NIHR Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) are research partnerships between universities and Public Health England. The units act as centres of excellence in multidisciplinary health protection research in England. The 13 HPRUs are: NIHR HPRU in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London.
CHE Research Paper 168 (PDF, 1,811kb) The causal effect of hospital volume on health gains from hip replacement surgery. Laurie Rachet-Jacquet, Nils Gutacker, Luigi Siciliani. CHE Research Paper 167 (PDF, 1,689kb) The effect of government contracting with faith-based health care providers in Malawi.
We are the nation's largest funder of health and care research and provide the people, facilities and technology that enables research to thrive. Working in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients and the public, we deliver and enable world-class research that transforms people's lives, promotes economic growth and advances science.
Centre for Health Services Research Health Services Research is an interdisciplinary field of scientific inquiry that examines how best to deliver health care from the clinical, economic and patient perspectives, how best to use health care resources and how to involve patients in processes of care.
Establishment of a Centre for Health Protection in Hong Kong: Implementation Plan Purpose This paper briefs Members on our implementation plan in respect of the establishment of a Centre for Health Protection (CHP) in Hong Kong. SARS Expert Committee’s Recommendations 2. The SARS Expert Committee has recommended that:-.
Further research is needed into the medium and longer term impacts of bushfire smoke, as well as the effectiveness and health equity implications of related health protection advice. Working towards ambitious climate change mitigation targets is an essential long term strategy for managing the underlying causes of the increasing bushfire risk in Australia and overseas.
Find a mental health study in your area. You can find out more about mental health studies in your area through the Be Part of Research website. We provide world-class health service infrastructure - research support staff such as clinical research nurses, and research support services such as pharmacy, pathology and radiology - to support organisations seeking to conduct clinical research in.
After general medical training, Dr Ramsay completed training in Public Health and then specialised within Public Health in Health Protection with a particular interest in the environment. He has been working with our organisation, and its immediate predecessor organisation, the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health, as a Consultant Epidemiologist for EPH since 1999.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is funded through the Department of Health to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. The Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) is an integrated consortium within the NIHR comprising world-class expertise in all areas of laboratory, public health, epidemiology and health-economic sciences.