Externally funded research

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.

Projects A-Z

Evaluation of advanced access in general practice

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

Project team

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

Project contact

Markella Boudioni
Telephone: 020 7815 6745 or 4760
Email: boudiom@lsbu.ac.uk

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Evaluation of an exercise referral scheme

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.

Project team

Dr Nicola Crichton
Dr Jo Bowtell

Project contact

Dr Nicola Crichton
Telephone: 020 7815 6742
Email: crichtnj@lsbu.ac.uk

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Evaluation of pan-London TB Services

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 Health

Project team

Dr Leslie Woods
Dr Ruth Belling
Professor Susan McLaren

Project contact

Dr Ruth Belling
Telephone: 020 7815 8334
Email: bellinri@lsbu.ac.uk

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An Evaluation of the Implementation of an Education and Leadership Programme to Enable Nurses to Meet the Emotional Needs of Patients with Spinal Injury

Funded by the Trustees of Stanmore Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.

Project team

Professor Marcantonio Spada
Professor S McLaren
E Soobadoo
K Coultry
A Palmer

Project contact

Professor Marcantonio Spada
Telephone: 020 7815 6758
Email: spadam@lsbu.ac.uk

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Experiences of continuity of care and health and social outcomes: The ECHO study

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.

Project team

Dr Sarah Clement
Professor Susan McLaren

Project contact

Professor Susan McLaren
Email: mclaresm@lsbu.ac.uk

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Handling complaints about health and social care

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.

Project team

Markella Boudioni
Professor Graham Lister
Dr Fleming Rosleff
Dr Fons Dekkes
Dr Elke Jakubowski
Helen Favelle

Project contact

Markella Boudioni
Telephone: 020 7815 6745
Email: boudiom@lsbu.ac.uk

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The Lambeth Community Datanet

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.

Project team

Professor Gillian Rowlands
Nicola Crichton

Project contact

Professor Nicola Crichton
Telephone: 020 7815 6742
Email: crichtnj@lsbu.ac.uk

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Research versus Audit: How do we tell the difference?

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.

Project team

Dr Nicola Crichton
Jo Reynolds

Project contact

Dr Nicola Crichton
Telephone: 020 7815 6742
Email: crichtnj@lsbu.ac.uk

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Scoping exercise for the implementation and evaluation of Orchid cancer nurses

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

Project team

Professor Susan Mclaren
Professor Joan Curzio
Professor Dickon Weir Hughes
Dr Leslie Woods
Ms Bernadette Johnson

Project contact

Professor Joan Curzio
Telephone: 020 7815 5901
Email: curziojl@lsbu.ac.uk

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A Systematic Review of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Gastrointestinal Nursing Role

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.

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Project team

Dr Leslie Woods
Dr Ruth Belling
Professor S McLaren

Project contact

Dr Ruth Belling
Telephone: 020 7815 8334
Email: bellinri@lsbu.ac.uk

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Transition from Child Mental Health Services to Adult Services (TRACK) : A Study of Service Organisation, Policies, Process, User and Carer Perspectives

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

Project team

S Singh
R Belling
T Ford
S McLaren
P Moli
T Weaver
S White

Project contact

Dr Ruth Belling
Telephone: 020 7815 8334
Email: bellinri@lsbu.ac.uk