How is the Public Health Research programme managed?
The Public Health Research programme is managed from the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC). It follows National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) governance processes. The Programme Director, Professor Catherine Law, is responsible to Professor Dame Sally Davies (the Department of Health Director General for Research and Development), via Professor Tom Walley, (NIHR Director of Evaluation, Trials and Studies). The Programme Director receives advice from the Programme Advisory Board and the Research Funding Board.