Green Social Prescribing for Ethically Diverse Communities in Humber and North Yorkshire

Dr Maureen Twiddy M.Twiddy@hull.ac.uk
Reader in Mixed Methods Research

BRAVO: High grade bladder cancer: a randomised controlled trial of radical cystectomy against intra-vesical immunotherapy – a feasibility study Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2018
Bladder cancer is a common disease with worse outcomes in Yorkshire than in the rest of the UK. We want to conduct a randomized trial to evaluate the best treatment for aggressive bladder cancer when found at an early stage. This could be complete b... Read More about BRAVO: High grade bladder cancer: a randomised controlled trial of radical cystectomy against intra-vesical immunotherapy – a feasibility study.

LAVA: Thermal ablation versus surgery for patients with colorectal liver metastases Oct 1, 2017 - May 31, 2023

An educational resource about palliative care needs of men with prostate cancer: supporting the patient living with prostate cancer Dec 1, 2017 - Feb 28, 2019

NIFTy: Near Infrared Fluorescence imaging to prevent post-surgical hypoparathyroidism after thyriod surgery - a phase II/III pragmatic, multi-centre rct Oct 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2024
Parathyroid glands are tiny glands in the neck behind the thyroid gland that control the level of calcium in the blood. More than 12,000 patients undergo thyroid surgery every year in England alone (HES dataset). A common complication of thyroid surg... Read More about NIFTy: Near Infrared Fluorescence imaging to prevent post-surgical hypoparathyroidism after thyriod surgery - a phase II/III pragmatic, multi-centre rct.

LACES 2: A multicentre, randomised controlled trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Colorectal Surgery in the Acute Setting Apr 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2025
Approximately 30,000 patients undergo an emergency laparotomy within the NHS yearly. An emergency laparotomy is an open operation which is undertaken for a variety of diseases, a third of those are for diseases affecting the large bowel, including co... Read More about LACES 2: A multicentre, randomised controlled trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Colorectal Surgery in the Acute Setting.