HTA funding and The Yorkshire Health Study

The NIHR HTA currently are wanting to fund research to evaluate clinical and public health interventions using efficient designs – including exploitation of existing cohorts, simple randomised trials allowing rapid recruitment and follow-up.

http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/funding/hta-researcher-led

The innovative Yorkshire Health Study cohort of 22,000 ‘research ready’ adults is designed to facilitate rapid and efficient recruitment to randomised trials using the cmRCT design 

http://www.yorkshirehealthstudy.org/

http://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c1066

If you think you have an idea for a randomised trial which would utilise the Yorkshire Health Study, do contact us for an informal chat.

All ideas (small or large) are welcome!!

The NIHR HTA funding call requires a two page ‘Expression of Interest’ before 16th July. Please do contact us by 14th May.

Best wishes

Clare Relton (0114 222 0796) and Annette Haywood (0114 22 20802)

Contact details
Dr Annette Haywood
ScHARR, The University of Sheffield
Regent Court, 30 Regent Street
Sheffield, S1 4DA
Email: a.haywood@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: 0114 222 0802
Website: http://www.yorkshirehealthstudy.org

Yorkshire Health Study in NIHR New media competition

The Yorkshire Health Study has entered the NIHR New Media Competition:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7N0D2Uw2l0wa5nFgtc1vAp13AaRvglen

The competition is aimed at:

• Communicate the clinical/applied health/social care research that you are involved in
• Enthuse audiences about the research that you are involved in (the target audience may be for example patients, researchers, colleagues, your friends and family, children, the elderly, the general public)
• Get creative and use your media skills to get the NIHR message about research out.
• Win prizes