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Title: NIHR Comprehensive Clinical Research Network


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NIHR Comprehensive Clinical Research Network
John Sitzia Senior Assistant Director CCRNUK
Trial Managers NetworkAnnual MeetingThursday
10th April,2008
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UK Health Research Funding
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UK Clinical Research Collaboration
  • A partnership of (20) organisations working with
    key stakeholders to effect change in UK clinical
    RD.

National Institute for Health Research
  • An integrated set of funding schemes, systems and
    structures established by the Department of
    Health to implement the Governments health
    research strategy, Best Research for Best
    Health.

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Best Research for Best Health
  • Sets out five strategic goals in the five-year
    plan to create a health research system in which
    the NHS supports outstanding individuals, working
    in world-class facilities, conducting
    leading-edge research focusing on the needs of
    patients and the public
  • 1. Establish the NHS as an internationally
    recognised centre of research excellence (NIHR
    framework).
  • 2. Attract, develop and retain the best research
    professionals to conduct people-based research.
  • 3. Commission research focused on improving
    health and social care.
  • 4. Manage our knowledge resources (includes IT).
  • 5. Act as sound custodians of public money for
    public good.

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UK Clinical Research Network (UKCRN)
  • Aims to develop UK-wide infrastructure embedded
    within the NHS to support high quality research
    across all areas of health and clinical need
    funded by both commercial and non-commercial
    funders
  • Benefits health care, both by improving the
    processes of care and by providing new evidence
    for better care
  • Supports excellence and innovation in clinical
    research
  • Closer working between the NHS and industry,
    generating national wealth

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NIHR Clinical Research Network (England)
  • Six topic specific research networks
  • Cancer 33 LRNs (2000, 20M)
  • Mental Health 8 LRNs (2003, 4M)
  • Diabetes 8 LRNs (2005, 4M)
  • - Medicines for Children 6 LRNs (2005, 4M)
  • Stroke 8 LRNs (2005, 4M)
  • Dementias 7 LRNs (2005, 4M)
  • Primary Care Research Network 8 LRNs (2006, 2M)
  • Comprehensive Clinical Research Network 25 LRNs
    (43M)
  • Co-ordinating Centre (UKCRN CC, led by clinical
    researchers, offices in Leeds and London)

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National coverage for cancer and primary care only
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Comprehensive Clinical Research Network (CCRN)
purposes
  • Extends CRN to cover all of England and all
    healthcare topics
  • To facilitate access to NHS patients and research
    facilities for NIHR CRN clinical research
  • To streamline research management processes,
    reducing the burden on researchers, whilst
    maintaining highest standards
  • To provide NHS infrastructure through the
    allocation and management of funding for NHS
    service support, including clinicians time, and
    additional NHS clinical services
  • To signpost investigators to support in
    developing and carrying out high quality clinical
    research

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NIHR CRN Portfolio
  • CRN funding can only be used to support studies
    on the NIHR portfolio
  • National register of all eligible studies
  • NIHR Portfolio in England eligibility defined
    by DH basic principle is open national
    competition and peer review
  • Portfolios in Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland
  • UK-wide working within portfolios
  • Includes multi centre and single centre studies
  • Includes commercial and non-commercial studies
  • Details of current portfolio available on UKCRN
    website (www.ukcrn.org.uk)
  • Under development!

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Comprehensive Local Research Networks (CLRNs)
structure
  • Defined geographically (within SHA boundaries)
    and by constituent organisations (providers of
    NHS services)
  • Each CLRN has a resident population of 2M
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary care, and mental
    health
  • Led by a Clinical Director (some Co-Directors),
    with a supporting management team Executive
    Group, Senior Manager, Lead RMG Manager,
    Industry Liaison Officer
  • Network Board (all constituent organisations,
    with independent Chair)
  • Host organisation
  • Implementation April 2007 onwards

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How will CCRN support research?
  • Clinical sessions (all professions, all studies)
  • Research nurses (CCRN studies, and more
    capacity for TCRN/PCRN studies)
  • Research management (all studies)
  • Service support (all studies)
  • Key Service Support (especially imaging and
    pharmacy)
  • Routine Service Support
  • Funding framework evolving
  • per capita population
  • activity-based

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John Sitziaj.sitzia_at_ukcrn.org.uk0207 670
4872www.ukcrn.org.uk
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