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The NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) for the East of England

The NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) for the East of England. A free service offering advice and support to NHS researchers Jon Scales Research Advisor – RDS Eastern Region. About the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS). Overview of NHS research funding programmes.

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The NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) for the East of England

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  1. The NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) for the East of England A free service offering advice and support to NHS researchers Jon Scales Research Advisor – RDS Eastern Region

  2. About the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS). Overview of NHS research funding programmes. Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) funding programme Agenda

  3. Free service funded by the NHS National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). Supports development of research projects for submission to NIHR funding programmes. Provides advice and help with research design and research funding applications. The RDS

  4. A network of research advisors located in five universities across Eastern region. Essex Hertfordshire East Anglia Luton Cambridge Where we are?

  5. Research design including: Quantitative and Qualitative methods Health economics Statistics Clinical trials Systematic Reviews Ethics Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Building academic/NHS research teams Advice on offer

  6. "To consult a statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post-mortem examination. He can perhaps say what the experiment died of." R.A.Fisher, 1938. Sooner rather than later ... When to Involve the RDS

  7. Complete the client enquiry form @ www.RDS-eoe.nihr.ac.uk Accessing the RDS

  8. About the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS). Overview of NIHR research funding programmes. Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) funding programme Agenda

  9. Administered through NIHR Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/Home.aspx Programme Grants for Applied Research Programme Development Grants Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Invention for Innovation (i4i) NIHR research programmes

  10. Administered through NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) www.netscc.ac.uk/ Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Public Health Research (PHR) Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (MME) Health Services Research (HSR) Service Delivery and Organsation (SDO) And from 2012 Health Services and Delivery Research NIHR research programmes

  11. About the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS). Overview of NIHR research funding programmes. Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) funding programme Agenda

  12. National budget £25 million a year. Individual projects funded to £250K Must be completed within 36 months. 3 competitions a year. The RfPB funding programme

  13. “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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Funding to cover: Salary / staff costs Equipment (IT etc) Administration Research nurses What funding is for?

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

  18. How to apply to RfPB • Register at Central Commissioning Facility website at: • https://ccfrms.nihr.ac.uk/Login.aspx • 2. Online application system available at • www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

  19. In scope of funding programme Clear aims Robust design – ‘Good science’ Ethical Feasible and practicable Likely impact on patient care Strong research team Patient / Public Involvement (PPI) Appropriate research governance Key factors for a successful RfPB bid

  20. Complete the client enquiry form @ www.RDS-eoe.nihr.ac.uk Accessing the RDS

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