Minutes of the April 2020 Meeting
Date Postponed from 1st-2nd April – completed June 12th 2020
Venue Online meeting
Present members
Rebecca Randell Chair
Victoria Tzortziou-Brown Co-opted Deputy Chair
Debra Bick
Laura Bojke
Alex Bottle
Brendan Collins
Dawn Craig
Julie Hankin
Sandy Harvey
Kerryn Husk
Matthew Jones
Doreen Joseph
Alison Ledward
Samantha Midwinter
Abeda Mulla
Catherine Pope
Peta Stross
Catherine Walshe
Adele Webb
Robert West
Andrea Williamson
Apologies
Jane Appleton
Mo Aye
Sarah Finer
Lorna Gibson
Sarah Purdy
Karen Ritchie
Secretariat
Stephanie Garfield-Birkbeck
Jo Nurse
Suzy Hopper
Abi Chalk
In attendance Nil
Observers Nil
Prioritisation Committee Minutes
Researcher-led Stage 1 Proposals: 19/103 Researcher-led Standard Open Call
NIHR130624 - Identifying and overcoming the barriers to implementation of minimally invasive surgery in early cancer: a mixed methods study of the "PRESERVE" pathway for polyps and early rectal cancers (Professor Gina Brown)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Decline
NIHR130680 - Managing young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in primary care (MAP) study: understanding current service models and how to support shared care (Dr Tamsin Newlove-Delgado)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Kerryn Husk
Decision: Decline
NIHR130693 - Assessing the Clinical and cost-Effectiveness of inpatient mental health Rehabilitation services provided by the NHS and independent sector (ACER) (Professor Helen Killaspy)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR130743 - Increasing access to group therapies in community mental health teams (Dr Pamela Jacobsen)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Matthew Jones, Catherine Walshe, Sarah Purdy
Decision: Decline
NIHR130811 - Reducing time to appropriate emergency response in trauma incidents using smartphone video streaming from 999 callers: A feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial (Dr Cath Taylor)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Debra Bick
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR130889 - A study to evaluate the feasibility of a workforce solution to increase access to cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp): can assistant psychologists be trained to competently deliver CBTp? (Dr Samantha Bowe)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Decline
NIHR130830 - Forced to Flee: A Peer Led Community Approach to Strengthen the Mental Health of Refugees (Dr Helen Lloyd)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Kerryn Husk, Sarah Purdy
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR130922 - Optimising the delivery of remediation programmes for doctors: A participatory co-design and realist evaluation approach (RESTORE 2) (Dr Nicola Brennan)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Kerryn Husk, Catherine Pope
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR130949 - Physical Examinations conducted Remotely in Consultations Experienced vIa VidEo (PERCEIVE): a mixed methods study of remote physical examinations with heart failure, physical therapy, hand surgery, primary care and paediatric orthopaedic patients (Associate Professor Sara Shaw)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Sarah Finer, Catherine Pope, Abeda Mulla
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR130963 - The At EaSE study: An Evaluation of mental health Services for Ex-armed forces personnel (Dr Catherine Winsper)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Debra Bick
Decision: Decline
NIHR131018 - Promoting early diagnosis and treatment among Chinese communities in Greater Manchester, through the improvement of health literacy (Professor Anya Ahmed)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Decline
NIHR131036 - Beyond the consultation: a mixed methods study exploring the volume and nature of everyday general practice work (Dr Sharon Spooner)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Sarah Finer
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR130999 - Improving life quality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by increasing uptake and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation with lay health workers: a cluster randomised controlled trial (Dr Patrick White)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Sarah Finer, Alex Bottle
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131054 - Development and feasibility testing of a complex intervention to Standardise Care for Older PeoplE with Dysphagia (SCOPED) (Mrs Dharinee Hansjee)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131086 - Rapid Ear - Remote Assessment of Problems In Diagnosis of the Ear (Mr Chris Coulson)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131138 - Developing and user testing iSWITCHED (implementing SWITCHing EDucational intervention) to support switching antipsychotics to improve physical health outcomes in people with severe mental Illness (Professor Saeed Farooq)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131171 - The Term Induction of Labour Experiences Study (TILES): developing interventions to improve women’s experiences of the Induction of Labour care pathway (Dr Kirstie Coxon)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Debra Bick
Decision: Decline
NIHR131135 - Communication in Health Check Training (CHeCT) (Professor Christopher Gidlow)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Debra Bick
Decision: Decline
NIHR131232 - Optimising medicines for osteoarthritis (Professor Rachael Gooberman-Hill)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Matthew Jones, Sarah Purdy
