Public health

Young people with Learning disabilites & ethnic minority views about the HPV vaccine Nov 1, 2014 - Feb 25, 2016
In the United Kingdom (UK), cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 35 years. Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 are sexually transmitted viruses which may contribute towards over 70% of cervical cancer cases. Since 20... Read More about Young people with Learning disabilites & ethnic minority views about the HPV vaccine.

Care Home Innovation Partnership - Ensuring a Whole Systems Analysis Sep 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2023
• Conduct an ‘Audit’ of data items currently collected through electronic care planning in the 6 partner care homes to establish what data are routinely collected as part of resident care
• Create a usable data inventory from which data platform can... Read More about Care Home Innovation Partnership - Ensuring a Whole Systems Analysis.

PhD studentship: DATA SCIENCE AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS Mar 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2027
Adherence to medications is increasingly important for population health, as chronic conditions become more prevalent. With the development of IT infrastructures that record medication prescribing and dispensing in routine care, data on medication us... Read More about PhD studentship: DATA SCIENCE AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS.

No Barriers to Success: Safe space as a vehicle to promote personal and or career transitions for BAME OTs and Managers. Nov 1, 2021 - Apr 30, 2023
Outline Proposal due 7 May 2021. If sccessful will be invited to submit full bid by 16 July,

Very little is known about the barriers that prevent BAME Occupational Therapists (OT) from achieving academic excellence and facilitators that promote c... Read More about No Barriers to Success: Safe space as a vehicle to promote personal and or career transitions for BAME OTs and Managers..

A randomised controlled trial of SHORT duration antibiotic thERapy for critically ill patients with sepsis: shorter trial Feb 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026
Background
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition due to a severe infection. It is a common reason for patients to require life-support . Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Antibiotics are a major part of the treatment of sepsis, but ant... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of SHORT duration antibiotic thERapy for critically ill patients with sepsis: shorter trial.

Assessing the implementation of the Public Health Scotland Physical Activity Referral Standards: A process evaluation Nov 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2025
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem and increasing population physical activity levels is a Scottish Government priority. In Scotland, 49% of men and 58% of women were not active enough to benefit their health in 2020, increasing the... Read More about Assessing the implementation of the Public Health Scotland Physical Activity Referral Standards: A process evaluation.

Care Homes Appreciative Inquiry into Retention Jun 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2025
This proposal is for a programme of work that will involve both research and collaborative appreciative inquiry led quality improvement in Lothian care homes, targeted at improving the retention of high-quality frontline care home workers and enhanci... Read More about Care Homes Appreciative Inquiry into Retention.

Co-design of a clinical decision support tool for use in patients with acute chest pain in the Emergency Department Aug 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2023
Our objective is to reduce 30-day reattendance by a fifth in patients presenting with acute chest pain to the Emergency Room using artificial intelligence tools to augment clinical decisions. To achieve this, we will provide diagnostic probabilities... Read More about Co-design of a clinical decision support tool for use in patients with acute chest pain in the Emergency Department.

EXPOSURE OF RESPIRATORY NURSES TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE DURING PATIENT VISITS IN THE COMMUNITY Jan 8, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024
Although there has been a smoking ban across the UK for more than 15 years making it illegal to smoke in many workplaces there are still some circumstances where workers are being exposed to second-hand smoke (SHS) at work, this includes nurses and a... Read More about EXPOSURE OF RESPIRATORY NURSES TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE DURING PATIENT VISITS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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