The National Institute for Health and Care Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West (NIHR CLAHRC West) has announced the first round of research projects that it will be working on in the first part of 2015.
A range of proposals have been supported by CLAHRC West, including:
Evaluation of the health impact and costs of new investment in psychiatric liaison services at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Low versus high dead space syringes: an investigation into user preferences and attitudes
Systematic review: What is a healthy neighbourhood environment
Understanding the causes and reasons behind avoidable hospital admissions in people living with dementia: bringing together national and local data
Evaluation of telephone clinic service for patients with chronic kidney disease
Impact on depression of financial hardship and the recession
Feeding up frail patients before surgery to improve outcome
Assessment of outcomes among hospital patients using routine methods of data collection
Working with the Somali community resident in Bristol on improving outcomes for children who have neurodevelopmental disorders
A review of the clinical impact of MgSO4 and a neuroprotector in pre-term birth and evaluation of the suite of innovative approaches to embedding change in clinical practice
Qualitative evaluation of telephone outreach to enhance uptake of NHS health checks in more deprived communities
Reach West: facilitating participation in research by patients and the public
Using patient complaints and patient stories as a training tool
Quality of patient journey through acute care
A database of PPI gatekeepers, groups, key individuals and databases held by organisations in the West
Public workshops to generate research ideas
CLAHRC West Director Jenny Donovan said: “The range and scope of this first round of projects submitted by the health community has been very impressive. The projects being taken forward show a wide range of activity, from evaluating existing or proposed services, to reviewing and building evidence, and all are aiming to improve health and care across the West. We look forward to working collaboratively with all our partners on these, and future, projects. The response to our first call was fantastic, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the research proposal and idea applicants who have helped us develop such an exciting programme of work.”