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Pandemic flu research

24th August 2009
As part of the ongoing Department of Health (DH) response to H1N1 ‘swine flu' pandemic, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is commissioning research looking into the prevention, treatment and management of swine flu. NETSCC is supporting the NIHR by pro-actively managing the research process for these projects. continue

NETSCC is responding to urgent national research priorities in relation to flu including a recent call for proposals on the co-administration of vaccines for influenza. It has also coordinated a themed call for research proposals that will inform policy and patient care in the current influenza pandemic. Outcomes from these calls are available on the NETSCC website.

Public Health Minister opens Southampton based research management centre

14th October 2008 
The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State for Public Health, and Professor Sally C. Davies, Director General of Research and Development, have today visited the University of Southampton Science Park to open a new research management centre, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC), and announce the launch of the NIHR Health Services Research programme. continue

Professor Catherine Law to head up NIHR Public Health Research programme

August 2008 
Professor Catherine Law of the UCL Institute of Child Health has been appointed Director of the National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research (NIHR PHR) programme. Professor Law will take up her new position on 1st October 2008. continue

£10 million per year for public health research

23 May 2008
A new research programme which will help the Government to continue to improve public health and reduce health inequalities was launched by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo today. continue

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