The objective of this work programme is to establish policy for mental health Research and Development as one of NIMHE's core functions by:
ensuring that NIMHE is compliant with the standards of the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care
Developing a database of research being conducted within NIMHE and the regional development centres
Ensuring that NIMHE's activities are independently evaluated
Conducting a medium term prioritisation exercise on mental health research needs for the medium term in conjunction with the R&D Directorate at Department of Health
Extending the NIMHE web presence to include R&D and with suitable links to other research web sites
Developing dissemination of research results through collaboration with the National Knowledge Service and the National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH)
Further developing the Mental Health Research Network (MHRN) and increasing the volume of high quality research conducted on it by partnership funding with members of the Mental Health Funders Group