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131249 - Extending cervical screening for older women: an exploration of women’s attitudes and acceptability (Dr Laura Marlow)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Decline
NIHR131293 - Exploring the use of pre-hospital pre-alerts and their impact on patients, Ambulance Service and Emergency Department staff (Dr Fiona Sampson)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131312 - Optimising the benefits and minimising the risks of working 12-hour nursing shifts in acute inpatient wards: using realist-informed, mixed methods and experience based co-design to identify, develop and evaluate interventions (Professor Ruth Harris)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131316 - Evaluating ReSPECT in Primary Care: Evaluating the integration of the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) into primary care practice and its impact on patient treatment and care (Professor Anne-Marie Slowther)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Debra Bick
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131250 - An Integrated Primary Care-based Programme of Pre-pregnancy Care to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Type 2 diabetes: A Multi-method Study of Implementation, System Adaptation and Performance – Professor Angus Forbes
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Jane Appleton, Debra Bick, Lorna Gibson
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131322 - Witnessing harm, holding to account: Patient, family and colleague experiences when directly involved in health and care regulator Fitness to Practise hearings when they have been harmed by a registered professional’s behaviour (Professor Louise Wallace)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Catherine Pope, Andrea Williamson
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131323 - Developing a role for patients and the public in the implementation of evidence into practice (Professor Sophie Staniszewska)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Debra Bick, Alison Ledward, Catherine Walshe, Brendan McCormack
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131324 - Evaluation of an initiative to recruit overseas nurses to the NHS (Emeritus Professor Tom Ling)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Decline
NIHR131325 - Evaluation of a Sore throat Test and tReat servicE in community Pharmacies (STREP) (Dr Efthymia Mantzourani)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Robert West – Collaboration
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131328 - Exploring Patient experience in Acute Cancer Care (Dr Richard Wagland)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Decline
NIHR131337 - The Post Operative Pain Outcome Measures Study (POPOS): Generation of consensus core outcome measures for assessing acute pain after surgery (Dr Devjit Srivastava)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Alex Bottle
Decision: Decline
NIHR131342 - A Qualitative Evaluation of Structures and Processes to Drive Integrated Commissioning for Childhood Disability (Professor Graeme Currie)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Dawn Craig, Debra Bick
Decision: Decline
NIHR131348 - Development and testing of communication skills training for healthcare professionals caring for people with dementia to avoid or resolve episodes of distress (VOICE2) (Professor Rowan Harwood)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131357 - Evaluating the role of social prescribing for older adults with chronic conditions in primary care: A mixed methods’ approach (Professor Shereen Hussein)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Decline
NIHR131367 - Primary care clinical pharmacists MI intervention (CP-GP MI trial) (Professor John Marriott)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131369 - DIGItally-targeted NHS HEALTH CHECK programme in Southwark Council: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (DIGI-HEALTH-CHECK) (Dr Taavi Tillmann)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Alex Bottle, Sarah Finer, Mark Lambert
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131375 - Diagnosis of infant cow’s milk protein allergy: using the experiences of practitioners and parents to improve the process (Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Kerryn Husk
Decision: Decline
NIHR131377 - SPACE: Social Prescribing to address Adverse Childhood Experiences (Dr Lindsay Forbes)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131379 - A digital tool to enhance CAMHS referrals (Professor Kathryn Abel)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131385 - SET-UP: Screening for Erosive Toothwear - Uptake in Primary Care: A co-designed implementation study (Professor David Bartlett)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Rebecca Randell
Conflicts: Catherine Walshe – Department
Decision: Decline
NIHR131319 - Developing the evidence and associated service model to support older people living with frailty to manage their pain and to reduce its impact on their lives: a mixed method, co-design study (Ms Mary Godfrey)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Victoria Tzortziou-Brown
Conflicts: Laura Bojke, Rebecca Randell, Robert West
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131321 - Development of an evidence based framework for effective electronic Medication Administration Recording sytem (eMAR) implementation within care homes (Professor David Wright)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Victoria Tzortziou-Brown
Conflicts: Rebecca Randell, Laura Bojke, Robert West
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131371 - VENous Ulcer patient Management (VENUM) (Professor Alun Davies)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and shortlisted.
