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…

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…

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…

In this feature one of our methodologists, Dr Sara Pretorius, discusses our involvement in the ADMISSION research collaborative. This programme brought together clinicians,…

Are you developing a new diagnostic technology? Proving its clinical and economic value to the NHS is often the hardest part of the commercialisation journey.

The NIHR HRC in Diagnostic…

We want to grow our connections with the public and ensure that they are at the heart of our research. This is incredibly important to us. However we realise…

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…

Collaborate with the NIHR HRC in Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation and North East Innovation Lab for NIHR Invention for Innovation funding.

We are delighted…

As 2025 draws to a close, we are delighted to share some highlights from our 2024-25 Annual Report.

Our five year £2.99 million HealthTech Research Centre (HRC)…

We were part of a £1.6 million collaboration, which examined rapid testing to guide treatment for patients in intensive care.

Problem

Invasive candidiasis is the most common fungal infection affecting patients…

We introduced key concepts associated with evaluating new diagnostics to individuals from a variety of organisations at our training course.

On 30 September and 1 October 2025, we hosted our…

In partnership with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, University of Plymouth and Newcastle University, we are helping to create and…