NIHR-funded research confirmed that caring for a select group of older, frail patients in their homes - rather than admitting them to hospital - can deliver better and less expensive care.
As a recipient of an NIHR Research Professorship award, Professor Louise Howard’s research influenced national policies and increased government funding for perinatal mental health services.
Georgia Melia was one of the first Clinical Research Practitioners in the country to be accepted on the Pre-doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship Scheme. Find out how this has helped progress her career.
Read testimonials from five NIHR Senior Investigators who share their experiences.
Anaesthetist Dr Gareth Kitchen explains how the DSE helped him to build a relationship with industry partners.
Death is an inevitable part of life, affecting families, friends, and communities in profound ways. However, bereavement support can fall short for people from diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. The NIHR, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Social Care, funds “Equitable Bereavement Care for All” to improve services for all communities.
The NIHR-funded PERSEPHONE trial found that 6 months’ treatment with Herceptin (trastuzumab) for women with HER2-positive early breast cancer was as effective as 12 months’ treatment.
A £2.9m NIHR grant supported the development of an app to help reduce the risk of dementia.
NIHR Mental Health TRC enabled the development of a national database to improve recovery for people with first episode psychosis.
Results of NIHR-funded research into the best feeding approach for extremely preterm babies have informed national guidelines, cut NHS costs & supported a consistent approach to practice
NIHR supported study establishes a minimum shared data set in social care organisations which helped improve the quality of care offered and improved the commission of new services.
An exercise programme for rheumatoid arthritis patients, funded by an NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, improved hand function without causing additional pain
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%
Learn why 5 Patient Recruitment Centres are better than one when planning and delivering decentralised clinical trial activities.
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.
NIHR Dementia TRC enables expansion of recruitment to assess the accuracy of the digital tool CognoSpeak
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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%.
Dr. Katherine Kirk writes about her work with embedded researchers and ways to make sure research findings are applied to the real world.
Chinnu shares her story of balancing working in research with raising a family.
