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NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRCs) work with medical device, diagnostic and digital health technology companies to develop, evaluate and validate new medical technology and diagnostics.

HRCs are centres of excellence located in leading NHS organisations across England that accelerate the development of healthcare technologies to improve the effectiveness and quality of health and care services. HRCs can help medical device, digital technology and diagnostic companies (collectively known as HealthTech) to develop new innovative medical technologies. This includes help to generate the evidence to demonstrate financial value (health economics) or improve operational efficiency in the NHS (real-world evidence generation).

The HealthTech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care aims to drive HealthTech innovation patients and healthcare systems to deliver socio-economic benefit through quicker diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions with safe, early recovery in the community.

We are hosted by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, working closely with the University of Leeds, a leading UK University with strengths in biomedical research.

Early diagnosis and personalised care theme focusing on diagnosis of disease earlier and selecting the best treatment for every patient

Minimally invasive therapies and digital technologies theme: making surgery more precise, less invasive and safer

Assisted healing and rehabilitation theme: speeding up recovery from surgery and safely discharging patients to recover at home or in community care

Surgical Care Observatory: identifying and selecting technologies with the greatest potential to improve surgical care and benefit patients

Clinical and economic evaluation: producing reliable evidence to reduce time taken to assess safety, effectiveness and value for money

Sustainability and NHS net carbon zero: reducing surgical waste, increasing recycling and helping NHS achieve zero carbon footprint by 2040

Patients and the public: ensuring our activities and reach are inclusive and reflective of the needs of underserved communities

Capacity Building and Training: developing and supporting the next generation of HealthTech innovators and methodologists

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: our vision is to be diverse and inclusive, both in terms of the people who lead and run the HealthTech Research Centre, and the people who lead, deliver and are involved in our research.

We are one of 14 HRCs funded by the NIHR to work with medical device, diagnostic and digital health technology companies to develop, evaluate and validate new medical technology and diagnostics.