Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre 5 July 2013 NIHR Programmes and topic identification Alison Ford, Senior Programme Manager

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre National Institute for Health Research NETS programmes Topic identification for commissioned research Your research suggestions Overview

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Research Research Projects & Programmes Research Governance Systems Research Information Systems Patients & Public Universities Investigators & Senior Investigators Associates Trainees Research Schools NHS Trusts Clinical Research Networks Clinical Research Facilities, Centres & Units Infrastructure Systems Faculty The NIHR Health Research System

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Established 2008 at the University of Southampton (incorporated NCCHTA) Funded by the NIHR to manage 5 research programmes HTA - largest and longest running of the DH’s national research programmes Identifying and assessing the importance of questions to the NHS and public health communities Also: –Commissions technology assessment research for NICE on behalf of DoH –Manages funding for UKCRC registered Clinical Trials Units NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre NETSCC: Established: 2008 NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies (NETS) programmes - from 2012 Health Technology Assessment Established: 1993 Health Services and Delivery Research Established: January 2012 (merger of SDO &HSR) Public Health Research Established: 2008 Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Funded by the MRC and NIHR, managed by NIHR Established: 2008 Systematic Review Established: 2012 (previously known as Reviews Infrastructure)

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Researcher-led Commissioned Research work streams

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Supports science-driven studies with an expectation of substantial health gain – aims to support excellent clinical science with an ultimate view of improving health or patient care. Efficacy & Mechanism Evaluation Programme

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Clinical efficacy of functional strength training for upper limb motor recovery early after stroke: neural correlates and prognostic indicators Pragmatic randomised trial of PhysioDirect telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy Efficacy & Mechanism Evaluation Programme

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Funds research to ensure that healthcare professionals, NHS managers, patients and the public have the best and latest information on the costs, effectiveness and impact of developments in health technology Health Technology Assessment Programme

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Developing a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture The effects of a comprehensive physiotherapy intervention for adults with joint hypermobility Health Technology Assessment Programme

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Funds a broad range of research to produce rigorous and relevant evidence on the quality, access and organisation of health services, including costs and outcomes, to improve health services Health Services & Delivery Research Programme

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Better guidelines for better care: accounting for multi-morbidity in clinical guidelines Health Services & Delivery Research Programme

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Commissions research to provide new knowledge on the benefits, costs, acceptability and wider effect of non-NHS interventions Public Health Research Programme

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Adapted walking for wellbeing in older people with increased fall risk: a randomised controlled trial Public Health Research Programme

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Within remit Important to the NHS Research focused on patients, clinical outcomes & QoL Supported by current evidence Timely Structured to provide clear, well defined question (PICO) What makes a good research question?

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre P - population (who?) I - intervention (what do we want to test?) C - comparator (what is usually done?) O - outcome (what measure will tell us if it is better?) Structuring a research question

Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre P I C O Why is this proposed research important? Contact (Name and ) What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of…………..

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