Research design support for NHS researchers

EPH (HERC) is part of the Research Support Service for the South Central region of England (RSS‑SC). The RSS‑SC is a multidisciplinary support centre offering advice and support to researchers seeking to obtain a research grant from the Department of Health. Areas of advice include health economics, statistics, literature reviews, qualitative research, and all other aspects of grant preparation.

The RSS‑SC’s main objective is to support researchers in designing research proposals for National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) grants, including:

• Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR)
• Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB)
• The Invention for Innovation Programme (i4i)
• Research for Innovation, Speculation and Creativity Programme (RISC)
• The Policy Research Programme (PRP)The Public Health Research (PHR)
• ProgrammeThe Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
• The Health Services Research (HSR) Programme
• The Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) Programme
• NHS Physical Environment Research Programme
• Research Capacity Development Programme

For more information, or if you require RSS‑SC support, please contact the team or visit our website.