Applying for additional funding for eligible* activity in CRN: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Questions
Get form from
Operational
Management
Team* member
Complete application for
additional funding to show
how funding will support
recruitment, or give good
case for cross cutting*
funding. Include your
contact details.
Relevant Operational
Management Team member
for authorisation
(email encouraged)
Discuss and agree with
Trust R&D and
Operational
Management Team*
member for info on
recruitment, figures and
local strategy
Allow minimum 2 weeks
Applicant*
Trust R&D
for authorisation
(email encouraged)
OMT manager sends
to Divisional Lead*
for signature
Closing date
Funding Panel considers scored applications
Questions
OMT member scores
application
OMT member emails
signed application to
CRN:KSS Finance
Manager by closing date
CRN:KSS Finance
Manager validates
scoring, collates and logs
applications
*See overleaf for explanation of terms
CRN:KSS Finance
Manager
notifies Trust
Finance Leads of
outcome
OMT member
notifies applicant
(cc. Trust R&D) of
outcome
Follow up
recruitment into
new post
Evaluate
effectiveness of
new post
V3 27/11/14
Explanation of Terms and contact details
Term
Explanation
Applicant
Any person within CRN: Kent, Surrey & Sussex region who considers that additional
funding is required for eligible activity.
Eligible Activity
See CRN document on Eligibility Criteria for NIHR Clinical Research Network Support
http://www.crn.nihr.ac.uk/wpcontent/uploads/About%20the%20CRN/Eligibility%20Criteria%20for%20NIHRCRN%
20support.pdf
Cross Cutting
Activities that cut across all Divisions, e.g. clinical support services, industry,
research management & governance, patient & public involvement, administration,
finance, business intelligence.
Divisional Lead
Clinical Leader for a Division
Division
There are 6 Divisions in each of the 15 local Clinical Research Networks, each
covering a particular grouping of clinical specialities (see below).
Operational
Management Team
Includes: Chief Operating Officer, 6 x Research Delivery Managers, Industry
Manager, Research Management & Governance Manager, Information Manager
Research Delivery
Manager
Operational manager, responsible for management of the portfolio of their
Division. There are 6 RDMs in CRN: Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
Division / Cross Cutting area
Operational Management Team contacts
Division 1 (Cancer)
Research Delivery Managers:
barbara.mercier@nihr.ac.uk /07979 537676
jane.hanson@nihr.ac.uk/ 07979 537673
Division 2 (Cardiovascular diseases, stroke, diabetes,
metabolic and endocrine, renal disorders)
Research Delivery Manager:
Kala.ratnajothy@nihr.ac.uk / 07920 889 155
Division 3 (Children, genetics, haematology, reproductive
health and childbirth)
Research Delivery Manager:
Kala.ratnajothy@nihr.ac.uk / 07920 889 155
Division 4 (Dementias and neurodegeneration,
neurological disorders, mental health)
Research Delivery Manager:
julia.simister@nihr.ac.uk / 07714 288594
Division 5 (Primary care, ageing, health services and delivery
research, oral and dental health, public health, dermatology,
musculoskeletal disorders)
Research Delivery Manager:
sarah.p.edwards@nihr.ac.uk / 07885
210061
helen.membrey@nihr.ac.uk / 07885 210062
Division 6 (Anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine
and pain management, critical care, injuries and
emergencies, surgery, ENT, infectious diseases and
microbiology, ophthalmology, respiratory, gastroenterology,
Hepatology)
Research Delivery Manager:
ruth.hulbert@nihr.ac.uk / 07979 537674
Cross Cutting Activities:
Industry
Business Intelligence (information)
Clinical support services, RM&G, PPI, administration, finance
and ‘other’
james.porreca@nihr.ac.uk / 01634 350429
james.pearson@nihr.ac.uk / 01634 350 415
hazel.whalley-crawford@nihr.ac.uk /
07979 534149