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NIHR Research Design Service London. Dr Caroline Burgess General Adviser 13 th November 2013. Enabling Better Research. Who are Research Design Service London?. Partnership between four academic institutions.
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NIHR Research Design Service London Dr Caroline Burgess General Adviser 13th November 2013 Enabling Better Research
Who are Research Design Service London? Partnership between four academic institutions Teams of advisers, including statisticians, health economists, epidemiologists, social scientists, experts in trial design and Patient and Public Involvement
How can we help? • Advise on all aspects of designing a research study, improving the scientific rigour • Identify potential academic or clinical collaborators to strengthen applications and make research more viable • Provide guidance on identifying suitable funding sources and preparing appropriate applications Provide practical advice and guidance Help increase the quality of grant applications Achieve greater success in attracting funding
Delivering the service INITIAL APPRAISAL SPECIALIST ADVICE AND GUIDANCE FACILITATE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT • Carry out a general review and identify key points to address • Help formulate research questions Ensure rationale • is well presented Positioning • of the proposed study Choosing a funding stream • Identify further support needed: • Input from methodologists • Assistance with PPI • Help building a team • Consultation on more specific issues: • Trial design • Statistics • Qualitative methods • Health Economics • PPI • Exploiting our networks: • R&D offices • Clinical Trials Units • CLRN • Meetings with patient groups ‘Secondary Care’ ‘Tertiary Care’ ‘Primary Care’
Who can we help? Applicants with experience of submitting funding applications Those targeting a resubmission Fellowship applicants Those requiring advice on study design Clinicians eager to exploit ideas or observations Those with little experience of research
Access to the service • website / online support request form website: www.rdslondon.co.uk • drop in sessions • clinics
Some of the successes in London... NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (32 awards) NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (11 awards) NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (11 awards) NIHR Innovation for Invention (4 awards) NIHR Health Technology Assessment (16 award) NIHR Heath Service and Delivery Research (10 award) DH Policy Research Programme (5 awards) NIHR Fellowship (25 awards) School for Social Care Research (1 award) MRC (6 awards) Charity (17 awards) Supported 176 successful proposals to date > £65 million
Summary • Support provided throughout grant application • Focus on NIHR, but support for all funding streams • Wide range of expertise • Support for Patient and Public Involvement • Free! Please contact us as early as possible
NIHR Research Design Service London website: www.rdslondon.co.uk