The partners and collaborators based at the University of Manchester are:
- Dr Suzanne Verstappen (epidemiologist)- Principal investigator (The Centre for Musculoskeletal Research (CfMR))
- Professor Katherine Payne (health economist) – Principal investigator (The Manchester Centre for Health Economics (MCHE))
- Dr William Whittaker (health economist) – Collaborator (The Manchester Centre for Health Economics (MCHE))
- Dr Martin Eden (health economist) – Collaborator/Research Fellow (The Manchester Centre for Health Economics (MCHE))
- Dr James Higgerson (health services research) – Collaborator/Research Associate (The Manchester Centre for Health Economics (MCHE))