Health and care professionals

Health and Care Research Wales funds high-quality research for the benefit of the NHS, public health and social care, and provides learning and support to enable researchers to tackle the complex health and social care challenges of the future.

In Wales, we fully recognise the link between improved care and high-quality research which is why we encourage all health and social care professionals to get involved in research. There are numerous ways of assisting professionals to develop their interest in research; through leading research in a specific field of interest, by being a co-applicant or principal investigator for a study and by taking the lead in recruiting and delivering research across Wales.

Support and training is available to help you develop your career, from being a health and social care professional involved in research to becoming a skilled academic researcher. Health and Care Research Wales provides a range of resources and training to help health and care professionals contribute to the delivery of research to improve care for patients, service users and the public across Wales.

Health and Care Research Wales also invests in Specialty Leads to champion and support research development and delivery by building networks of principal investigators within their specialty and supporting the uptake of studies throughout Wales. They map onto the 30 National Institute for Health Research and provide strong UK-level engagement for Wales.