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PRP (38-01-09) Developing the economic case for early intervention Research Specification

Research Specification for the NIHR PRP Developing the economic case for early intervention

Published: 09 January 2024

PRP (38-01-02) Perinatal Mental Health Care - what works for who and in what circumstances?

Research specification for the NIHR PRP call into Perinatal Mental Health Care - what works for who and in what circumstances?

Published: 09 January 2024

PRP (38-01-04) Understanding disparities in the use of medical devices in the pregnancy and neonatal period

The NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a single research project to explore Equity in Medical Devices during the Pregnancy and Neonatal Period.

Published: 09 January 2024

PRP (38-01-03) An evaluation of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme national initiative ‘Prompts for Holding Parent Infant Relationships in Mind

Research specification for the NIHR PRP call into an evaluation of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme national initiative ‘Prompts for Holding Parent Infant Relationships in Mind’.

Published: 09 January 2024

PRP (38-01-06) Evaluating the National Child Measurement Programme: impact on mental health and wellbeing and delivery cost models

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a single research project to: i) explore the impact of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) on children, parents and schools and ii) ascertain local authority delivery costs to inform the future running and effectiveness of this annual school public health programme.

Published: 09 January 2024

PRP (38-01-05) Understanding best practice in social work interventions

The NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a multi-phased research project. The project will aim to understand variation and best practice in adult social work interventions for people with complex needs

Published: 09 January 2024

PRP (38-01-07) Assessment of dietary iron bioavailability to inform dietary reference values for iron

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a single research project on iron bioavailability in adults and children.

Published: 09 January 2024

PRP Evaluation of the UK Vaccine Network Project (1.0)

Research specification for Evaluation of the UK vaccine network

Published: 05 December 2023

PRP (37-01-01) Evaluation of early language identification measure & intervention (ELIM-I) Research Specification

Research Specification for the NIHR PRP Evaluation of early language identification measure & intervention (ELIM-I)

Published: 19 September 2023

PRP (37-01-04) Climate Change and health - building resilience Research Specification

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications in response to the specification: PRP (37-01-04) Climate Change and health – building resilience into our health and social care services

Published: 19 September 2023

PRP (38-01-08) Demand for therapists for children and young people with SEND Research Specification

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications in response to the specification: PRP (37-01-06) Demand for and supply of therapists for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Published: 19 September 2023

PRP (37-01-06) Nutrition in early years (years 1-5) Research Specification

Research specification for PRP (37-01-06) Nutrition in early years (years 1-5)

Published: 19 September 2023

PRP (37-01-03) Restricting promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt Research Specification

Research Specification for the NIHR PRP Restricting promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt

Published: 19 September 2023

PRP (37-01-07) Understanding how to support people affected by Thalidomide’s health needs: An Evaluation of the Thalidomide Health Grant Research Specification

Research Specification for PRP (37-01-07) Understanding how to support people affected by Thalidomide’s health needs: An Evaluation of the Thalidomide Health Grant

Published: 19 September 2023

PRP (38-01-01) Strengthening the Evidence Base to inform Social Care Policy Decisions - Social Care Policy Research Initiative

Research Specification for the NIHR PRP Social Care Research Initiative

Published: 08 September 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-05) Impact Evaluation of Hospital Discharge Funding in 2023/24 and 2024/25

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for an evaluation of the £1.6 billion funding that the Department for Health and Social Care is making available to support hospital discharge in 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Published: 01 June 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-02) Measuring the experience of maternity service users - development of a maternity Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM)

The NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for the development and testing of a short-item Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) to assess the quality and experiences of care provided for women using maternity services

Published: 31 May 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-01) Collaborative risk assessment and management planning across the forensic mental health pathway in England

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a realist review of risk assessment and management planning across adult secure mental health services in England

Published: 30 May 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-04) The effectiveness of the open access hub model of early intervention and prevention support for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a single research project to understand whether the “Early Support Hub” model can effectively support children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing.

Published: 30 May 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-03) Improving access to mental health support and services for ethnic minority children and young people

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a single research project on improving access to mental health support and services for ethnic minority children and young people (ages 5-25).

Published: 30 May 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-07) Evaluation of the Better Care Fund

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a single research project that will evaluate the Better Care Fund (BCF).

Published: 30 May 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-08) Evaluation of the National Core Improvement offer

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a multi-phased research project. The project will aim to gain insight into how improvement happens in the social care sector and the impacts and outcomes from the national core improvement offer support provided to local authorities

Published: 30 May 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-09) National Evaluation of the Complete Community Care Programme - Population Health Approaches To Tackling Health Inequalities

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme invites proposals for a national evaluation of the Complete Care Community Programme (CCCP).

Published: 30 May 2023

Policy Research Programme - (36-01-06) An Evaluation of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications for a single research project to evaluate how the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is being implemented in practice and the impact that the training has on people with a learning disability and autistic people, their family carers, staff, and trainers.

Published: 30 May 2023

Policy Research Programme - PRP (35-01-01) Evaluating interventions to improve mental health and reduce violence

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP) invites applications in response to the specification: PRP (35-01-01) Evaluating interventions to improve mental health and reduce violence

Published: 10 January 2023