Innovation and evaluation
Project Title: Addressing obesity among children, young people and families in Hertfordshire Type of Research Applied health research Background & Scientific Rationale: Obesity in childhood continues to be a public health concern. More children are overweight or obese when they leave primary school than when they join, age 4-5 years. […]
Project Title: Development of a service specification for deprescribing long-term opiates Type of Research: Realist review Background & Scientific Rationale: Evidence for the long-term benefits of opiates to manage chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is limited and evidence for harm is growing.(1) Reducing opiate prescribing is an NHS Improvement goal (2) […]
Project Title: Optimising digital health tools for sleep and fatigue management in NHS shift workers: potential impact on patient, staff, and organisational outcomes. Type of Research: Survey, qualitative Background & Scientific Rationale: Front-line ambulance sector staff are at elevated risk of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, weight gain, and poorer cardiometabolic […]
Project Title: Developing and Evaluating a Clinical Student Mental Health Service at the School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge: Planning to Practice Type of Research: Mixed method evaluation Background & Scientific Rationale: There is a growing awareness of an increase in mental distress and illness in higher education students, […]
Project Title: ALSPAC Cohort Data: Self-harm in young people who stutter in childhood Type of Research: Secondary data analysis of data from ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children) Background & Scientific Rationale: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), also known as Children of the 90s, […]
i4i Connect opens for applications from SMEs The Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme launches the second round of its Connect funding stream for SMEs on 7 August, following an effective pilot last year. i4i Connect is suitable for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in need of funding to reach the […]
Project title: IMPRoving Outcomes for children exposed to domestic ViolencE (IMPROVE): A scoping study and evidence synthesis Type of research: Mixed Methods evidence synthesis Background & rationale: Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between adults who are relatives, partners or ex-partners. Exposure to DVA during […]
“Provision of mindfulness training could be an effective component of a wider student mental health strategy” CLAHRC EoE is pleased to announce the publication of the ‘Mindfulness Student Study’ in the Lancet Public Health. The University of Cambridge and CLAHRC EoE supported randomised controlled study has found that mindfulness training […]
SBRI Healthcare competition NHS England have just announced a new SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) competition to find innovative new products and services for mental health. There call is split into 3 categories: Children and Young People’s Mental Health Depression, self-harm and suicide New Models of Care (leading to improvements […]
Supporting children exposed to domestic violence: call for stronger evidence base Call for stronger evidence to support children exposed to domestic violence. The report was lead by CLAHRC EoE researcher Emma Howarth and was published in the NIHR Journal Public Health Research on 9 December. An evidence synthesis on improving […]