Director of the BRC Professor Bryan Williams has been appointed as a board member of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Strategy Board.
Professor Williams will, on rotation, act as a BRC representative on the board which advises on strategic issues relating to the management of NIHR and the implementation of its strategic plans. It helps to ensure that the NIHR acts as one entity and communicates effectively both externally and internally.
Board members are expected to play an ambassadorial role to promote NIHR‘s work. They work to ensure optimal partnerships with the NHS; the public and service users; the charity and academic sectors; life sciences industry; and social care and local government.
The board includes directors of the NIHR coordinating centres and programmes and the senior management team of the Department of Health’s Research and Development Directorate.
