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<p>Expenditure on respiratory disease research by the Department’s National Institute
for Health Research (NIHR) has increased by over two thirds from £15.7 million in
2009/10 to £26.7 million in 2015/16 (the latest available figure).</p><p> </p><p>The
NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including
lung disease. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition,
with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and
health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas,
the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity.</p>
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