The NIHR Research Design Service for the North West.
Welcome to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 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
Hold the diary date - NIHR Programme Grant Seminar - 29/03/2012
This seminar organised by the NIHR Research Design Service for the North West will be held on 29th March 2012. Hear from the programme organisers and researchers who have been successful with such a grant. Further details to be announced soon...more.
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Hold the diary date - NIHR Programme Grant Seminar - 29/03/2012. NEW.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research seminar.
This seminar organised by the NIHR Research Design Service for the North West will be held on 29th March 2012.
Hear from the programme organisers and researchers who have been successful with such a grant.
Further details to follow.
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).
Latest News
Headline
NIHR appoints National Director for Public Participation and Engagement in Research.New.
The NIHR has asked Simon Denegri, Chair of INVOLVE, to take on the additional role of NIHR National Director for Public Participation and Engagement in Research.
The new role will provide strategic direction and leadership to initiatives aimed at encouraging more people to take part in research. This includes ensuring individuals are given the right opportunities, information and support to approach NHS clinicians and staff about research relevant to their condition, treatment and care. The National Director will be working closely with NHS organisations, Public Health England, Healthwatch, patient groups and others to build effective partnerships and collaborations with this aim.
News Date: 07/02/2012
Expires: 09/03/2012
Latest Links & Resources
Latest
Being a good research partner: the virtues and rewards.
Research is crucial to the NHS. It helps the NHS understand, adapt and respond to the challenges it faces. These challenges might come from changes in policy, populations, technologies or disease patterns. In the present climate, research evidence can play a key role in helping the NHS respond to the challenge of improving quality while simultaneously finding efficiencies.
This Briefing looks at the role and value of research, in particular health services research, and explores the virtues and rewards to NHS organisations of being a good research partner....access here.
Other Links & Resources
- Exploring Impact: public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.
, - 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.
Competition 18: Deadline 18/05/2012.
Latest Funding
Funding News and Opportunities
New scheme tackles orphan and neglected diseases.New.
A new funding scheme to support academic-industry partnerships for early-stage applied research and development projects in orphan and neglected disease areas launches today...more.
Latest Events and Training
Events.
Latest Advances in Stroke patient care and research.
The conference is aimed at primary care practitioners, neurologists, Accident and Emergency practitioners, cardiologists, vascular and neurosurgeons, registrars, radiologists, medical scientists, rehabilitation specialists, nurse practitioners who work with patients in acute stroke and stroke prevention settings and policy makers and commissioners in the field of stroke....
Other Events and Training
- Patient and Public Involvement in Health Research.
. - NIHR Workshop on Surgery Research: Researcher Briefing Event (waiting list only).
- Themed Research Meeting:
Weight and Body Size in the Clinic. New.
. - Experience-Based Co-Design. New.
- Liverpool Pharmacokinetics Day. New.
. - NIHR & NIAA Study Day for Trainees.
. - A New Approach to Mental Health.
. - NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research Seminar - details available soon. New. RDS NW Event.
. - Population health - methods and challenges.
- Annual NHS R&D Management Forum. New.
- 8th Mixed Methods International Conference. New.
- Health Services Research Network Symposium and NHS Confederation Annual Conference. New.
- Disability Studies Conference. New.