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NIHR Clinical Research Network NIHR Local Clinical Research Network Funding Allocations Public Version NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre 19 March 2018 [version 1.1] 1

1. Purpose of this document This document sets out the NIHR Local Clinical Research Network () funding allocations for the financial year, and provides a summary of changes made to the CRN funding model for. 2. Purpose of the CRN funding model The purpose of the CRN funding model is to best apportion the national CRN funding allocation to the 15 s in pursuance of the aims of the NIHR CRN as set out in the NIHR Briefing Note for the CRN, and the CRN High Level Objectives. The CRN funding model has been developed on the basis of a number of principles; these were set out in the CRNCC Recommendations to the Department of Health for Funding Allocations 2017/18, and that paper also discussed the trade-offs between different principles. The CRNCC has consistently advised that the national funding model is not intended to be a template for local funding distribution models, and historically the CRNCC has allowed s considerable flexibility in the design of local models, on the basis that local circumstances require local solutions. A primary responsibility of the management team (provided by the Host Organisation) is to manage the funding allocation to meet NHS Support and other specified costs for eligible studies, as defined by the Authority s guidance documents Attributing the cost of health and social care Research & Development (AcoRD) and Eligibility Criteria for NIHR CRN Support. The CRNCC will continue to work with management teams and CRN Specialties to ensure there is a clear understanding of the respective roles of the national funding model and s local funding models. 2

3. Changes made for the funding model The key changes made for the funding model i.e. the key differences between the 2017/18 funding model and the funding model are as follows: 1) The project-based component of the activity-based element has been amended to include all live studies, including studies that do not report recruitment and commercial contract studies, to better reflect the total workload at study setup stage; 2) The allocation for the performance-based element has been increased to 10% of the total national allocation to further reinforce the importance of delivery of studies to recruitment time and target, and to reflect the continued commitment to delivery of key CRN High Level Objectives; 3) The population-based element has utilised the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group level population data supplied by the Office of National Statistics and as weighted by NHS England. NHS England applies weightings to adjust for NHS population needs and Market Forces Factor (MFF); this element is therefore excluded from further Market Forces Factor adjustments in this CRN funding model; 4) The Market Forces Factor adjustment has been withdrawn from the leadership and management funding element; the five s in the Greater London area will receive a separate London weighting to adjust for these higher staff costs; 5) The Market Forces Factor adjustment to the activity based and performance based funding elements has been aligned with the staff costs component of the MFF weighting, to better reflect the profile of CRN costs (as opposed to NHS organisations costs more generally); 6) In cases where an would have received a reduction in funding for the third consecutive year, and this reduction would result in an aggregate reduction of 10% or more over the three years, the funding allocation for the has been limited to the -10% threshold. This protection only applies in cases where an improvement in performance against HLO 2a and HLO 2b has been recorded for the since 2014/15. Contact Any enquiries regarding the funding allocations should be emailed to Sally Johnson, Funding and Contracts Manager, via sally.johnson@nihr.ac.uk. 3

Table A. funding allocations and proportion of total CRN funding allocated to each 2014/15 to (all excluding top-sliced funding) 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 East Midlands 20,577,174 7.6% 7.2% 7.3% 7.1% 7.3% Eastern 18,588,913 6.8% 6.9% 6.7% 6.8% 6.6% Greater Manchester 17,792,812 6.3% 6.1% 6.3% 6.1% 6.3% Kent, Surrey and Sussex 14,126,480 5.3% 5.4% 5.1% 5.0% 5.0% North East and North Cumbria 17,916,444 6.5% 6.8% 6.6% 6.4% 6.3% North Thames 29,616,849 10.3% 10.8% 11.2% 11.0% 10.5% North West Coast 16,260,431 5.9% 5.7% 5.4% 5.5% 5.8% North West London 13,821,545 4.6% 4.5% 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% South London 24,136,459 7.6% 7.9% 8.4% 9.0% 8.5% South West Peninsula 10,630,642 4.2% 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.8% Thames Valley and South Midlands 15,173,477 4.8% 4.7% 4.7% 5.1% 5.4% Wessex 17,704,128 5.3% 5.4% 5.6% 6.0% 6.3% West Midlands 27,638,438 10.2% 10.5% 10.1% 9.7% 9.8% West of England 12,558,113 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% Yorkshire and Humber 26,076,175 10.1% 9.9% 9.6% 9.2% 9.2% Total 282,618,080 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 4

Table B. Summary of funding allocations by element Activity based leadership and management Population based Project - related Recruitmentrelated Performance based Allocation preadjustments Effect of adjustments 1 Allocation pre- Topsliced 2 Total topsliced allocations 3 TOTAL ALLOCATION 4 East Midlands 816,071 3,441,714 968,608 13,687,751 2,360,156 21,274,300-697,126 20,577,174 19,855 20,597,029 Eastern 816,071 2,902,477 1,089,228 12,351,680 1,840,206 18,999,662-410,749 18,588,913 1,153,002 19,741,915 Greater Manchester 816,071 2,567,097 1,191,572 11,157,825 2,552,153 18,284,718-491,906 17,792,812 97,355 17,890,167 Kent, Surrey and Sussex 831,209 3,503,788 442,270 7,461,324 1,660,394 13,898,985 227,495 14,126,480 0 14,126,480 North East and North Cumbria 816,071 2,536,236 1,012,470 11,010,648 2,394,496 17,769,921 146,523 17,916,444 61,275 17,977,719 North Thames 874,292 4,265,411 2,697,484 17,104,835 1,646,345 26,588,367 3,028,482 29,616,849 32,000 29,648,849 North West Coast 816,071 3,463,193 672,544 10,174,415 2,040,465 17,166,688-906,257 16,260,431 79,346 16,339,777 North West London 874,292 1,578,272 1,209,847 8,244,097 1,377,931 13,284,439 537,106 13,821,545 41,630 13,863,175 South London 874,292 2,498,749 2,218,663 15,343,512 1,733,213 22,668,429 1,468,030 24,136,459 57,171 24,193,630 South West Peninsula 816,071 1,792,632 263,169 6,421,745 1,755,120 11,048,737-418,095 10,630,642 64,775 10,695,417 Thames Valley and South Midlands 831,209 1,669,065 1,133,090 9,496,327 2,147,631 15,277,322-103,845 15,173,477 35,855 15,209,332 Wessex 816,071 2,257,156 910,127 12,888,147 1,905,906 18,777,407-1,073,279 17,704,128 29,500 17,733,628 West Midlands 816,071 4,542,748 1,202,537 19,743,422 1,502,040 27,806,818-168,380 27,638,438 19,855 27,658,293 West of England 816,071 1,664,829 519,028 8,142,064 1,622,716 12,764,708-206,595 12,558,113 13,500 12,571,613 Yorkshire and Humber 816,071 4,316,633 1,469,363 18,484,279 1,921,228 27,007,574-931,399 26,076,175 276,801 26,352,976 Total 12,446,009 43,000,000 17,000,000 181,712,071 28,460,000 282,618,080 0 282,618,080 1,981,920 284,600,000 1 Adjustments are MFF, cap and collar and minimum level of funding 2 The allowable expenditure for Host Corporate Support Services is included in the pre top-sliced allocations 3 MFF and cap and collar are not applied to top-sliced elements 4 Total allocation including top-sliced 5