Research themes
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- Last updated on Thursday, 12 January 2012 14:00
The Trust aspires to be instigating and leading research studies and programmes that can impact upon the development of theory and practice nationally.
This aspiration will only become a reality if we successfully attract funding from grant awarding bodies, such as the National Institute for Health Research and the Medical Research Council.
Current themes and leaders
There is a leader(s) for each theme and as part of the local feasibility assessment they help to assess if proposals for new research have sufficient synergy with existing studies in a theme. Please contact the relevant theme leader to discuss your ideas. A short summary (no more than one side of A4) is enough to start with.
Applying for a new theme
Clinicians, including trainee supervisors, sometimes want to propose a new theme that feels relevant to their service. The basic principle is that a new theme is a programme of work as outlined above. This ensures that the Trust is developing areas of expertise, building reputation and enhancing opportunity for funded studies in the future.
If you are interested in proposing a new theme please email research@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk.
In summary, all research ideas should come through the R&D office in the first instance. This way, ideas can be discussed at an early stage before too much time is spent.
The resulting synergy will enhance expertise, maximise recruitment and allow the Trust's reputation as a researching organisation to grow.
Definition
A research theme is defined as two or more studies that have a common topic area.
At least one of these studies will be funded from an external source or through own account funding.
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