The government is awarding funding through the National
Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to
15 partnerships.
The partnerships each have ground-breaking new projects
aiming to address the increasing demands on the NHS and
give patients greater independence and choice about how
they manage their healthcare.
The funding totals £135 million and could transform the
lives of millions of people living with a range of
conditions, including dementia, mental ill-health and
obesity.
The extra funding follows a number of successful projects
funded by NIHR in
the past, including research which led to
the Long Term
Plan commitment of every woman receiving care
from the same midwife during pregnancy, birth and
postnatally by 2021.
Health Minister said:
As the population grows and demand on the NHS
increases, it is paramount we develop the
next generation of technologies and improve the
way we work to ensure the NHS continues to offer
world-leading care.
The UK has a proud history of cutting-edge health
research and, by supporting the great minds in health
and social care, this funding has the potential to
unlock solutions to some of the biggest challenges
facing healthcare and revolutionise the way patients
access treatments in the future.
, Chief
Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social
Care, said:
The unique local collective approach at
each NIHR applied
research collaboration will support applied health and
care research that responds to, and meets, the needs of
local patients, and local health and care systems.
The network will also be able to tackle health
priorities at a national level.
The 15 new NIHR applied
research collaborations will ensure that we grow
applied health and care research in every region in
England.
The additional funding announced today means we will
ensure that our world-leading research is turned into
real benefits for patients to ensure the applied
research collaborations work together to have
national-level impact.
