NIHR Midlands PSRC

Our Pre-Application Support Fund scheme is designed to support you in preparing a competitive application for an NIHR career development award. Make your application stand out with these essential resources:👇 ➡️ Pre-Application Award overview: nihr.ac.uk/career-develop… ➡️ Funding opportunity: nihr.ac.uk/funding/pre-ap… ➡️ Assessment criteria: nihr.ac.uk/career-develop… ➡️ Webinar: youtu.be/Xv-jOCZomSA Applications close: 19 March 2026.

This infographic by @ARC_EM illustrates some key co-production activities that contribute to the long long-term sustainability of health and social care innovations. Take a look ⬇️ arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/arc-store-reso…

@NHSEngland’s new Maternal Care Bundle sets best practice across 5 clinical areas to improve outcomes & reduce disparities in care. Featuring expert input from Midland PSRC’s William Parry-Smith. england.nhs.uk/long-read/the-… #MaternityCare #NHS #HealthInequalities #PatientSafety

You can now apply for our Predoctoral Award to help you advance your health and social care research career at master's level. This fully funded programme is also designed to support your training and development for a PhD application. The NIHR Predoctoral Award is open to: ➡️health and care professionals ➡️individuals based in local authority settings ➡️individuals based in primary care ➡️methodologists Visit our website for eligibility and application details nihr.ac.uk/funding/predoc…

💬 "Medication can actually work in different ways on different people. So that's why it's really important that we have such a wide variety of people taking part in research." As we start the new year, Dr Elango Sathiyamoorthy, a GP at Bute House Medical Centre in Luton, is encouraging people from all backgrounds to take part in research. Through Be Part of Research, you can find and take part in research into nearly every major health condition - as well as social care research. Find out more and sign up today at bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join

Have you ever wondered whether you’re already applying Human Factors (HF) principles in your work? Chances are, you are—and this SafetyNet webinar will help you recognise it and make it count. 🔗 Book your place: buff.ly/5gHaOYe #patientsafety #humanfactors #nihr

📢The final #SafetyNet newsletter of the year is here, featuring a special roundup of our Symposium on Tackling Inequities in Patient Safety - including recordings & more! Explore for research impact from the NIHR PSRCs across the country: mailchi.mp/363ed65d39a3/s…

Exciting that our researchers are working with the NHS Race and Health Observatory on this important project. This is a great example of a successful cross-PSRC application made as part of the @NIHRPSRCs SafetyNet Equity & Culture working groups. #safety #bullying #Equity #nihr

We pay tribute to Professor Tim Draycott, Consultant Obstetrician and champion of patient safety in maternity who will be greatly missed. #Prompt #RCOG #maternity #patientsafety

New publication in BMJ! Our latest review finds no clear evidence that maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy is linked to autism or ADHD in children. Read more: bmj.com/content/391/bm… @bmj_latest @NIHRresearch #MaternalHealth

Congratulations to our maternal health theme for their form theatre in healthcare design work being recognised at the BICS Conference 2025. Poster award success for Dr Saba Tariq, research fellow!

Join us for our next SafetyNet webinar on Wednesday 12 November: Understanding and measuring emergency doctors’ tolerance of clinical uncertainty 🔗Book your place: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/09/09/saf… #emergencymedicine #PatientSafety

Still 1 in 10 NHS patients face same-day surgery cancellations - costing £400m yearly & harming wellbeing. Our new paper shows most are preventable with better pre-op planning, communication & resource allocation. Read more: doi.org/10.1186/s12913… #PatientSafety #NHS

Our new review shows that Clinical Decision Support Tools (CDSTs) can improve maternity care by aiding risk assessment & decision-making. Success depends on training, transparency & context. Barriers include literacy & language. #MaternalHealth doi.org/10.1016/j.ejog…

Are you an NIHR Academy Member based within NIHR PSRCs? You could develop your career with a NIHR Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration and enhance your research training experience, skills, CV and networks, with up to £15,000 of funding Apply ⬇️#tab-447121" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nihr.ac.uk/funding/short-…

Last Friday, we brought together leading voices in patient safety research for our first NIHR SafetyNet Symposium. A day of inspiring keynotes, research showcases, and vibrant posters! 🚨Watch this space – a full round-up with recordings is coming soon! @NIHRresearch

A great experience presenting our #DEKODE surveillance system at @NIHRPSRCs #SafetyNetSymposium2025 in Manchester! 49 hospitals & 8000+ DKA cases, identifying trends to improve patient safety- endorsed by @ABCDiab, @Soc_Endo & @NHSGIRFT Thanks to a great @Devicollab team!

The NIHR Local Authority Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration is open for applications. It supports individuals working in local authority settings and NIHR Academy Members interested in undertaking a short personalised placement allowing them to move in either direction. It provides funding up to £15,000 to develop skills and capabilities to co-create impactful research that is meaningful and better connected with practice. Find out more and apply now: nihr.ac.uk/funding/local-…

Great day with @NIHRPSRCs discussing safety equity. Loved the live graphics summarising talks (@PSRC_Midlands highlights 👇🏻) and the summary of maternal care pathway through an equity lens

SafetyNet symposium 2025! Some of our presenters showcasing the amazing research we are conducting #nihr #SafetyNet