The MHA have 3 new partners

The Midlands Health Alliance are happy to announce we have 3 new partners!

NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC), NIHR Trauma Management MedTech Co-Operative and NIHR Mental Health MedTech Co-Operative.

NIHR Trauma Management MedTech Co-Operative

The NIHR Trauma Management MedTech Co-Operative is one of 11 MedTech and In Vitro Diagnostics Co-Operative (MICs) set up to build expertise and capacity in the NHS to develop new medical technologies and provide evidence on commercially supplied in vitro diagnostics (IVD) tests.

 It is located at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). UHB is a Major Trauma Centre, treating the most serious casualties from across the West Midlands. UHB also hosts the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM)m which provides dedicated training for defence personnel and is a focus for medical research.

NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre

The NIHR Surgical Reconstruction Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC) has developed a unique and cohesive multi-disciplinary environment for trauma research over the past six years.

The centre is joint-funded by the National Institute for Health Research and the Ministry of Defence with funding from both University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham.

This is a centre where basic scientists work alongside clinicians in areas such as immunology, endocrinology, microbiology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering and computer engineering.

NIHR Mental Health MedTech Co-Operative

MindTech is one of 11 MedTech and In-vitro diagnostic Co-operatives (MICs) that are funded by the NIHR, they each focus on different clinical areas. MindTech is a national centre that focuses on the development, adoption and evaluation of new technologies for mental healthcare and dementia.

Their aims include; to identify unmet needs of patients, families and professionals, to collaborate on developing and testing new technologies, as well as working with NHS organisations to increase adoption.

They are interested in all aspects of mental health but have specific interests in dementia, depression and anxiety and neurodevelopment disorders like Tourette syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).