New Research Collaborations For Health Announced, UK

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Article Date: 28 May 2008 - 1:00 PST

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Seven new partnerships between NHS organisations and leading universities will receive a total of £64 million to conduct research and improve care in major conditions including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity, Public Health Minister, Dawn Primarolo announced today.

The new NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) Collaborations for Health Research and Care were selected by an independent international selection panel and will start work on 1 October 2008.

Each Collaboration will bring together universities and their surrounding NHS organisations to test new treatments and new ways of working in specific clinical areas, to see if they are effective and appropriate for everyday use in the health service. Where potential improvements are identified, the collaborations will help NHS staff to incorporate them into their everyday working practices, so that patients across the local community receive a better standard of healthcare.

Dawn Primarolo said:

"This new funding will help to improve health outcomes for patients across England, with particular emphasis on conditions that cause chronic distress to patients and are a significant issue for the NHS to manage."

Professor Sally C. Davies, Director General of Research and Development, Department of Health said:

"The NIHR Collaborations for Health Research and Care represent an exciting and innovative partnership between universities and the NHS. They will undertake high quality applied health research and develop new ways of translating research findings into improved outcomes for patients. They will be conducting this work at the front line of the NHS so that the benefits and findings from research can be swiftly incorporated into routine clinical practice."

1. The NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR CLAHRCs) will undertake high-quality applied health research focused on the needs of patients and support the translation of research evidence into practice in the NHS for the benefit of patients, including the trialling and evaluation of initiatives to encourage adoption of evidence based practice or clinical effectiveness. Further information about NIHR CLAHRCs is available here.

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