Coronavirus (COVID-19) and research

LHP is supporting the wider system responses through:

• Coordinating the Liverpool research response to COVID; STrategic One Liverpool Partnership for COVID (STOP COVID) (Liverpool STOP COVID) to prioritise and streamline regional efforts in COVID research
  • Rapid set up and delivery of national Urgent Public Health studies and local strategic research
  • Developing a local volunteering initiative to support COVID research; the COVID Collaborative Volunteer Scheme (COVID-COVER)
• Supporting new research:
  • developing research collaborations around new COVID grant applications and the formation of new research partnerships across the region.
  • pivoting the LHP research programmes and centres to address COVID-19
• the Merseyside Resilience Forum (MRF) Health Intelligence Cell– data, informatics and modelling to support informed decision making and population health management
  • Including publication of an University of Liverpool Heseltine Institute policy brief on  How Modelling is Contributing to the Merseyside Response on behalf of the MRF HIC. To read more about further COVID-19 Policy Briefs Please click here for the latest information which is being updated regularly
• engaging businesses and SMEs developing COVID products / services and facilitating linkage to the health and social care system
• working with colleagues from across health and social care, the voluntary sector, local authorities and national stakeholders

Read more about our current COVID initiatives below: