The Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) was established in April 2007 to provide practical and scientific advice to the Government on strategies to minimise the incidence of healthcare associated infections and to maintain the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents in the treatment and prevention of microbial infections in man and animals. In making recommendations, the committee will take into account the relevant work of other expert groups in the human and veterinary fields.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/ab/ARHAI/index.htm
 

The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy exists to facilitate the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
http://www.bsac.org.uk

Consumers for Ethics in Research (CERES) is an independent charity set up 1989 to promote informed debate about research and help users of health services to develop and publicise their views on health research and on new treatments.
http://www.ceres.org.uk

The epic initiative was established in 1998 by the Richard Wells Research Centre at Thames Valley University as an overlapping series of long-term government commissioned research projects focused on contributing to the development of the evidence base which underpins the practice of infection prevention and control in the National Health Service (NHS).
http://www.epic.tvu.ac.uk

The Fleming Forum web site provides a platform for the exchange of ideas and information between clinicians, scientists and nurses in the areas of Microbiology, Immunology, Infection Control and Virology.
http://www.flemingforum.org.uk

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is an independent body that protects the health and well-being of the population. The Agency plays a critical role in protecting people from infectious diseases and in preventing harm when hazards involving chemicals, poisons or radiation occur.
http://www.hpa.org.uk

The Hospital Infection Society (HIS) exists to foster the advancement of knowledge and education of all those who have an interest in the important field of hospital infection.
http://www.his.org.uk/index.cfm

The Infection Prevention Society exists to promote the advancement of education in infection prevention and control for the benefit of the community as a whole, in particular by the provision of training courses, accreditation schemes, education materials, meetings and conferences.
http://www.ips.uk.net

The Infectious Disease Research Network (IDRN) was established in 2002 in order to increase the quality, quantity and NHS-relevance of infectious disease research, initially in London but now across the UK, through establishing collaborations between academic institutions and the HPA.
http://www.idrn.org
 

Involve is a national advisory Group, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, which aims to promote and support active public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.
http://www.invo.org.uk

The Network aims to act as a forum for encouraging high quality HCAI research to provide the best available evidence for practice and which effectively responds to the challenge of reducing HCAI throughout the National Health Service (NHS).
http://www.hcainetwork.org/
 

The National Institute for Health Research provides a key mechanism through which the Department of Health will deliver the new R&D strategy set out in 'Best Research for Best Health'. The R&D strategy outlines the direction that NHS research will take to build a vibrant and world-class research environment in England.
http://www.nihr.ac.uk/Default.aspx

The National Research Ethics Service (NRES) facilitates ethical research which is of potential benefit to participants, science and society.
http://www.nres.npsa.nhs.uk/

The National Research Register (NRR) is a database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS).
http://www.nrr.nhs.uk
 

The National Resource for Infection Control (NRIC) is a digital library bringing together the best available on-line evidence-based, quality-tagged resources on infection control and prevention. NRIC is currently funded by the Department of Health and is hosted by the National electronic Library of Infection (NeLI).
http://www.nric.org.uk

Providing the latest health related research funding information.
http://www.rdinfo.org.uk

Direct access to information on health-related funding opportunities.
http://rdfunding.org.uk

The Research Governance Framework for health and social care defines the broad principles of good research governance and is key to ensuring that health and social care research is conducted to high scientific and ethical standards.
http://www.dh.gov.uk

The Richard Wells Research Centre (RWR) was established in 1995 to develop research and educational initiatives within the field of caring for patients with HIV disease. Since then, their remit has expanded to incorporate the prevention and care issues associated with infectious diseases in general and healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) in particular.
http://www.richardwellsresearch.com

The Scottish Infection Research Network (SIRN) - funded by Health Protection Scotland and established to improve the quality and quantity of research into healthcare-related infections in Scotland.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/sirn/