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.

Identifying which children are most at risk of post-concussion syndrome

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Factors related to adverse long-term outcomes after mild traumatic brain injury in children: a scoping review

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Supporting younger people with multiple long-term conditions to live well

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Digital dialogues: Guidance for conversations on mental health and digital technology with young people

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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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Preventing fractures in adults living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the evidence

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Evaluating the Southwark Digital Health Check pilot

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A service evaluation of the uptake and effectiveness of a digital delivery of the NHS health check service

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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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How do we keep school students and staff safe during a pandemic?

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School life during COVID-19: a qualitative study exploring English secondary school staff and pupils’ experiences of the school-based mitigation measures

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Using technology to combat loneliness

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Understanding benzodiazepine and opioid interactions

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Understanding the lethal interactions between benzodiazepines and opioids

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A qualitative study of benzodiazepine/z-drug and opioid co-use patterns and overdose risk

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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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