Children: Death

(asked on 12th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to support research into sudden unexplained death in childhood since December 2019.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 18th January 2023

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.

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