NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research

• Quite a long gestation
• Dates from Research for Health Wellbeing,
• R D Office, March 2000
• First Operational Framework, November 2000
• Revised Operational Framework, May 2002
• First meeting - 30th May 2002

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• The NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
  will be established to advise both the R D
  Office and the Strategy Group, and to support the
  R D Office on operational issues. The Forum
  will give an effective voice to the wider R D
  community and provide a meaningful
  advisory/consultative mechanism.

Research for Health Wellbeing, R D Office,
2000
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• The membership of the Forum will be drawn from a
  broad constituency to ensure full scientific,
  professional, sectoral and geographical
  representation. The intention is to secure an
  inclusive membership, providing a wide range of
  expertise including members with an interest in
  related activity outside the R D remit, such as
  audit and health and social care effectiveness.
  The Forum is constituted to ensure that the views
  of the various members of the HPSS, the users of
  the HPSS, and the wider Northern Ireland research
  community are fully represented.

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• The Northern Ireland Forum for Health and Social
  Care Research will provide the R D Office with
  a substantive panel of experts. The Forum in
  either plenary or ad hoc group format, will
  advise on the development of subsidiary elements
  of the R D Strategy such as the operation of
  the RRGs or education and training. Ad hoc
  groups drawn from the Forum will assist the peer
  review process which will be used to avoid
  potential conflicts of interest in any evaluation
  or selection process. The membership of the ad
  hoc groups will be augmented by participants from
  outside Northern Ireland.

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• The concept of a single active advisory Forum, as
  opposed to six committees drawn from individual
  sectors or professions, provides an integrated
  approach that complements the HPSS R D Strategy
  and engages the entire research community. The
  breadth of the Forum and the different modes of
  operation bring flexibility and allow proper
  tailoring for expert peer review. The Forum also
  allows the R D Office to access and utilise the
  R D expertise available within Northern Ireland.

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
Terms of Reference (2000)

• To provide an advisory /consultative mechanism
  for the
• R D office and the R D Strategy Group
• To assist them with the implementation of the
  HPSS
• R D Strategy
• To provide, in either plenary or ad hoc working
  group format, advice on the development of
  subsidiary elements of the HPSS Strategy
• To provide, primarily through ad hoc working
  groups, expert advice including peer review on
  education and training and project grant
  applications

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• Operational Framework - November 2000
• Chair and Vice Chair
• Chosen from nominations received
• Approved by R D Strategy Group
• Each to serve a 3 year term
• Where possible to represent different aspects
  of HPSS R D

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
November 2000
Membership

• Maximum of 60 members
• Broad constituency to ensure full scientific,
  professional, sectoral and geographical
  representation
• Emphasis on young researchers
• Related activity outside R D such as audit,
  health and social care effectiveness
• Provide a panel of experts
• Plenary or ad hoc group format to give advice
• 3 year term in first instance

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
November 2000
Nominations from

• DHSS PSNI and other Government Departments
• HSS bodies
• Health Social Services Councils
• The Universities
• Research Charities
• All Ireland Public Health Institute
• Voluntary sector
• Industrial sector

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
November 2000

• Meetings Schedule
• Full Plenary session twice a year
• Ad Hoc groups convened as needed by R D
  office
• Reports
• Report to Director for R D (DRD)
• Matters of importance raised in the Forum must
  be reported by DRD to R D Strategy Group

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
Nominations were sought from

• Research Charities
• All Ireland Public Health Institute
• Voluntary Sector
• Industrial Sector

• DHSSPSNI
• Other Govt. Depts.
• HSS bodies
• HSS Councils
• The Universities

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Nominations from
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Other Nominations from
1 each from EHSSB, Mater T, Armagh Dungannon T,
Foyle T, Eastern LMC, National Board for N,M,HV,
Institute of Public Health, Down Lisburn T,
Threshold.
Total Nominations 120
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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
September 2001

• R D Strategy Group approved nominations of
• Professor Henry Halliday (Chair)
• Professor Eithne McLaughlin (Vice Chair)
• Professor Hugh McKenna (Vice Chair)
• Membership of the Forum increased to 120 to
  represent a broad constituency in terms of
  science, profession, sector and geography.

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
Revised Operational Framework, May 2002

• Terms of Reference
• The Forum will be an effective voice for the
  wider R D and HPSS community and will provide
  an advisory/consultative mechanism for the R D
  office and the R D Strategy Group and support
  the R D Office on operational issues. It will
  provide, in either plenary or ad hoc working
  group format, advice on the development of
  subsidiary elements of the HPSS strategy.

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research
Revised Operational Framework, May 2002

• Meeting Schedule
• The Forum will meet in full plenary session at
  least once a year normally in the autumn.
  The Chairman of the Strategy Group will be
  invited to attend its meetings.
• Ad hoc groups will be convened according to
  need by the R D office from time to time.
  These will be convened in conjunction with the
  Chair and/or Vice Chairs of the Forum. In
  utilising the substantial panel of experts,
  represented by the Forum, the R D Office will
  seek to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

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NI Forum for Health and Social Care Research

• Functions of Forum now open for discussion