• Local Sustainable Transport Fund
• Evidence synthesis

Applicants are invited to apply by 1pm on 30 July 2012. To find out more about how to apply click www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/researcher_led.asp

EME Commissioned call 12/65 Diagnosis or Assessment of Infection is due 18th June by 1pm. Full details, including guidance notes and application form, can be found on the EME website.

EME Commissioned call 12/66 Retinal disease due 18th June by 1pm. Full details, including guidance notes and application form, can be found on the EME website.

The EME programme's researcher-led workstream is an ongoing research funding opportunity funded by the MRC. You are welcome to submit an outline application at any time, however there will be three cut-off dates each year. The next deadline is 17 July by 1pm. Full details can be found on the EME website.

Full details about this call can be found on the HS&DR website. Applications are due no later than 1pm on 19th July.

All applications due no later than 1pm on 2 July 2012. Full details can be found on the HTA website.

Primary research - two stage outline to full proposal

• 12/17 Feasibility study Barriers and facilitators to uptake of vaccinations in travelling communities
• 12/19 Ultrasound elastography in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer
• 12/21 Communication therapy post-stroke
• 12/22 Feasibility study Photodynamic therapy for recurrent head and neck cancer
• 12/23 Intradialytic exercise in renal failure
• 12/24 UVB light combined with topical corticosteroid for treatment of vitiligo
• 12/25 Planned Delivery for Pre-eclampsia between 34 and 37 weeks of gestation
• 12/26 Psychotherapy for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
• 12/28 Feasibility study Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce weight gain in people with schizophrenia prescribed antipsychotic medication
• 12/29 Nitroglycerin for management of retained placenta
• 12/30 Treatments for severe chronic hand eczema
• 12/31 Feasibility study Do ‘phosphate binders’ reduce mortality and improve quality of life in patients with advanced kidney disease?

Evidence synthese - single stage full proposal

• 12/27 Art therapy for people with non-psychotic mental disorders

Applicants are invited to submit proposals on the following commissioning brief by
1pm on 17 July 2012:

12/3070 - Studies using pre-existing data

Applicants are invited to submit proposals on the following commissioning briefs by
1pm on 5 September 2012:

12/3060 - Using peer support to prevent illicit drug uptake and use in young people

12/3090 - Interventions to aid return to work after long term sickness absence

Full details can be found on the NIHR Public Health Research Programme website.

NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Fellowships are open to individuals with significant NHS and / or academic experience and who can demonstrate that they have the potential to mobilise research derived knowledge within health care settings.  In order to encourage partnership working between the NHS and Higher Education Institutions, applications must be supported by at least two organisations from these different sectors. NHS organisations may be providers or commissioners of NHS health services.

Full details of the scheme, application, and guidance notes are available on the NIHR KMF website.

RfPB competition 18 is now officially open and application forms are available from the NIHR RfPB website.

Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) are now accepting applications for a surgery-themed call. Applications for Stage 1 are due 25 May 2012. Full details can be found on the NIHR PGfAR website.

The next cut off date is 2 May 1pm future dates are

• 3 September 2012 (1pm deadline)

Full details can be viewed on the HTA website.

The NIHR will issue a call for research on the evaluation of technology-driven implanted or implantable medical devices, surgical procedures or surgical services on 23 February 2012.

This call for research proposals is a key component of the NIHR’s response to recognition of the need for an increase in research-based evidence related to surgical productivity and to patient outcomes:

· through supporting capacity building across a wide range of surgical disciplines and;

· increasing the volume of high-quality research on the effectiveness, delivery and organisation of surgery and surgical services.

Full details about this call are available on the NIHR website.

North Tees and Hartlepool University Hospital conducts high quality clinical research. The Respiratory research nurses at UHNT are working on a number of studies looking at the best care and treatments for patients living with a variety of Respiratory conditions. This includes creating a relationship which ensures that the patients are confident that the care they receive is of high quality and that they are getting the best possible treatments available to them in the NHS.

Respiratory patients who are participating in research studies, or would like to be considered for research studies, or have an interest in Respiratory research, are invited to attend the quarterly focus group meetings. These meetings are friendly and informative and enable patients to ask any questions or voice any concerns they may have. It is a forum in which the research nurses can give patients an update on current studies and invite patients to participate in future studies. The meetings also give the opportunity to get instant feedback from patients on a variety of research subjects.

For more information regarding the Respiratory Research Focus Group please contact Nicky Bateman or June Battram on 01642 624580.

INVOLVE is looking for new members from a range of backgrounds. Participation would require attending four meetings per year, mostly in London. Full details can be found on the attached flyer.

INVOLVE Flyer

The Patient and Public Involvement arm of the RDS NE is conducting a consumer panel consultation. You can read the consultation, including information on making comments, in the consultation document.

The Research Councils UK released a short film at the end of May which shows the impact of public engagement with research. More details can be found on the RCUK website or you can go directly to viewing the film.

The Spring 2011 edition of the INVOLVE newsletter has now been published. You can visit the INVOLVE website to find out more about them and download a copy of the newsletter.