Patients, carers, health professionals and researchers have come together to identify the top 10 priorities for childhood food allergy research in the UK. The priorities will be used to shape future research in line with what matters most to children and young people and those who care for them.

The priorities were identified through a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership led by researchers at the Centre for Applied Excellence in Skin and Allergy Research (CAESAR) at the University of Bristol. The research was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and supported by Allergy UK, Anaphylaxis UK, Natasha’s Foundation, formerly known as The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, and Eczema Outreach Support. Details of how the priorities were set are published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Allergy.

The priorities have already been used to inform the early-years focus of Natasha’s Prize, a £10 million investment by Natasha’s Foundation into global research to create a future without food allergy.