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.

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Building research capacity in children’s social care: the SEEDS project

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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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Developing a co-production community of practice

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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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How can we design weight management services with under-represented groups?

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How can we design weight management services with under-represented groups

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Co-designing adult weight management services: a qualitative study exploring barriers, facilitators, and considerations for future commissioning

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Interventions for children exposed to domestic violence: an evidence synthesis

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IMPRoving Outcomes for children exposed to domestic ViolencE (IMPROVE): an evidence synthesis

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Supporting children exposed to domestic violence: call for stronger evidence base

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

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Supporting High-impAct useRs in Emergency Departments (SHarED) quality improvement: a mixed-method evaluation

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SHarED: Supporting ‘high impact users’ of emergency departments

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Innovate Healthier Together: increasing innovation in health services

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Sharing learning to embed trauma-informed systems across public services

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

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

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Improving the response to domestic violence in sexual health clinics

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Evaluating ADViSE: a domestic abuse intervention in sexual health clinics

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Connecting evidence with decision making

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PHIAL – understanding which young people repeatedly use emergency services for mental health care

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Factors associated with repeat emergency department visits for mental health care in adolescents: A scoping review

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

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How Do You Move? Improving the communication of the national physical activity guidelines

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Lets talk about physical activity
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“Let’s Talk about Physical Activity”: Understanding the Preferences of Under-Served Communities when Messaging Physical Activity Guidelines to the Public

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What do school policies say about weight-related bullying?

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Evaluating new guidance for parents on talking to children about weight positively

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Preventing post-operative urinary retention

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Preventing post-operative urinary retention

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Digital technology and adolescent mental health

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Developing good practice indicators to assist mental health practitioners to converse with young people about their online activities and impact on mental health: a two-panel mixed-methods Delphi study

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