HSC R&D Division has been asked to submit priority topics to the NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme (ESP) Evidence Synthesis | NIHR. If you wish for a topic to be considered please complete all fields in the below from. Please note that the HSC R&D Division are not responsible for the final selection of topics chosen by the NIHR ESP.
The NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme (ESP) has
commissioned nine evidence synthesis groups (ESGs) who are available to
undertake all forms of evidence synthesis across health and social care topics.
Collectively, groups have capacity to deliver up to 45 research projects per
year.
These groups will carry out projects requested directly by stakeholders such as public health and social care providers (including NHS trusts), patient communities and members of the public. Other projects will be identified through NIHR processes. This can involve the ESP programme working closely with policy makers to make sure that chosen evidence syntheses address policy and practice needs.
An important advantage of directing research questions to ESP is
speed and efficiency as topics can be allocated to ESGs without the need for a
lengthy commissioning process. ESGs have been selected competitively based on
methodological competence and breadth and depth of experience, providing
assurance of high-quality outputs. ESGs have committed to working with stakeholders
to refine research questions and ensure that projects meet their needs.
Any type of evidence synthesis project identified through NIHR
topic identification and prioritization routes can be referred to ESP. This includes
systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid reviews, living reviews, meta-analyses,
network meta-analyses, individual participant data meta-analyses, evidence
mapping, health economic evaluation and decision modeling.
Suitable topics will include those that would previously have been
identified as appropriate for HTA programme commissioned research, where the
substantive component of the required research is evidence synthesis or economic
modeling[1].
For more information on the ESP visit - Evidence Synthesis | NIHR
If you require help filling out this survey or have any questions relating to the survey please contact Clive.wolsley@hscni.net
[1] Although ESG projects will include stakeholder engagement and can involve
components of linked primary research (such as a survey of practice that feeds
directly into a synthesis or decision model) multi-component research projects
including only a minor element of synthesis remain best placed with the HTA
programme.