidance to support its wider provision by NHS services.
An NIHR-funded evaluation of specialist hospital discharge services for homeless patients confirmed that they helped prevent discharge to the street, reduced emergency readmissions and were cost-effective for the NHS.
The NIHR Global Health Research Group in Surgical Technologies has developed and trained surgeons to use innovative new devices, enabling routine surgery in remote communities in low-resource settings.
The NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Modelling and Health Economics played a critical role in providing urgent public health advice to policy makers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Their research contributed to saving tens of thousands of lives in the UK and internationally.
Gwenllian Wynne-Jones used NIHR funding to develop vocational advice that significantly reduced work absence among patients with musculoskeletal disorders.
An NIHR-funded feasibility study about life story work with people with dementia showed how the approach could help people connect.
Combining computer-based speech and language therapy with usual NHS care can help some people improve their communication following a stroke.
Researchers from three NIHR Health Protection Research Units have found that flooding can have a significant negative impact on the mental health of people whose homes are flooded, as well as those whose lives are disrupted by flooding events. Their research has informed guidance for local authorities, policy makers and public health practitioners on planning for and dealing with the aftermath of a flood.
Innovative research into the provision of communication aids for non-speaking children has created new guidance to improve the way aid is provided.
