I attended the recent ‘Getting the most out of clinical research: AMRC-NIHR workshop” at Charles Darwin House, London. The aim of the workshop was to aid more collaborative working, between the third sector and NIHR infrastructure organisations. The agenda had a number of inspiring speakers, including Dr Russell Hamilton […]
How to ensure research findings are heard Taking up training opportunities as a PhD student on a strict timescale can be challenging. Deep in analysis on my end-of-life care study, I even deliberated when offered a place at the flagship National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) annual doctoral training camp. […]
Mind Your Head was launched in January 2014 by Headway Cambridgeshire in collaboration with NIHR Brain Injury Healthcare Technology Co-operative. The initiative aimed to find solutions to some of the problems experienced by people with brain injuries. A report has been published to give insight into the method by which the […]
NIHR CLAHRC (Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement) PPIE reports are now publicly available on the NIHR website Publishing these reports begins to address one of the recommendations of the recent strategic review of public involvement in the NIHR: Recommendation 9 – Coordination: All NIHR Coordinating Centres and infrastructure organisations should have […]
We are very pleased to share the news that Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), a CLAHRC EoE partner organisation providing mental health services, has been has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for the work they carry out to make sure its research brings the greatest possible benefits to […]
The latest NIHR CLAHRC publication ‘World research making a difference’ illustrates the impact of CLAHRC research on improved outcomes for patients and the NHS. ‘World research making a difference’ introduces highlights of the CLAHRC programme to date, showcasing successful examples of CLAHRC work and outlining the impact the research has had and will continue […]
Applications are now invited to a further round of the Public Health Practice Evaluation Scheme (PHPES). PHPES is run by the national School for Public Health Research (SPHR), of which the University of Cambridge is a member, and is now operated in collaboration with Public Health England. The scheme is […]
The RAPPORT research team are delighted announce that the report “ReseArch with Patient and Public invOlvement: a RealisT evaluation – the RAPPORT study” has been published in the Health Services and Delivery Research journal on the NIHR Journals Library website. The study set out to find evidence showing whether or not Patient and Public Involvement […]
Identifying Regional Research Priorities Using Roadmapping Techniques The roadmapping event built on an earlier CLAHRC EoE workshop held in January 2015 which brought together community providers from across the Eastern Region. This first workshop was attended by twenty representatives from four different community services providers and included medical directors, research […]
The Health Foundation are pleased to announce their new research funding opportunity. The Health Foundation‘s new Behavioural Insights Research Programme aims to support research over a two to three year time-frame that designs, tests and evaluates behavioural interventions that can improve efficiency and reduce waste in health care services in the […]