Day One - Wednesday 14 September
Venue
Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams
Present Members
• Kathy Rowan (Programme Director)
• Judith Smith (Deputy Programme Director)
• Alan Smith (Public Committee Member)
• Alexis Foster (Committee Member Development Scheme Participant)
• Andrew Price
• Carl Thompson
• Carol Rivas
• Dawn Craig
• Doreen Joseph (Public Committee Member)
• James Rimmer
• Jenni Burton (Committee Member Development Scheme Participant)
• Laura Bojke
• Linda Parton (Public Committee Member)
• Lorna Gibson
• Louise Wallace
• Margaret Cheng (Public Committee Member)
• Nicola Walsh
• Rachel Meacock
• Stephen Bradley
• Victoria Tatton
Secretariat
• Tara Lamont
• Steph Garfield-Birkbeck
• Claire Fenton
• Abi Chalk
Apologies
• Annette Boaz
• Debra Bick
• Fiona Verity
• Mona Kanaan
• Rebecca Harris
• Parveen Ali
• Dawn Edge, Professor of Mental Health & Inclusivity, University of Manchester (HSDR Inclusion Observer)
Observers
• Jill Russell, RDS, Senior Research Fellow, University of London
• Michaela Senek, RDS, Research Associate, University of Sheffield
• Ge Yu, Senior Research Associate and NIHR Senior Fellow, Newcastle University (New committee member)
• Katie Featherstone, Professor of Sociology and Medicine, University of West London (New committee member)
Quoracy
Information Voting members: 24 (Quoracy = 66% = 16)
Voting members present on Day One: 19 (79%)
Stage two applications
21/611 NICE Rolling Call
NIHR152057 - Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a maternity quality improvement programme to reduce excess bleeding and need for transfusion after childbirth: the Obstetric Bleeding Study UK (OBS UK) Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial (Sarah Bell, Cardiff University)
Chair: Judith Smith
Declared a conflict and left the room: Kathy Rowan, Katie Featherstone
Decision: Fund with changes
22/74 Straight to Stage Two September 2022 (Fast track)
NIHR154603 - At Scale Primary care implementation of targeted Point of care testing (POCT) for influenza and Respiratory Infections to reduce winter pressures on the NHS and provide reliable data for National respiratory disease senTinel Surveillance (SPRINTS): mixed methods study (Simon de Lusignan, University of Oxford)
Chair: Kathy Rowan
Declared a conflict and left the room: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR154310 - Shaping care home COVID- testing policy: A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of asymptomatic testing compared to standard care in care home staff (VIVALDI-CT) (Laura Shallcross, University College London)
Chair: Kathy Rowan
Declared a conflict and left the room: Carl Thompson, Jenni Burton, Dawn Craig, Rachel Meacock
Decision: Fund with Changes
Stage one applications
22/47 Researcher-led
NIHR152830 - SafeTy, clinical, system effects and costs of AmbuLances queuing with deLayed patient handovers at Emergency Departments (STALLED) (Helen Snooks, Swansea University)
Chair: Kathy Rowan
Declared a conflict and left the room: Judith Smith
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR153121 - Evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence triage to reduce delays in urgent and emergency care in online consultations in primary care (Benjamin Brown, The University of Manchester)
Chair: Kathy Rowan
Declared a conflict and left the room: Laura Bojke, Rachel Meacock
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR153603 - Service configurations for psychosis – what works for whom in what combinations and contexts and why? A realist evidence synthesis (Sue Holttum, Canterbury Christ Church University)
Chair: Judith Smith
Declared a conflict and left the room: Rachel Meacock, Lorna Gibson
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR154631 - Evaluating the outcomes for local authority social services of their involvement in supported internships for people with learning disabilities or autism (Stephen Beyer, Cardiff University)
Chair: Lorna Gibson
Declared a conflict and left the room: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR153142 - Health and social care outcomes of assistive technologies for single-handed care in local authorities: The 2-to-1 trial (Phillip Whitehead, Newcastle University)
Chair: Lorna Gibson
Declared a conflict and left the room: Dawn Craig
Decision: Decline
NIHR153960 - Developing a peer-updated living Evidence and Gap Map on the use of peer support in health and social care (Sian de Bell, University of Exeter)
Chair: Lorna Gibson
Declared a conflict and left the room: Dawn Craig - Personal
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR154067 - Workplace Trauma Support Model: Reducing the impact of workplace trauma for staff in acute mental health inpatient settings (Katherine Berry, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust)
Chair: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR153854 - Enabling Personalisation In dementia Care: EvideNce, Theory and REalist synthesis (EPICENTRE) (Linda Clare, University of Exeter)
Chair: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR154221 - Preventing and treating Birth trauma In pregnancy and postpartum: an evidence Review, synTHesis and recommendations for care (BIRTH) (Susan Ayers, City, University of London)
