Scottish Government Health & Social Care Research Strategy 2015-2020
This strategy aims to elevate the quality of health research in Scotland, positioning the nation as a global leader in health science. It outlines investments, funding schemes, and support mechanisms for advancing healthcare research in Scotland, with a focus on catalytic grants, response mode committees, clinical fellowships, charity collaborations, and more.
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Scottish Government Health & Social Care Research Strategy 2015 - 2020 The ambition of this strategy is to increase the level of high-quality health research conducted in Scotland, for the health and financial benefits of our population, so that we are recognised globally as a leader in health science. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/10/5164
CSO Investments Direct Research Funding Catalytic Grants / Response Mode Committees / Clinical Fellowships / Charity Collaborations / Research Units UK-wide Research Funding Contribution Scottish-based research access to NIHR funding streams EME / HTA / HS&DR / PHR NHS Research Scotland Support Budget Activity based allocation to NHS Boards- includes Service Support / Researcher Support / NRS Fellows / Tissue Banking and Data Safe Havens / CRF-type posts / ETC s / Topic-specific Research Networks
Outline of CSO research funding schemes Catalytic research grants no set deadlines / quick turnaround / up to 35,000 per award Response mode research grants 2 funding committees each meet 2x per year up to 300,000 per award Capacity building clinical research fellowships Charity co-funding initiatives research projects, fellowships, Ph.D. s
Catalytic Grant Scheme Launched February 2016 Up to 35,000 (for direct costs only) available for short projects to provide key supporting evidence to underpin already well formulated plans for subsequent applications to other research funders i.e. to address a specific key area of uncertainty, potentially de-risking the application to the other funder. Best understood as a mechanism for leveraging additional funding into the Scottish health research funding pot. 80 applications received 33 applications funded (success rate approx. 40%) Average response time 17 calendar days Average award 23k
Catalytic Grant Scheme Successful applications 2016
Response Mode Committees Translational Clinical Studies Research Committee Research aimed at improving treatments and / or diagnostic approaches for conditions of clinical importance to the population of Scotland Applications must demonstrate the clinical relevance of the research and its potential for translation into clinical practice Applications that seek to address questions of clinical importance in small patient groups e.g. rare diseases are welcomed Health Improvement, Protection and Services Research Committee Research aimed at improving or protecting population health or improving the quality, safety and / or effectiveness of healthcare in Scotland Applications must demonstrate the relevance and importance of the research and its potential for significant impact on health in Scotland. A clear pathway for translation of the results into policy and / or practice must be presented For both committees, development, feasibility or pilot studies that will provide essential data to underpin applications for definitive studies to other funders are expected to form a major proportion of the portfolio
Response Mode Committees First stage submit 4 page outline proposal through local University research office or NHS R&D office call deadlines published 1 year in advance by CSO. Outlines reviewed at triage meeting by a panel of members from the relevant committee Applicants successful at triage invited to submit full proposal around 6 weeks allocated. Full proposals sent to external reviewers and 3 committee members. Applicants asked to respond to reviewers comments in 2-page rebuttal letter around 10 days allocated. Proposals, reviews and applicants responses will be considered by the committees in order to make funding recommendations to CSO 3 full rounds completed TCS Received 79 HIPS Received 93 Full 37 Full 35 Funded 16 Funded 19 Invited to full application Overall funded Full applications funded 41.8% 20.3% 48.6%
Translational Clinical Studies Committee Projects funded 2016 http://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/outputs/cso-funded-research/tcs/
Health Improvement Committee Projects funded 2016 http://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/outputs/cso-funded-research/hips16/
Capacity Building Clinical Academic Fellowships Available for individuals training in all disciplines in medicine or dentistry, whether in primary or secondary care and provides the opportunity to undertake a Ph.D. Award covers salary costs, Ph.D. fees and research costs up to 30k over 3 years Joint NES / CSO Postdoctoral Clinical Lectureships Available for specialty registrars in training who hold a Scottish NTN and have completed a Ph.D. and wish to spend 50% of their time on research and 50% on clinical training. As such These lectureship posts are integrated academic training posts and will run until the CCT has been achieved. Salary costs are paid through the scheme and CSO will provide up to 10k research costs pa. Scottish Senior Clinical Fellowships 5 year tenure track senior research fellowships to be held in one of the five Scottish Universities with Medical or Dental Schools. Open to applicants with postdoctoral (Ph.D./MD) research Experience, a strong relevant publication record and previous success in winning competitive research funding. Covers salary, 5 years support for a research assistant (@ 35k pa), 23k pa research costs, 60k to contribute to the costs of one Ph.D. over the five year period.
Charity co-funding initiatives http://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/outputs/cso- funded-research/charity-collaborations/
Research Units MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit Glasgow MRC/CSO Scottish Section of the Institute for Hearing Research Glasgow MRC/CSO Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research Edinburgh Each unit receives core funding from CSO to support a centre of excellence in an area of strategic importance for translational research related to the development of effective health service or public health practices and policies in Scotland. Units are also expected to provide authoritative sources of advice and training to build capacity in research disciplines important to health research capabilities in Scotland. http://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/research-units/
NETSCC programme eligibility Researchers in Scotland can be lead applicants to NETSCC programmes (*can be co-applicants to all) Programme Commissioned stream Researcher-led stream Themed calls EME Y Y Y HTA Y Y Y PHR Y Y Y HS&DR N* Y Y
Scottish success in NETS programmes Reporting period May-Dec 2016 Public Health research (PHR) 3 projects - 2,065,567 Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) 1 project - 920,873 Health technology Assessment (HTA) 8 projects - 11,990,339 Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) 0 Total funding 14,976,779 CSO annual contribution in region of 10 million
NRS Topic Specific Networks 10 Network Managers 4 Portfolio Managers Total annual investment in topic specific infrastructure approx. 4.5 million
NRS Career Researcher Fellowships Launched in 2011 to support NHS-funded clinical staff in developing a research career within their NHS post. Provides protected time to contribute to, conduct and lead clinical research. Most fellows continue to receive support after their fellowship finishes through NHS R&D Researcher Support. Protected time (2 sessions p.w. for 3 years) to engage in following activities: Clinical research planning and protocol development Grant writing Carrying out clinical research Leading or hosting multi-centre trials as chief investigator or local principal investigator Participation in commercial research Dissemination of research findings, such as writing papers and presentations at major national and international scientific meetings 115 fellows appointed to date particularly encourage applications from AHP s
CSO Contacts TCS Committee, Catalytic Grants, Charity Collaborations, NIHR EME and HTA, NRS Networks, Research Units alan.mcnair@gov.scot 0131 2448494 HIPS Committee, Catalytic Grants, NIHR HS&DR and PHR, Biorepositories, Health Informatics, Research Units tom.barlow@gov.scot 0131 2448350 Capacity Building and Dissemination julie.simpson@gov.scot 0131 2442358
