Second round of NIHR Clinical Trials Support Funding launched

News release from NETSCC, HTA

26 January 2010

A second round of priming funds has been launched for Clinical Trial Units (CTUs) who intend to conduct trials funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) research programmes.

This funding opportunity will help address the need for ensuring sufficient research capacity to support expansion in clinical trials as identified in both the national R&D strategy, Best Research for Best Health, and the Cooksey review of UK health research funding.

The NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) is managing this funding which is being offered to any unit who has achieved registration with the UKCRC. CTUs can apply for one of three bands - £150,000, £200,000 or £250,000 per year - and funding will be awarded based on their record of achievement in publicly-funded pragmatic clinical trials.

The deadline for application is Thursday 4 February 2010. For more details or to apply please visits the CTU funding pages.

Notes for editors

 1. The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme commissions research about the effectiveness, costs, and broader impact of health technologies for those who use, manage and provide care in the NHS. It is the largest NIHR programme and publishes the results of its research in the Health Technology Assessment journal, with over 530 issues published to date. The journal’s 2009 Impact Factor (6.91) ranked it in the top 10% of medical and health-related journals. All issues are available for download free of charge from the website, www.hta.ac.uk

2. The National Institute for Health Research provides the framework through which the research staff and research infrastructure of the NHS in England is positioned, maintained and managed as a national research facility. The NIHR provides the NHS with the support and infrastructure it needs to conduct first-class research funded by the Government and its partners alongside high-quality patient care, education and training. Its aim is to support outstanding individuals (both leaders and collaborators), working in world class facilities (both NHS and university), conducting leading edge research focused on the needs of patients. www.nihr.ac.uk

Contact details

Naomi Williams, Programme Manager (Communications)
Telephone: 02380 595 646, Email: N.E.Williams@southampton.ac.uk

Emma Sunderland, Assistant Programme Manager (Communications)
Telephone: 02380 599 094, Email: E.Sunderland@southampton.ac.uk

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