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.

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

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The role of age, gender, area deprivation and living arrangements on knee surgery outcomes

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The Effect of Age, Sex, Area Deprivation, and Living Arrangements on Total Knee Replacement Outcomes

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Evaluating the long-term impact of investment in psychiatric liaison services at University Hospitals Bristol

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Long-term impact of the expansion of a hospital liaison psychiatry service on patient care and costs following emergency department attendances for self-harm

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Evaluating digital technology in mental health care

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Pilot implementation of co-designed software for co-production in mental health care planning: a qualitative evaluation of staff perspectives

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Investigating the safety of statins using regression discontinuity analysis

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Regression discontinuity analysis for pharmacovigilance: statin example reflected trial findings showing little evidence of harm

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Improving sexual health services for people taking PrEP to reduce the risk of HIV infection

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HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of sexual health risk in an age of STI antimicrobial resistance

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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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Impact and acceptability of new self-consent procedures for schools-based HPV vaccinations: A mixed-methods study

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How acceptable is adolescent self-consent for the HPV vaccination: Findings from a qualitative study in south-west England

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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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Evidence-based short films about autism for the Somali community

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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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Improving outcomes for young children in refugee families: Lessons from Somali parents’ experience of play and social interaction opportunities in the UK

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‘Like a life in a cage’: Understanding child play and social interaction in Somali refugee families in the UK

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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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