Support for delivering research

We can help you deliver quality research across the NHS, community, social care and public health organisations.

Research Delivery Network

The Research Delivery Network (RDN) enables the health and care system to attract, optimise and deliver research across England.

Study support service

Are you looking to run a research study in an NHS, public health or social care setting? Our study support service can help you plan and carry out high quality research.

Find an expert in your specialty

We co-ordinate and enable the delivery of research across a range of specialty areas. Find a specialty lead and get an overview of each specialty.

Recruit participants for your study

Be Part of Research

'Be Part of Research' helps over a million people take part in research across the UK. It provides study teams with free and easy access to volunteers, enabling quick and effective recruitment.

Join Dementia Research

'Join Dementia Research' gives you access to thousands of volunteers for dementia studies in the UK. Sign up and find volunteers who meet your study criteria. You can screen them and contact them directly.

Attributing costs and funding

Attribute and recover research costs (AcoRD)

The AcoRD guidance provides a framework for the NHS and its partners to identify, recover and attribute the costs of health and social care research and development, in a transparent and consistent way.

Research capability funding

We allocate funding to research-active NHS organisations or NHS health care providers to maintain research capacity and capability.