The NIHR represents the most integrated health research system in the world and is the research arm of the National Health Service (NHS). Its national network enables access to experts and trained staff in all therapeutic specialties across the country and opens up collaboration possibilities between groups with similar research interests.
The NHS: an incredible research resource
the largest publicly funded health service in the world
looks after one million people every 36 hours
all inclusive, free to access, it provides a representative population, with the NHS number a unique identifier for patients so they can be followed through the