Suggest a research topic form

Use our suggest a topic form to make a research suggestion to help shape our research.

About the research topic

What is the research question or uncertainty that you think needs to be answered?

Please describe the patient group(s), people, population or communities that this research would be for (Limit 550 characters)

For example:

primary care
secondary care
care homes
local authorities
A&E
midwifery services

Tell us about who this research would be for

What is the intervention for which the research is needed (i.e. where we need to know more about "what works")? (Limit 1000 characters)

The definition of intervention is very broad and can range from:

Interventions to improve health and social care and prevent disease, the use of a diagnostic test or questionnaire, drug treatments, devices, surgical techniques, physical or talking therapies, settings of care and screening.

Wider public health and social care interventions and services e.g. reducing transport injuries related to children and young people.

Interventions to improve the quality of health and social care services, how effective they are and how easy they are for people to access.

Tell us about the intervention for which the research is needed?

Where known, please state normal practice in this field (i.e. what the control/comparator would likely be for the suggested research).

What would be the important outcomes for this research? (Limit 1000 characters)

Briefly explain why this research is needed. Why is it important to the public, patients, clinicians, the wider NHS or local communities (Limit 2500 characters)

Please provide any information you can on published or ongoing research relevant to the research suggested. You could also include any other comments you would like to make to help inform our decision making process (Limit 7000 characters)

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