What is an NIHR CLAHRC

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National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs) conduct world class applied health research which will have a direct impact on the health of patients with long term conditions and on the health of the public.

CLAHRCs are collaborations between universities, the NHS (local service providers and commissioners), local authorities, industry, patients and the public, the local Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) and other relevant organisations in the region. By working together, CLAHRCs can deliver nationally relevant research that responds directly to the needs and priorities of their region, and increase the speed at which research evidence is put into practice, locally and nationally.

NIHR awarded funding to 13 CLAHRCs across England in January 2014 for five years.

NIHR CLAHRC North Thames is led by our Director, Prof Rosalind Raine (who is Head of the Department of Applied Health Research at UCL). Hosted by Barts Health NHS Trust, it covers the geographical area of north central and north east London, south and west Hertfordshire, south Bedfordshire and south west and mid-Essex.

CLAHRC North Thames has over 50 partners including universities, NHS trusts, local authorities and the Greater London Authority (GLA), clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), UCLPartners (the local AHSN), industry, and organisations representing patients and the public.

NIHR CLAHRC North Thames – a list of our partners

The applied health research we undertake with our partners and in response to their needs is grouped into five broad themes:

• Child and adolescent health

• Empowering mental health service users and families

• Innovations in systems and models of health and health care

• Methodological innovation

• Optimising behaviour and engagement with care

Individual projects in these areas are designed with the close involvement of clinicians, patients and the public, and academics from across our region. In addition to conducting ground breaking research, the CLAHRC has an important role in training the next generation of healthcare workers and applied health researchers, via the CLAHRC Academy. Find out more about our capacity building and training programmes in the Academy section.

Read more about the CLAHRC here: NIHR CLAHRC North Thames – An introduction.

Watch a short film introducing the CLAHRC featuring our Director Professor Rosalind Raine

The Department of Applied Health Research (DAHR) at University College London hosts the Core Group of NIHR CLAHRC North Thames. DAHR is headed by Professor Rosalind Raine, Professor of Health Care Evaluation and Director of the CLAHRC