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Dr Joanne Cairns J.Cairns@hull.ac.uk
Career Development Fellowship

Ms Helen Roberts Helen.Roberts@hull.ac.uk
Patient and Public Involvement Coordinator

TRANSFORM: Coproducing community-based cancer screening interventions to improve uptake rates in Yorkshire Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 1, 2025

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.

PPI Application: The target is 45 minutes. A mixed methods evaluation of the experiences and choices of cancer patients accessing radiotherapy services. Sep 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
This application is to the NIHR PPI call for funds to support PPI activities

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.

Supporting, enabling and sustaining home care workers to deliver end-of-life care: amultiple-methods community-based case study Oct 1, 2022 - Jul 14, 2025
This 30 month study will;
1) To understand the experience of social care assistants providing end of life care, the care they give, how they work with healthcare staff and family members or friends, and what all involved (including the person receiv... Read More about Supporting, enabling and sustaining home care workers to deliver end-of-life care: amultiple-methods community-based case study.