NIHR CLAHRCs

CLAHRCs are collaborative partnerships between universities and surrounding NHS organisations, focused on improving patient outcomes through the conduct and application of applied health research.

Purpose

To address the "second gap in translation" of research into practice as identified by Sir David Cooksey's Review of Health Research.
They also address a key recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer's High Level Group on Clinical Effectiveness; the need for the NHS to harness better the capacity of higher education to support initiatives to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of clinical care.

Aim

Each CLAHRC aims to improve patient outcomes across the geographic area covered by the Collaboration through three key interlinked functions:

conducting high quality applied health research;
implementing the findings from research in clinical practice; and
increasing the capacity of NHS organisations to engage with and apply research.

The nine CLAHRCs

NIHR CLAHRC	Lead NHS organisation	Academic partner (s)
Birmingham & Black Country	University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	University of Birmingham
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough	Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust	University of Cambridge
Greater Manchester	Salford Teaching Primary Care Trust	University of Manchester
Leeds, York & Bradford	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	University of Leeds University of York
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust	University of Leicester
North West London	Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust	Imperial College London
Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Lincolnshire	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	University of Nottingham
South West Peninsula	NHS South West	Peninsula Medical School University of Exeter University of Plymouth
South Yorkshire	Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	University of Sheffield Sheffield Hallam University

Find out more about the NIHR CLAHRCs by reading the CLAHRC flyer. View the CLAHRC partner locations on an interactive map.

The role of the SDO Network

The SDO Network has been supporting the nine CLAHRCs since their inception to identify common implementation themes and issues and to work more effectively across their geographic and organisational boundaries.

We are also supporting the CLAHRCs in disseminating their experience and evidence beyond the collaborations to the wider NHS.

Please contact jill.fairbank@nhsconfed.org for further information.

The CLAHRCs on Twitter

The following CLAHRCs have Twitter accounts to enable you to keep up with their latest updates. Please use these links to find out more: