Newcastle Health Research Partnership

What Newcastle Health Research Partnership does

Newcastle Health Research Partnership (NHRP) is an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) that operates as a collaborative partnership rather than a commercial company. It brings together five anchor institutions — Newcastle University, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle City Council, and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust — to coordinate health and care research, innovation, education, and training across the North East and North Cumbria. The organisation is not a technology product company; it functions as a coordinating hub linking researchers, healthcare professionals, public contributors, and VCSE and local authority partners into joint research and training activity.

NHRP's core offerings are training and public-partnership programmes. NHRP Academy provides structured training tracks for doctors and dentists, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, pharmacists, methodologists, and public health and social care researchers. The Public Partnership Training Programme, launched in 2025 in collaboration with Creating Connections and funded by NIHR regional infrastructure, offers free PPIE training across the full research cycle. Supporting these is a Public Partnership Resource Bank that aggregates training materials including the RIPPLES framework (developed with NIHR Innovation Observatory) and UCLH BRC PPI content. The 4Ward North programme, renewed and expanded via Forward North funding, delivers PhD training across the North of England.

NHRP's revenue model is non-commercial: all training is provided free of charge, with operations funded through NIHR infrastructure grants, Forward North, and partner institutional support. Go-to-market is direct programme delivery (online via Eventbrite and in-person across the region), complemented by content marketing through the website, LinkedIn, YouTube, newsletters, blogs, and case studies. Governance is exercised through a Strategy Board and a Public Partnership Oversight Committee comprising patients, carers, and public contributors. The entity has no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, no parent company, and no commercial customer base, operating instead as a publicly funded consortium anchored in the UK health research infrastructure.

Name

Newcastle Health Research Partnership

Legal name

Newcastle Health Research Partnership

Website

https://newcastlehealthresearchpartnership.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newcastle Health Research Partnership is an Academic Health Science Centre coordinating health research, training, and public involvement across the North East and North Cumbria. It delivers free NIHR-funded training programmes (NHRP Academy, Public Partnership Training Programme, 4Ward North PhD training) to researchers, healthcare professionals, and public contributors.

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Product category

Health Research Training and Partnership Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Health Services (8000)

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Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

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Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

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Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

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Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

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Clinical Research Support (CRC/CTA)

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Healthcare Allied & Clinical Support Training

Keywords

• Health research training
• Academic health science
• Patient public involvement
• Clinical academic development
• Research partnership coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle upon Tyne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

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Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Newcastle Health Research Partnership is an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) that delivers structured research training, education, and public partnership programmes. It offers the NHRP Academy for clinical and non-clinical researchers, the Public Partnership Training Programme covering all stages of patient and public involvement in research, and the 4Ward North PhD training programme for healthcare professionals. All training sessions are provided free of charge and funded primarily through NIHR regional infrastructure grants.

Product overview

Newcastle Health Research Partnership is an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) offering a portfolio of research, training, and public partnership services. The core offerings include NHRP Academy (comprehensive training across multiple professional tracks including doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, methodologists, and public health researchers) and the Public Partnership Training Programme (a structured end-to-end training pathway for PPIE). Supporting these are the Public Partnership Resource Bank (training materials and policies) and governance structures like the Public Partnership Oversight Committee. The organisation also coordinates the 4Ward North PhD training programme and leads research inclusion initiatives to engage underrepresented communities.

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Brands

• NHRP Academy: A training and education programme within NHRP that includes BEACON, Doctors and Dentists, Nurses/Midwives/AHPs/Pharmacists, Methodologists, and Public Health and Social Care Professionals tracks.
• 4Ward North

Products and services

• NHRP Academy A comprehensive training and education programme building capacity and capability for research-driven leaders in health and social care. Offers dedicated tracks for doctors and dentists, nurses and allied health professionals, methodologists, and public health researchers.
• Public Partnership Training Programme A free training programme supporting researchers and public contributors in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE), covering all stages from research design through dissemination and impact evaluation.
• Public Partnership Resource Bank A curated bank of training materials, resources, and policies supporting the Public Partnership Training Programme, including health literacy training, autism training, PPIE workshops, and community engagement toolkits.
• 4Ward North A PhD training programme expanding healthcare doctoral education across the North of England, supported by Forward North funding.
• Community Research Awareness Sessions Pilot awareness sessions designed to raise awareness of health research among underrepresented communities, including LGBTQ+ people seeking sanctuary in the North East.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rainbow Home NorthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Rainbow Home North supports LGBTQ+ people in the North East seeking sanctuary. NHRP coordinated Community Research Awareness Sessions with this organization as part of outreach to underrepresented communities.
• Newcastle UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewcastle University is a core partner in the Academic Health Science Centre. The university contributes research expertise, academic programmes, and training capabilities to the partnership. NHRP Academy and various training initiatives are delivered in collaboration with the university.
• Northumbria UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthumbria University is a partner organization contributing to the health research partnership, providing academic expertise and research capabilities to collaborative initiatives.
• Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA core NHS foundation trust partner providing clinical research infrastructure, hospital settings for research delivery, and clinical expertise to the partnership.
• Newcastle City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe local authority partner contributes public health expertise, community engagement capabilities, and local government perspective to health research initiatives.
• Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn NHS foundation trust partner providing mental health and community health research expertise and delivery capabilities.
• Creating ConnectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA regional PPIE network that collaborated with NHRP to develop and deliver the Public Partnership Training Programme. Creating Connections provides expertise in community engagement and PPIE training resources.
• NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIHR provides funding and infrastructure support for the partnership's training programmes. Multiple NIHR bodies are referenced including BRC, ARC, Innovation Observatory, RSS, PRU, RDN, and HRC. NIHR infrastructure funding supports the Public Partnership Training Programme.
• Connected Voice HarefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with NHRP in delivering Community Research Awareness Sessions with Rainbow Home North, contributing expertise in health access for refugee and asylum seeker communities.
• NIHR Innovation ObservatoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the RIPPLES framework for rapid patient and public involvement in evidence synthesis, shared as a training resource in the Public Partnership Training Programme.
• UCLH Biomedical Research CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides award-winning PPI training sessions for researchers, accessible through NHRP's Resource Bank for public involvement training.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Health Innovation Manchester: Northern England health innovation partnership, overlapping with NHRP's North-of-England footprint. Comparable as a regional research-and-innovation partnership coordinating NIHR infrastructure across Manchester and surrounding areas.

Direct peers

• King's Health Partners: London AHSC integrating King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital, and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. Comparable as a multi-institutional AHSC delivering research, education, and clinical academic training.
• Cambridge University Health Partners: AHSC partnership between the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals, and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Comparable AHSC structure delivering research and clinical academic training.
• Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre: AHSC combining Imperial College London with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Comparable UK AHSC focused on research, training, and clinical academic career development.
• Bristol Health Partners: AHSC partnership between the University of Bristol, UHBW NHS Foundation Trust, and other local partners. Comparable UK AHSC integrating universities, NHS trusts, and local authorities in research and training.
• Birmingham Health Partners: AHSC partnership between the University of Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham, and Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trusts. Comparable multi-institution AHSC delivering research and clinical academic training.
• UCLPartners: London-based Academic Health Science Centre formed by UCL, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, and partner institutions. Directly comparable as a UK AHSC delivering research, training, and PPIE across universities and NHS trusts.
• Manchester Academic Health Science Centre: AHSC anchored by the University of Manchester and major NHS trusts. Comparable as a UK AHSC combining research, education, and clinical training across northern England.
• Oxford Academic Health Partners: AHSC partnership between the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Comparable AHSC delivering research, education, and training across university-NHS trust partners.

Others

• NIHR: National funder of NHRP's training programmes and a key infrastructure partner. Comparable as the broader UK funder of applied health and care research, providing the funding backbone against which NHRP's programmes are scaled.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newcastle-health-research-partnership

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