News and events

New way to measure complexity in primary care

18 January 2021

A new measure of complexity in primary care, which could help with allocating resources based on the practice population’s level of need, has been developed by NIHR Community Healthcare MedTech and In Vitro Diagnostics Cooperative supported researchers.

Comparing infrared thermometers with more traditional methods for measuring children's body temperature

8 December 2020

General practitioners commonly measure children’s temperature using a thermometer placed in the armpit or ear canal. New ’non-contact’ thermometers use infrared light to measure temperature without touching the child. They are easy to use and there is no risk of passing on infections. However, we do not know how well they measure temperature compared with thermometers that use the armpit or the ear.

Community Healthcare MIC co-leads platform to accelerate COVID-19 tests into real-world community and hospital use

24 June 2020

COVID-19: Online Medical Device Regulation Tool Goes Live

20 April 2020

A digital tool to make it easier to understand how medical device regulations apply to your product in the current climate.

The NIHR's Response to COVID-19

20 April 2020

The NIHR has established a single, national prioritisation process for COVID-19 research to prevent duplication of effort and ensure that the resources and capacity of the healthcare system are not exceeded.

Determining the clinical course in patients with viral or bacterial infection for acute cough

5 March 2020

Are there differences in symptoms between viral and bacterial respiratory tract infections that doctors could use to distinguish between the two types of infection and thus reduce antibiotic over prescribing?

Assessing operator errors when using point of care blood testing devices in real clinical settings

5 February 2020

Point of care testing in out-of-hours primary care: evaluating the clinician and patient experience

20 January 2020