Summary
The latest round of NIHR funding to increase clinical research opportunities in primary care is open.
Primary care providers can apply for funding to increase access to clinical research in Greater Manchester.
The latest regional funding round by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) is now open.
GP practices and primary care networks (PCNs) can apply via two different routes:
- Strategic funding for projects with longer-term goals to improve access to research opportunities – each application can request up to £150,000 for the duration of the project
- Wider care settings funding to support the delivery of research by funding infrastructure costs, such as staff time to deliver research – you can apply for between £2,000 and £100,000
Both funding pots are available to general practice, and applications should be submitted by 17 November.
Even if you don’t apply for NIHR funding, practices can still get involved in the latest research opportunities:
- CASY – a short online survey that aims to gather the views of young people and their parents in relation to what young people are accessing in their communities that supports young people’s mental wellbeing and what gaps in provision may exist.
- ARMADILO – A core strategy within the NHS Long Term Plan is to diagnose 75 per cent of cancers at an early stage by 2028. One in two symptomatic cancer patients present with non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal pain, bloating, or weight loss. Eligible patients will be identified by their GP when referred for blood tests to investigate non-specific symptoms. Participation will involve one study visit – either at their standard phlebotomy appointment or, where supported, via a home visit or at another community setting.
- DaRE2THINK – is an individual-patient, randomised, parallel-group, open-label, event-driven superiority trial with 1:1 allocation to either direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) or no added therapy. It will test the hypothesis that DOACs are effective at reducing thromboembolic events and vascular dementia compared to no treatment, in patients with AF and a low or intermediate expected risk of stroke.
- The Care Responders Study – funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). It explores how children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis can be better supported across health, social care, policing and emergency services. The study team invites the following professionals to complete an anonymous survey by 31 October: GPs and GP trainees; primary care mental health practitioners; practice nurses; social prescribers; advanced clinical practitioners; physician associates; professionals working within primary care networks.
- The University of Manchester is looking for GPs to take part in a short online survey about examining the confidence and capacity of GP practices in providing diabetes care in the NHS. The survey is being conducted in collaboration with the research department at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
All research studies are available to browse on the NIHR Primary Care Research Hub.
More information about clinical research and the work of the NIHR NW RRDN can be found on the PCB website.
