Links and other resources
Attributing revenue costs of externally funded non-commercial research in the NHS
A Department of Health document (2005) that aims to clarify the distinction between research costs, NHS support costs and treatment costs in relation to activity specified in the research application/protocol, and to help attribution between the NHS and the external funder for patient-related activity, clinical staffing and placebos and medicines.
UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Units
This site offers a resource for clinical researchers and funders wishing to identify Clinical Trials Units (CTUs) that have expertise in centrally coordinating multicentre clinical trials, as well as in trial design, data management and analysis. All the CTUs listed have achieved UKCRC registration status. This site has been developed by the NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre on behalf of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration.
National Institute for Health Research
NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre
UK Clinical Research Network Portfolio Database
NIHR RD Direct National Research Ethics Service Adults lacking capacity to consent to research page last updated 18 November 2010
A national advice service for researchers working in health and social care.
NIHR RD Info
Advice on research, training and funding, including links to regional Research Design Services, which offer support to researchers in England who plan to apply for NIHR funding.
NIHR RD Learning
Health-related research courses and training.
NIHR RD Funding
Information about funding streams for research projects.
NHS R&D Forum
A learning and support organisation for people involved in planning and managing research in the NHS.
Clinical Trials Toolkit
A site developed by Medical Research Council and Department of Health for use in all publicly funded academic trials.
Data and Tissues Toolkit
A site developed by Medical Research Council and other collaborators and including practical help with the legislative and good practice requirements relating to the use of personal information and human tissus sample in healthcare research in the UK.
(part of the National Patient Safety Agency).
The MRC/MHRN Cohort Dataset Directory for mental health researchers
This directory enables you to find cohort studies that may be relevant to your research and provides information about each study’s principal investigators; funding and current status; study design; sampling and continuity plans; types of data collected, index of study measures and relevance to mental health; policy on data access and sharing; website or contact details.
An online tutorial developed by the University of Leicester and the University of Bristol, designed for people who have an interest in research involving adults who lack capacity, including researchers, Research Ethics Committee members and Research Governance managers. The tutorial and associated documents are available via the National Research Ethics Service website.