About the MHA
WHAT IS THE MIDLANDS HEALTH ALLIANCE (MHA)?
MHA is an alliance of internationally recognised experts working on cross-cutting clinical questions via a joint strategy between the Midlands Biomedical Research Centres, Clinical Research Facilities and wider NIHR infrastructure, enabling industry to access leading experts within the NHS.
OUR PURPOSE
By working together we will develop; a common strategy for maximising the impact of our research streams; standardised tools and approaches to clinical patient recruitment and study setup and a clear infrastructure for seamlessly signposting our capabilities to industry. We intend to increase our reach and our voice in national and international funding opportunities and secure regional investment to the Midlands, to this end we will work alongside the Midlands Engine and Midlands Health Innovation to increase funding to the Midlands.
OUR VISION
By working together we will develop a shared strategy for maximising the impact of NIHR funding for clinical experimental research through agreeing priority areas (grand challenges) that we can address collectively whilst working to avoid duplication and put the Midlands at the heart of UK biomedical research excellence.
OUR MISSION
We will aim to work with collaborating organisations to ensure a seamless offer to make it easier and quicker for industry to work with the leading expert investigators within the NHS to harness the exciting and wide ranging opportunities in this area.
About the Midlands
Often referred to as ‘The Heart of England’, the Midlands is home to over 10 million people, covering an area of over 28,000km2. It has a diverse population in which cultures are well integrated. The Midlands hosts some of the UK’s leading universities, extensive research and innovation infrastructure and over 800,000 small and large businesses with significant growth potential and a skilled workforce. The Midlands’ ecosystem is widely known to be a thriving, SME-driven innovation space. The Midlands also hosts impressive NHS infrastructure with 41 Clinical Commissioning Groups, 52 NHS Trusts and 17 Acute Trusts, including four of the largest Trusts in the UK in Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire, Leicester and Nottingham. In combination, it is therefore not surprising that the Midlands is known for its rapid development of bespoke, well-tested and locally-focused interventions.