Chair: Victoria Tzortziou-Brown
Conflicts: Mo Aye – Personal, Laura Bojke, Alex Bottle, Rebecca Randell, Lorna Gibson, Robert West
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR131318 - Coproduction in Adult Social Care: Collaborative Partnership (Dr John Burchell)
The proposal was discussed by the Prioritisation Committee and declined.
Chair: Victoria Tzortziou-Brown
Conflicts: No conflicts
Decision: Decline
Summary
Researcher-led Stage 1 Proposals: 19/103 Researcher-led Standard Open Call
| Reference | Proposal Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| NIHR130624 Brown | Identifying and overcoming the barriers to implementation of minimally invasive surgery in early cancer: a mixed methods study of the "PRESERVE" pathway for polyps and early rectal cancers | Decline |
| NIHR130680 Newlove-Delgado | Managing young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in primary care (MAP) study: understanding current service models and how to support shared care | Decline |
| NIHR130693 Killaspy | Assessing the Clinical and cost-Effectiveness of inpatient mental health Rehabilitation services provided by the NHS and independent sector (ACER) | Shortlist |
| NIHR130743 Jacobsen | Increasing access to group therapies in community mental health teams | Decline |
| NIHR130811 Taylor | Reducing time to appropriate emergency response in trauma incidents using smartphone video streaming from 999 callers: A feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial | Shortlist |
| NIHR130889 Bowe | A study to evaluate the feasibility of a workforce solution to increase access to cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp): can assistant psychologists be trained to competently deliver CBTp? | Decline |
| NIHR130830 Lloyd | Forced to Flee: A Peer Led Community Approach to Strengthen the Mental Health of Refugees | Shortlist |
| NIHR130922 Brennan | Optimising the delivery of remediation programmes for doctors: A participatory co-design and realist evaluation approach (RESTORE 2) | Shortlist |
| NIHR130949 Shaw | Physical Examinations conducted Remotely in Consultations Experienced vIa VidEo (PERCEIVE): a mixed methods study of remote physical examinations with heart failure, physical therapy, hand surgery, primary care and paediatric orthopaedic patients | Shortlist |
| NIHR130963 Winsper | The At EaSE study: An Evaluation of mental health Services for Ex-armed forces personnel | Decline |
| NIHR131018 Ahmed | Promoting early diagnosis and treatment among Chinese communities in Greater Manchester, through the improvement of health literacy | Decline |
| NIHR131036 Spooner | Beyond the consultation: a mixed methods study exploring the volume and nature of everyday general practice work | Shortlist |
| NIHR130999 White | Improving life quality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by increasing uptake and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation with lay health workers: a cluster randomised controlled trial | Shortlist |
| NIHR131054 Hansjee | Development and feasibility testing of a complex intervention to Standardise Care for Older PeoplE with Dysphagia (SCOPED) | Shortlist |
| NIHR131086 Coulson | Rapid Ear - Remote Assessment of Problems In Diagnosis of the Ear | Shortlist |
| NIHR131138 Farooq | Developing and user testing iSWITCHED (implementing SWITCHing EDucational intervention) to support switching antipsychotics to improve physical health outcomes in people with severe mental Illness | Shortlist |
| NIHR131171 Coxon | The Term Induction of Labour Experiences Study (TILES): developing interventions to improve women’s experiences of the Induction of Labour care pathway | Decline |
| NIHR131135 Gidlow | Communication in Health Check Training (CHeCT) | Decline |
