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.

Alcohol dependency and malnutrition among homeless people

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Alcohol dependency and malnutrition among homeless people

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Nutritional deficiencies in homeless persons with problematic drinking: a systematic review

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Finding the best way to scale up a perinatal Quality Improvement initiative: the PReCePT Study

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Scaling up an intervention to protect preterm infants from neurodevelopmental disabilities — findings from a qualitative process evaluation comparing standard with enhanced quality improvement support packages for maternity units in England

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Preventing cerebral palsy in premature babies: the PReCePT programme

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Preventing cerebral palsy in premature babies: the PReCePT programme

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National PReCePT Programme: a before-and-after evaluation of the implementation of a national quality improvement programme to increase the uptake of magnesium sulfate in preterm deliveries

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DECODE: Exploring the unintended consequences of digital health tools

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DECODE: Exploring the unintended consequences of online consultations

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Unintended consequences of online consultations: a qualitative study in UK primary care

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SHarED: Supporting people who are ‘high impact users’ of emergency departments

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SHarED: Supporting ‘high impact users’ of emergency departments

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Reducing abusive head injuries in babies: Evaluating the ICON programme

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Evaluation of the Southwark Digital Health Check pilot

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Hope: supporting men at risk of suicide in the Bristol area

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Preventing male suicide through a psychosocial intervention that provides psychological support and tackles financial difficulties: a mixed method evaluation

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Better Care: Improving efficiency in hospitals by predicting demand

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Impact of pausing elective hip and knee replacement surgery during winter 2017 on subsequent service provision at a major NHS Trust: a descriptive observational study using interrupted time series

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Overcoming Barriers: a film to promote culturally sensitive services to support Somali families affected by autism

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Overcoming barriers: autism in the Somali community

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Inside, outside and in‐between: The process and impact of co‐producing knowledge about autism in a UK Somali community

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Health Research Ambassadors

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Clearways: Helping councils make decisions on air quality and transport

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Integrated working in local authority decision-making about air quality: a qualitative study in Southwest England

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Using evidence to develop testing strategies to monitor long term conditions in primary care

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Variation in laboratory testing for patients with long-term conditions: a longitudinal cohort study in UK primary care

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Developing recommendations for chronic disease testing in GP practices

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Are guidelines for monitoring chronic disease in primary care evidence based?

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BEAR Study: The Bristol Evaluation of Advertising Restrictions Study

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Assessing exposure to outdoor advertisement for products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS); is self-reported exposure a useful exposure metric?

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Bridging Gaps: Improving access to healthcare for women who have experienced trauma

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Evaluating the impact of supervised opiate agonist treatment

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Monitoring the impact of 5G technology in the workplace

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Improving the use of capability wellbeing measures in dementia

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Analysing the studies behind Cochrane’s ‘Interventions for Preventing Obesity in Children’ review

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A secondary analysis of the childhood obesity prevention Cochrane Review through a wider determinants of health lens: implications for research funders, researchers, policymakers and practitioners

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