Research projects

Our research projects are carefully selected from ideas and projects submitted from our health and care community. They fall under our themes of healthier childhoods, mental health, public health and prevention, and integrated and optimal care.

Developing the South West Secure Data Environment (SDE)

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“Safety in numbers”: Have e-scooter schemes made roads safer for cyclists?

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Safety in numbers e-scooters paper
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Risk of bicycle collisions and ‘safety in numbers’: a natural experiment using the local introduction of e-scooters in England

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Using AI to improve diagnosis and treatment of blood clots in the lungs

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What makes a virtual ward for patients with frailty work well? A rapid realist review

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What makes a virtual ward for patients with frailty work well?

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Virtual wards for people with frailty: what works, for whom, how and why—a rapid realist review

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Which types of mental health support offer best value to help children and young people who have experienced abuse or neglect?

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How gender construction impacts English and Ghanaian young people

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Managing symptoms of fibromyalgia

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Helping people with Parkinson’s plan their care

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Developing a co-production community of practice

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How do we keep school students and staff safe during a pandemic?

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School life during COVID-19: a qualitative study exploring English secondary school staff and pupils’ experiences of the school-based mitigation measures

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Using technology to combat loneliness

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Understanding benzodiazepine and opioid interactions

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Understanding the lethal interactions between benzodiazepines and opioids

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A qualitative study of benzodiazepine/z-drug and opioid co-use patterns and overdose risk

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The Behaviour in Schools Study: How does school discipline affect pupil mental health and wellbeing?

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School behaviour management strategies ineffective and may impact mental health

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Disciplinary behaviour management strategies in schools and their impact on student psychosocial outcomes: A systematic review

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Dovetail Orchestra: Can a community music group improve mental health for asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol?

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Dovetail Orchestra: The impact of a community music group for refugees in Bristol

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Identifying ‘low value’ operations that the NHS could reduce or stop

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Identifying potentially low value surgical care: A national ecological study in England

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Improving review appointments for people with long-term conditions

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Screen shot of the PP4M PPI protocol paper
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A proposal to embed patient and public involvement within qualitative data collection and analysis phases of a primary care based implementation study

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Improving review appointments for people with long-term conditions

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Evaluating the use of non-GP health professionals in primary care

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Screenshot of the ARRS paper in the British Journal of General Practice
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Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme uptake, patient satisfaction, and QOF achievement: an ecological study from 2020–2023

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Accessing PrEP through pharmacies to improve HIV prevention

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Facilitators and barriers to community pharmacy PrEP delivery: a scoping review

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HepCAPP study: Finding cases of hepatitis C using oral swabs

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Screenshot of paper titled: Pilot postal birth cohort HCV Screening in UK primary care
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Screenshot of paper titled: Pilot postal birth cohort HCV Screening in UK primary care

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Think Family: does data sharing across organisational boundaries help schools support children?

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