The NIHR Research Design Service for the North West.
Announcements
Slides now available from two more NIHR RDS NW events.New.
Preparing an application for the Research for Patient Benefit Programme Workshop and Preparing an Application for the NIHR Fellowship Scheme Workshop slides are now available in the NIHR RDS NW event archive...more.
Published: 11/03/10.
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Welcome to the National Institute for Health Research, Research Design Service for the North West (NIHR RDS NW) website. NIHR RDS NW is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) as part of a network of regional Research Design Services in England.
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.
For more information please click on the tabs above.
Need advice then contact us here.
Have an Idea?
Do you have a research idea but don't know how to put it in to practice?
Contact us here for free expert advice on formulating a research proposal.
(Eligibility criteria apply click here for details).
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.
Featured
"A PPI How To Guide."
Patient and Public Involvement How To Guide
The NIHR Research Design Service for the North West is pleased to launch its Patient and Public How to Guide on its website.
The guide information is aimed at researchers involved in NHS research and their collaborators in the university sector. It is designed especially to help those applying or thinking of applying for NHS research funding. Research managers, service users and the wider public may also find the information useful.
We would like to thank Dr Sue Hinder (RaFT Consulting) and Dr Tracey Williamson (RDS Adviser University of Salford) for their significant input in producing the content of the guide and their feedback which was valuable in producing the online version.
Click on the following link to visit the PPI How To Guide.
Latest News
Headline
New NIHR HTA research will assess treatment of frozen shoulder
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme has commissioned research to review the most clinical and cost-effective method to treat frozen shoulder.
News Link: Read more
News Date: 01/03/2010
Expires: 02/04/2010
Other News
- King’s PSSQ helps deliver ‘The Healthy NHS Board’
Source: NIHR - Published: 01/03/10. - HTA paper on back pain published in The Lancet
Source: NIHR - Published: 26/02/10. - NIHR i4i Devices for Dignity launches a new website to mark Dignity Action Day
Source: NIHR - Published: 25/02/10. - NIHR HTA research compares pulmonary rehabilitation in community with hospital settings
Source: NIHR - Published: 17/02/10.
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.
Resource added: 30/08/09, - ESRC National Centre for Research Methods Research Methods Ebulletin.
Resource added: 27/07/09, - Patient and public involvement in research and research ethics committee review.
Resource added: 17/04/09, - RaDiCaL (Research and Development in Cumbria and Lancaster) Research Network.
Resource added: 5/04/09, - RDInfo - Support for Health and Social Care Researchers.
Resource added: 30/03/09, - People in Research - People in Research helps members of the public make contact with organisations that want to actively involve them in clinical research.
Resource added: 27/02/09, - 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.
Competition 12: ROI Deadline - 9th April 2010.
Latest Funding
Funding News and Opportunities
Postdoctoral Training Fellowships available for MB/PhD graduates.New.
Applications are open for the Wellcome Trust funding scheme that allows promising MB/PhD graduates to start developing independent research careers early...more.
Other Funding News and Opportunities
- Wellcome-MIT Postdoctoral Fellowships now open
Source: Wellcome Trust - Published: 04/03/10. - NIHR HSR / INVOLVE joint funding call: Public involvement in research
Source: NIHR - Published: 26/02/10. - NIHR HSR - Open call for research proposals (Ref: HSR002)
Source: NIHR - Published: 26/02/10. - Funding available for new PhD programmes
Source: Wellcome Trust - Published: 25/02/10.
Latest Events and Training
Events – Course. New.
Fundamentals of Clinical Research.
Brand new course reflecting current UK regulations. 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. There is a dual focus on the principles and regulatory frameworks which underpin clinical research work, together with an emphasis on the practical processes which support successful clinical trials...more detail.
Event Date: 14/04/10.
Where: Manchester.
Other Events and Training
- Developing proposals for RfPB: a new support programme for applicants.
Where: Manchester - Event Date: 17/03/10 and 28/04/10, - Leading and Delivering Research and Innovation in the NHS. New.
Where: Leceister - Event Date: 19/04/10, - CLRN Conference 2010 New.
Where: Kendal - Event Date: 23/04/10, - Clinical Discovery Workshop. New.
Where: Manchester - Event Date: 19/05/10, - NHS R&D Forum Annual Conference 2010. New.
Where: Salford - Event Date: 24/05/10.