Nurse representation in research funding bodies

It is important that the nursing voice is heard in the strategic planning of government research funding programmes (including the UK CRC) and major healthcare research funding bodies, and one way of doing this is for nurses to be represented on relevant strategic boards/panels etc. Please find below a list of government programme and funding bodies, with any know nurse representation on their boards/panels. Please let us know of any ommissions and/or inaccuracies by emailing Dave O'Carroll, email: david.ocarroll@rcn.org.uk.

Government programmes

Chief Scientist Office (Scotland)
NHS Research Scotland
NICRN (Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network)
NIHR Clinical Research Network
NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme
NIHR Trainees Co-ordinating Centre
NISCHR Registered Research Groups
UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UK CRC)

Funding bodies and nurse representation

Asthma UK
Bereavement Research Forum (BRF)
BUPA Foundation
The Healing Foundation
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Parkinson's UK
Research Council for Complementary Medicine (RCCM)
The Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN)

Asthma UK

Name of board: Research Review Panel (made up of 27 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.asthma.org.uk/research-project-grants

Bereavement Research Forum (BRF)

Name of board: Steering Committee (made up of 7 members)
Nurse representation: Dawn Chaplin, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust AND Mollie Cook, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Website: http://www.brforum.org.uk/index.htm

BUPA Foundation

Name of board: BUPA Foundation Board (made up of 16 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Mary Watkins, University of Plymouth
Website: BUPA Foundation

Chief Scientist Office (Scotland)

Name of board: Research Advisory Committee (made up of 29 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Francine Cheater, Glasgow Caledonian University
Website: CSO Research Advisory Committee

The Healing Foundation

Name of board: Research Council (made up of 15 members)
Nurse representation: none (previously Professor Sara Faithfull, University of Surrey)
Website: The Healing Foundation

Medical Research Council

Name of board: Strategy Board (made up of 13 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/About/Structure/Strategyboard/Keyfacts/index.htm
Name of board: Global Health Group (made up of 12 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/GHG/index.htm
Name of board: Population Health Sciences Group (made up of 11 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/PHSG/index.htm
Name of board: Training and Careers Group (made up of 14 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/TCG/index.htm
Name of board: Translational Research Group (made up of 8 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Jackie Oldham, University of Manchester
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/TRG/index.htm
Name of board: Infections and Immunity Board (made up of 22 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/IIB/index.htm
Name of board: Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board (made up of 23 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/MCMB/index.htm
Name of board: Neurosciences and Mental Health Board (made up of 24 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/NMHB/index.htm
Name of board: Populations and Systems Medicine Board (made up of 27 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/PSMB/index.htm
Name of board: Non-Clinical Training & Career Development Fellowship Panel (made up of 12 members)
Nurse representation:
Website: MRC Non-Clinical Training & Career Development Fellowship Panel
Name of board: Clinical Training & Career Development Fellowship Panel (made up of 19 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: MRC Clinical Training & Career Development Fellowship Panel
Name of board: Strategic Skills Fellowship Panel (made up of 24 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/StrategicSkillsFellowshipsPanel/index.htm
Name of board: Methodology Research Programme Panel (made up of 16 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Boardpanelsgroups/MRP/index.htm
Name of board: Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme & Developmental Clinical Studies Panel (made up of 22 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Grants/DPFS/index.htm
Name of board: Regenerative Medicine Research Committee Panel (formerly TSCRC) (made up of 12 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Grants/TSCRC/index.htm

NHS Research Scotland

Name of board: NRS Strategy Board (made up of ? members)
Nurse representation: Unknown
Website: http://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/index.php/nrs/nrs-structure
Name of board: Scottish Children's Research Network Core Team (made up of 9 members)
Nurse representation: Donna Nelson and Victoria Thomson, Craig Unit CRF; Susan MacFarlane and Debbie Rice, Tayside CRF; Kay Riding, Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Sick Kids CRF; Liz Waxman, Glasgow Yorkhill CRF
Website: http://www.scotcrn.org/
Name of board: Scottish Diabetes Research Network executive steering group (made up of 11 members)
Nurse representation: Shona Brearley, Scottish Diabetes Research Network
Website: http://www.sdrn.org.uk/?q=about
Name of board: Scottish Stroke Research Network executive group (made up of 16 members)
Nurse representation: Grace Lindsay, Glasgow Caledonian University and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Website: http://www.ssrn.org.uk/index.php
Name of board: Scottish Mental Health Research Network advisory board (made up of members)
Nurse representation: Unknown
Website: http://www.smhrn.org.uk/about/about.asp
Name of board: Scottish Dementia Clinical Research Network (made up of 11 members)
Nurse representation: Emma Law, SDCRN
Website: http://www.sdcrn.org.uk/
Name of board: Scottish Cancer Research Network (made up of members)
Nurse representation: Unknown
Website: http://www.scrn.org.uk/eng.php
Name of board: Scottish Primary Care Research Network (made up of members)
Nurse representation: Unknown
Website: http://www.sspc.ac.uk/spcrnaboutus-item

