Transforming the research environment in Wales NHS R&D Forum 2014
National Institute for Social Care and Health Research Mission: Funding today s research to inform tomorrow s care and improve the health and wealth of the people of Wales
NHS WALES Population approximately 3 million Urban, rural and ethnic diversity NHS Wales devolved and fully integrated - primary, secondary and communitybased care 7 Health Boards 3 All-Wales Trusts Public Health Wales Welsh Ambulance Service Velindre NHS (Cancer)
PEOPLE, PATIENTS, SERVICE USERS, CARERS NHS & social care Universities Industry Community Support and Delivery National co-ordination and implementation of NISCHR policies and local delivery School of Social Care Research Social care research capacity building Research Centres & Units Central pillars of research excellence in health and social care. To generate proposals, win grants, build capacity deliver research and disseminate Trials Units & Infrastructure Groups Support and deliver high quality research NISCHR Welsh Government NISCHR leads on strategy, policy, commissioning, funding, contract management and governance of NHS & social care R&D. NISCHR runs a range of responsive funding schemes and manages NHS R&D funding. Key relationships with Welsh Government are with EST Life Sciences and Innovation teams, the Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales and Department for Education and Skills.
NISCHR RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Health Research Award Supports early stage career researchers Approx 250k; 24 months Social Care Research Award Supports early stage career researchers Approx 250k; 24 months Health Fellowship Award Candidates have no more than 5 years post-doctoral experience* 3 year awards (clinical and nonclinical) Social Care Fellowship Award Candidates have no more than 5 years postdoctoral experience* 3 year awards (clinical and non-clinical) RCBC Supports nurses/midwifery and Allied Health Professions PhD and MPhil Health PhD Studentship 66k limit, 36 months (full time) Social Care PhD studentship 66k limit, 36 months (full time) RFPPB NHS-led Up to 230k and 24 months for each project MRC/Welsh Government Clinician Scientist Award NIHR Clinician Scientist Award NIHR Fellowship Scheme 5
NIHR Programmes HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA) www.hta.ac.uk HEALTH SERVICES AND DELIVERY RESEARCH (HS&DR) PROGRAMME www.netscc.ac.uk/hsdr PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAMME www.phr.nihr.ac.uk EFFICACY AND MECHANISM EVALUATION PROGRAMME (EME) www.eme.ac.uk
NHS R&D ENVIRONMENT - THE FUTURE FROM 1 APRIL 2015 NHS R&D SUPPORT AND DELIVERY NISCHR Support Centre National implementation and facilitation of NISCHR policies NISCHR WORKFORCE NHS R&D Offices NHS R&D delivery funding streams Research Support and Governance NHS Support Costs RS&PD Research workforce Excess Treatment Costs
NHS R&D Funding NHS R&D Allocations to NHS organisations Research Support and Governance NHS Support Costs (secondary care) Researcher Support and Portfolio Development NISCHR Research Workforce Central application schemes NHS Support Costs in Primary and Emergency Care and Public Health Wales Excess Treatment Costs
NISCHR Permissions Co-ordinating Unit (PCU) Permissions co-ordinating process (PCP) consistent and streamlined system for researchers receiving NHS R&D permissions across Wales Global checks undertaken in a central office Local checks at each of the 10 NHS organisations Support service for translation into welsh
NISCHR Research Ethics Service (RES) 7 RECs in Wales (Wales REC 1-7) 3 RECs offer proportionate review Closely linked to HRA
Current NHS R&D initiatives Clinical Research Time competition (fourth call October 2013) Primary care scheme PICRIS (second call September 2013) - Rolling Affiliate Programme http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=952&pid=52005 NHS R&D Costing (AcoRD and ACAT) Knowledge Mobilisation
www.healthresearchwales.com
Welsh Research Co-operative All people in Wales invited to join Creation of a new partnership between the population, users and researchers Involvement in research development and design Development of a cohort Emphasis on co-ownership Increased focus on the public being at the heart of knowledge creation and translation into practice
www.nischr.org.uk