Funders

The core funding for Fuse comes from 5 funders under the auspices of UK Clinical Research Collaboration(UKCRC)

British Heart Foundation (BHF)
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

Policy and practice partners

The following partners supported the original application to the UKCRC Rearch Collaboration:

NHS North East North East Strategic Health Authority
Association of North East Councils
The Centre of Excellence for Life Sciences (CELS)
FRESH, the Tobacco Control Office for the North East
Government Office for the North East (GONE)
National Energy Action (NEA)
North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC)
North East Public Health Observatory (NEPHO)
Public Health North East
Universities for the North East (UNIS4NE)
Voluntary Organisations Network for the North East (VONNE)

Collaborating universities

Wolfson Institute, Durham University
Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University
School of Health, Community and Education Studies, Northumbria University
Centre for Primary & Community Care, Sunderland University
Health and Social Care Institute, Teesside University

Other organisations which Fuse works closely with can be found here