By interviewing General Practitioners (GPs) across the UK, we identified ways to support people with depression sooner. These include longer appointments, wider use of mental health practitioners and social prescribers in general practice, and better coordination of diagnosis and care. Identifying challenges We interviewed 10 GPs across Scotland, North East England and Northern Ireland. We […]

The NIHR HRC in Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation has helped to secure £196,211 to accelerate health technology development and adoption. We will work with six other HRCs on four projects financed by Round 2 of the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) Network Collaboration Challenge Fund (CCF). This funding will allow us to combine our methodological […]

We are working with partners to discuss health research with diverse communities and encourage everyone to get involved. As part of the Creating Connections network in the North East and North Cumbria, we work closely with partners to make research more inclusive. Together, we are developing a package of Community Research Awareness materials that will […]

In this feature one of our methodologists, Dr Sara Pretorius, discusses our involvement in the ADMISSION research collaborative. This programme brought together clinicians, researchers, scientists and people living with Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) from across the UK. ADMISSION was awarded £4 million funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute of Health […]

Last year we published our Research Inclusion strategy. This sets out how we will ensure that equity, diversity and inclusion are embedded throughout our research, culture and systems. While developing the strategy, we shared a survey so we could better understand our community and capture priorities in this area. Part of our strategy is to […]