External Hand Surgery Research Funding

 

NIHR and Large Grant Funding

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is the nation's largest funder of health and care research. They aim to fund high quality research that benefits the NHS, public health and social care and provide learning and support to enable researchers to tackle the complex health and care challenges of the future. Find out how to apply for NIHR funding for your research project, including eligibility criteria, which programme is most suitable, and how to make a strong application.

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List of Successful External Grants for Hand Surgery Research

Year	Study Title	Type of Grant	Money Awarded
2018	Decision making in hand surgery (Oxford)	NIHR Fellowship	£415,400
	POINT – proximal phalanx fracture fixation trial (Nottingham)	Health Technology Assessment	£1,400,000
	MRI for diagnosing traumatic brachial plexus injuries (Leeds)	NIHR Fellowship	£544,600
2017	NINJA – Nail bed injury analysis trial (Oxford)	Research for Patient Benefit	£348,600
2016	REACTS – returning to work after carpal tunnel release (Southampton)	NIHR Fellowship	£284,400
	DRAFFT2 – Distal radius fixation trial 2 (Oxford)	Health Technology Assessment	£1,248,600
	Outcomes from common hand conditions (Oxford)	NIHR Fellowship	£335,200
	DISC – Dupuytren's surgery vs. collagenase RCT (Leicester)	Health Technology Assessment	£1,942,000
2015	DRAFFT – Distal radius fixation trial (Oxford)	Health Technology Assessment	£66,000
	Needle fasciotomy vs. limited fasciectomy for Dupuytren's (Nottingham)	Research for Patient Benefit	£259,800
2013	Improving management of carpal tunnel (Leicester)	NIHR Fellowship	£542,400
	SWIFTT – cast vs. fixation in scaphoid fracture trial (Leicester)	Health Technology Assessment	£2,284,700
	In-Practice Fellowship on carpal tunnel (Keele)	Integrated Academic Training Programme	£111,000
2010	RCT in K-wires vs. locking plate distal radius fracture (Warwick)	Health Technology Assessment	£1,300,500
	DRIFT - Distal Radius Internal Fixation Trial (North Wales)	Research for Patient Benefit	£236,400
2009	Recovery of sensory/motor function post carpal tunnel (Norwich)	NIHR Fellowship	£378,300
2006	Genetics of Dupuytren's disease (Manchester)	Integrated Academic Training Programme	£727,100

 

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James Lind Alliance (JLA) Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) ) 

The collaboration between the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) and the James Lind Alliance (JLA) has been completed. The Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) has collected data concerning potential uncertainties suggested by patients, carers and clinicians, the current literature base concerning those suggestions and the relative importance of the suggestions.

The “top 10” questions will be publicised and discussed at events where research funders will attend. The PSP will work with its stakeholders and partners to raise awareness of the priorities and try to get them funded as research projects. The questions will be considered by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and other funding organisations when commissioning research.

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