Projects (16)

Who benefits from cardiovascular risk reduction programmes? Building a Scottish observatory to measure the impact of blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring and future cardiovascular risk reduction interventions Sep 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2024
The British Heart Foundation is partnering the Scottish Government in supporting the roll out of an evidence based BP telemonitoring initiative (scale up BP) in order to facilitate increased detection and improved management of hypertension and subse... Read More about Who benefits from cardiovascular risk reduction programmes? Building a Scottish observatory to measure the impact of blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring and future cardiovascular risk reduction interventions.

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.

Evaluation of the N50k programme Dec 14, 2022 - Sep 30, 2024
This study will evaluate the success of the UK government's policy to increase numbers of registered nurses in England by 50 thousand. The Napier element will build on work we are currently doing to enable a more effective use of registrant data held... Read More about Evaluation of the N50k programme.

Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research 2022 Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
During the pilot phase of ADR UK the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR) has, together with
partners in the Scottish Government, delivered a series of policy-relevant projects based on the linking of novel sets of
administrativ... Read More about Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research 2022.

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.

ExtraCECI: A cluster randomised controlled trial of community-based person-centred enhanced care for people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana May 1, 2024 - Apr 30, 2028
This study focuses on people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who continue to experience distressing symptoms and concerns, so that even while taking their HIV medications, they still have physical pain and psychological, social and spiritual concerns th... Read More about ExtraCECI: A cluster randomised controlled trial of community-based person-centred enhanced care for people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana.

Diversity in research on the skin microbiome’s role in healthy ageing: An exploratory study Jan 6, 2025 - Sep 30, 2025
Harmful disparities exist in skin health and wound healing care which increase morbidity and mortality for people especially those with dark skin tones. This harmful care is largely caused by the gaps in skin research, resulting in limited wider know... Read More about Diversity in research on the skin microbiome’s role in healthy ageing: An exploratory study.

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.

Migration and the nursing and midwifery professions: a data linkage study Oct 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
This project will look to provide insights into migration of nurses and midwives across England and Wales using linked registrant and census data.

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.

Learn @ Lunch - The occupation of drinking alcohol in later life Mar 1, 2022 - Dec 20, 2022
Health effects of drinking in later life

Student to Newly Qualified Social Worker - Making a Successful Transition Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
This research explores the transition from student to Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW). This research examines the challenges in terms of confidence competence, and professional identity. The aims of the research is to support the student in maki... Read More about Student to Newly Qualified Social Worker - Making a Successful Transition.

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..

No Barriers to Success: Co-Production for Knowledge Generation to understand factors impacting on BAME Occupational Therapists career progression. Mar 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
This project will survey BAME OTS and investigate the factors that contribute to success and non success in promotion with NHS and equivalent work contexts. This staff group with in the NHS are little represented in leadership positions, No work to... Read More about No Barriers to Success: Co-Production for Knowledge Generation to understand factors impacting on BAME Occupational Therapists career progression..

Care Home Data - Governance, Ethics, Access Demonstration Project Feb 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2021
A scoping and exemplar project on routes to accessing care home individual resident data for use in research and innovation

MRes Scholarships in Digital Health - Does implementation of an electronic prescribing system in Critical Care reduce risk, improve quality of care and patient safety. Jan 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2021
The aim of this study is to explore the perceptions and experiences of the implementation, management and use electronic prescribing systems in the hospital setting with a focus on Critical Care Units. The aim is to explore how healthcare professiona... Read More about MRes Scholarships in Digital Health - Does implementation of an electronic prescribing system in Critical Care reduce risk, improve quality of care and patient safety..