Central Commissioning Facility
Description
The Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) manages a number of research programmes and other activities for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and for the Department of Health Policy Research Programme.
CCF runs funding competitions, through a rigorous process of independent review to ensure that only the most outstanding applications are funded. Once successful proposals are identified and contracts entered into, CCF then monitors and manages the delivery of those contracts, on behalf of the funder.
In addition to managing research programmes for the NIHR (Invention for Innovation, Programme Grants for Applied Research, Research for Patient Benefit) and the Department of Health Policy Research Programme, CCF also manages competitions and contracts for other NIHR initiatives that are part of NIHR infrastructure and NIHR Faculty.
For more information on CCF: http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
Public involvement in research
The Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) involves members of the public in its work. It values the contributions they make to research through the knowledge, experience and skills that they bring. The purpose of this involvement is to improve the quality and relevance of the research that CCF commissions and the other research activitiesthat it manages for the National Institute for Health Research and for the Department of Health Policy Research Programme.
Public contributors are routinely involved in providing written assessments of funding applications submitted to research programmes. They are also involved as members of decision-making committees and panels, making recommendations to research funders. Currently a group of about 300 members of the public contribute to CCF’s work.
Read CCF’s PP Plan 2013-15 to find out more: http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/PPI/Pages/PPIPlan.aspx
Location Get directions to this organisation
Grange House, 15 Church Street, Twickenham TW1 3NL
Key Contact
Philippa Yeeles, Head of Patient and Public Involvement
Email: philippa.yeeles@nihr-ccf.org.uk
Tel: 020 8843 8071
Website: http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
Coverage
Please refer to our website to check the remit of individual research programmes and research initiatives http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/Home.aspx.
All cover England but some also cover other parts of the UK. For example, the NIHR Invention for Innovation Programme invites applications from England and Wales.
Useful Web Links
PPI in NIHR Invention for Innovation Programme - http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/i4i/PPI/Pages/default.aspx
PPI in NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research - http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/PGfAR/ppi/Pages/default.aspx
PPI in NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme - http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/RfPB/PPI/Pages/default.aspx
PPI in Department of Health Policy Research Programme - http://prp.dh.gov.uk/ppi/
Documents
CCF-PPI-Plan-2013-15-Mar-2013-FINAL.pdf - View
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