Midwifery Transitional Funding - Studentship May 1, 2013 - Jul 31, 2017
Midwifery Transitional Funding - Studentships to fund nurses to study for PhD's

Career trajectories of Nurses in Scotland 2001-2011 Sep 1, 2015 - Mar 31, 2016
Background
Evidence-informed recruitment and retention strategies are required to ensure the nursing workforce has sufficient capacity and capability to deliver care to Scotland?s population. Current demographic and disease trends mean that pe... Read More about Career trajectories of Nurses in Scotland 2001-2011.

An evaluation of education programmes for health professionals caring for teenagers and young people with cancer Sep 1, 2016 - Oct 31, 2017
It is recognised that teenagers and young people with cancer (and their families) require specialist expert care from allied health professionals (AHPs) (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) (2005) however, the training provis... Read More about An evaluation of education programmes for health professionals caring for teenagers and young people with cancer.

Use of breast pumps to improve breastfeeding outcomes: development and feasibility testing of a novel incentive intervention Sep 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2018
Project transfer in from Stirling University. To develop an acceptable and feasible breast pump incentive intervention for future testing in a trial. To describe NHS and voluntary sector breast pump provision, support and hire services in Scotland.Read More about Use of breast pumps to improve breastfeeding outcomes: development and feasibility testing of a novel incentive intervention.

Improving early detection of melanoma by increasing young people�s awareness of symptoms, skin self-examination and communication: A quasi-experimental trial with embedded process evaluation Jun 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017
Aims
To adapt our existing brief school-based psycho-educational cancer awareness intervention to focus exclusively on increasing early detection of melanoma among young people (14-15 years) and test intervention effectiveness against a no int... Read More about Improving early detection of melanoma by increasing young people�s awareness of symptoms, skin self-examination and communication: A quasi-experimental trial with embedded process evaluation.

Promoting smoking cessation during pregnacy: combined feasibility and pilot of a randomised controlled trial of a narrative and image-based intervention delivered via text-messaging. Feb 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2019
We have developed an intervention that aims to help pregnant women to stop smoking by sending text messages with embedded behaviour change techniques (BCTs), as part of an engaging story with pictures, from early in their pregnancy until after they g... Read More about Promoting smoking cessation during pregnacy: combined feasibility and pilot of a randomised controlled trial of a narrative and image-based intervention delivered via text-messaging..

Breastfeeding and Breast pumps Interventions - workshops Mar 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2018
This funding is for collaborative workshops to develop data collection tools and intervention components to inform a definitive trial of a breast pump intervention. It is part of the BABI study funded by Glasgow Hospital Children's Charity and will i... Read More about Breastfeeding and Breast pumps Interventions - workshops.

Breast pumps survey analysis Mar 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2018
The aim of this study is to analyse free text data generated via an online survey with mothers. The survey elicited opinions on the provision of a free breast pump or breast pump hire service for breastfeeding women and mothers? experiences of expres... Read More about Breast pumps survey analysis.

Breastfeeding and breast pumps - project development May 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2019
Improving breastfeeding outcomes is an international and national priority for infant and maternal health. However, breastfeeding rates in Scotland are amongst the lowest in Europe and the duration of breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks has remained static f... Read More about Breastfeeding and breast pumps - project development.

Scoping exercise to inform the development of an education strategy for the Children’s Hospice Across Scotland (CHAS) Nov 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2019
The aim of the scoping exercise is to inform the development of an education strategy for CHAS relating to the delivery of palliative care for babies, children and young people (BCYP) and their families in Scotland.
Objectives:
1) Ident... Read More about Scoping exercise to inform the development of an education strategy for the Children’s Hospice Across Scotland (CHAS).

NIHR global group: reducing childhood mortality through prevention of preterm birth mortality and morbidity and stillbirth. Apr 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2021
Our NIHR global health research group will develop and implement clinical strategies to reduce preterm birth and stillbirth related morbidity and mortality, and provide a platform for future clinical trials on preterm birth. Our multidisciplinary tea... Read More about NIHR global group: reducing childhood mortality through prevention of preterm birth mortality and morbidity and stillbirth..

Slowing the flow of zero day admissions to hospital: data linkage to inform intervention prioritisation along paediatric referral pathways Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2021
The number of children admitted to Scottish hospitals continues to rise, and this is due to cases admitted and discharged on the same day (“zero day admissions”). We do not currently know how best to “slow the flow” of children admitted to Scottish h... Read More about Slowing the flow of zero day admissions to hospital: data linkage to inform intervention prioritisation along paediatric referral pathways.

A brief school-based intervention to reduce sunburn in adolescence: A feasibility study May 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2018
Lay summary: The sun can be harmful. If children/adolescents get sunburnt five or more times, they are twice as likely to get skin cancer as an adult. The sun can be beneficial. It is a source of vitamin D which is essential for healthy bones. Fiftee... Read More about A brief school-based intervention to reduce sunburn in adolescence: A feasibility study.

The Bassett Scholarship for improving midwifery perinatal bereavement care in Lothian Oct 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2024
This proposal will provide a midwife interested in the area of bereavement the opportunity to undertake a PhD over a 3 year period. This undertaking will develop skills and understanding of midwives within the clinical area and universities relative... Read More about The Bassett Scholarship for improving midwifery perinatal bereavement care in Lothian.

An evaluation of the Care 24 service Oct 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022
The overall aim of the evaluation is to explore the experience and assess how successfully the Care 24 service meets the intended aims of the service initiative from the perspectives of families who have accessed the service and professionals involve... Read More about An evaluation of the Care 24 service.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) post perinatal loss: investigating final details for pilot trial and feasibility study Mar 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2019
Approximately 3,500 women in the UK experience the trauma of perinatal loss each year. Up to 39% go on to develop perinatal PTSD. There is no effective treatment for these women, but EMDR is effective in reducing PTSD symptoms in other populations. D... Read More about Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) post perinatal loss: investigating final details for pilot trial and feasibility study.

Translating informed consent in Scottish maternity services Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
This project examines informed consent during pregnancy, labour and birth in the case of parents with limited English-proficiency (LEP) in Scotland (e.g. refugees and asylum seekers who have recently arrived at the country). It is often difficult for... Read More about Translating informed consent in Scottish maternity services.