Minutes of the Programme Development Grants (PDG) Sub-Committee Meeting to discuss applications to PDG Competition 26.
Date and location
Teleconference meeting held on 24 March 2020
In attendance
Sub-committee
Professor Jonathan Mant (Chair)
Professor Tracy Roberts (Supporting chair)
Professor Robbie Foy
Professor Simon Heller
Mr Philip Hurst
Mrs Ngawai Moss
Professor Fliss Murtagh
Mrs Hazel Patel
Programme Director
Professor Elaine Hay
Secretariat
Mr Rajinder Flora (NIHR CCF)
Dr Katie Cook (NIHR CCF)
Ms Fiona Giles (NIHR CCF)
Ms Saprina Harrison (NIHR CCF)
Ms Amrit Mann (NIHR CCF)
PDG applications considered
NIHR201692: Enhancing and disseminating the outputs of the Promoting Effective and Rapid Stroke Care (PEARS) NIHR PGfAR Programme Grant & facilitating thrombectomy implementation in England
Lead Applicant: Professor Philip White
Lead Assessors: Professor Fliss Murtagh (1), Professor Robbie Foy (2)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201693: IMProving shared decision-making And outComes in patienTs with KIdney Tumours. (IMPACT-KIT study)
Lead Applicant: Miss Maxine Tran
Lead Assessors: Professor Robbie Foy (1), Professor Simon Heller (2)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201694: Caring for Continence in Cognitive Impairment (3CI). Supporting unpaid care-partners dealing independently with continence concerns of people with early cognitive impairment at home.
Lead Applicant: Professor Marcus Drake
Lead Assessors: Professor Tracy Roberts (1), Professor Fliss Murtagh (2)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201695: What types, intensities, frequencies and durations of physical activity should be targeted to maximise the impact of diabetes prevention programmes
Lead Applicant: Mrs Nikki Garner
Lead Assessors: Professor Simon Heller (1), Professor Robbie Foy (2)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201696: Identifying effective and efficient treatments for speech sound disorder in children
Lead Applicant: Dr Yvonne Wren
Lead Assessors: Professor Robbie Foy (1), Professor Fliss Murtagh (2)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201698: Developing implementation of ISDR variable-interval risk-based screening for diabetic retinopathy - external validation, implementation protocols and failsafe systems
Lead Applicant: Professor Simon Harding
Lead Assessors: Professor Simon Heller (1), Professor Tracy Roberts (2)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201697: Development and Dissemination of Care Home Independent Pharmacist Prescriber Study (CHIPPS) Implementation Toolkit
Lead Applicant: Professor David Wright
Lead Assessors: Professor Fliss Murtagh (1), Professor Simon Heller (2)
Conflicts: Professor Robbie Foy
Outcome: Resubmission