The Midlands Health Alliance (MHA) is a cluster organisation representing the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) infrastructure across the East and West Midlands, covering the whole research pipeline including early phase clinical trials through to applied health research.


Our infrastructure includes:

Our objectives are to:

  • Promote the exceptional facilities, world leading experts and high quality research delivery and outputs across our infrastructure partners

  • Raise awareness internally and externally of our infrastructure, resource, expertise and research offer

  • Share and disseminate best research practice

  • Highlight infrastructure strengths and opportunities, promoting collaboration and minimise duplication

  • Expedite opportunities for innovators and innovation across our infrastructure

MHA themes:

  • Training and mentoring

  • Public and stakeholder engagement and involvement

  • Innovation pipeline