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Research designThis section of the RDS NW website provides information on research design in health and social care research including news, events and self-help resources.

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UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Units

This site offers a resource for clinical researchers and funders wishing to identify Clinical Trials Units (CTUs) that have expertise in centrally coordinating multicentre clinical trials, as well as in trial design, data management, and analysis.

It provides comprehensive information and direct access to high quality CTUs across the UK which have achieved UKCRC Registration status.

The information provided on this site is aimed at the following groups, both within and outside the UK: Clinical researchers and investigators, Clinical research network and Funders of clinical research (both industry and non-industry).

For more information visit the UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Units website.

Registered CTUs

This site offers a resource for clinical researchers and funders wishing to identify Clinical Trials Units (CTUs) that have expertise in centrally coordinating multicentre clinical trials, as well as in trial design, data management, and analysis...visit the website

NCRM

NCRM develop innovative research methods, while conducting cutting-edge social scientific research. They support the social science research community by running methods focussed training and events...visit the website

NHS Evidence

The principle aim of the NHS Evidence service is to provide easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources...visit the website

RSS Latest news

  • NIHR HTA funded trial comparing drugs to treat major cause of blindness
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  • State-of-the-art technique is more effective in staging lung cancer patients
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  • Self-monitoring of blood glucose for type 2 diabetes in the BMJ
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  • Assessing outreach interventions for travellers 28 June, 2011 9:25 am
    A newly funded study by the NIHR PHR programme is conducting a review on current information to assess whether outreach programmes for traveller communities work, when they may be effective and if they are good value for money. […]
  • Evaluating the impact of urban regeneration 11 August, 2011 9:30 am
    A new study evaluating the impact of urban regeneration to discover its' effect on health inequalities has been funded by the NIHR PHR programme. […]

Latest research design links

  • DIRUM New
    DIRUM is a database of resource use instruments for use in cost and economic analyses in health studies. The DIRUM project is funded by the [...]
  • UKCRN Portfolio Database New
  • The National Research Register (NRR) Archive New
  • Research Design Jargon Buster New
  • Attributing the costs of health & social care Research & Development (AcoRD)

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Latest research design events

  • Annual NHS R&D Management Forum
    28 May 2012, Birmingham

    The Annual NHS R&D Management Forum is for everyone involved or interested in R&D management in the NHS. The event will be of benefit to anyone involved in planning, managing and delivering R&D in the NHS. Delegates are expected [...]

  • 8th Mixed Methods International Conference
    18 Jun 2012, Leeds
  • Health Services Research Network Symposium
    19 Jun 2012, Manchester
  • Disability Studies Conference
    11 Sep 2012, Lancaster
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