~ [[Meetings]]
Date: [[2025-01-09]]
**Attendees**
- [[Pam Qualter]]
**CC'd on follow-up email:**
- [[Helen MacIntyre]]
- Lauren
- Mollie
- Akinwale
## Context
Meeting to discuss [[142.05 Submit NIHR PHR Loneliness Research Funding Bid]] and secure Pam's involvement in the research team.
## Key Outcomes
- **Pam has agreed to be involved in the NIHR bid** ✅
- Discussed approach to the PHR funding opportunity
- Identified need for Health Economist on the team
- Planned introduction of Lauren Birke to the team
## Agreed Actions
### Pam's Actions
- [ ] Review NIHR documentation and requirements
- [ ] Look at who is involved in making funding decisions (committee composition)
- [ ] Consider potential candidates for the Health Economist role
- [ ] Introduce Lauren Birke to the team once she is in post
### Ed's Actions
- [x] Send documentation on existing interventions (from [[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]])
- [x] Send documentation on links to the theory of change
- [x] Approach other SU CEOs about their involvement (multi-institution approach) - get early expressions of interest
- [x] Set up OneDrive folder for collaboration - [Link to folder](TBC - add URL when shared)
## Next Meeting
**Proposed:** Week commencing 23rd February 2026
- Need to confirm with Pam
## Collaboration Resources
- OneDrive Shared Folder set up for team collaboration
## Notes
- Strong alignment between our Tackling Loneliness Strategy and NIHR PHR requirements
- Health Economist role is critical - NIHR PHR requires economic evaluations through "wider system lens" (not just NHS costs)
- Multi-institutional approach could strengthen the bid (involving other SU CEOs)
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