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<p>The Department funds research into liver health through the National Institute
for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between 2018/19 and 2022/23 the NIHR funded over
£51.6 million across 80 projects related to liver health.</p><p>The NIHR funds and
supports research into liver health through its research programmes and infrastructure.
This includes a two-part commissioned call on liver disease through NIHR research
partnerships that launched in May 2022, through the Clinical Research Network. This
supports patients, the public, and health and care organisations across England to
participate in high-quality research, and supports National Health Service doctors
working in hepatology to apply for clinical research training through the NIHR Clinical
Research Training Programme.</p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research
into any aspect of human health, including liver health. The usual practice of the
NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics. Research proposals
in all areas compete for the funding available. 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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