Funding - CLiCIR
Through the Research Design Service (formerly HRDSU), CLiCIR has a history of working with local NHS research groups, and with commercial partners to develop funding bids. The NIHR contributes roughly £180,000 a year to the RDS Hertfordshire.
Ongoing changes in the NHS R&D infrastructure (2007) have provided a renewed impetus for NHS researchers to engage in seeking funding from external sources (funding councils and NGOs).
Since 2005, CLiCIR has contributed to over 60 funding bids for a total of around £14.5 million.
To date £1.2 million has been awarded for 16 projects, with decisions pending on six projects totalling a further £1.17 million.
Funded projects
Prospective Comparison of Quality of Life Assessments in Patients with End-Stage Renal Failure Treated Conservatively and those on Renal Replacement Therapy - British Renal Society Project Grant (Maria Da Silva, David Wellsted, Dr Chandna) - £44,812.
Depression, illness perception and disease outcomes in patients over the first year of dialysis - Joint Kidney Research UK British Renal Society Fellowship (Joe Chilcot): £24,312 plus funding support from Renal Program.
Psychological adjustment to the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis: a longitudinal evaluation of perceptions of and adherence to medication - ESRC CASE studentship (John Done), £65,000 Psychological adjustment to the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis: a study of the pattern, and causes, of individual variation in the course of depression - MRC/ESRC studentship (Sam Norton), £65,000.
Depression in chronic disease the issue of criterion contamination: A systematic review of the literature. (Sam Norton, Dr David Wellsted, Prof Adam Young, Prof Ken Farrington, Sarah Masson) - R&D support grant £10,000.
Individualised education programmes for people with chronic renal failure and rheumatoid arthritis: a rapid review. (Dr Maxine Ofredy, Prof Ken Farrington, Prof Adam Young) - R&D support grant £10,000.
The patient journey through a PET/CT scan: The relationship between patients' perceptions of medical radiation and experienced anxiety (Dr Wai Lup Wong, Dr David Wellsted, Dr Saskia Keville, Sarah Young) - R&D support grant £5,000, and GE Healthcare support grant £1,500.
Joshi, H., Shepherd, P., Hitchcock, T, Done D.J. National Birth Cohort Studies Archive- Digitisation and Development of CLS paper and microfiche records. ESRC funding of £1.7 million.
Depression in patients with end stage renal disease: (Joe Chilcot, Ken Farrington, Maria Da Silva, David Wellsted). Kidney Research UK, British Renal Society funding of £49,640.
Planning for End-of-life Care in Dialysis Patients: Attitudes and Perceptions: (Maria Da Silva, Ken Farrington, Susan Cottom, David Wellsted). RfPB bid for £22,5000.
Two Senior Research Lectureships with an objective to provide research support to the Cancer and Rheumatology Research programs at WHHT. The contributing groups are CLiCIR (David Wellsted, John Done, Sam Norton),WHHT Cancer and Rheumatology Research Programs (East and North Herts, Nephrology Research Program) Dr Nick Troop, Health Psychologist, University of Hertfordshire. R&D Consortium funding of £24,7960.