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 88 projects in "Integrated and optimal care"

Evaluating peer-led groups after pain management programmes

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Experiences of Patient-Led Chronic Pain Peer Support Groups After Pain Management Programs: A Qualitative Study

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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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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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Resources and training to support people working together in co-produced health and social care research

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Co-producing knowledge in health and social care research: reflections on the challenges and ways to enable more equal relationships

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Evaluating cancer care development facilitators in supporting ambulance and urgent care services

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Evidence for National Early Warning Scores in primary care

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Reach West: facilitating participation in research by patients and the public

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Drug use in street sex workers: the DUSSK study

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Drug Use in Street Sex worKers (DUSSK) study: results of a mixed methods feasibility study of a complex intervention to reduce illicit drug use in drug dependent female sex workers

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Evaluating an integrated respiratory service

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Effects of an integrated respiratory service on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease hospital admissions in England: An interrupted time series analysis

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Collaborating with Brigstowe to improve peer support services

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Treating ankle fractures in older people: an analysis of the uptake of close contact casting

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Exploring trends in admissions and treatment for ankle fractures: a longitudinal cohort study of routinely collected hospital data in England

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Releasing resources for optimal care

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Evaluating the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in out-of-hospital settings

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Using the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) outside acute hospital settings: a qualitative study of staff experiences in the West of England

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Temporarily stopping taking medicine to prevent acute kidney injury when unwell: risks and benefits

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Estimating the risk of acute kidney injury associated with use of diuretics and renin angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitors: A population based cohort study using the clinical practice research datalink

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Evaluating an emergency department checklist to improve patient safety and care

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The introduction of a safety checklist in two UK hospital emergency departments: A qualitative study of implementation and staff use

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SWASFT remote clinical decision making (RCDM) module evaluation

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Remote clinical decision making: Evaluation of a new education module

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Improving the quality of business cases in healthcare

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Developing a framework of quality indicators for healthcare business cases: a qualitative document analysis consolidating insight from expert guidance and current practice

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Health and social care priorities across the CLAHRC West region: What the people who fund and provide services think is most important

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NIHR CLAHRC West stakeholder priorities

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Using MRI scans to help diagnose prostate cancer

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Comparison of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Targeted Biopsy With Systematic Biopsy Alone for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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