The Centre for Primary Care and Public Health hosts the East London spoke of the Primary Care Research Network-Greater London. We are a partnership between PCRN-GL and the North Central London Research Consortium (NOCLOR). If you are a researcher with an NIHR portfolio adopted study and you plan to recruit participants through primary care in East London we are here to help. If you are a general practice, pharmacy or other Primary Care Organisation and would like to find out more about how to get involved in research we would also like to hear from you.
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NOCLOR http://www.noclor.nhs.uk/ handles Research Management and Governance for the two East London Primary Care Clusters - East London and the City (Newham, Tower Hamlets, City and Hackney) and Outer North East London (Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering). NOCLOR’s team of research staff are experienced, helpful and knowledgeable and will guide you through the steps to achieve local approvals. All studies conducting research in Primary Care Organisations will need local NHS permissions before any research activity can take place. Register your study with NOCLOR via contact.noclor@nhs.net
National Institute for Health ResearchThe NIHR commission and fund NHS, social care and public health research. For more information on funding and adoption of studies on to the NIHR portfolio visit the NIHR website http://www.nihr.ac.uk
NIHR Clinical Research NetworkThe NIHR Clinical Research Network supports researchers with study planning, set-up and delivery (via PCRN http://www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/about_us/pcrn). Go to http://www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/ for more information on the CSP process (Coordinated System for gaining NHS Permission- it provides a single point of entry, via the Integrated Research Application System (IRAS), for investigators applying for NHS permission for single site and multi-site studies), getting a study adopted onto the portfolio, searching the NIHR portfolio database, uploading recruitment data, GCP training, and general information on how your study can be supported.
Research Design Service LondonResearch Design Service (RDS) London is a new advice service funded by the National Institute for Health Research which gives help on research design to NHS and other health researchers.
Researcher advisors at the Blizard Institute (Queen Mary University London) provide the service to researchers in the North East London area. The focus of RDS London is to support funding applications from NHS researchers and their academic partners, with priority given to those interested in the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) funding stream of the NIHR. For more information visit http://www.rdslondon.co.uk/
North Central London Research ConsortiumOnce your study has received ethical approval you will need to gain local RM&G approval (NHS permissions) for the research sites you intend to recruit from. This process is triggered upon submission of your SSI form (part of your IRAS). Noclor process NHS permissions for North Central and North East London (http://www.noclor.nhs.uk/). Alternatively, contact Noclor directly via contact.noclor@nhs.net for more information.
Central and East London NIHR Comprehensive Local Research NetworkPrimary Care Organisations receive Service Support Costs for their time spent supporting research studies. To apply for CLRN contingency funding (Service Support Costs and ‘infrastructure’ funding, such as research nurses or officers) your study needs to be adopted or declared eligible for the NIHR Portfolio AND the study site(s) need to have R&D approval. Service Support Costs need to be first calculated and approved by Noclor before your application is submitted. They will assist you with the service support cost calculations. Information about how to apply can be found at http://www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/about_us/ccrn/celondon/funding The deadline for applications is the first Friday of the month. The Executive Group meets to consider applications on the third Wednesday of the month.
Primary Care Research Network - East LondonCentre for Primary Care and Public HealthBlizard InstituteBarts and The LondonYvonne Carter Building58 Turner StreetLondon E1 2AB
T: 020 7882 3448F: 020 7882 2552
Professor Chris Griffiths: East London PCRN Spoke LeadE: c.j.griffiths@qmul.ac.uk T: 020 882 2509PA: Lynette EdwardsE: gppc-admin@qmul.ac.uk T: 020 7882 2509
Selina Gann: Senior Research Officer E: s.gann@qmul.ac.uk T: 020 7882 3448
Rachael Fernandes: Research Officer E: r.fernandes@qmul.ac.uk T: 020 7882 7329
Louise Cross: Research coordinatorE: l.cross@qmul.ac.uk T: 020 7882 7084