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NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) Network
NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) Network
The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) Network, hosted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, provides strategic leadership and support for the 14 HealthTech Research Centres (HRCs) across England.
The team bring together experts from across the HealthTech industry, to speed up the development and evaluation of new medical devices, digital health tools, and diagnostics, helping these innovations reach the NHS sooner.
The Network harnesses, connects and communicates the wide range of complementary and synergistic expertise within the 14 HRCs. Through a federated structure with a core management team and distributed leadership across functions, it creates an environment that fosters collaboration and maximises impact.
The Network works closely with the HRCs to provide:
strategic collaboration between the HRCs and the health and care research system to support the rapid development and adoption of innovations
coordination and leadership, ensuring the HRCs act cohesively as a national research infrastructure for health technology development
proactive support for industry to work with the HRCs to develop innovations which benefit patients, the public and the health and care system
a focal point to facilitate links with national partners including Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, and NHS England
The Network is also responsible for driving a collective approach towards:
building capacity for the development and evaluation of HealthTech
patient and public involvement, engagement and participation
research inclusion
identifying and addressing health inequalities
methodology to support pragmatic generation of evidence for medical devices, diagnostics and digital health and care technologies
promoting the HRCs to industry and providing guidance on developing HealthTech to benefit patients, particularly within the NHS
To find out more, including a list of all 14 HealthTech Research Centres, visit the NIHR HRC Network website.
You can also find more details on the NIHR website.
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