The overall vision of the second phase of the CPCR is to build on the initial programme of research and also to incorporate research activity that reflects the successful national and international collaborations in relation to Clinical Prediction Rules (CPRs) and patient safety initiatives. The three work-packages build on the previous activities of the Centre and demonstrate a commitment to generate robust research evidence that can inform primary care development nationally and internationally. The broad range of collaborators and members of the scientific advisory group have been chosen to represent key priority areas of policy both nationally and international including medicines safety, safer diagnosis in primary care and effective care delivery. The vision is to develop the CPCR into a self-sustaining Research Centre through leverage of academic and commercial support set against a background of growing institutional support. The model of sustainability focuses on gaining research funding from EU and other international initiatives, commercial collaboration and support to specific research staff in terms of research fellowships and tenured appointments in RCSI and collaborating institutions (QUB, TCD, NUIG).