NICRN (Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network)

Name of board: (made up of members)
Nurse representation:
Website:

NIHR Clinical Research Network

Name of board: NIHR Diabetes Research Network Clinical Studies Advisory Group (made up of 13 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.ukdrn.org/csag/default.aspx
Name of board: NIHR Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (made up of members)
Nurse representation:
Website:
Name of board: NIHR Medicines for Children Research Network Board (made up of members)
Nurse representation:
Website:

NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme

Name of board: HS&DR Commissioning Board (researcher-led workstream) (made up of 22 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Kate Seers, RCN Research Insitute, University of Warwick; Professor Christopher Todd, University of Manchester; Mrs Carole Langrick, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Website: http://www.netscc.ac.uk/hsdr/hsrboard.html
Name of board: HS&DR Prioritisation Panel (commissioned workstream) (made up of 21 members)
Nurse representation: Marina Lupari, Northern Health and Social Services Board; Dr Christine Barrett, Independent healthcare workforce consultant; Mr Nigel Davies, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust;
Website: http://www.netscc.ac.uk/hsdr/hdrpanel.html
Name of board: HS&DR Commissioning Board (commissioned workstream) (made up of 21 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Davina Allen, Cardiff University; Professor Vari Drennan, Kingston University and St George's, University of London; Professor Claire Goodman, University of Hertfordshire; Professor Fiona Ross, Kingston University and St George's, University of London; Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone, Bangor University; Professor Jane Sandall, King's College London
Website: http://www.netscc.ac.uk/hsdr/hdrboard.html

NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme

Name of board: Prioritisation Group (made up of 9 members)
Nurse representation: none
Website: NIHR HTA programme Prioritisation Group
Name of board: HTA Clinical Evaluation and Trials Board (made up of 19 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: NIHR HTA programme HTACTB
Name of board: HTA Commissioning Board (made up of 21 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Andrea Nelson, University of Leeds AND Professor Caroline Watkins, University of Central Lancashire
Website: NIHR HTA programme HTACB
Name of board: HTA Editorial Board (made up of 10 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: NIHR HTA programme EB
Name of panel: Diagnostic Technologies and Screening Panel (DTSP) (made up of 20 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Julie Jomeen, University of Hull
Website: NIHR HTA programme DTSP
Name of panel: Disease Prevention Panel (DPP) (made up of 18 members)
Nurse representation: None (but Professor Woody Caan, University of East Anglia, sits on the panel)
Website: NIHR HTA programme DPP
Name of panel: External Devices and Physical Therapies Panel (EDaPT) (made up of 19 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Andrea Nelson, University of Leeds
Website: NIHR HTA programme EDaPT
Name of panel: Interventional Procedures Panel (IPP) (made up of 21 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: NIHR HTA programme IPP
Name of panel: Pharmaceutical Panel (PHP) (made up of 20 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Sue Jordan, Swansea University
Website: NIHR HTA programme PHP
Name of panel: Psychological and Community Therapies Panel (PCTP) (made up of 16 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Karen Roberts, Nurse/Consultant, Dunston Hill Hospital
Website: NIHR HTA programme PCTP

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme

Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, North East (made up of 17 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Karen Roberts, Gateshead Health NHS Trust Expertise
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC North East
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, North West (made up of 18 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Moira Attree, University of Manchester; Dr Mary O'Brien, Edge Hill University
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC North West
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, Yorkshire and the Humber (made up of 22 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Jane Nixon, University of Leeds; Professor Karen Spilsbury, University of York
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC Yorkshire and the Humber
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, East Midlands (made up of 18 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Kristian Pollock, University of Nottingham;
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC East Midlands
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, West Midlands (made up of 20 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Gill Furze, Coventry University;
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC West Midlands
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, East of England (made up of 19 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Frances Bunn, University of Hertfordshire; Ms Carol Smith, University of East Anglia; Dr Patricia Wilson, University of Hertfordshire
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC East of England
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, London (made up of 20 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Carol Cox, City University, London; Professor Ruth Harris, Kingston University and St. George's, University of London; Professor Alison Metcalfe, King's College London;
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC London
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, South East Coast (made up of 15 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Nicola Carey, University of Surrey; Professor Tom Quinn, University of Surrey; Professor Julie Scholes, University of Brighton
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC South East Coast
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, South Central (made up of 17 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Liz Tutton, University of Warwick
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC South Central
Name of board: Regional Advisory Committee, South West (made up of 19 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Margaret Fletcher, University of the West of England, Bristol; Professor Bridie Kent, Plymouth University
Website: NIHR RfPB programme RAC South West

