PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Health: Females (10 October 2022)

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has 10 domestic projects on women’s health conditions which have commenced since July 2022, with a value of £7.8 million. Other NIHR-funded projects on women’s health conditions are ongoing and there are further projects awaiting contracting.

The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including women’s health conditions. However, it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.