Question follow-through · 111191

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what applicant-led funding streams are available to medical researchers.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what applicant-led funding streams are available to medical researchers.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, local government, o...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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