| NIHR131232 Gooberman-Hill | Optimising medicines for osteoarthritis | Shortlist |
| NIHR131249 Marlow | Extending cervical screening for older women: an exploration of women’s attitudes and acceptability | Decline |
| NIHR131293 Sampson | Exploring the use of pre-hospital pre-alerts and their impact on patients, Ambulance Service and Emergency Department staff | Shortlist |
| NIHR131312 Harris | Optimising the benefits and minimising the risks of working 12-hour nursing shifts in acute inpatient wards: using realist-informed, mixed methods and experience based co-design to identify, develop and evaluate interventions | Shortlist |
| NIHR131316 Slowther | Evaluating ReSPECT in Primary Care: Evaluating the integration of the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) into primary care practice and its impact on patient treatment and care | Shortlist |
| NIHR131250 Forbes | An Integrated Primary Care-based Programme of Pre-pregnancy Care to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Type 2 diabetes: A Multi-method Study of Implementation, System Adaptation and Performance | Shortlist |
| NIHR131319 Godfrey | Developing the evidence and associated service model to support older people living with frailty to manage their pain and to reduce its impact on their lives: a mixed method, co-design study | Shortlist |
| NIHR131321 Wright | Development of an evidence based framework for effective electronic Medication Administration Recording sytem (eMAR) implementation within care homes | Shortlist |
| NIHR131322 Wallace | Witnessing harm, holding to account: Patient, family and colleague experiences when directly involved in health and care regulator Fitness to Practise hearings when they have been harmed by a registered professional’s behavior | Shortlist |
| NIHR131323 Staniszewska | Developing a role for patients and the public in the implementation of evidence into practice | Shortlist |
| NIHR131324 Ling | Evaluation of an initiative to recruit overseas nurses to the NHS | Decline |
| NIHR131325 Mantzourani | Evaluation of a Sore throat Test and tReat servicE in community Pharmacies (STREP) | Shortlist |
| NIHR131328 Wagland | Exploring Patient experience in Acute Cancer Care | Decline |
| NIHR131337 Srivastava | The Post Operative Pain Outcome Measures Study (POPOS): Generation of consensus core outcome measures for assessing acute pain after surgery | Decline |
| NIHR131342 Currie | Qualitative Evaluation of Structures and Processes to Drive Integrated Commissioning for Childhood Disability | Decline |
| NIHR131348 Harwood | Development and testing of communication skills training for healthcare professionals caring for people with dementia to avoid or resolve episodes of distress (VOICE2) | Shortlist |
| NIHR131357 Hussein | Evaluating the role of social prescribing for older adults with chronic conditions in primary care: A mixed methods’ approach | Decline |
| NIHR131367 Marriott | Primary care clinical pharmacists MI intervention (CP-GP MI trial) | Shortlist |
| NIHR131369 Tillmann | DIGItally-targeted NHS HEALTH CHECK programme in Southwark Council: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (DIGI-HEALTH-CHECK) | Shortlist |
| NIHR131371 Davies | VENous Ulcer patient Management (VENUM) | Shortlist |
| NIHR131375 Melendez-Torres | Diagnosis of infant cow’s milk protein allergy: using the experiences of practitioners and parents to improve the process | Decline |
| NIHR131377 Forbes | SPACE: Social Prescribing to address Adverse Childhood Experiences | Shortlist |
| NIHR131379 Abel | A digital tool to enhance CAMHS referrals | Shortlist |
| NIHR131385 Bartlett | SET-UP: Screening for Erosive Toothwear - Uptake in Primary Care: A co-designed implementation study | Decline |
| NIHR131318 Burchell | Coproduction in Adult Social Care: Collaborative Partnership | Decline |