Minutes of the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme Yorkshire and North East Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss stage 2 applications to competition 42 and stage 1 applications to competition 43.
Date and location
Thursday 21 January 2021, Virtual Meeting
In attendance
Funding committee
Professor Justin Durham (Chair)
Ms Alison Allam
Professor Katie Brittain
Professor Ann-Louise Caress
Professor Susan Carr
Dr Nicola Clibbens
Mrs Michelle Collinson
Dr Jon Dickson
Mrs Joyce Fox
Dr Ann Henry
Dr Chao Huang
Dr Rachael Kelley
Professor Jonathan Ling
Ms Suzanne Shepherd
Dr Samuel Smith
Professor Claire Surr
Dr Adam Todd
Dr Maureen Twiddy
Mr Simon Walker
Secretariat
Dr Stuart Haylock (NIHR CCF)
Dr Ianina Conte (NIHR CCF)
Ms Delanie Dennie (NIHR CCF)
Ms Ellie Mitchell (NIHR CCF)
Observers
Dr Kate Hill (RDS - YH)
Professor Dawn Teare (RDS - NE)
Dr Laura Ternent (RDS - NE)
Stage 2 applications considered
1.1 NIHR202284: toothPASTE - emPowering fAmilies of young children with autiSm to esTablish good oral hEalth habits
Conflicts: Professor Justin Durham and Dr Maureen Twiddy
Outcome: Conditional support
1.2 NIHR202291: Adapting the Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) measure for use by adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities
Conflicts: Mrs Joyce Fox, Dr Rachael Kelley, Dr Samuel Smith, Dr Maureen Twiddy and Dr Simon Walker
Outcome: Reject
1.3 NIHR202208: Feasibility study of bioreactance derived, flow-directed organ donor management BIOFORMAT – BIOreactance Flow-directed ORgan donor MAnagemenT
Conflicts: Dr Katie Brittain and Professor Susan Carr
Outcome: Reject
1.4 NIHR202258: Virtual follow-up of total shoulder replacement
Conflicts: Professor Ann-Louise Caress and Dr Maureen Twiddy
Outcome: Reject
Stage 1 applications considered
2.1 NIHR202723: A feasibility study to test a caregiver intervention for people with chronic pain (JOINT SUPPORT)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
2.2 NIHR202742: Telehealth exercise for patients with primary liver cancer: TELEX-Liver Cancer
Conflicts: Professor Justin Durham, Mrs Michelle Collinson and Dr Maureen Twiddy
Outcome: Reject
2.3 NIHR202815: Patient education for recovery after bowel cancer surgery: Mixed method feasibility study
Conflicts: Professor Justin Durham, Mrs Michelle Collinson, Dr Ann Henry, Dr Samuel Smith, Dr Maureen Twiddy and Mr Simon Walker
Outcome: Reject
2.4 NIHR202791: EPIC – Empowering Families in child health through cartoons
Conflicts: Mrs Michelle Collinson, Dr Ann Henry, Dr Chao Huang, Dr Rachael Kelley, Dr Samuel Smith, Dr Adam Todd, Dr Maureen Twiddy and Mr Simon Walker
Outcome: Reject
2.5 NIHR202837: Advanced Ultrasound Biopsies in the Accurate Diagnosis of Pleural Infection (AUDIO2) - a prospective cohort study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
2.6 NIHR202779: Improving care for people with Young Onset Dementia: Development and feasibility testing of an evidence-based Care Planning Toolkit for use by NHS staff
Conflicts: Dr Rachael Kelley and Professor Claire Surr
Outcome: Reject
2.7 NIHR202728: The impact of in-hospital stressors on patients’ post-hospital recovery: A prospective cohort study
Conflicts: Dr Maureen Twiddy
Outcome: Reject
2.8 NIHR202776: Support from Telehealth to Mental Health Units for Older Adults: Preventing Unnecessary Transfers of Care (STAy-PUT)
Conflicts: Dr Rachael Kelley, Professor Claire Surr and Dr Maureen Twiddy
Outcome: Reject
2.9 NIHR202724: Ankle fracture imaging: A feasibility randomised controlled trial examining the impact of early extremity CT on outcomes of patients with a complex or unstable injury (ALIGN)
Conflicts: Dr Rachael Kelley, Dr Samuel Smith, Dr Maureen Twiddy and Mr Simon Walker
Outcome: Reject
2.10 NIHR202796: Development of a core outcome set for obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction in adults
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
2.11 NIHR202740: Improving research in the emergency surgery setting: A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators of effective research
Conflicts: Mrs Joyce Fox, Dr Ann Henry, Dr Rachael Kelley, Dr Samuel Smith and Dr Maureen Twiddy
Outcome: Reject
2.12 NIHR202788: Emergency Surgery Or noT for common Vascular conditions (the ESORT-V study)
Conflicts: Mr Simon Walker
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
Outcomes tables
Funding Committees score applications on a range of 1-10. These tables display the number of applications awarded each score in the committee meeting. The tables exclude applications that were rejected during the scrutiny and triage processes, and no ranking within columns should be inferred.
RfPB will fund applications that score in the range of 6-10, although a score of 6-10 does not guarantee funding. In exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Programme Director, applications may be invited/funded that fall below the fundable range (scoring 1-5).
Competition 42 stage 1
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fundable | 0 |
| 9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8 | Fundable | 1 |
| 7 | Fundable | 0 |
| 6 | Fundable | 1 |
| 5 | Rejected | 5 |
| 4 | Rejected | 5 |
| 3 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1 | Rejected | 0 |
Competition 42 stage 2
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fundable | 0 |
| 9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8 | Fundable | 1 |
| 7 | Fundable | 0 |
| 6 | Fundable | 0 |
| 5 | Rejected | 1 |
| 4 | Rejected | 1 |
| 3 | Rejected | 1 |
| 2 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1 | Rejected | 0 |