The Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (DCAF) scheme constitutes the doctoral tier of the NHSE/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme (ICA) and exists to support future clinical academic leaders with immediate aspirations for PhD study. The DCAF scheme which is a successor to the Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship (CDRF) is a bi-annual two-rounds competition.
The scheme is open to all health and care professionals (excluding doctors and dentists) registered with the ICA Approved Regulatory Bodies.
The DCAF scheme is managed through a selection committee that is primarily comprised of academic experts from a variety of professional backgrounds and with diverse fields of academic expertise in health and social care. The overall remit of the DCAF Selection Committee is to assess applications to the NHSE/NIHR Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (DCAF) and make recommendations for funding.
Since 2016, each of the interviewing sub-committees of the ICA selection committees have also included two PPI members. The PPI members have a specific remit to assess the quality and appropriateness of the approach to patient and public involvement in the proposals of each applicant who attends an interview.
During the assessment of applications, the Selection Committee is held to the highest standards of probity to ensure the fair use of public money including:
- impartiality
- openness
- accountability and
- maximising returns on NIHR investment in research capacity development.
In addition, members of NIHR Selection Committees have a responsibility to:
- bring an independent judgement to bear on all issues considered by the Selection Committee;
- act in good faith; and
- act in the best interests of the NIHR and NHS
Membership
Role |
Title |
First Name |
Surname |
Employing/Hosting Organisation(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chair |
Professor |
Avril |
Drummond |
The University of Nottingham |
Co- Chair |
Professor |
John |
Baker |
University of Leeds |
Co- Chair |
Professor |
Louise |
Connell |
University of Central Lancashire |
Deputy chair |
Dr |
Claire |
Diver |
The University of Nottingham |
Deputy chair |
Dr |
Gita |
Ramdharry |
Kingston University and University College London |
Deputy chair |
Professor |
Vanora |
Hundley |
Bournemouth University |
Member |
Dr |
James |
Martin |
University of Birmingham |
Member |
Professor |
Melanie |
Calvert |
University of Birmingham |
SC Member |
Professor |
Amanda |
Lee |
University of Aberdeen |
SC Member |
Professor |
Amy |
Brown |
Swansea University |
SC Member |
Professor |
Andy |
Welch |
University of Aberdeen |
SC Member |
Dr |
Angus |
MacBeth |
The University of Edinburgh |
SC Member |
Professor |
Bryony |
Franklin |
University College London |
SC Member |
Dr |
Caroline |
Alexander |
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
SC Member |
Professor |
Cilla |
Harries |
Kingston and St George's Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education |
SC Member |
Professor |
David |
Alldred |
University of Leeds |
SC Member |
Professor |
Fiona |
Cramp |
University of the West England |
SC Member |
Dr |
Frank |
Lai |
The Northumbria University |
SC Member |
Professor |
Heidi |
Probst |
Sheffield Hallam University |
SC Member |
Professor |
Jane |
West |
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
SC Member |
Professor |
Jane |
Murphy |
Bournemouth University |
SC Member |
Professor |
Julie |
Sanders |
Barts Health NHS Trust |
SC Member |
Dr |
Kirstie |
Coxon |
Kingston University |
SC Member |
Professor |
Margaret |
Coffey |
Imperial College London/imperial College Healthcare Trust |
SC Member |
Professor |
Mary |
Wells |
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
SC Member |
Professor |
Maryann |
Hardy |
University of Bradford |
SC Member |
Professor |
Michelle |
Briggs |
The University of Manchester |
SC Member |
Dr |
Naim |
Abdulmohdi |
Anglia Ruskin University |
SC Member |
Professor |
Natalie |
Pattison |
University of Hertfordshire |
SC Member |
Dr |
Paraskevi |
Triantafyllopoulou |
University of Kent |
SC Member |
Dr |
Penny |
Lewis |
The University of Manchester |
SC Member |
Professor |
Sally |
Singh |
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust |
SC Member |
Professor |
Sara |
Kenyon |
University of Birmingham |
SC Member |
Dr |
Sarah |
Hughes |
University of Birmingham |
SC Member |
Professor |
Seeromanie |
Harding |
Kings College London |
SC Member |
Professor |
Taraneh |
Dean |
London South Bank University |
SC Member |
Dr |
Tracy |
Long-Sutehall |
University of Southampton |