NIHR Trainees Co-ordinating Centre

Name of board: NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship panel (made up of 29 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Peter Griffiths, University of Southampton; Dr Gretl McHugh, University of Manchester; Professor Anne-Marie Rafferty, King's College London
Website: http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/nihrfellow/
Name of board: NIHR Post-Doctoral, Career Development & Senior Research Fellowships panel (made up of 29 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Christi Deaton, University of Manchester; Dr Ann McDonnell, Sheffield Hallam University; Professor David Richards, University of Exeter
Website: http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/nihrfellow/
Name of board: NIHR Research Professorships panel (made up of 7 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/researchprofessor/
Name of board: NIHR Clinical Trials Fellowship panel (made up of 8 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/nihrclinicaltrialsfellowships/index
Name of board: NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Fellowship scheme panel (made up of 12 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Kate Gerrish, University of Sheffield; Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone, Bangor University
Website: http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/kmf/

NISCHR Registered Research Groups

Name of board: Cardiovascular Research Group Cymru (made up of 27 members)
Nurse representation: Abby Waters, NISCHR CRC, South East of Wales
Website: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?orgid=949
Name of board: Lung Research Wales
Nurse representation: Unknown
Website: http://www3.uwic.ac.uk/english/health/research/cbr/lungresearch/pages/index.aspx
Name of board: Wales Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network Steering Group (made up of 37 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Seren Roberts, Bangor University
Website: http://neurodemcymru.org/
Name of board: Mental Health Research Network - Cymru executive committee (made up of 27 members)
Nurse representation: Dr Anne Fothergill, University of South Wales; Dr Seren Roberts, Bangor University; Steven Williams, Consultant Nurse, Pembrokeshire
Website: http://www.mhrnc.org/exec.htm
Name of board: Older People & Ageing Research and Development Network (made up of 7 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.opanwales.org.uk/team.htm
Name of board: Thematic Research Network for Emergency and UnScheduled Treatment (TRUST) executive group (made up of 18 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.trustresearch.org.uk/en/about-us.htm
Name of board: Children and Young People Research Network executive committee (made up of 15 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Billie Hunter, Cardiff University; Professor Jane Noyes, Bangor University; Dr Julia Sanders, South East Wales Trials Unit
Website: http://www.link-wales.org.uk/index.php?page=executive-committee&hl=en_GB
Name of board: Cancer (made up of 16 members)
Nurse representation: Mim Evans, Wales Cancer Research Network; Sue Kearney, Royal Gwent Hospital; Barbara Moore, Cancer Research UK Senior Nurse; Gill Palmer, Singleton Hospital; Jane Stockport, Glan Clywd Hospital
Website: http://www.cancerrrg-palliativecare.org/about-us.php
Name of board: Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders research strategy group (made up of 8 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Ruth Northway, University of South Wales
Website: http://www.ldancymru.org.uk/
Name of board: Welsh Arthritis Research Network strategic board (made up of 9 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.warnwales.co.uk/warn-structure.htm
Name of board: Microbiology and Infection Translational Research Group steering group (made up of 16 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://www.mitreg.co.uk/steering-group
Name of board: Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Research Group (made up of members)
Nurse representation:
Website:
Name of board: All Wales Kidney Research Network (made up of members)
Nurse representation:
Website:
Name of board: Wales School for Primary Care Research (made up of 6 members)
Nurse representation: Professor Joyce Kenkre, University of South Wales
Website: http://www.wspcr.ac.uk/leadership-team.php
Name of board: Diabetes Research Network (made up of members)
Nurse representation:
Website: http://diabeteswales.org.uk/index.htm
Name of board: Wales Epilepsy Research Network executive management committee (made up of members)
Nurse representation: Ms Vicki Myson, Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust
Website: http://www.wern.swan.ac.uk/wern_members.html#executive
Name of board: Public Health Improvement Research Network (made up of 9 members)
Nurse representation: None
Website: http://phirn.org.uk/contact/
Name of board: Epidemiology & Screening Research Unit (made up of members)
Nurse representation:
Website:

Parkinson's UK

Name of board: Research Advisory Panel (made up of 31 members)
Nurse representation: none (but Professor George Kernohan sits on the panel and is a member of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research, University of Ulster)
Website: Parkinson's UK