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. 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.
Announcements
The NIHR Research Design Service for the NW Patient and Public Involvement How To Guide
We are pleased to launch our Patient and Public How to Guide on our website. The guide information is aimed at researchers involved in NHS research and their collaborators in the university sector...more.
Published: 26/10/09.
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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.
(Elegibilty 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
"An online survey of research activity."
North West Research Mapping Exercise
To all those involved in population health research in the NW.
We would like you to take part in an online survey of research activity.
The Centre for Transformation in Health and Well-Being and the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) in the North West are conducting a research mapping exercise. It is part of a regional strategy to identify current strengths in population health and well being research. The aim of the mapping exercise is to maximise opportunities for health researchers to participate in NIHR portfolio studies, to draw in new research income by developing links for research collaboration, and to identify people the RDS can support.
For more information please download the flyer.
A letter of support from Dr Ruth Hussey, Regional Director of Public Health is also available. Please download the letter of support here.
You can complete the survey here.
Latest News
Headline
Joint HTA and PHR obesity themed call now open.New.
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health Research (PHR) programmes are launching a joint themed call for obesity evaluation research. The Office for the Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research has prioritised obesity for further research and Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A cross-government research and surveillance plan for England was published in 2008...more.
Source: PHR. - Published: 10/11/10.
Other News
- Research published assessing the carbon cost of pragmatic randomised controlled trials .New.
Source: NIHR - Published: 10/11/09. - Dementia research to get more help .New.
Source: NIHR - Published: 06/11/09. - The NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research wards £1.9m for cancer diagnosis research
Source: NIHR - Published: 30/10/09. - Research Capability Programme events in Leeds and London
Source: NIHR - Published: 28/10/09.
Latest Links & Resources
Latest
The Cochrane Library. New.
Evidence for Healthcare Decision Making.
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Cochrane reviews represent the highest level of evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions. In addition to Cochrane reviews, The Cochrane Library provides other sources of reliable information, from other systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations and individual clinical trials – all the current evidence in one single environment...access here.
Other Links & Resources
- ESRC National Centre for Research Methods Research Methods Ebulletin. New.
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 11: ROI Deadline - 11th December 2009.
Latest Funding
Funding News and Opportunities
Wellcome Trust seeks world class researchers to tackle most ambitious biomedical research questions.New.
The Trust announces a major new scheme to support world class researchers to investigate the most challenging questions about health and disease, push the boundaries of research, and make discoveries with the potential to lead to improvements in health...more.
Other Funding News and Opportunities
- DH invitation to tender - INVOLVE Coordinating Centre .New.
Source: NIHR - Published: 05/11/09. - NIHR HTA - Clinical Evaluation and Trials .New.
Source: NIHR - Published: 05/11/09. - NIHR HTA - Commissioned Research .New.
Source: NIHR - Published: 05/11/09. - NIHR SDO - NHS responses to financial pressures .New.
Source: NIHR - Published: 05/11/09.
Latest Events and Training
Events – Workshop - NIHR RDS NW Organised
Preparing an application for the Research for Patient Benefit Programme.
This workshop is for anyone in the northwest considering submitting a research application for funding from the RfPB programme or anyone who is interested in finding out more about it. Speakers will cover the aims and background of the programme, hints and tips on making a successful application and personal perspectives of the application process from a successful applicant. There will be practical group work and time for questions...more detail.
Event Date: 06/11/09.
Where: Lancaster.
Other Events and Training
- Introduction to EU Funding for Health. New.
Where: Various in NW - Event Dates: 11/11/09, 12,11,09, 13/11/09, - MCRN 3rd Annual Conference 2009.
Where: Liverpool - Event Date: 19/11/09, - Unbiased Design, Error Prediction and Statistical Analysis when quantifying Biological Structures.
Where: London - Event Date: 20/11/09, - Preparing an Application for the NIHR Fellowship Scheme. New. RDS.
Where: Preston - Event Date: 24/11/09, - Stroke Research Network Portfolio Development Workshop. RDS.
Where: Salford - Event Date: 23/02/10, - More Events and Training available soon.