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Necrotising Enterocolitis: Research

Commons · Question 15876 · Tabled 3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Allison Gardner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated to research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of necrotising enterocolitis.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 14 Jul 2026

The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, local government, o...