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Research Centre for Healthcare and Communities

The Research Centre for Healthcare and Communities enables academic and clinical healthcare leaders, educators and researchers to develop and lead research across the NHS, universities and partners, creating the key links between research, practice and education to make a difference to patient care at local, national and global level. Through the combination of academic and clinical expertise, the centre supports skilled, compassionate, effective health care and best patient outcomes, through excellence in research and development, innovation and enterprise, education, capacity building and leadership.

The centre works closely with Coventry University’s Centre for Care Excellence for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health.

Dr Abiodun Adanikin

Babies not weighed at birth have lower survival rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Babies who aren’t weighed at birth in Sub-Saharan Africa are far less likely to survive to the age of five than those who are, according to new research led by Dr Abiodun Adanikin. 

 

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Opening late 2026, the centre is expected to see about 90,000 patients annually

Work begins on city centre Community Diagnostic Centre in UK-first collaboration between NHS and Coventry University

20 November 2025

Construction has begun on a new health hub in Coventry city centre, marking a major milestone that will see Coventry University become the first higher education institution co-located within an NHS Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).

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