Health Services Research

Summary

We support and deliver research that focuses on improving the quality, accessibility and organisation of health services in the NHS and social care settings. These include:

testing new ways of delivering high quality and safe care
assessing how to better collect and use patient experience data
exploring new ways of organising NHS and social care services to improve outcomes
trying new ways to spread knowledge and evidence through health care services

National Specialty Lead

Professor Peter Bower is the Clinical Research Network (CRN) National Specialty Lead for health services research.

Funding opportunities / funding calls

See the latest funding opportunities for health services research

Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme

If you’re a healthcare professional, you could be eligible for our Associate PI Scheme

Help with research

Through the Clinical Research Network (CRN), you can get help with:

planning and delivering your research to achieve the greatest impact
recruiting patients for your study
costs for your study, if you are eligible. This could include money for extra staff, facilities or equipment

Find out more about the Services to support study delivery