{"id":48704,"date":"2026-06-30T11:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/?p=48704"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:49:43","slug":"integrated-care-system-partners-top-research-funding-leaderboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/bn\/news\/integrated-care-system-partners-top-research-funding-leaderboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrated Care System partners top research funding leaderboard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Integrated Care System partners top research funding leaderboard<\/strong><\/h1>\n

How it breaks down<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) merge on 1 July to form Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, the new organisation will lead the RCF league table. The Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded almost \u00a33m in the 2026\/27 Research Capability Funding funding allocation. This is nearly twice as much as any other NHS trust.<\/p>\n

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) comes second, securing more than \u00a32m of Research Capability Funding funding in 2026\/27. This sustains its position as the best performing ICB nationally for the third year running.<\/p>\n

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is also one of the highest performing mental health trusts with \u00a3138,000.<\/p>\n

Professor Tim Whittlestone, Bristol\u00a0NHS\u00a0Foundation Trust\u2019s Chief Medical and Innovation Officer, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis performance is an early indicator of the combined power of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and our partners in the area. Bringing together the strengths of both trusts alongside our partners creates a research environment with genuine scale, depth and ambition.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo secure the highest level of Research Capability Funding in the country reflects the outstanding work of our researchers and partners, and it positions Bristol as a leading centre for innovation. Most importantly, this investment will enable us to further expand high-quality research that improves care and outcomes for the patients and communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Roy, Associate Director of Research at the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am incredibly proud of our area, and this league table shows how much commitment we have to health and care research.<\/p>\n

\u201cBristol NHS Foundation Trust and the ICB sitting at the top of the league table in the country proves our effective collaboration as an Integrated Care System to produce high quality research and adopt the evidence into everyday practice. We hope to continue our successful trajectory in funding more research in the future with the support of the National Institute for Health and Care Research funding.\u201d<\/p>\n

How Research Capability Funding makes a difference<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research Capability Funding funds NHS organisations to support their research teams, acting as a seed corn fund. This includes helping researchers to start their career path, backfilling clinical academics and supporting studies to access specialist input.<\/p>\n

Research Capability Funding enables staff outside traditional research professions to be funded. Half of Southmead Hospital\u2019s 2025\/26 awards went to non-medic health professionals such as nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and pharmacists.<\/p>\n

Over the last 5 years, for every \u00a31 of Research Capability Funding, Southmead has received \u00a335 in National Institute for Health and Care Research grant funding.<\/p>\n

At UHBW, Research Capability Funding has similarly allowed a range of staff to prepare grants. A small Research Capability Funding grant helped develop a chief nurse\u2019s idea into a project that went on to be awarded \u00a31.18 million by National Institute for Health and Care Research. The project evaluated the nursing associate role in adult secondary care in England.<\/p>\n

At Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Research Capability Funding has been allocated to develop a walking group intervention that could help treat people\u2019s symptoms of psychosis. This project is linked to Bristol Health Partners\u2019 Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT).<\/p>\n

In Weston-super-Mare and surrounding areas, Research Capability Funding from Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB\u2019s allocation is enabling research into more effective ways to support people living with pain. This project is based in Bristol Health Partners\u2019 Chronic Pain HIT.<\/p>\n

Examples of\u00a0<\/span>\u09ac\u09cd\u09b0\u09bf\u09b8\u09cd\u099f\u09b2, \u09a8\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5 \u09b8\u09ae\u09be\u09b0\u09b8\u09c7\u099f \u098f\u09ac\u0982 \u09b8\u09be\u0989\u09a5 \u0997\u09cd\u09b2\u09c1\u099a\u09c7\u09b8\u09cd\u099f\u09be\u09b0\u09b6\u09be\u09af\u09bc\u09be\u09b0\u00a0<\/span>research projects which have been funded by\u00a0<\/span>National Institute for Health and Care Research<\/span>\u00a0can be found\u00a0<\/span>in the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Research Portfolio<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on the<\/span>\u00a0Healthier Together website.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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