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The East of England RRDN Study Support Service offers support with the setup, delivery, monitoring and closure of studies eligible for the NIHR RDN portfolio.
The team, consisting of specialty and setting managers, Study Support Service Managers, Study Delivery Officers (SDOs) and administrators, provide essential support for researchers throughout the study lifecycle.
Commercial Research Delivery Support: Webinar
Commercial Research Delivery Support: Webinar
We recently hosted a webinar to help researchers understand how to identify research locations. This included an introduction to the new Commercial Expression of Interest (EOI) platform for research locations within the NIHR East of England RRDN.
Watch the recording of the webinar.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss anything further, please contact us at eoe.rrdn@nihr.ac.uk.
How we can support you and your study
How we can support you and your study
The East of England RRDN Study Support Service team provides support for non-commercial and commercially sponsored studies across all study designs. We offer a range of support to help you plan, place and perform high quality research.
If your study meets the eligibility criteria for the NIHR RDN Portfolio, we will work with you, research and development offices, funders, and other stakeholders to deliver your study to time and target.
Our support includes offering advice and guidance for cost attribution and at grant application stage, dissemination of new, suitable studies to Partner Organisations for Expressions of Interest, and other mechanisms.
The ideal time to initiate this support is around the time your study has been shortlisted by a funder, which will ensure you get the full range of relevant support for you and your study.
It is never too early to contact us. We are happy to be involved in the very early stages of research right through to the later stages.
More information on how to run a study within the network is available on the national NIHR website.
Expert advice and guidance to help you plan your research
Get personalised advice and guidance about what support is available, tailored to your specific study needs. You can access this support even before you have secured funding. Engaging early will increase your support options.
Accurately identify relevant funders for all resources related to your study activities
The Department of Health and Social Care guidance outlines responsibilities for funding the range of research activities. We have specialists and a UK-wide tool to help apply this to your study activities.
Ensure your research is inclusive
Read our INCLUDE guidance on improving inclusion of under-served groups in clinical research.
Find out more about how we can help you plan your study or trial in health or care settings.
Place your study
Place your study
Identify sites for your study
We can gather expressions of interest to take part in your study from sites across England. You can discuss this with us anytime throughout the life cycle of your study.
Study delivery review
We undertake a study wide assessment to identify and highlight any challenges to study delivery. enabling a proactive approach to study set-up.
Find out more about how we can help you place your study to optimise performance.
Perform your study
Perform your study
Streamline your study set-up
We will use our national network to share a study-wide action plan to ensure multiple sites open as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Keep your research on track
Your allocated performance review lead will work with you to proactively monitor the progress of your study.
Contact us
Contact us
Email our team at eoe.rrdn@nihr.ac.uk to find out how engaging with us early on benefits the full life cycle of your study.
To enable a timely response, please provide any available supporting information such as the specialty area, timescales/deadlines, study documents and sponsor.
Find out more about the national NIHR Study Support Service.
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