Projects (34)

TRANSFORM: YCR Cancercare: Experiences of diagnostic pathways and cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic Apr 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2024
The global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has led to the disruption of cancer care services, as healthcare resources (personnel, facilities) were reprioritised to respond to the pandemic. The implications of this for cancer outcomes and patients’ ps... Read More about TRANSFORM: YCR Cancercare: Experiences of diagnostic pathways and cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public Involvement Funds Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
Cancer screening is effective at preventing the onset of cancer and reducing cancer deaths. However, there are widespread inequalities in the uptake of cancer screening. Cervical screening uptake is lower among ethnic minority patients, patients who... Read More about Public Involvement Funds.

WISE GP Fellowship Jun 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2023
HEE funding to support scholarship activity to develop, implementand evaluate a MOOC tackling extended professional skills for GP practice

SPLENDID: Social Prescribing for people to Live ENjoyably with Dementia/memory problems In Daily life Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2027

TRANSFORM: Incorporating the patient voice into quality improvement for cancer diagnosis in primary care: a feasibility study Mar 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2025

Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of free door to door transport to increase the uptake of breast screening appointments in Yorkshire: A cluster randomised GP pilot trial Jun 1, 2023 - Jan 31, 2026
Breast screening is one of the key tools in identifying breast cancer at an early stage. It is currently offered to women between the ages of 50 and 70 on a three yearly cycle. Whilst nationally breast screening uptake is 70% this leaves 30% of wom... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of free door to door transport to increase the uptake of breast screening appointments in Yorkshire: A cluster randomised GP pilot trial.

ENHANCE –TailorEd iNtervention for brain HeAlth aNd Cognitive augmEntation Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2028
Primary research question: does a 24-week technology-based multi-domain intervention targeting potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia (BELL) in cognitively healthy adults older than 60 years of age lead to improved change in cognition at 1... Read More about ENHANCE –TailorEd iNtervention for brain HeAlth aNd Cognitive augmEntation.

TRANSFORM: AT RISK BOWEL SCREENING Oct 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2022

TRANSFORM: The development of a mobile phone app to capture the journey time and patient experience throughout a day in the life of cancer patient attending hospital. Oct 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2022
People with cancer have to travel to specialist cancer hospitals to access treatments such as radiotherapy. A number of studies have identified an association between patients living further away from a cancer centre and being less likely to be treat... Read More about TRANSFORM: The development of a mobile phone app to capture the journey time and patient experience throughout a day in the life of cancer patient attending hospital..

Catch up HPV screening project Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027
In 2019, HPV testing replaced cytology (a smear) as the first (primary) cervical screening test. This project will offer a catch-up HPV test to women now aged 65-79 who exited the screening programme before ever having a primary HPV test. This will i... Read More about Catch up HPV screening project.

Measuring the travel burden from attending radiotherapy treatment. Testing a bespoke mobile phone application with cancer patients Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2023
People with cancer have to travel to specialist hospitals to access treatments such as radiotherapy. Living further away has been associated with being less likely to receive radiotherapy. For those who do travel, difficult journeys to and from hospi... Read More about Measuring the travel burden from attending radiotherapy treatment. Testing a bespoke mobile phone application with cancer patients.

Publication Costs Award: PC/38 Nov 28, 2018 - Feb 25, 2023
Bereaved people need a supportive response from those around them. Knowing children's and surviving parents' needs following parental death is the first step to ensuring a supportive response. However, no systematic review has reported on this phenom... Read More about Publication Costs Award: PC/38.

Exploring GP referral behavior for serious non-specific symptoms where cancer is suspected Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
This is project will be funded through money from the York and Scarborough Trust. To look at the referral behaviour of GPs when faced with a patient with vague symptoms that could be cancer.

The funding would come from York and Scarborough Te... Read More about Exploring GP referral behavior for serious non-specific symptoms where cancer is suspected.

Management Capacity and Capability in NHS trusts and system-level partnerships Jul 16, 2024 - May 31, 2026