Guidance Document

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Accessing the online Schedule of Events Cost Attribution Tool (SoECAT)

To create a SoECAT, you will need to create an account in CPMS. After creating the account, you will need to login to CPMS to activate this account and then follow the 'Apply for a service for a new study' pathway. If any assistance is required in creating the account, please refer to this user guide.

Guidance for the completion of the SoECAT is present within the online tool to assist at each page and stage of the application process and further details can be found on the Online SoECAT Guidance page.

Resources

• Attributing the costs of health and social care Research and Development (AcoRD) policy (Department of Health and Social Care) including:
  • Common research activities attributed to the research costs, NHS treatment costs and NHS support costs (Annex A)
  • AcoRD FAQs (Annex B)
• Online SoECAT Guidance page
• Online SoECAT Top Tips for study representatives
• Excess Treatment Costs Guidance for researchers undertaking public health research

NIHR Research Support Service (RSS)

• RSS Homepage
• RSS Hub delivered by University of York and Partners

Training

• Online SoECAT Guidance Module - includes video tutorials and linked resources (an NIHR Learn account is required to access and enrol onto the module)
• AcoRD principles e-learning
• HRA schedule of events completion E-learning