{"id":882,"date":"2017-12-06T10:25:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T10:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/centre-for-trials-research\/?p=882"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:59:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:59:10","slug":"rdcs-writing-retreat-achieves-95-customer-satisfaction-from-nhs-and-social-care-delegates-seeking-to-submit-research-funding-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/centre-for-trials-research\/rdcs-writing-retreat-achieves-95-customer-satisfaction-from-nhs-and-social-care-delegates-seeking-to-submit-research-funding-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"RDCS Writing Retreat Achieves 95% Customer Satisfaction From NHS And Social Care Delegates Seeking To Submit Research Funding Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

3-Day Residential Retreat<\/h2>\n

Early in November the Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales hosted a three-day residential writing retreat at the Old Rectory hotel in Llangattock near Crickhowell. 16 researchers from all over South Wales attended the event, working on seven distinct research proposals targeting the upcoming Research for Patient and Public Benefit (RfPPB) and Social Care Grant funding calls (with deadlines just before Christmas) and the Health Research Fellowship (deadline in late November).<\/p>\n

Retreat Focus<\/h2>\n

The retreat enabled the delegates to focus on their grant writing, develop and discuss ideas as a team, and get expert advice from eight consultants on a variety of aspects such as research design, study management, qualitative methods, statistics, and health economics.<\/p>\n

Wide Variety Of Expert Support To Delegates<\/h2>\n
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Deb Fitzsimmons, Health Economist, provides expert support to aspiring researchers committed to submitting research funding applications. Consulting a health economist is increasingly seen as best practice for applications because it demonstrates a concern for financial prudence to funding panels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To cover a wide range of disciplines and specialities, the Cardiff-based team of RDCS consultants (Sue Channon, Kim Madden, Claire Bartlett, Philip Pallmann) was supported by Swansea health economist Deb Fitzsimmons, Centre for Trials Research director Kerry Hood, and two consultants from the English Research Design Service (RDS) South West, Julie Hapeshi (Gloucester) and Gordon Taylor (Bath), who attended the retreat to garner ideas for a similar RDS event in the near future. Some delegates even took on a double role, working on their own proposals and also advising others on theirs.<\/p>\n

Access To Consultants<\/h2>\n

While some teams made enthusiastic use of the opportunity to pick the consultants\u2019 brains throughout the event, others simply enjoyed having time to refine their proposals with no disturbances from everyday work. And it was also the venue itself \u2013 a quaint 16th<\/sup> century building and once home of the poet Henry Vaughan \u2013 that created a productive environment for concentrated thinking and writing. Quite a few participants decided to work in the cosy atmosphere of the hotel bar rather than the slightly chilly seminar room. The discussions between researchers and consultants continued well into the evening when hints and tips were exchanged over dinner while enjoying the excellent cuisine in the conservatory.<\/p>\n

Costings And Funding Schemes<\/h2>\n
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RDCS Consultant Claire Bartlett provided expert guidance on Gantt charts as well as one to one client support.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The consultation sessions and blocks of intense writing were topped off with presentations on topics relevant to all grant applications. Claire Bartlett gave an introduction to Gantt charts and some general writing tips, Kerry Hood highlighted important aspects around flow charts and costings, and Helen Hodgson of Health and Care Research Wales discussed the ins and outs of the funding schemes with upcoming calls. Eventually the research teams presented their own draft flow charts, which again instigated lively debate and discussions.<\/p>\n

Feedback<\/h2>\n

The event received excellent feedback (9.5\/10 satisfaction), and all participants agreed it was a great success and improved their proposals substantially. Some aspects the delegates found particularly helpful were:<\/p>\n

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  • \u201cone-to-one support and time with consultants\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cability to ask questions throughout\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cexcellent advise from a range of experts\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201ctime to informally discuss and deliberate aspects of the application\u201c<\/li>\n
  • \u201cfriendly and informal set up\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cinteresting presentations\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201chearing of other projects\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cdedicated time to write application as a team\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201ctime out of clinical area\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cexcellent insight into clinical trials\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cgreat food\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3-Day Residential Retreat Early in November the Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales hosted a three-day residential writing retreat at the Old Rectory hotel in Llangattock near […]","protected":false},"author":1470,"featured_media":890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[37,26],"class_list":["post-882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-rdcs","tag-research-design-and-conduct-service"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7dIou-ee","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":658,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/centre-for-trials-research\/first-all-wales-research-design-and-conduct-service-residential-writing-retreat\/","url_meta":{"origin":882,"position":0},"title":"First All-Wales Research Design and Conduct Service Residential Writing Retreat","author":"Mark Kelson","date":"January 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A successful 3-day writing retreat The Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales recently hosted the first All-Wales Research Design and Conduct Service residential writing retreat. 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