{"id":2530,"date":"2026-06-08T15:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:55:14","slug":"support-for-social-care-research-funding-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2530","title":{"rendered":"Support for social care research funding applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NIHR-RSS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NIHR-RSS.png 520w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NIHR-RSS-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihr.ac.uk\/funding-programmes\/health-technology-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihr.ac.uk\/support-and-services\/research-support-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIHR Research Support Service (RSS)<\/a>&nbsp;are offering a series of <strong>webinars aimed at encouraging and supporting those interested in applying for social care research funding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funding scheme in question, NIHR\u2019s HTA Programme, is designed to evaluate how effectively healthcare treatments, tests and other interventions improve the lives of individuals who use and often rely on health and social care services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webinars will bring together social care experts from the NIHR HTA programme and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihr.ac.uk\/support-and-services\/research-support-service\/social-care-specialist-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSS Specialist Centre for Social Care<\/a>, providing an overview of funding opportunities and the support available to help you develop an application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f78da83d\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>HTA Social Care Methodology, Outcomes and Interventions (24 June 2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This webinar will cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>research methodology \u2013 study design and justification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how to describe the intervention in your application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>outcome measures \u2013 how to justify and provide sufficient detail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f78da83d\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>HTA Social Care Team Expertise and Involvement with the RSS (22 July 2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This webinar will cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>how and when to involve the Research Support Service (RSS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>study team expertise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the importance of lived experience input and PPIE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>equality, diversity and inclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f78da83d\"><strong>Past webinar: HTA Social Care Programme Remit and Competitiveness webinar (recording coming soon)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To register for upcoming webinars, contact the HTA programme team directly by emailing&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:htaresearchers@nihr.ac.uk\">htaresearchers@nihr.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/rss-toolbox.nihr.ac.uk\/nihr-hta-rss-social-care-webinars-and-workshops\/\">RSS webpage<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) 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