Delivering research to make patients,
and the NHS, better
Maternity Clinical Network LAUNCH EVENT
Thames Valley & South Midlands CRN
18/07/2014
Manu VatishDivisional Lead Reproductive HealthNational Specialty Lead for Reproductive HealthNIHR CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands
What, who and why?
Delivering research to make patients,
and the NHS, better
Clinician An Obstetrician with over 10 years experience as a consultant
Scientist: The Role of the Placenta in Gestational Diabetes & Preeclampsia, published in high impact peer reviewed journals, won awards for research (Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award, Churchill Fellowship)
My Role in The CRN: To Facilitate Research within the Thames Valley & South Midlands.
A Little About Me….
Why do research at all?Constitutional: NHS constitution “Research is a core part of the NHS. Research
enables the NHS to improve the current and future health of the people it serves”.
NHS Operating Framework: “All providers must increase participation in research”
Financial: Significant income opportunities. Every £1 invested in research yields annual rate of return 39% (RAND 2007). Best value healthcare
Better clinical services - patient care improved, clinicians motivated, patient experience improved, culture of inquiry.
Prestige. World Class University, forefront of innovation. World leading researchers.
Moral imperative: To advance knowledge to improve patient care.
NHS Innovation Landscape
• Biomedical Research Centres and Units
• Collaborations in Leadership and Applied Health Research and Care
• Clinical Research Networks
• Clinical Research Facilities
Academic Health Science Centres
Academic Health Science Networks
‘Test bed’ sites
(Health Innovation Education ClusterNHS Innovations hub)
What has changed
From
• 9 Coordinating Centres
• 102 Local Networks
• Inconsistent coverage with complex geography
To
• 1 Coordinating Centre
• 15 Local Networks
• Simplified national coverage across all therapy areas
Host Trust CEO
Sir Jonathan Michael
Host Trust Executive
Dr Anthony Berendt
LCRN Clinical Directors
Dr Belinda Lennox ,
Dr Andrew Protheroe
Divisional
Research Leads
x6 (I’m in this
group)
Chief Operating Officer
Val Woods
Research Delivery
Managers x6 (Tessa
John in this group)
Cross divisional team
Specialty Leads x30
Who?
30 specialties, 6 delivery divisions
1. Cancer
2. Diabetes, metabolic & endocrine disorders, renal disorders
3. Stroke, cardiovascular disease
4. Children
5. Genetics, haematology, reproductive health & childbirth
6. Dementias and neurodegeneration (DeNDRoN), neurological disorders
7. Mental health
8. Primary care, ageing, health services & research delivery, oral & dental health, public health
9. Musculoskeletal, dermatology
10. Anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine & pain management, critical care, injuries & emergencies, surgery
11. Ear nose & throat, infectious diseases & microbiology, ophthalmology, respiratory disorders
12. Gastroenterology, hepatology
What do Research Networks provide?
• Provide infrastructure needed to do clinical research
• Recognize and reward research as part of the “core business” of a Trust and its workforce
• Facilitate networks of research-active clinicians
• Decrease or alleviate bureaucracy burden
• Deal with systemic blocks to research delivery
What does that mean for us?
• Budget of £13.5m for 2014/15
• Approximately 400 research nurses,doctors, administrators and supportworkers delivering research across theregion
• Activity based funding
Only 1 criterion for support:
Doing research on the CRN portfolio
(Funding)
Can we help you?
• Find new studies
• Get started as a PI
• Flexible support as required
• Commercial trial support
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CRN: TV&SM no. of studies and recruitment by division
National Committee for Reproductive Health
• New Studies introduced and local PIs identified
• Key priorities for Reproductive Health fed back to funding bodies especially NIHR
• Commercial studies a major target
Three Diseases in Obsetrics• Three commercial opportunities for TV & SM
– Preeclampsia – Roche Diagnostics
– Preterm Labour – GSK
– Gestational Diabetes – Lilly
– Together the sum of the parts is greater than the whole