The Faculty is engaged in a wide range of externally funded projects relevant to health and social care. Many of our projects are carried out in partnership with health and social care organisations in both the statutory and voluntary sectors.
The projects listed on this page are not those undertaken by individual MPhil/PhD students.
This collaborative UK study aimed to evaluate advanced access to general practice and its impact on patients, practice organisations, activity and staff. The investigation was based on a comparison of 48 UK general practices recruited through 12 PCTs; half of the practices operated advanced practice and half did not. The study design incorporated several components: surveys of patients, non-users,pratices; discrete choice experiment; observation of case study practices and development of a virtual user involvement model.
Funded by NCCSDO
University of Bristol: Professor Chris Salisbury, Dr Jon Banks, Dr Stephen Goodall and Dr Helen Baxter
University of Sheffield: Dr Val Latimer, Fiona Sampson and Dr Mark Pickin
University of Southampton: Dr Cathy Pope, Dr Karen Gerrard, Dr Lucy Simons
University of Brighton: Professor Helen Smith and Dr Sarah Edwards
LSBU: Markella Boudioni
Markella Boudioni
Telephone: 020 7815 6745 or 4760
Email: boudiom@lsbu.ac.uk
This study aims to evaluate the impact of an exercise referral scheme over the 12 week duration of the programme and for a further 3 months after completion of the programme. The data collection began in November 2006.
Funded by Fusion.
Dr Nicola Crichton
Dr Jo Bowtell
Dr Nicola Crichton
Telephone: 020 7815 6742
Email: crichtnj@lsbu.ac.uk
This evaluation study has a key aim of scoping the role of TB specialist nurses and identification of their needs for continuing development in the delivery of an evidence based, quality service.
Funded by the Department of HealthDr Leslie Woods
Dr Ruth Belling
Professor Susan McLaren
Dr Ruth Belling
Telephone: 020 7815 8334
Email: bellinri@lsbu.ac.uk
Funded by the Trustees of Stanmore Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
Professor Marcantonio Spada
Professor S McLaren
E Soobadoo
K Coultry
A Palmer
Professor Marcantonio Spada
Telephone: 020 7815 6758
Email: spadam@lsbu.ac.uk
This is a large collaborative study, involving Oxford University, St George's, the Institute of Psychiatry and LSBU, conducted in two London mental health Trusts. Its main aims are to assess the relationship between continuity of care and their health and social outcomes of individuals with serious mental health problems; and to increase conceptual understanding around the concept of continuity of care. It had four phases. In the developmental phase, user- and carer-generated measures of continuity were produced. In the main phase 278 service users and interviewed at up to three annual time-points to assess continuity received and health and social outcomes. In addition, informal carers completed questionnaires and medical record data was collected. The qualitative phase conducted in-depth interviews with a sub-sample of services users and carers, and the organisational phase conducted a diagnostic analysis. In 2006 the final data were collected, analyses finished and the first draft of final report was completed. Dr Clement has had an active collaborative role in the developmental and main phases of the study.
Funded by the Department of Health, 2002-2007.
Dr Sarah Clement
Professor Susan McLaren
Professor Susan McLaren
Email: mclaresm@lsbu.ac.uk
An international study conducted in partnership with the EU, Australia and New Zealand. This study aims to generate evidence to increase the capacity, capability and effectiveness of complaints handling systems from an international perspective.
Funded by the National Audit Office for UK study arm.
Markella Boudioni
Professor Graham Lister
Dr Fleming Rosleff
Dr Fons Dekkes
Dr Elke Jakubowski
Helen Favelle
Markella Boudioni
Telephone: 020 7815 6745
Email: boudiom@lsbu.ac.uk
This project aims to develop a research and development database by linking patient ethnicity and language preference with GP clinical data from general practices across Lambeth. Studies are currently taking place into inequalities in health in the areas of psychosis and cardio-vascular disease prevention.
Funded by the Guy's and St Thomas' Charity 2004-2007.
Professor Gillian Rowlands
Nicola Crichton
Professor Nicola Crichton
Telephone: 020 7815 6742
Email: crichtnj@lsbu.ac.uk
This study aims to develop a tool to help the research community, including researchers, Ethics Committee Chairs and R&D Managers to identify those studies that need submission to an NHS Ethics Committee. The study is being conducted in three phases. The first phase involving interviews with Ethics Committee Chairs and Clinical Governance managers was completed in 2006. The results of the analysis of the interviews formed he basis of a Delphi questionnaire to be used with a panel of experts in 2007 from which the draft tool will e developed. The final phase of the study will involve testing and reefing the tool.
Funded by South East London Strategic Health Authority.
Dr Nicola Crichton
Jo Reynolds
Dr Nicola Crichton
Telephone: 020 7815 6742
Email: crichtnj@lsbu.ac.uk
This project utilised a multi method approach (systematic review, mapping exercise and expert panel) to explore the potential for role development and evaluation of the nursing role in the management of male specific cancers.
Funded by Orchid Cancer Appeal
Professor Susan Mclaren
Professor Joan Curzio
Professor Dickon Weir Hughes
Dr Leslie Woods
Ms Bernadette Johnson
Professor Joan Curzio
Telephone: 020 7815 5901
Email: curziojl@lsbu.ac.uk
A systematic review of the literature relating to the effectiveness of this specialist nursing role. A review has been conducted which is registered with the Cochrane Collaboration (protocol available online).
Funded by The National Association for Colitis and Crohns Disease.
Dr Leslie Woods
Dr Ruth Belling
Professor S McLaren
Dr Ruth Belling
Telephone: 020 7815 8334
Email: bellinri@lsbu.ac.uk
This project falls within the organisational change theme within CLPI and builds on the success of the ECHO Project in the field of mental health care, organisational change and service delivery. It has been initiated in partnership with the University of London (St Georges Hospital Medical School, Imperial College School of Medicine, The Institute of Psychiatry and the University of Warwick).
Funded by: NCCSDO
S Singh
R Belling
T Ford
S McLaren
P Moli
T Weaver
S White
Dr Ruth Belling
Telephone: 020 7815 8334
Email: bellinri@lsbu.ac.uk
