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Research Team Annual Report

Research Team Annual Report will be available soon

Research Delivery Network

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to enable the health and care system to attract, optimise and deliver research across England. 

We consist of 12 Regional Research Delivery Networks (RRDNs) and a Coordinating Centre (RDNCC), working together as one organisation with joint leadership.

We contribute to NIHR’s mission to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.

For more information please visit: NIHR RDN

ARC EM (Applied Research Collaboration, East Midlands)

NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCS) support applied health and care research that responds to, and meets, the needs of local populations and local health care systems.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a partner member of ARC EM, which is jointly funded by its partner members and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Its mission is to “improve the health and wellbeing of people by working collaboratively with our partners to tackle health and care priorities through research and by translating research findings into everyday practice” embodying people to live healthier lives for longer independently.

ARC EM believe that Research is the cornerstone of health and social care, nothing should be brought into practice without a solid evidence base – a new intervention needs to be proven. On average it takes more than 17 years for best practice generated through research to reach frontline practice and be adopted, ARC EM’s aim is to significantly speed up this process. ARC EM do this by testing and refining the learnings from research through collaborations. ARC EM is made up of local providers of NHS and care services, patient groups, commissioners, local authorities, universities, industry, and charities. These collaborations work together to conduct high quality, generalisable, applied health and care research that addresses the specific health or care issues in the East Midlands region, leading to the development of evidence-based frameworks, which drive up standards of care and saves time and money.

For more information please visit https://arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/ 

Health Innovation East Midlands

Health Innovation East Midlands was established by NHS England in 2013, as one of 15 organisations across England acting together as the innovation arm of the NHS. For a summary of our offer, take a look at our offer guide which outlines our support for the health and care system.

We bring together partners from across all sectors involved in health and care including the NHS, social care and public health, patients, research, third sector and industry – to identify, test and spread new technologies and better ways of working. We aim to save the NHS money, generate economic growth, empower health and care staff, and improve the experience and outcomes of patients.

The work of all the Health Innovation Networks is broadly split between three different, but complementary commissions:

• NHS England (covering our core work around innovation)
• NHS Improvement (supporting safer care through our Patient Safety Collaboratives)
• Office for Life Sciences (helping innovators to spread their great ideas and technologies, and in doing so support economic growth).

For more information, please visit https://healthinnovation-em.org.uk/