All Projects (37)

TRANSFORM: Reducing Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes in Yorkshire: Realising our potential for innovation in Diagnosis, Patient Management, Survivorship and Palliative Care Research Sep 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2026
The death rate is higher in Yorkshire than the rest of England resulting in about 200 extra deaths each year of which more than half are in Hull. There are other significant cancer outcome inequalities between different groups; for example poorer pe... Read More about TRANSFORM: Reducing Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes in Yorkshire: Realising our potential for innovation in Diagnosis, Patient Management, Survivorship and Palliative Care Research.

PEOPLE: Primary care and community Engagement to Optimise time to Presentation with Lung cancEr symptoms in HULL Jun 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2023
More people are diagnosed with and die from lung cancer in Hull than any other place in Yorkshire. Our aim is to improve earlier diagnosis of lung cancer by [1] getting people to see their doctor if they get lung symptoms and [2] getting GPs to refe... Read More about PEOPLE: Primary care and community Engagement to Optimise time to Presentation with Lung cancEr symptoms in HULL.

REDUCE: REviewing long term anti-Depressant Use by Careful monitoring in Everyday practice programme Oct 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2023
There is considerable concern about increasing antidepressant use in England, as in other countries. Prescriptions have increased year on year since the early 1990s, and GPs in England are giving out more than 50 million prescriptions every year, to... Read More about REDUCE: REviewing long term anti-Depressant Use by Careful monitoring in Everyday practice programme.

BREATHE: Breathlessness RElief AT HomE Apr 1, 2019 - Oct 31, 2021
A feasibility study to address this RQ:
Does a paramedic-administered short non-pharmacological complex breathlessness intervention improve breathlessness and reduce conveyance to ED for people with breathlessness crisis compared with usual pr... Read More about BREATHE: Breathlessness RElief AT HomE.

Empress: NAEDI Cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation: a case control study (colorectal and lung cancer) Oct 1, 2015 - Sep 30, 2020
Cancer remains one of the UK’s biggest health issues, both in terms of morbidity and mortality. In recent years there has been increasing interest in the pathway to diagnosis, as international data have shown that one year survival figures for many c... Read More about Empress: NAEDI Cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation: a case control study (colorectal and lung cancer).

CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire Sep 1, 2016 - Jan 30, 2019
People with cancer need good access to palliative care to relieve distressing symptoms, but some get better access than others. Developed in Australia, the Needs Assessment Tool - Progressive Disease Cancer (NAT:PD-C) is a tested, "everyday practice"... Read More about CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire.

CS-Y Studies: Understanding and reducing inequalities for people with cancer: A programme of work based in Yorkshire Aug 1, 2013 - Sep 30, 2017

MIR: A double blind placebo-controlled randomised trial of the addition of the antidepressant mirtazapine Apr 1, 2013 - Apr 30, 2017
To investigate the effectiveness of combining mirtazapine with serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants for treatment resistant depression in primary care.

INTERACT: Integrated therapist and online CBT for depression in primary care Apr 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2024
The overall aim of this programme is to improve outcomes for patients with depression in UK primary care. This will be achieved through a series of four linked work-streams that will firstly, develop an innovative approach to delivering cognitive beh... Read More about INTERACT: Integrated therapist and online CBT for depression in primary care.

Living with Long Term Illness project: Group work in Primary Care Dec 1, 2013 - Jul 31, 2019
This application has arisen as a result of the applicant (Jackson) identifying a problem in clinical practice, developing a solution (Long Term Illness Groups) and engaging in some preliminary evaluation. As a result of this, there is now interest in... Read More about Living with Long Term Illness project: Group work in Primary Care.

C-Screening: Cervical cancer screening in older women aged 55 – 64 years old Mar 1, 2016 - Feb 28, 2019
The purpose of this study is to explore cervical screening amongst older women (55-64 years) living in Yorkshire. We will investigate the views and experiences of women regarding cervical screening and explore the attitudes of healthcare professional... Read More about C-Screening: Cervical cancer screening in older women aged 55 – 64 years old.

PRU Quality, Safety and Outcomes of Health and Social Care Jan 1, 2019 - Apr 30, 2024
Having a high quality, safe NHS and care system is more important than ever. The Government is committed to ensuring that the health and care system puts patient safety and quality at the heart of everything it does. Research can help to work out the... Read More about PRU Quality, Safety and Outcomes of Health and Social Care.

NIHR In Practice Fellowship Dr Aarti Bansal Nov 1, 2018 - Aug 7, 2021
The fellowship will fund a training path towards my goal of becoming a Professor of Medical Education Research. This fellowship will provide me with the research methods training; the theoretical, methodological and conceptual understanding I need to... Read More about NIHR In Practice Fellowship Dr Aarti Bansal.

TRANSFORM: Effects of physical activity during the cancer journey Jun 1, 2018 - May 31, 2024
Regular physical activity has been shown to help improve the body and mind during and after cancer treatment. Regular activity has also been linked to lower risk of cancer recurring and to longer survival. Despite this, most people with a cancer diag... Read More about TRANSFORM: Effects of physical activity during the cancer journey.

TRANSFORM: Exploring the impact of a cancer patient’s journey to healthcare on their journey through the healthcare system May 1, 2019 - Apr 30, 2025

TRANSFORM: Coproducing community-based cancer screening interventions to improve uptake rates in Yorkshire Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 8, 2024

TRANSFORM: Clinical research fellows Sep 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2026
This award from Yorkshire Cancer Research was a capacity building grant to support six clinical doctoral fellowships. These were awarded to:

Arwa Abdel-Aal: Social Inequalities in Uptake of Five Different Ways of Delivering Lung Canc... Read More about TRANSFORM: Clinical research fellows.

PROMS: CPR Cancer outcomes: The use of comprehensive patient records (CPR) to define the impact of cancer, co-morbidities and late effects on individuals and the health service Sep 30, 2015 - Jun 30, 2019
The ageing population and increasing success of cancer services has resulted in more people living for long periods with and beyond a diagnosis of cancer. Whilst we know that many people living beyond a cancer diagnosis report unmet needs, there is i... Read More about PROMS: CPR Cancer outcomes: The use of comprehensive patient records (CPR) to define the impact of cancer, co-morbidities and late effects on individuals and the health service.

PPI for PBP research - Exploring the role, responsibilities and impact of pharmacists working in primary care (GP surgeries) Apr 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2019
Both local and national initiatives seek to recruit more pharmacists to work in GP practices. Following a successful pilot, NHS England have committed to recruit up to 2000 pharmacists by 2020 to work clinically in general practice settings; this is... Read More about PPI for PBP research - Exploring the role, responsibilities and impact of pharmacists working in primary care (GP surgeries).

The regular general practitioner scheme: integrated and equitable pathways of depression care, facilitating work participation Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022
Aims: To examine the effectiveness of the RGP Scheme to deliver equitable depression care facilitating work participation among patients with depression.

Objectives:
1. To investigate organisational factors in the RGP Scheme as... Read More about The regular general practitioner scheme: integrated and equitable pathways of depression care, facilitating work participation.