Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme (Evidence Synthesis Researcher-led)

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  • The Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme is accepting stage two applications to this funding opportunity. The programme aims to commission high quality, well designed research which will be carried out by effective and efficient research teams, providing findings which meet the needs of NHS and Social Care managers and leaders.

ABOUT THIS FUNDING

The NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme funds research to produce evidence to impact on the quality, accessibility and organisation of health and social care services. This includes evaluations of how the NHS and social care might improve delivery of services. The audience for this research is the public, service users, clinicians, professionals and managers.

The HSDR Programme aims to produce rigorous and relevant evidence on the quality, access and organisation of health and social care services, including costs and outcomes. The programme will enhance the strategic focus on research that matters to the NHS including research on implementation and a range of knowledge mobilisation initiatives.

The NIHR HSDR programme is funded by the NIHR, with contributions from Health and Care Research Wales, the HSC R&D Division, Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland, and case by case contributions from the CSO in Scotland.

The programme operates two funding streams; researcher-led and commissioned. Researchers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are eligible to apply for funding from either workstream under this programme. Researchers in Scotland may apply to the researcher-led workstream but are not eligible to respond to the commissioned workstream and should contact the CSO to discuss funding opportunities for healthcare delivery-type research.

REQUIREMENTS / ELIGIBILITY

In assessing proposals, the Funding Committee will use the following criteria:

  • Importance of the suggested research to the needs of the NHS and delivery of health and social care services;
  • Scientific quality of the proposal including the likelihood of the study:

o making a substantial advance in scientific understanding and knowledge;

o leading to a substantial improvement in health or health services;

o increasing understanding of the broader topic area;

  • Feasibility of the study;
  • Demonstration of the team’s skill mix, experience, project management and infrastructure for success;
  • Whether costs of the proposed research are realistic and value for money