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 46 projects in "Evidence"

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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Can virtual wards help treat people with frailty in their own homes and avoid them going to hospital? A rapid realist review

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Analysing studies of COVID-19 treatments

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Association between administration of systemic corticosteroids and mortality among critically ill patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis

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Comparing Clinical Commissioning Group and national policies to improve care

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Variations in policies for accessing elective musculoskeletal procedures in the English National Health Service: A documentary analysis

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The impact of COVID-19 on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: a living systematic review

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The impact of COVID-19 on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: a living systematic review version 2
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: update of living systematic review (version 2)

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Reducing abusive head injuries in babies: Evaluating the ICON programme

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Understanding which strategies to prevent childhood obesity work best

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Do pooled budgets help children with complex needs?

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The ADViSE programme: Using sexual health services to support people who have experienced domestic violence and abuse

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Improving the response to domestic violence in sexual health clinics

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Assessing for domestic violence in sexual health environments: a qualitative study

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Reviewing evidence on race and COVID-19 disparities

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How can schools help prevent childhood overweight and obesity? A realist review

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Preventing Childhood Obesity in Primary Schools: A Realist Review from UK Perspective

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Engaging patients meaningfully in self-harm research: user involvement and appropriate outcomes

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Measuring outcomes in trials of interventions for people who self-harm: qualitative study of service users' views

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Could requesting emergency contraception be a sign of domestic violence and abuse?

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Exposure to domestic violence and abuse and consultations for emergency contraception: nested case-control study in a UK primary care dataset

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Understanding the physical harm of taking more than one antipsychotic drug for schizophrenia

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Antipsychotic polypharmacy and metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia: a review of systematic reviews

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Improving how hospitals forecast unplanned admissions

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How does school discipline affect pupil mental health and wellbeing?

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Information About Me: Understanding the hidden causes of delays in discharging frail older patients from hospital

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What causes delays in discharging frail older patients from hospital?

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How latent patterns of interprofessional working may lead to delays in discharge from hospital of older people living with frailty – ‘Patient more confused than usual?’
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How latent patterns of interprofessional working may lead to delays in discharge from hospital of older people living with frailty – ‘Patient more confused than usual?’

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Avoidable hospital admissions in people living with dementia

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Can non-pharmacological interventions reduce hospital admissions in people with dementia? A systematic review

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Rapid tests to distinguish bacterial from viral infections: a review of the evidence

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Novel point-of-care biomarker combination tests to differentiate acute bacterial from viral respiratory tract infections to guide antibiotic prescribing: a systematic review

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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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