Annual Research Institutes Reports

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH

Funded research programmes/projects:
Baillie, L., Bryan, K., Gallagher, A., Ford, P. and others ASPIRE Project: Appreciating and Sustaining People-centred Initiatives that promote Respectful Environments in care homes for people with dementia. NIHR SDO programme. Amount: £382,893, 2011 Outline bid successful, full proposal in progress
Baillie, L., Evaluation of Design for Patient Dignity (with Ecosgen), funded by the Design Council, £20,000, 2010
Baillie, L., Merritt, J., Elworthy, G., and Cox J. Caring for patients with dementia in acute hospital settings: student nurses’ experiences and implications for practice and education, funded by The University of Bedfordshire, £5000, 2010-2011

Baillie, L. Human rights of older people in care (with GEN and Queen Mary’s, Edinburgh), funded by the Scottish Commission for Human Rights, £60,000, 2010-11
Black, S., Baillie, L. Kane, C. Using student stories to develop novice mentors’ skills in supporting nursing and midwifery students with specific learning differences in practice (co-researcher), funded by Higher Education Academy, £4771, 2010
Black, S. and Phasey, E. An evaluation of the use of practice assessment documentation in pre-registration nursing education, Funded by University of Bedfordshire, £4,000, 2010-11
Burden, B., Chappell, J. and Baillie, L. Additional Investment for Academic Staff to Develop Excellence in Knowledge, Skills and Competencies in Relation to Health Care Workforce Hot Spots, £750,000 funding from South Central Strategic Health Authority for 2 projects as follows: Implementing service improvement into the nursing curriculum £127,000 per annum over 3 years, Student access to patient care records £55,000 per annum over 3 years, 2009
Chadwick, S. and Sale, J. Retention and attrition of student nurses. Funded by Research informed Teaching funding, University of Bedfordshire, £5,000, 2010

Roberts, P., Ertubey, C., and Robertson, I. Application of CANTAB (Neurological Assessment) on children and adult populations. RiT project funded by Teaching & Learning, University of Bedfordshire, £12,900, 2008-2010

Flynn, D. and Preston, R. ‘Clinical judgement: exploring the knowledge and practices of nurses in acute illness assessment –a phenomenological study’. Funded by University of Bedfordshire, £5,000, 2010
Preston-Shoot, M., Forrester, D., Galvani, S. and Guppy, A. Establishment of the Tilda Goldberg Centre for Research and Evaluation in Drug and Alcohol Misuse in Social Care. Social Care Trust value c. £1,100,000, 2009-2014
Johns, C. National Teaching Fellow, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland, £10,000, 2010
Chowdhury, U. & Murphy, S. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Anxiety Disorders: A pilot single-blind, randomised control trial’, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, £75,181, 2011-2012
Murphy, S. Supporting Social Skills for Collaboration (SSSCo) Project, Harpur Trust, £16,226, 2010 – 2011

Morris, C. (Principal Investigator) was awarded a funded MEDEV mini-project for Clinical Educators (dis) engagement in on-line learning. Project partner: McKimm, J. UoB (This is a JISC e-learning case study).
Morris, C. (Principal Investigator) was awarded a funded MEDEV mini-project for Supporting a community of MEDEV professional developers. Project Partner: McKimm, J., UoB

Sweet, J (Principle Investigator) was awarded a funded MEDEV mini-project for Investigating the educational and training needs of dental chairside tutors in the UK and producing guidelines for their Initial and Continuing Education. Project partners: Mr Jeffery Wilson, Cardiff University; Dr Lesley Pugsley, Cardiff University ; Dr Alyson Quinn, University of Warwick ;Mr Richard Foxton, King's College London ;Mrs Suzanne Noble, University of Birmingham; Ms Lynne Davidson, NHS Education for Scotland ; Ms Liz Shrives, Educational Development Consultant ; Ms Clare Morris, University of Bedfordshire.

Pang, D. and Barnard K. Endowment Grant for Research Project. A Systematic Review of Factors in Participation of Epidemiologic Studies, 2011. £6,226

Pang, D. NHS Grampian grant. Evaluation of prognostic performance indicators in “end of life” patients, 2010, £5,000

Pang, D. and MacFarlane, G. NHS Grampian endowment grant. Prenatal risk factors and childhood cancers. Sohinee Bhattacharya, 2010, £11,457

MacFarlane, G., Pang D, and Bond, C. MRC Ph.D studentship. The Epidemiology of Chronic Pain: improving methodologies used in population-based studies, 2010

Pang, D. and MacFarlane, G. MRC Ph.D studentship. Application of statistical methods in missing data in epidemiology (holding for a suitable candidate)

Pellatt, G., Bates, S., Bromley, B., Hedges, A., Sale, J. and Sapsed, S. An exploration of factors that promote or hinder service user involvement in nurse education, funded by The University of Bedfordshire, £5000, 2010
Randhawa G and Wilkinson E. Big Lottery Fund/Kidney Research UK. Ethnic differences in End-of-Life care – A method for effective dissemination. £24,000 2011-2012

Sque, M., Morgan, M., Randhawa, G. and Warrens, A. Department of Health/Organ Donation Taskforce Implementation Group - What are the barriers to organ donation and the factors that affect the decision of the bereaved family to give consent? £182,240, 2011-13

Warrens, A., Morgan, M., Randhawa, G. and Sque, M. Department of Health/Organ Donation Taskforce Implementation Group - Healthcare Professionals: A National Survey of Attitudes to and Knowledge of Organ Donation for Transplantation, £285,416, 2011-13