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HTA systematic review on liver disease testing and treatment publishes in Hepatology
Research funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme has published in Hepatology. The article, Cost-effectiveness of non-invasive liver fibrosis tests for treatment decisions in patients with chronic hepatitis C, undertook systematic reviews and modelling to determine the diagnostic accuracy of NITs compared to liver biopsy in adult patients with Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC)... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - August 12, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Stroke Centre research makes national news
Focusing NHS stroke services in fewer but more highly specialised hospitals has saved lives and cut the length of time patients spend in hospital, according to research funded by the HS&DR Programme. The study, published in the BMJ, examined the centralisation of acute stroke services in London and Manchester.  It showed... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - August 7, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Study on male obesity receives coverage in the Telegraph
A recent study funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has received coverage in the Telegraph. Research on management of obesity in men found that fewer men join weight loss programmes but are more likely than women to stick with them. Researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen, Bournemouth and Stirling carried out a... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - August 6, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

GP phone consultations research makes BBC News
Research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)  shows that the introduction of GP phone consultations does not reduce pressure in doctors’ surgeries, and has received coverage on BBC News . Demand for GP appointments is rising rapidly, and in an attempt to deal with this, many practices have introduced systems of telephone... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - August 6, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Study to investigate the treatment of bladder cancer
The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) is funding a new study which will determine the effectiveness of Photodynamic surgery in the treatment of bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is a common disease in the UK, with over 10,500 cases diagnosed each year. The most common form of bladder cancer affects the lining of the bladder and... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - August 5, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Health Technology Assessment journal rises to second in Health Care Sciences and Services category
The NIHR journal, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) has seen a rise in its impact factor from 4.028 last year to 5.116 this year. The recently-published Journal Citation Reports (JCR) show that HTA is now ranked 2 out of 85 in the Health Care Sciences and Services category. Impact factors are calculated yearly by Thomson Reuters on the basis of... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 31, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New research to tackle treatment for lung disease
Research into improving treatment for patients with one of the UK’s most common respiratory diseases has received funding from the NIHR.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a collection of diseases which cause breathing difficulties due to long-term damage to the lungs. Often linked to smoking, it is responsible for 10 per... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 29, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Breast cancer one-shot therapy features in draft NICE guidance
Research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has fed into draft NICE guidance about radiotherapy in early breast cancer, receiving national attention in the BBC News and the Express today.Currently, once a tumour has been removed in surgery, patients would face at least 15 additional trips to hospital for radiotherapy to kill... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 25, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NIHR Journals Library launch new EME journal
The NIHR Journals Library has expanded its portfolio with the launch of the new Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) journal. The journal will publish the final reports of projects managed by the EME Programme. These are 'science driven' studies that are expected to provide substantial health gain with the ultimate aim of improving health or... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 21, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Research looks at incentives to breastfeed and quit smoking
Men and women aged 44 or younger are more likely to agree with financial incentives to encourage breast feeding and smoking cessation during pregnancy compared to those aged 65 and over.The research, which was published in BMJ Open and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, looked to assess... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 18, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Study to find number one frozen shoulder treatment
A major national research project funded by the NIHR is set to find the most effective treatment for one of the most common forms of debilitating pain.Frozen shoulder affects 10 percent of the UK adult population, causing severe pain and stiffness and impairing function and quality of life, but there is limited high-quality evidence comparing... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 16, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Changing NHS culture: evaluation of a new method of delivering compassionate care.
Research funded by the NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research Programme is testing the effectiveness of a new way of supporting doctors and nurses so that they can deliver compassionate patient care.Schwartz Centre Rounds, or Rounds for short, are recommended as an organisational intervention that can enhance the quality of patient care by providing... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 16, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Electronic health records to simplify trials of medicines
Research published in the NIHR Journals Library has found that using electronic health records to understand the best available treatment for patients, from a range of possible options, is more efficient and less costly for taxpayers than the existing clinical trial process.The research led by Professor van Staa, carried out while he was a... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 15, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NIHR's Systematic Reviews Infrastructure from 2015 and 2016
In March 2014, following competitive tender exercises, the NIHR awarded the contracts for the UK Cochrane Centre, the NIHR Dissemination Centre, and the Technology Assessment Review teams.  The contract to provide the UK Cochrane Centre (UKCC) was awarded to the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The UKCC promotes the production, understanding and the use of... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 11, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New research for patients with very rare diseases
Patients will benefit from a wide range of new research projects into very rare diseases with funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).A ‘very rare disease’ is a life-threatening or chronically debilitating condition that affects less than 1 person in 100,000. Patients can require special - often complex - care to enable them to... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 7, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news