GAPRUKI is part of the General Paediatric Incubator, a new project to build research capacity in hospital and community child health. It is one of a group of incubators supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to grow research in priority areas.
The incubator is led by Professor Katrina Cathie and Professor Lee Hudson, and brings together GAPRUKI, the British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), multidisciplinary teams, and children, young people and families. It covers child health from birth to late adolescence.
What the incubator will do
- Find out where research capacity is lacking, and what gets in the way, by surveying professionals across the UK and Ireland and hearing from children, young people and carers
- Agree research priorities, building on GAPRUKI’s 2019 priority-setting exercise
- Offer research training across professional groups, and set up a mentorship programme
- Develop ways to involve patients and the public in research, co-designed with children, young people and carers
Get involved
The incubator is open to anyone working in child health who wants to do more research, at any stage of their career. Find out more on our General Paediatric Incubator page, or visit the incubator’s own website.
We’ll share updates from the incubator here as the work progresses.