Minutes of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Sub-Committee A meeting to discuss stage 2 applications to Competition 37.
Date and Location
Meeting held on 28 June 2022 via online video meeting
In attendance
Committee Members
Professor Jonathan Mant (Chair)
Professor Simon Heller (Supporting Chair)
Ms Anica Alvarez Nishio
Professor Tim Coleman
Dr Kimberly Goldsmith
Professor Carmel Hughes
Professor Claire Hulme
Professor Kelvin Jordan
Professor Gregory Lip
Dr David Meads
Professor Hemant Pandit
Professor Glenn Robert
Ms Julie Stone
Professor Stephanie Taylor
Professor Stephen Walters
Ms Mavis Wenham
Written Comments
Professor Isabel Reading
Professor Kavita Vedhara
Programme Director
Professor Elaine Hay
Secretariat
Mr Raj Flora (NIHR)
Ms Fiona Giles (NIHR)
Ms Lisa Klaourakis (NIHR)
Ms Saprina Harrison (NIHR)
Ms Zaynab Manea (NIHR)
Ms Emily Griffiths (NIHR)
Mr Ian Beason (NIHR)
Xavier Halligan (NIHR)
Kasia Najdyhor (NIHR)
Observers
Dr Jean Craig, RDS East of England,University of East Anglia
Dr Manuel De Oliveira Gomes, University College London
Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons, Swansea University
Dr Irina Kinchin, The University of Dublin
Professor G J Melendez-Torres, University of Exeter
Professor Catherine Hewitt, University of York
Apologies
Professor Eileen Kaner (written comments provided)
Professor Steve Gillard (written comments provided)
Applications considered
NIHR204013: Treating persecutory delusions successfully: enabling patients with psychosis to receive the most effective psychological therapy
Lead Applicant: Professor Daniel Freeman
Conflicts: Dr Kimberley Goldsmith and Professor Glenn Robert
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
NIHR204148: Optimising cultural expeRIences for mental health in underrepresented younG people onlINe (ORIGIN)
Lead Applicant: Dr Rebecca Syed Sheriff
Conflicts: Dr Kimberley Goldsmith, Professor Kelvin Jordan, Professor Stephanie Taylor, Professor Stephen Walters, Professor Simon Heller, Ms Julie Stone, Ms Anica Alvarez Nishi
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor Simon Heller assumed the chair
NIHR204154: "The AIR SAFETY Programme: Developing, validating & deploying cost-effective Artificial Intelligence driven preventions of aerosol borne Respiratory diseases (AIR) to enhance healthcare staff and patient SAFETY"
Lead Applicant: Professor Laurence Lovat
Conflicts: Professor Jonathan Mant and Dr Manuel De Oliveira Gomes
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204156: Optimising outcomes in pregnant women with epilepsy and their babies: Reducing maternal seizure risks and assessing long-term safety of antiepileptic drugs
Lead Applicant: Professor Shakila Thangaratinam
Conflicts: Professor Tim Coleman
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor Jonathan Mant resumed the chair
NIHR204430: Defining, Recognising and Escalating Maternal Early Deterioration (DREaMED):Decreasing inequality through improved outcomes
Lead Applicant: Professor Peter Watkinson
Conflicts: Dr Kimberley Goldsmith and Professor Glenn Robert
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Outcomes Table
Funding Committees score applications on a range of 1-10. This table displays the number of applications awarded by mean score. The PGfAR fundable range is 8-10. Applications with a mean score of 6.0-7.9 have the potential to be funded, at the discretion of the Department of Health and Social Care based on recommendations by the Stage 2 and Main Selection Committees
| Mean | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 9.0 - 10.0 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Fundable | 4 |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Potentially Fundable | 0 |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Potentially Fundable | 0 |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Rejected | 1 |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | Rejected | 0 |