1. HSDR funding – if at first you don’t succeed…
Simon Conroy
Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine

2. 2 out of 3 ain't bad
Acute care for frail older people, ~£1M (resubmitted)
Emergency care for older people, ~£1M,
But building upon iterative developmental work and:
Two failed PGfAR applications
One failed HTA application
One failed HSDR application
One aborted RfPB application

3. So what keeps you going? Values driven
Important problem – drawn from frontline experience
Desire to make an impact
Locally, nationally, internationally
Carrots and sticks
Support
Academic training
Colleagues
RDS

4. What worked? Important NHS/societal issue Timing
Patient/carer
Service
Economic
Timing
Limited existing evidence
Mixed methods appropriate to the questions
Tailored team, strong track records
Genuine PPI
Impact
(Value for money)

5. What was it?

6. How to get there Plan for one year of preparation
Start with a ‘vision’, develop a structure, populate detail afterwards
Preparatory work e.g. literature searches, pilot data
Logistics of bid writing
Team building & ownership
PPI ‘ownership’ – RDS funding
Critical friends