Working with CRN Eastern Pre Post Funding Ruth

Working with CRN Eastern Pre & Post Funding Ruth Hudson Research Delivery Manager Clinical Research Network Eastern

The NIHR

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Study Support Service

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Early Contact & Engagement What is it? Engage with us from the outset and gain access to free support What do we do in CRN Eastern? ● We are your Aco. RD specialists. We can provide advice on cost attribution and validate the So. ECAT at grant stage ● Provide advice on study feasibility in a variety of settings including NHS sites, Primary Care, Care Homes, Pharmacies ● NEW! We support research in non-NHS settings ● Advice around study set-up including local intelligence ● … and much more - Remember this is a tailored service so unlikely to look the same for every study!

Optimising Delivery The CRN supports studies by: • Funding research support posts in the NHS and beyond, providing training - ensuring researchers have access to experienced frontline staff • Helping identify and recruit patients, enabling researchers to complete their study on time and on target • Finding research sites across all sectors • National reach to support multi-site studies

NIHR’s Response to COVID-19 • Please see website https: //www. nihr. ac. uk/covid-19/ • All LCRNs are prioritisting the set-up and delivery of urgent public health research. • https: //www. recoverytrial. net/ • Latest news • • 142 Trusts in England participating 6, 633 participants have been enrolled

Is my study eligible for CRN support? Key eligibility criteria: • Your project must fit the DHSC definition of research • Funding must be awarded in national open competition e. g. NIHR, NIHR Non-Commercial Partners, Industry • Independent peer review required My study is funded as part of a Research Training Award am I eligible for CRN support? • Yes! If the criteria above are met • Contact us to find out more Email: studysupportservice. eastern@nihr. ac. uk

How to apply for CRN support Two routes: • Via IRAS - Answering question 5 b on the IRAS Project Filter • When HRA approval not required or study already submitted to IRAS - through the local CRN studysupportservice. eastern@nihr. ac. uk Documentation needed • Study Protocol • Grant Award letter(s) • Evidence of appropriate research approvals

DHSC - Policy Context Prof Chris Whitty - Chief Scientific Advisor DHSC. “research should be conducted with and within the populations most affected, . . . with the greatest health needs ”

CRN Eastern has the 6 th most Training & Education deprived population Health literacy skills: ● “the motivation and ability of individuals to access, understand, and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health’” 1 Low health literacy is associated with: ● ● ● greater use of medical services less preventive care greater difficulty managing longterm illnesses lower levels of health higher mortality in older people 2 More deprived : Less deprived

Improving Access - Widening Participation • Improving the informed consent process https: //clinicaltrials. healthandcarevideos. com/ • Study promotion in local media • Social media as a recruitment tool • Empowering patients, carers & the public

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Our High Level Objectives - Your study success HLO 1 - the numbers of participants HLO 2 - recruitment to time & target HLO 6 - widening participation by enabling the involvement of range of health & social care providers HLO 7 - deliver significant levels of participation in dementia & neurodegenerative studies HLO 8 - demonstrate to people taking part in health and social care studies their contribution is valued. HLO 9 - reduce study start up times

Thank you for listening Contact us: ruth. hudson@nihr. ac. uk studysupportservice. eastern@nihr. ac. uk christian. sparke@nihr. ac. uk (CUH So. ECATs)