Minutes of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Sub-Committee A meeting to discuss stage 2 applications to Competition 38.
Date and Location
Meeting held on 18 October 2022 at ETC Venues Monument 8 Eastcheap, London EC3M 1AE
In attendance
Committee Members
Professor Catherine Hewitt (Chair)
Professor Anthony Avery (virtual)
Professor Steve Gillard
Professor Khalida Ismail
Professor Belinda Lennox
Dr David Meads
Mrs Ngawai Moss
Professor Subhash Pokhrel
Professor Isabel Reading
Professor Glenn Robert
Mrs Julie Stone
Professor Stephen Walters (virtual)
Ms Mavis Wenham
Programme Director
Professor Elaine Hay
Secretariat
Mr Raj Flora (NIHR)
Ms Saima Siddiqui (NIHR)
Mr Husain Taibjee (NIHR)
Ms Zaynab Manea (NIHR)
Ms Emily Griffiths (NIHR)
Observers
Professor Penny Bee, The University of Manchester
Apologies
Professor Kelvin Jordan (written comments provided)
Professor Eileen Kaner (written comments provided)
Professor Tim Colman (written comments provided)
Professor Glenn Robert (written comments provided)
Applications considered
NIHR204401: Co-design and evaluation of an intervention to increase UPTake of pUlmonary RehabilitatioN for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the UPTURN study.
Lead Applicant: Dr Jonathan Fuld
Conflicts: Professor Anthony Avery
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor Elaine Hay assumed the chair.
NIHR204403: Carbon reduced operating theatres: Implementing and evaluating GreenSurg Programme
Lead Applicant: Dr Aneel Bhangu
Conflicts: Professor Anthony Avery and Professor Catherine Hewitt
Professor Elaine Hay was flagged as having a potential conflict of interest, but at the discretion of the NIHR participated in the discussion and scoring of the proposal.
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
NIHR204406: "Complex Multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) Phenotypes, Trends, and Endpoints (CoMPuTE)"
Lead Applicant: Professor Rafael Perera
Conflicts: Mrs Ngawai Moss, Dr David Meads, Professor Belinda Lennox and Professor Catherine Hewitt
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor Catherine Hewitt resumed the chair.
NIHR204408: Estimating the Long-term Impact and Sequelae of Tuberculosis and impact of interventions: E-LIST.TB
Lead Applicant: Professor Manish Pareek
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204417: Developing and evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a tailored contextual cardiovascular rehabilitation programme for people with atrial fibrillation (ACTIVATE-AF)
Lead Applicant: Professor Gregory Lip
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
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 Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 9.0 - 10.0 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Fundable | 3 |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Fundable/Rejected | 0 |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Rejected | 1 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | Rejected | 1 |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | Rejected | 0 |