All research, implementation and evaluation projects
Reflections on Patient and Public Involvement in the PROMISE Project What is PROMISE? PROMISE (PROactive Management of Integrated Services and Environments) is a CLAHRC affiliated initiative within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust which aims to provide staff and service users with a toolkit to support their journey towards eliminating […]
Project Title: Imaginator: A pilot study for a brief technology-based intervention to reduce self-harm in young people, harnessing mental imagery Background & Strength of Scientific Evidence: Self-harm (up to 10% of 15-16 year old in UK) has substantial personal impacts and costs on the NHS. In Cambridgeshire self-harm is a […]
Project Title: Care pathways for individuals diagnosed with Young Onset Dementia (YoD) Type of Research: Mixed methods study (Development Grant) Background: In the UK 5% of people living with dementia have been diagnosed with young onset dementia (YoD). This refers to people who are under the age of 65 when […]
Frailty trajectories: understanding tipping points across care settings (DEM 12) Type of Research Mixed methods study Context Older adults are heavy users of health and social services, but not all use all types of services. Heavy utilisation is concentrated in the frailest and those nearing the end of their life.1,2 […]
Impact of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI): Completing the Feedback Cycle Guidance for Researchers: Feedback 2018 Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in Research: Feedback from Researchers to PPI contributors Download the guidance here Guidance for Researchers PPI Feedback 2018 If you would like more information, PPI Feedback Forms or help in implementing […]
Project title Theoretical and practical development of a prototype school based Mental Health Screening Programme to be delivered in primary schools. (Alternative title:The ‘DEAL’ study – Developing Early identification and Access in Learning Environments) Type of research Applied health research Background and rationale for new research Poor mental health amongst […]
Project title The Mindful Student Study Type of research The Mindful Student Study is the first randomised study of mindfulness delivered to University students in the UK, and one of the largest studies to be undertaken internationally. It therefore has the potential to be influential in the commissioning of new […]
Project title: How reproducible are economic decision-analytic models? A systematic review and replication study Type of research: Secondary data analysis Background & Scientific Rationale: Reproducibility refers to the degree to which others can replicate published research to confirm the findings using similar methods. Good science should ensure results are reproducible […]
Project title: Are QALY gains an appropriate measure of the societal value of end-of-life care? Type of research: Societal preference elicitation Background & Scientific Rationale: Competing healthcare interventions are increasingly prioritised on the basis of relative cost-effectiveness, or the additional cost per unit of health benefit. Health benefits are most […]
Background: The White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS (Department of Health 2010) sets out a vision for the National Health Service that promises to be one the most extensive reforms in its history with the role of the general practitioner (GP) is at its heart. No Health without […]