Research Design Service for the East of England
The Research Design Service
for the East of England (RDS EoE)
is an active and dynamic network of five
Universities and four NHS Trusts across the East of England offering
research advice and support across the region.
RDS EoE is funded
by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
as part of a regional
Research Design Service
network in
England which provides assistance to turn
innovative ideas into strong research proposals to attract funding.
Supporting health and social care research
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Latest news
National Institute of Health Research issues a new
contract to aid research design in the East of England
£5 million contract signed for a further five years, to continue supporting
researchers with a collaborative service to produce high quality research
focused on the needs of patients and the public
Contracts have been awarded to the National Institute of Health Research
(NIHR) Research Design Service (RDS) for a period of five years, commencing 1
October 2013. The Research Design Service in the East of England (RDS EoE)
covers Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
and was launched in October 2008 as one of ten nationwide Research Design
Services.
This £5 million contract is for the RDS EoE to continue for a further five
years enabling researchers’ access to expertise and support across the region.
Professor Dame Sally C. Davies, Chief Medical Officer and
Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health, said:
"The NIHR is transforming research in the NHS to improve the diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of disease. It is very important that researchers
applying for NIHR funding can access the services provided by the RDS so that
they can submit their best applications to the NIHR and others for funding.”
Committed to the NIHR vision, the RDS EoE strives to improve the health and
wealth of the nation through research by facilitating academic support and
collaboration from Universities, NIHR organisations, NHS Trusts, Clinical Trials
Units (CTUs) and third sector organisations.
The RDS EoE team has a strong track record of contributing to health and
social care research on which to build.
Professor Gill Green, Director of NIHR RDS EoE, said:
“Continued funding of the RDS is a great opportunity to
develop applied health research partnerships which incorporate the knowledge of
the clinician, the research skills of the academic and the lived experience of
the patient. The RDS ensures that the health research skills and experience
held within the region are provided with the supportive infrastructure required
to develop fundable applied health research of relevance to the patient.”
The ultimate aim is to improve the quality of research proposals submitted to
NIHR.
Working with these key partners and with input from lay representatives, the
RDS EoE will play a key role in supporting health and social care researchers to
develop high quality research proposals with potential to improve patient care.
It is through such advances in research that we can improve health outcomes
and quality of life for patients and the public.