Goal 1: Establish the NHS as an internationally recognised centre of research excellence |
Number of applications to NIHR Faculty and Research programmes |
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Number of industry funded trials taking place through NIHR networks and experimental medicine research facilities |
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Total value of industry funded trials taking place in the NHS |
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% of NIHR-portfolio trials achieving greater than 95% of recruitment plan |
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Number and favourability of news stories relating to NIHR and NHS research in national and international media each month |
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Goal 2: Attract, develop and retain the best research professionals to conduct people-based research |
Number of faculty members at each level of NIHR Faculty (Investigators, Trainees and Associates) |
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% of personal award scheme (research fellowship) applicants coming from university departments rated as excellent in the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise |
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Goal 3: Commission research focused on improving health and care |
% of planned research expenditure disbursed |
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% of applications for research grants deemed fundable that were funded |
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Number of new publications that attribute NIHR funding deposited on UK PubMed Central each month and % of these in journals targeted at practitioners |
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Goal 4: Strengthen and streamline systems for research management and governance |
Average time from commission to commencement of NIHR-portfolio studies |
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Number of research passports active |
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Pages accessed through the NIHR portal and website |
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Goal 5: Act as sound custodians of public money for public good |
% of total cost of programme funding spent on research administration |
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Number of risk register issues escalated for monitoring by NIHR Senior Management Team |
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