UK - £58.7 million funding boost for research to protect the health of the nation Jan 2020

[Sly Saint]

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has announced a £58.7 million research investment to protect the public from health threats such as antimicrobial resistance, air pollution and infectious diseases.

Since 2014, NIHR’s investment into world-class health protection research has shown how routine NHS data on consumption of antimicrobials can predict the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, and how pragmatic steps by local authorities can reduce the risk of mental health problems in communities affected by flooding. These findings are used by Public Health England (PHE) to keep the public safe from current and emerging public health threats.

The 14 NIHR Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) will fund high quality research that enhances the ability of PHE to use innovative techniques to protect the public’s health and minimise the health impact of emergencies.

The multidisciplinary centres of excellence, which launch in April and run for five years, will be partnerships between top universities and PHE.

The latest round of funding injects an additional £11.2m into the current HPRUs scheme and includes a new unit specialising in genomics and enabling data. Other topics that the units will specialise in include environmental change and health, hospital-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance, blood borne and sexually transmitted infections, and chemical and radiation threats and hazards.

Behavioural Science and Evaluation University of Bristol

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-587...rch-to-protect-the-health-of-the-nation/23835

 

[ladycatlover]

Bloody Bristol Behavioural "Science".

 

[Invisible Woman]

Yes, I'd quite like some protection from

Bloody Bristol Behavioural "Science".

Please.

 

[Wonko]

I didn't realise that my health was worth so much investment by the government;

£59 million a year for everyone, so assuming (incorrectly) that there are 59 million people in the UK that's £1 each per year.

So, according to the Uk government protecting my health is worth under 2p a week to them.

I am flattered, I had assumed, from the way they have behaved, and funded things, in the past, that my health had a significant negative value to them.