1. Research Priorities in Health and Social Care
Dr Janice Bailie
Assistant Director
HSC R&D Division, Public Health Agency

2. HSC R&D Division: What do we do?
Co-ordinate regional R&D strategy for the HSC
Administer the HSC R&D Fund
In a total of approximately £15 m will be administered by HSC R&D Division
This funds research in health and social care across the HSC
Lead on the regional research governance agenda
Encourage participation in research across HSC
Support researchers to seek & secure research funding
HSC R&D Division supports quality research that aims to have a positive impact on the delivery of health and social care

3. Research for Better Health & Social Care
Third HSC R&D Strategy
Developed in consultation with key stakeholders across HSC, public sector, academic institutions, voluntary & charitable organisations and industry
Strategy Workshop October 2013
Consultation from 29 September 2014 – 2 January 2015
Implementation Plan responsibility of HSC R&D Division
Strategy & Implementation Plan launched February 2016
Implementation workshop held on 16 May and attended by 74 delegates

4. Aim
The health, wellbeing and prosperity of the Northern Ireland population will benefit from excellent, world-renowned R&D in health and social care which is led from Northern Ireland

5. Current Context and Challenges
Ageing population – workforce issues
Economic constraints
Skills gaps – eg Health Economics, Bioinformatics, Data Scientists
Political environment – Brexit
Transforming Your Care
Bengoa Report
All can be opportunities for research in health and social care services and management

6. raise awareness of the value of research
support HSC staff to undertake research
foster a research-active HSC workforce 1
Support research, researchers and the use of evidence from research to improve the quality of both health and social care and for better policy making
engage with social work, social care & public health
provide funding for HSC relevant research

7. Building Capacity Doctoral Fellowships* Post-Doctoral Fellowships*
(HSC R&D)
Post-Doctoral Fellowships*
(<3yrs)
Career Development Fellowship*
(<7yrs)
Senior Research Fellowship*
(Indep. Researcher)
Clinician Scientist
Award*
(Medicine & Dentistry)
GParts
(HSC R&D)
*National Institute of Health Research Trainees Coordinating Centre (NIHR TCC)

8. increase HSC R&D Fund
continue investment in the NIHR funding streams
seek
co-funding from other
Gov. Depts. 2
Compete successfully for R&D funding, and optimise local funding, to deliver returns on investment for health and wellbeing, academia and commerce
facilitate HSC researchers to access EU funding
adopt a partnership approach
develop effective relationships with industry

9. Funding Projects NETSCC NIHR Funding HS&DR HTA PHR EME
Health Services and Delivery Research
Can it be done better?
Funding Projects
NIHR Funding
Health Technology
Assessment
Is it worth it?
NETSCC
HS&DR
Public Health
Research
Can we keep the
public healthier?
HTA
PHR
Efficacy and
Mechanism Evaluation
Does it work?
EME

10. Funding Projects NIHR Funding Enabling Awards Aim
increase rate & number of successful applications from NI-based lead researchers to NETS research programmes
Open to
experienced NI-based investigators working in research relevant to health or social care
Will
support the completion of preparatory and/or developmental work that will improve the outcomes of a subsequent grant application to a NETS-funded research programme
Will not
support literature or systematic reviews, purchase of equipment or stand-alone studies
Maximum value of an award
£40,000
Process
2 Panels per year
Funding Projects
NIHR Funding
Enabling Awards

11. Funding Projects Opportunity-led research Partnership funding
(eg MRC, EU, InvestNI, inter-agency)
HSC R&D not the major funder
Added value for money for HSC R&D investment
Funding Projects
Opportunity Led

12. NI Public Health Research Network
Launched in 2012 by HSC R&D Division and the CoE for Public Health in NI
Aims to bring individuals from multiple sectors together to establish Research Development Groups
Focus on developing a specific research protocol in response to a funding opportunity or an idea generated by members
Physical activity in older adults RDG
Arts in Health Group
Breastfeeding Strategy Implementation Research Group
Add your details to the research register to become involved in forum

13. Horizon To-REACH
Transfer of Organisational innovations for Resilient, Effective, equitable, Accessible, sustainable and Comprehensive Health Services and Systems.
Co-ordination and Support Action
29 partner organisations – research funders
21 countries (including EU member states, USA, Canada, Switzerland)
NI, Wales & Ireland partners
Local work to identify priorities and innovations in health services
International meetings to foster relationships and knowledge exchange
Ongoing collaborations to secure funding for future work

14. ensure service users and the public are involved
commission relevant research 4
Increase the emphasis on research relevant to the priorities of the local population
maximise use of health & other routinely collected data
report outputs and impacts of funded research

15. Funding Projects Suicide Dementia Care Personal and Public Involvement
Needs Led Commissioned Research
Identified priorities or policy driven
Suicide
Dementia Care
Personal and Public Involvement
Implementation of Smoking Prevention
Implementation of Telemonitoring NI
Bamford Implementation

16. Key Priorities Creating the infrastructure for ‘big data’ research
maximising the opportunities for research using and linking routinely-collected data from health and other administrative sources and research projects
support in this area includes:
the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study
support for roles within BSO safe haven
data preparation for data warehouse
Administrative Data Research Centre (partnership)

17. HSC R&D Division PPI Group: Public Involvement Enhancing Research (PIER)
PIER representation on
All funding panels
Trust Research Governance Committees
NICRN Clinical Management Groups
Research steering groups
Regional PPI Strategy
PPI prerequisite in all funding schemes
Priority setting exercises
Building Research Partnerships training:  Involving the Public in the design and conduct of research (next course 16 June 2016)

18. disseminate research findings
drive adoption of evidence-informed practice & policy 5
Disseminate research findings in such a way as to promote understanding and knowledge, support and best practice, stimulate further research and celebrate achievement
communicate relevant messages about funded research

19. Knowledge Mobilisation
Dissemination &
Knowledge Mobilisation
Cochrane Courses
(3 day courses)
Conferences & Workshops
Cochrane Fellowships
(2 days/wk for 2 yrs)

20. What is Impact? Two key dimensions Types of Impact
Who will benefit from this research?
How will they benefit from this research?
Types of Impact
Academic
Economic and Societal

21. Why is Impact Important?

22. Improving the impact of Research
‘Knowledge Exchange Teams’
research-to-policy
research-to-practice
research-to-enterprise
£100,000
18 months
Dissemination &
Knowledge Mobilisation
Knowledge Exchange

23. Building Capacity Funding Projects
Dissemination & Knowledge Mobilisation
Doctoral Fellowships
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
(<3yrs)
NIHR Funding
Enabling Awards
Cochrane Courses
Cochrane Fellowships
Career Development Fellowship
(<7yrs)
Senior Research Fellowship
(Indep. Researcher)
Needs Led
Opportunity Led
Conferences & Workshops
Knowledge Exchange
Clinician Scientist
Award
(Medicine & Dentistry)
Gparts
US Ireland R&D Partnership
EU Funding
HSC R&D Division
Public Health Agency
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