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 13 projects in "Covid response"

Understanding the experiences of people who inject drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Living Under Coronavirus and Injecting Drugs in Bristol (LUCID-B): A qualitative study of experiences of COVID-19 among people who inject drugs

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How have GP practices adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Implementation of remote consulting in UK primary care following the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods longitudinal study

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Roll-out of Germ Defence website through GP practices to help reduce coronavirus infections

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Primary Care implementation of Germ Defence, a digital behaviour change intervention to improve household infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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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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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected people in rural areas who take opiate substitutes?

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The impact of providing mobile phones to survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Back to School: What young people, parents, carers and teachers think about COVID-19 measures in secondary schools

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Reducing COVID-19 risk in schools: a qualitative examination of secondary school staff and family views and concerns in the South West of England

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How do we keep pupils and staff safe in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Improving conversations about escalating patients’ treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Are digital contact tracing technologies effective during infectious disease outbreaks?

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Digital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review

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Using National Early Warning Scores for COVID-19 hospital patients

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Apart but not Alone: neighbour support in the Bristol area during the COVID-19 lockdown

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Apart but not Alone? A cross-sectional study of neighbour support in a major UK urban area during the COVID-19 lockdown

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Creating a coronavirus support app

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