The high-profile visit from the Treasury’s Growth and Resilience team began at the University of Leeds’ innovation hub, Nexus, with a roundtable involving leaders from across the NIHR, including trust colleagues, highlighting how the city’s world-leading research and innovation are driving real-world impact.
This was an important opportunity where a range of experts from academia and industry outlined how Leeds is driving progress through its pioneering, partnership-powered NIHR@Leeds infrastructure.
The event concluded with a visit to St James’s University Hospital, where delegates were welcomed by Brendan Brown, Chief Executive, Dr Magnus Harrison, Chief Medical Officer and Dr Ai Lyn Tan, Medical Director – Research and Innovation, before spending time at the state-of-the-art NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility. Our visitors were able to hear how the Trust is committed to ensuring every colleague has the opportunity to be involved in clinical research and hear from colleagues who were able to showcase how clinical research is delivered at the Trust and across the wider NIHR infrastructure.
This was an important visit for the trust together with NIHR partners to showcase the pioneering work that is delivering impact to our patients, the future of healthcare as well as bringing wider economic value.
More information about Leeds welcoming HM Treasury to showcase the impact of the city’s £40 million NIHR infrastructure is available on the Health Innovation Leeds website.