The NIHR Research Design Service for the North West.
Welcome to the National Institute for Health Research, Research Design Service for the North West (NIHR RDS NW) website. The NIHR RDS NW provides free advice on research design to researchers in the North West who are developing proposals for national, peer-reviewed funding competitions for applied health or social care research.
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Announcements
The NIHR RDS NW Public and Patient Involvement Strategy Published
The NIHR Research Design Service for the North West publishes its Patient and Public Involvement Strategy...more.
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"NWPiRF"
North West People in Research Forum
Proposal to establish a North West People in Research Forum – response to consultation.
This document outlines plans to create a North West People in Research Forum, to build support for patient and public involvement (PPI) and public engagement (PE) in health research across the North West. These plans have been amended in response to views received from a range of organisations and individuals. If you would like to know more about the Forum, please contact Bec Hanley, bec@twocanassociates.co.uk, or speak to any member of the Advisory Group (names and contact details are in this proposal).
Click on the following link to to view the proposal.
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This Web Site
This section of the site, currently under construction, will provide access to information and advice on Research Design.
This section of the site, currently under construction, will provide access to information and advice on funding options.
This section of the site provides information and resources for involving the public in the research process.
This section of the site, currently under construction, will provide access news, events and training in every aspect of research design and funding
This web site provides access to online information but it also provides access to our expert advisers. For advice use the advice link on this page or links around the web site.
Latest News
Headline
NIHR Research Support Services Framework: Streamlining the Management and Governance of R&D Studies in the NHS.New.
News Title: NIHR publishes standards framework for local NHS research management The National Institute for Health Research has published a standards framework for local NHS research management. The NIHR Research Support Services framework will enable NHS R&D offices to offer a consistent,...
Other News
Latest Links & Resources
Latest
Exploring Impact: public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research. New.
A new INVOLVE report was launched on November 6th 2009 by Professor Dame Sally Davies, Director General of Research and Development at the Department of Health. This report explores the impact of public involvement through an in-depth review of published literature. It draws together a wealth of examples of how public involvement is conducted, and what difference it is making. But it also raises questions of the quality of the evidence for the impact of such involvement, revealing huge variation in how this is assessed and reported and highlighting difficulties in judging it or drawing general conclusions...access here.
Other Links & Resources
- The Cochrane Library - The reliable source of evidence in health care.
, - ESRC National Centre for Research Methods Research Methods Ebulletin.
, - Patient and public involvement in research and research ethics committee review.
, - RaDiCaL (Research and Development in Cumbria and Lancaster) Research Network.
- RDInfo - Support for Health and Social Care Researchers.
, - People in Research - People in Research helps members of the public make contact with organisations that want to actively involve them in clinical research.
, - More Links and Resources available soon.
Research for Patient Benefit
The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Funding Programme
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) RfPB Programme is a nationally co-ordinated funding stream for regionally commissioned research. The national budget is £25 million per annum. Individual research projects can last for up to 36 months with a budget of up to £250,000. The main aim of the RfPB programme is to support projects in Health Services Research and Public Health.
For more information visit the NIHR RfPB web site.
For RfPB research design advice please contact us here.
From Competition 13 Registration Of Intention is no longer required.
Competition 13: Deadline 24/09/2010.
Latest Funding
Funding News and Opportunities
Funding to boost veterinary research careers.New.
The Trust's clinical veterinary fellowship schemes, which help vets develop research careers, are now open for applications...more.
Other Funding News and Opportunities
- Prestigious postdoc funding scheme opens
- NIHR Service and Delivery Organisation programme: Expedited evidence synthesis to support decision making by managers and leaders in the NHS
- NIHR Service and Delivery Organisation Responsive Funding: Call for proposals from researchers for secondary research studies
- NIHR Service and Delivery programme call: Unplanned hospital admissions
Latest Events and Training
Events – Course.
Fundamentals of Clinical Research. New.
This course provides the core knowledge on which skills can be developed to enable clinical research professionals and research managers to fulfil their responsibilities effectively. This introductory level course is for anyone involved in clinical research processes who are seeking to acquire the basic knowledge about clinical research regulations and study management....
Other Events and Training
- Leading and Delivering Research and Innovation in the NHS. New.
, - A practical session designed to ensure good knowledge of using IRAS.
, - Creating Innovative NHS Organisations.
, - Primary Care Research Network - 1st North West Annual Conference.
, - Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Research Network Annual Research Conference.
. - INVOLVE Conference 2010.
. - A practical session designed to ensure good knowledge of using IRAS. New.
, - More events available soon.