Minutes of the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme West Midlands Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss applications to Competition 37 Stage 2.
Date and location
Meeting held on Tuesday 21 May 2019 at Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre, 53 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2RS
In attendance
Funding committee
Professor Nadine Foster (Chair)
Professor Prithwish Banerjee
Professor Matthew Brookes
Ms Lynne Carney
Dr Judith Cohen
Mr Keith Elder
Professor Barbara Fawcett
Dr Steven Marwaha
Dr Katie Morris
Dr Sara Muller
Dr Katie Newby
Dr Reuben Ogollah
Mr Thomas Pinkney
Professor Sue Read
Professor Gerry Richardson
Dr Abd Tahrani
Professor Andy Turner
Dr Jane Warwick
Secretariat
Mrs Nishita Nair (NIHR CCF)
Miss Yvette Arku-Nelson (NIHR CCF)
Miss Charlie Delilkan (NIHR CCF)
Mr Ben Morgan (NIHR CCF)
Miss Sabeena Subba (NIHR CCF)
Programme Director
Professor Sue Ziebland
Observers
Dr Jo Brett (NIHR RDS South Central)
Dr Joel Glynn (NIHR RDS South West)
Dr Mandeep Sekhon (NIHR RDS London)
Apologies
Apologies were received from Professor Nachiappan Chockalingam, Professor David Fitzmaurice, Dr David Terry and Dr Denise Winser.
Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR200461: Cell-Soothe: The feasibility and acceptability of a digital app for women who self-harm in prison
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200477: Co-developing Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services to improve the response to Family Members affected by relatives with alcohol and drug problems (IAPT-FMs)
Conflicts: Dr Steven Marwaha
Outcome: Conditional support
NIHR200510: Development and early testing of SPIRIT: (Schizophrenia Prediction of Resistance to Treatment) - a clinical tool to predict treatment resistance to anti-psychotics treatment in First Episode Schizophrenia
Conflicts: Professor Nadine Foster, Dr Sara Muller, Dr Sue Read, Dr Reuben Ogollah and Dr Judith Cohen. Dr Katie Morris assumed the chair.
Outcome: Conditional support
NIHR200511: ENHANCEII: Enhancing resilience and parenting self-efficacy in the parents of children with disabilities or complex health needs - a feasibility study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200577: Systematic review of published systematic reviews to assess the effectiveness of interventions to improve long-term sequelae in patients with head and neck cancer
Conflicts: Mr Thomas Pinkney
Outcome: Conditional support