NIHR News
Dame Sally Davies to step down as Chief Medical Officer
08 February 2019
Professor Dame Sally Davies will leave her post as Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Advisor to the UK government at the end of September.
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Shrinking fish and chips for healthier portion sizes
07 February 2019
Research funded by the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) has shown that smaller portions of fish and chips could be popular with both takeaway owners and their customers.
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New Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme Director appointed
07 February 2019
Professor Danny McAuley has been appointed as the new Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme Director.
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NIHR Roadshow heads to the south west
07 February 2019
The NIHR Roadshow for Medical and Digital Health Technology SMEs is coming to Bristol and Plymouth. Register for this free event and find out about the range of NIHR funding, guidance and support available to medical and digital healthtech companies.
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Study Support Service: National improvement plan for industry update
07 February 2019
Following feedback from the life sciences industry, NIHR CRN has developed a national improvement plan for the delivery of the Study Support Service for commercial contract studies – find out more here.
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NIHR play 'key role' in major international stroke study
07 February 2019
An NIHR-supported stroke study has shown rapid blood pressure lowering is safe for patients treated with clot-busting drugs.
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Welcome to our new visual identity
05 February 2019
We are pleased to announce that the NIHR is, today, introducing a new, independent visual identity to reflect our growing maturity as an organisation, the breadth of our work across public health and the nation’s health and care system, and the research we now undertake to benefit international development.
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New review assesses the benefits and harms of exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community
05 February 2019
New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today provides strong evidence that falls in people over sixty-years old can be prevented by exercise programmes.
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Liver drug being trialled to slow disease progression in people with Parkinson’s disease
04 February 2019
A new clinical trial supported by the NIHR is offering patients with Parkinson’s disease a liver disease drug that has the potential to slow down progression of the neurological condition.
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Upgrading the Industry Costing Tool
04 February 2019
Work is underway to upgrade the NIHR Industry Costing Tool (iCT) into a new and improved web-based system - bringing a range of improvements to end-users in the life sciences industry and across the NHS.
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Physician Associates an asset to hospital medical and surgical teams, study finds
04 February 2019
The first study into the impact on the NHS of a new type of health worker in hospitals, Physician Associates, has found that they benefit medical and surgical teams and their patients over a wide range of specialities.
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