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Royal College of General Practitioners and Clinic Research Network Awards: to recognise NHS general practices and First5®GPs who are active in research

Introduction

Since its inception in 2006, the NIHR has significantly increased the scale of clinical research in the NHS, particularly through the Clinical Research Network. The enthusiastic engagement of NHS clinicians is an essential condition for sustaining and building on this success, particularly given the many competing demands on clinician time and resources.

These awards are for members of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and recognise outstanding contributions and innovations of NHS general practices and First5® GPs to the conduct of NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies in a primary care setting.

Eligibility

General practice applications must be submitted in the name of a current Fellow or Member of the RCGP and general practices must be contributing to NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies (but not exclusively).

First5® GPs must be a First5® member and have contributed to NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies in a general practice/primary care setting.

Applications

Applicants are required to outline their contribution to NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies with particular weight being attached to:

  • the range and number of clinical research studies on the Portfolio

  • how they engaged with patients to inform them of new opportunities to participate in clinical research studies

  • their contribution and innovative methods used in the successful delivery of clinical research studies

    Applicants should set out how they would use the prize money to increase their contribution to NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies in future. This may be in the form of support for a personal development plan.

     “The standard of applications was exceptionally high. The award winners are making an outstanding contribution to clinical research within primary care.”

    Dr Imran Rafi, Chair, RCGP Clinical Innovation and Research Centre

    Further information including eligibility criteria is available on the NIHR website http://bit.ly/RCGPCRNawards.

    The closing date for entries is 12 noon on 25 August 2017

Wed 26 Jul 2017, 13:50 | Tags: CRN Forthcoming Event Summer 2017