NIHR Palliative and End of Life Care Research Partnerships

Posted by: Julie Simpson - Posted on:

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is keen to support the building of capacity and capability in palliative and end of life care. It wishes to ensure that NIHR research is conducted in the areas where the health and social care needs are greatest and to increase the evidence base to improve the delivery of palliative and end of life care services and outcomes for people who use services, carers of people in receipt of services, and/or working in the sector.

It is anticipated that commissioning research in this important area will comprise two parts:

  • Part one- NIHR partnership call
  • Part two – NIHR commissioned call: Building the evidence base

Through supporting the establishment and growth of partnerships, networks and collaborations in palliative and end of life care, it is expected that partnerships supported through this part one call will ultimately lead to the submission of high-quality proposals to the NIHR research commissioned call on palliative and end of life care (part two) that will launch in 2022.

Lead applicants may be based in any appropriate host institution or organisation within the UK e.g. Local Authorities, NHS or voluntary organisations, Universities and HEIs. Applicants should check the guidance documents to find out the specific eligibility requirements

The deadline for applications is Thursday 2 September 2021

A webinar to support applicants will be held on Monday 28 June 2021, details about this and the full information and guidance on how to apply are available on the NIHR website.