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It was originally established in June 2008, [1] [2] with re-designation most recently in April 2020 by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and NHS England/NHS Improvement. It is now one of eight academic health science centres in England [3] designated for excellence in health research, education, and patient care.
The NIHR (originally named National Institute for Health Research) was created in April 2006 under the government's health research strategy, Best Research for Best Health. [7] This strategy outlined the direction that NIHR research and development should take. Its predecessor was the NHS Research & Development programme which was established ...
The National Innovation Centre was part of the NHS Institute. Its aim was "to speed up the development of pre-commercial technologies likely to benefit the NHS". [3] It invited proposals for commercial or other innovation which might benefit the NHS and provided support to develop these where appropriate in the given climate. It was closed in 2013.
The project has the support of the government, the life sciences industry, the NHS, and charities such as Alzheimer's Society, British Heart Foundation, and Cancer Research UK. [ 2 ] £79 million was provided by the UK government via the UK Research and Innovation body, and in early 2022 a further £100 million was expected from the life ...
Along with the UK Cochrane Centre, the centre was originally created as part of the Information Systems Strategy of the NHS Research and Development Programme. The original aims of the centre were: To carry out and commission systematic reviews of research findings on the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of health care relevant to the NHS
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom.It is part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), which came into operation 1 April 2018, and brings together the UK's seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England.
UCLPartners is an academic health science centre located in London, England. It is the largest academic health science centre in the world, treats more than 1.5 million patients each year, has a combined annual turnover of around £2 billion and includes around 3,500 scientists, senior researchers and consultants.
As part of the "Sunset Review" [6] a number of initiatives closed in 2013 including the NHS National Innovation Centre, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, and Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs). There is still a range of active initiatives including NHS Innovation Hubs, NHS Supply Chain Innovation and NHS Improvement.