Chair: None
Decision: Decline
22/46 NICE Rolling Call
NIHR154205 - Pragmatic Evaluation of Effectiveness and Acceptability of the Bristol Medication Review Toolkit (BRISMED) (Rupert Payne, University of Bristol)
Chair: Lorna Gibson
Declared a conflict and left the room: Nicola Walsh, James Rimmer
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR153538 - Understanding supported self-management across care sectors for older adults living with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis (Petra Makela, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Chair: None
Declared a conflict and did not score: None
Decision: Decline
22/10 Adult Social Care Needs Assessment
NIHR152215 - Tackling Inequities in Processes and Experiences of Social Care Needs Assessments for Dementia and Caregivers (Clarissa Giebel, University of Liverpool)
Chair: Judith Smith
Declared a conflict and left the room: Carl Thompson
Decision: Decline
NIHR154077 - Assessing needs and care planning for older adults & their carers (Stacey Rand, University of Kent)
Chair: Judith Smith
Declared a conflict and left the room: Stephen Bradley, Laura Bojke, Alexis Foster, Louise Wallace, Alan Smith, Jenni Burton,
Decision: Shortlist
Day Two - Thursday 15 September 2022
Venue
Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams
Present Members
• Kathy Rowan (Programme Director)
• Judith Smith (Deputy Programme Director)
• Alan Smith (Public Committee Member)
• Andrew Price
• Annette Boaz
• Dawn Craig
• Debra Bick
• Doreen Joseph (Public Committee Member)
• James Rimmer
• Jenni Burton (Committee Member Development Scheme Participant)
• Linda Parton (Public Committee Member)
• Louise Wallace
• Margaret Cheng (Public Committee Member)
• Mona Kanaan
• Nicola Walsh
• Stephen Bradley
• Victoria Tatton
Secretariat
• Steph Garfield-Birkbeck
• Tara Lamont
• Lisa Stockwell
• Abi Chalk
Apologies
• Parveen Ali
• Laura Bojke
• Alexis Foster
• Lorna Gibson
• Rebecca Harris
• Rachel Meacock
• Carol Rivas
• Carl Thompson
• Fiona Verity
• Dawn Edge, Professor of Mental Health & Inclusivity, University of Manchester (HSDR Inclusion Observer)
Observers
• Emma Small, Senior Prioritisation and Dissemination Manager, Welsh Government
• Jane Wilcock, RDS, Senior Research Associate, UCL
• Alex Mitchell, RDS, Statistician, University of York
• Rachel Spencer, Academic GP, University of Warwick (New committee member)
• Beatriz Goulao, Research Fellow and Statistician (New committee member)
• Ge Yu, Senior Research Associate and NIHR Senior Fellow, Newcastle University (New committee member)
• Katie Featherstone, Professor of Sociology and Medicine, University of West London (New committee member)
Quoracy Information
Voting members: 24 (Quoracy = 16 = 66%)
Voting members present on Day 2: 15 (62%)
Due to the late apologies, emergency quoracy was utilised for Day 2 of the meeting.
Stage one applications
22/11 Implementing the Mental Capacity Act in Practice
NIHR152800 - Evaluating staff training and the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in care homes for older adults (Alys Griffiths, University of Liverpool)
Chair: Kathy Rowan
Declared a conflict and left the room: Jenni Burton
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR153264 - High-quality mental capacity assessments for hEalthcare decisions: improving Leadership, assessment Procedures, and service user Support (HELPS) (Domenico Giacco, University of Warwick)
Chair: Kathy Rowan
Declared a conflict and left the room: Judith Smith, Louise Wallace, Rachel Spencer, Debra Bick
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR154007 - Optimising TRaining in mental capacity Assessments for patients with acquired Cognitive and Communication difficulties (TRACC): a co-produced, realist approach (Nele Demeyere, University of Oxford)
Chair: Judith Smith
Declared a conflict and left the room: Katie Featherstone
Decision: Decline
NIHR153963 - The implementation of MCA liberty safeguards in the care of people living with dementia within community settings: empowering and involving people living with dementia in decisions about their care (Katie Featherstone, University of West London)
Chair: Judith Smith
Declared a conflict and left the room: Katie Featherstone, Kathy Rowan
Decision: Decline
NIHR154668 - Use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 with people experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness in England (Jill Manthorpe, Kings College London)
Chair: Judith Smith
Declared a conflict and left the room: Annette Boaz, Jane Wilcock, Katie Featherstone
Decision: Shortlist
Stage two applications
21/610 Researcher-Led
NIHR152665 - New Roles, New Challenges: Understanding boundary work to support the implementation of new roles in mental health Trusts (Damian Hodgson, Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust)
Chair: Kathy Rowan
Declared a conflict and left the room: Alex Mitchell
Decision: Fund with changes
22/73 Straight to Stage Two Re-submission
NIHR154061 - Waiting times in Emergency Departments: inequalities and impact on health outcomes (Catia Nicodemo, University of Oxford)
Chair: Judith Smith
Declared a conflict and left the room: Dawn Craig, Kathy Rowan, Katie Featherstone
Decision: Fund with changes