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The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Funding Programme

The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Funding Programme. Jon Scales - Research Advisor NIHR Research Design Service for the East of England HSS - University of Essex. NIHR programme of funding for applied health service research. National budget £25 million a year

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The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Funding Programme

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  1. The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Funding Programme Jon Scales - Research Advisor NIHR Research Design Service for the East of England HSS - University of Essex

  2. NIHR programme of funding for applied health service research. National budget £25 million a year Delivered through regional committees Regional funding proportional to regional population The RfPB funding programme

  3. “This programme is intended to support research which is related to the day-to-day practice of health service staff and is capable of showing a demonstrable impact on the health or health care of users of the service.” Aims and scope of RFPB funding

  4. Projects that research: The effectiveness of interventions Ways that NHS services are provided and used Alterative means of providing healthcare Innovations and developments in healthcare In scope of RfPB programme

  5. Laboratory-based research or basic science research Setting up or maintaining research units Service development the programme will fund research aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a service or intervention but it will not fund the costs of providing the service or the intervention itself What will not be funded

  6. Individual research projects can: Be funded up to £250,000 Last up to 36 months Funding to cover: salary / staff costs equipment (IT etc) administration £££££ - How much is available?

  7. RfPB projects must: Have the budget held and managed by an NHS organisation Have an academic partner An opportunity for NHS-Academic collaboration

  8. Robust design Impact on patient care ‘Close to market’ Show Patient / Public Involvement (PPI) Key factors for a successful RfPB bid

  9. The application process • Registration of Intention (ROI) • (Lasts up to one year) (electronic) • Submission of full application • (electronic) • Declaration and signatures (paper • based) • 4. Submission outcome

  10. Application deadlines

  11. Contact: NIHR Research Design Service for the East of England Tel. 01206 874856 (administrators: Lynn Loaring or Nikki Pockett) E-mail: eoferds@essex.ac.uk For help developing an RfPB funding bid

  12. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) website at: www.nihr.ac.uk/programmes.aspx For more information on RfPB funding

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