19/94 Perinatal Mental Health Webinar 10 September 2019 Presenters Dr Claire Kidgell, Assistant Director (Identification & Prioritisation), NETSCC Sharon Gray, Research Manager (Identification and Prioritisation) NETSCC
Session overview • Introduction • The research brief • Tips for successful applications
Questions Please type any questions you have as we go along and we will attempt to answer them at the end of the webinar We will make copies of the slides, questions and answers available following the webinar
About NIHR • The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) invests in research to help the NHS and care providers meet the major health and social challenges they face • NIHR funds research that has the potential to improve the health of patients, the public and health and care services
Participating programmes
What is applied research? • Research with the capacity to improve patient and public outcomes and NHS services • Multiple methodologies - not only trials Not • Discovery science • Work involving animals or animal tissue See remit of participating programmes - if in doubt ask
Perinatal Mental Health – Why? The first 1001 days of a child’s life, from conception to the age of 2, are crucial in giving them the best possible start in life. Parental mental health problems during this period are common and can have a lasting impact on the development of the child. The development and improvement of perinatal mental health services is a key priority across the UK and is a key focus of the NHS Long Term Plan. There has been significant research activity in recent years but there are many areas where evidence gaps and clinical uncertainties remain.
19/94 Perinatal Mental Health – What are we looking for? For the purposes of the call, perinatal mental health is defined from the period of preconception to 24 months after birth. Examples of topics of interest include, but are NOT limited to: • Preconception advice and interventions for women with mental illness. • Evaluation of the In-reach/Out-reach teams in the Mother and Baby Units. • Preventing and treating postpartum psychosis. • Traumatic events and the perinatal period. • Mental health screening measures for partners in the perinatal period.
19/34 Perinatal Mental Health – existing published and ongoing projects There are a number of existing published and ongoing projects in the area of perinatal mental health across the NIHR research programmes and more widely. It is important for potential applicants to be aware of the existing NIHR research portfolio get the new NIHR branded ones to select from
General Points • Applicants will apply to the cross-programme call, not to a specific programme • Applications must be in remit of one, some or all of the NETS programmes – EME, HTA, HS&DR and PHR – info on website • Welcome ambitious applications spanning several remits and comprising of co-ordinated teams of investigators spanning several disciplines and centres • Research following patient need – ensuring that NIHR research activity follows patient need by encouraging the nation’s best researchers to conduct research in areas where the health needs are greatest • Co-production
How to make a good application • Explain why your research is important • Clearly state how research addresses an explicit evidence gap – refer to ongoing research and justify • Consider user acceptability and uptake – involve PPI • Consider and justify why the research is a good use of public money. How does it have the potential to improve health and care? • Consider your dissemination methods and audience from the outset – how will you demonstrate the impact of your research? • Consider and explain any potential conflicts of interest
How to make a good application • Get the right team – multidisciplinary, relevant skills • Realistic estimate of costs at stage 1, full costs at stage 2 – allow enough time for information gathering • Presentation to committee – information should be clear to non-experts in the area • Include diagrams, such as flow diagram or consort diagram for a trial • Reference major or related work in train and how your application will add-value to the existing evidence base
Scientific robustness • Appropriate and robust design and methodology to deliver the required study outcomes • Clear and well justified sample size and effect size – show your workings • Outcome – appropriate to proposal • Backed by a Clinical Trials Unit (where appropriate)
Involve the public & patients Public and Patient involvement (PPI) matters to the NIHR • Embed in your study at early stage and throughout the life of the project • Consider how public and patients will be involved in o Study design / application o In the study itself o In dissemination of the results • Clarify in the application how public and patients will be involved • Explain how PPI will benefit the research - include rationale, activity and training
Stage 1 applications • Internal remit and competitiveness check • Stage 1 applications will then be considered by the most appropriate funding committee
Stage 2 applications • If shortlisted you will have about 8- 10 weeks to produce a second stage application • Stage 2 applications will be peer reviewed • Second stage applications will then be considered by funding committees and a recommendation to fund or not is made – if funded usually fund with changes
How to make a good full application • At stage 2 – feedback received from the funding committees is meant to be helpful • Applicants should ensure they respond fully to all areas highlighted by the funding committee • Proof read – errors in application lead to reduced confidence in the team – ensure changes made between first and second stage application are consistent throughout
Further support for researchers • NIHR Research Design Service • NIHR Website, NIHR Journals Library website, NIHR Open Data Platform, NIHR Funding and Awards website • Enquiries - whether remit or process, contact the email address provided in commissioning brief crossprogramme@nihr.ac.uk
Apply by 1.00pm on Wednesday 27 November 2019 GOOD LUCK!
Any questions?
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