This is an opportunity for collaboration between Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme (HTA).

The aim is to study the clinical and cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent relapse and enhance quitting at twelve months as an extension to current smoking cessation services, including enhanced behavioural support and pharmacotherapy.

An outline proposal on this topic should be submitted by completing the on-line application form at www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/funding/hta-commissioned and submitting it on-line by 8th May 2014.

Joint applications are invited from Australian and UK researchers. Chief investigators may be based in the UK or in Australia.

For further information click on the link: http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/funding/hta-commissioned/briefs/13_155cb.pdf