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.

Showing 75 projects in "Applied data science"

How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect access to GP services for vulnerable people?

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The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on primary care contact among vulnerable populations in England: a controlled interrupted time series study

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National evaluation of weight medication access (NEWA)

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Developing a mental health strategy with an integrated care system

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HELMET study: measuring the health impact of e-bikes and e-scooters

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NHS CHECK: Understanding the mental health and wellbeing of all NHS staff during the pandemic

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Common Ambition Bristol: Addressing HIV stigma and testing in partnership with African and Caribbean communities

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Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among African and Caribbean heritage communities: a mixed methods study

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Understanding what affected COVID-19 outcomes in care homes in Bath and North East Somerset

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Using place-based data to improve health

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Understanding why young people keep coming to A&E for mental health support

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Supporting younger people with multiple long-term conditions to live well

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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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Preventing cerebral palsy in premature babies: the PReCePT programme

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The Bristol Evaluation of Advertising Restrictions (BEAR) study: Findings from the baseline data

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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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Identifying which children are most at risk of post-concussion syndrome

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Factors related to adverse long-term outcomes after mild traumatic brain injury in children: a scoping review

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PASSPORT: Creating a school-specific physical activity portfolio

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Rethinking children’s physical activity interventions at school: A new context-specific approach

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Improving review appointments for people with long-term conditions

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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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“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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Developing the South West Secure Data Environment (SDE)

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

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Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme uptake, patient satisfaction, and QOF achievement: an ecological study from 2020–2023

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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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