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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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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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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Using AI to improve diagnosis and treatment of blood clots in the lungs

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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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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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How gender construction impacts English and Ghanaian young people

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Managing symptoms of fibromyalgia

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Helping people with Parkinson’s plan their care

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Developing a co-production community of practice

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Using technology to combat loneliness

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The Behaviour in Schools Study: How does school discipline affect pupil mental health and wellbeing?

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School behaviour management strategies ineffective and may impact mental health

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Disciplinary behaviour management strategies in schools and their impact on student psychosocial outcomes: A systematic review

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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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Dovetail Orchestra: The impact of a community music group for refugees in Bristol

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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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Think Family: does data sharing across organisational boundaries help schools support children?

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Evaluating a post-birth contraception service delivered in hospital

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

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Trauma-informed co-production: Collaborating and combining expertise to improve access to primary care with women with complex needs

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