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 92 projects in "Integrated and optimal care"

Telephone outreach to increase use of NHS Health Checks among more deprived and minority ethnic communities

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Patient experiences of telephone outreach to enhance uptake of NHS Health Checks in more deprived communities and minority ethnic groups: a qualitative interview study

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Telephone outreach to increase NHS Health Checks among deprived and ethnic minority communities

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The impact of policy changes to gluten-free food prescriptions

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Breaking bread: examining the impact of policy changes in access to state-funded provisions of gluten-free foods in England

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The impact of policy changes to gluten-free food prescriptions

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Evaluating social prescribing link workers: a national project

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Improving treatment decisions for urinary blockages in patients with advanced cancer

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Preventing cerebral palsy in pre-term babies: the first PReCePT project

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Rapid research into testing patients in ambulances

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Evaluating the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT)

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Using the recommended summary plan for emergency care and treatment (ReSPECT) in care homes: a qualitative interview study

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Do pooled budgets help children with complex needs?

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What impact are remote consultations having on NHS clinicians?

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Measuring demand in general practice

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Measuring Demand in General Practice An exploratory study across the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) region

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Providing evidence about ‘long COVID’ to healthcare services

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Can ‘Super Rehab’ turn the tide on a patient’s heart disease? A feasibility study

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Getting Fit for Surgery: evaluating a pre-surgery ‘health optimisation’ policy

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Commissioner, clinician, and patient experiences of a pre‐surgical health optimisation programme – a qualitative study

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Wellbeing in care homes: using outcomes-based practice

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EPICCC-19: Exploring perspectives on COVID-19’s impact on continence care

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Professional perspectives on impacts, benefits and disadvantages of changes made to community continence services during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the EPICCC-19 national survey

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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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How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect access to GP services for people already experiencing problems accessing healthcare?

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Using National Early Warning Scores for COVID-19 hospital patients

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Prognostic value of National Early Warning Scores (NEWS2) and component physiology in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a multicentre study

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Can personalised care help people live well with Parkinson’s disease?

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