Minutes of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) funding committee meeting to discuss stage 1 applications to Competition 39
Date and Location
Meeting held on 14 September 2022 via online video meeting
In attendance
Committee Members
Professor Richard G Watt (Chair)
Professor Kate Jolly (Supporting Chair)
Professor Anthony Avery
Professor Vari M Drannan
Reverend Stephen Habgood
Professor Simon Heller
Professor Khalida Ismail
Professor Gregory Lip
Professor Richard Martin
Dr Catriona McDaid
Mrs Ngawai Moss
Professor Gavin Murphy
Professor Hemant Pandit
Mrs Angela Ruddock
Ms Julie Stone
Professor Stephanie Taylor
Stroke Association
Ms Jackie Aston
Programme Director
Professor Elaine Hay
Secretariat
Mr Raj Flora (NIHR)
Ms Sarah Thompson (NIHR)
Ms Emily Griffiths (NIHR)
Mr Curtis Dixon (NIHR)
Observers
Dr Kate Absolom, General Advisor, RDS University of Leeds
Dr Richard Francis, Head of Research, Stroke Association
Mrs Emily Griffin, Research Manager, Stroke Association
Ms Lisa Klaourakis, Programme Manager (NIHR)
Mr Husain Taibjee, Programme Manager (NIHR)
Applications considered
NIHR205007: Intensive Comprehensive Community and Carers Aphasia Programme (ICCCAP)
Lead Applicant: Professor Alexander Leff
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Shortlisted to Stage 2
NIHR205012: COMbAT Fatigue: COproduction and evaluation of a self-MAnagemenT intervention for post-stroke Fatigue
Lead Applicant: Dr Grace Turner
Conflicts: Professor Kate Jolly, Professor Anthony Avery, Professor Elaine Hay, Professor Stephanie Taylor, Professor Gregory Lip
Outcome: Shortlisted to Stage 2
Ms Jackie Aston, Dr Richard Francis and Mrs Emily Griffin left the meeting.
NIHR204844: Developing and testing an app and support to enable tailoring of medication regimens with older people and family carers to reduce burden (DECODE)
Lead Applicant: Dr Ian Maidment
Conflicts: Professor Simon Heller, Professor Kate Jolly, Mrs Ngawai Moss, Professor Anthony Avery
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204883: Supporting families of infants with excessive crying: providing online support for parents and health professionals to improve quality of life and reduce NHS costs
Lead Applicant: Dr Ingrid Muller
Conflicts: Professor Simon Heller, Professor Kate Jolly, Professor Richard Martin, Professor Anthony Avery, Professor Stephanie Taylor
Outcome: Reject
NIHR205006: Improving outcomes by addressing variation in unmet needs at transition to adult care for young people born with cleft lip and palate (Short title: Cleft@20)
Lead Applicant: Dr Yvonne Wren
Conflicts: Professor Richard Martin
Outcome: Shortlisted to Stage 2
NIHR205013: Safety of medications in pregnancy - a novel approach to improving shared decision making
Lead Applicant: Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox
Conflicts: Professor Anthony Avery, Professor Stephanie Taylor
Outcome: Shortlisted to Stage 2
Professor Vari Drennan left the meeting
NIHR205015: Improving the Diagnosis and Early referral of patients with AxiaL spondyloarthiritis (IDEAL)
Lead Applicant: Dr Jonathan Packham
Conflicts: Professor Hemant Pandit, Professor Kate Jolly, Professor Anthony Avery, Professor Elaine Hay
Outcome: Shortlisted to Stage 2
Professor Kate Jolly assumed the chair.
NIHR205016: Adult Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) following distal RAdius Fracture prevenTion and tailored Implementation Plan (ACRAFT-IP) (ACRAFT): development and evaluation of an integrated CRPS prevention pathway
Lead Applicant: Dr Selina Johnson
Conflicts: Professor Gregory Lip
Outcome: Reject
NIHR205018: Sequencing of nosocomial infections for infection control (SONIIC): a programme grant to determine the benefit and cost effectiveness of whole genome sequencing to support NHS infection prevention and control (IPC) teams in reducing the within-hospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza, as well as characterise the utility of this approach in informing public health surveillance
Lead Applicant: Professor Judy Breuer
Conflicts: Professor Gavin Murphy
Outcome: Reject
NIHR205008: IBD PREVAIL: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Phenotype Response Evaluation - a Validated Assessment of Intervention Likelihood
Lead Applicant: Dr Cameron Braddy-Green
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR205010: COMPACT: Developing and Evaluating a Cost-effective Care Pathway to Improve Outcomes for Autistic Children
Lead Applicant: Professor Emily Simonoff
Conflicts: Dr Catriona McDaid, Professor Khalida Ismail
Outcome: Reject
NIHR205017: Aging with chronic uncertainty: Planning for more responsive NHS services to improve the quality of life for people with Sickle Cell Disorders and Thalassaemias
Lead Applicant: Dr Maria Berghs
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
Outcomes Table
Funding Committees score applications on a range of 1-10. This table displays the median score for each application that was assessed in the Stage 1 assessment committee meeting. At Stage 1, an application scoring in the range is 8 -10 is invited to Stage 2. Applications with a median score of 6 or 7 have the potential to be invited to Stage 2, at the discretion of the Committee. In exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Programme Director, applications may be invited which fall below the potentially invite to Stage 2 range.
| Median Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 9.0 - 10.0 | Invited to Stage 2 | 1 |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Invited to Stage 2 | 1 |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Invited to Stage 2 | 1 |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Invited to Stage 2 | 2 |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Rejected | 2 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Rejected | 4 |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | Rejected | 1 |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | Rejected | 0 |