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A year of growth, innovation and partnership - BHP annual review |
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Following a year in which Birmingham Health Partners organisations won more than £70m of research investments from NIHR and other funders, signed a strategic partnership with ABHI, and launched its BHP People reward and recognition scheme – we’re pleased to publish our fourth annual review of activity for the period September 2024-August 2025. In their foreword, Professors Lorraine Harper (Managing Director) and Neil Hanley (Executive Director), said: “As ever, we are immensely proud of the achievements of all our member organisations.
“The efforts of every individual involved in research continue to benefit patients, whether it is through improving cancer outcomes, enhancing mental health research, tackling inflammation and chronic disease, or improving maternal and perinatal health across our community." |
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BHP’s health inequalities lead awarded prestigious NIHR Research Professorship |
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Professor Joht Singh Chandan has been awarded one of six prestigious NIHR Research Professorships which will see him work closely with survivors of violence against women and girls to build research capacity - helping to create safer, more supportive, and informed healthcare services for survivors of violence. |
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Birmingham’s NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Training programme gets top ratingBirmingham’s NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Training (ICAT) programme has been rated joint top alongside the University of Oxford - and all programmes are now open for applications.
“We are proud to be one of the largest of the 36 NIHR ICAT programmes in the country, with 116 current trainees, ranging from pre-doctoral Academic Clinical Fellows to consultant level, postdoctoral Birmingham Health Partners award holders. Our relationships with NHS trusts across the region through BHP stand us apart from many of the other ICAT programmes and this partnership is integral to building regional research leadership capacity,” said Professor Kristien Boelaert, ICAT Academic Lead.
The deadline for applications to all the programmes below is Monday 19 January 2026. |
BHP Starter FellowshipsAllows individuals to start their research careers, providing costs to cover one year’s salary to undertake a Master’s by Research |
Clinical-Academic Research PartnershipsSupports individuals to continue their research careers while delivering clinical service via two years' funding |
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New Consultant SchemeSupports recently-appointed consultants to re-engage and develop research interests through collaborative, high-quality partnerships with established BHP researchers |
BHP Clinician Scientist50:50 appointments providing an academic consultant post linked with one of our NHS trusts to develop individuals as successful independent clinical researchers |
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