Held virtually via Zoom on 31 May 2023
In Attendance:
Committee Members
- Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone (Chair), University of Lancaster, Faculty of Health & Medicine
- Professor Sunil Kumar Joshi, Kathmandu Medical College, Department of Community Medicine
- Dr Luke Munford, The University of Manchester, School of Health Sciences
- Professor Kristy Sanderson, University of East Anglia, School of Health Sciences
- Professor David Guest, King's College London, King's Business School
- Mr Tony Wilson, Institute for Employment Studies, Institute Director
- Professor Maria Karanika- Murray, University of Leicester, School of Business
- Professor Mark Gabbay, University of Liverpool, Primary Care and Mental Health
- Ms Emily Andrews, Centre for Ageing Better, Deputy Director for Work
- Ms Beate Baldauf, University of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research
- Professor Paramjit Gill, University of Warwick, Warwick Medical School
- Dr Melanie Carder, The University of Manchester, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health
- Dr Victoria Filingeri, University of Derby, Human Sciences Research Centre
- Dr Anmol Arora, PPIE Representative
- Dr Sina Odugbemi, PPIE Representative
- Ms Stella O'Brien, PPIE Representative
- Miss Margaret Ogden, PPIE Representative
Department of Health and Social Care Representatives
- Simon Malyon, Department of Health and Social Care
- John Wilkinson, Department of Health and Social Care
Policy Representatives
- Laura Adelman, DWP and DHSC Joint Work and Health Directorate
NIHRCC
- Mario Moroso, Assistant Director
- Emily Allen, Senior Programme Manager
- Jaskaren Brainch, Programme Manager
- Nicholas Chandler, Senior Programme Manager
- Ivana Balkan, Programme Manager
- Sarah Lane, Programme Manager
- Elizabeth Robertson, Programme Manager
- Lillie Turnbull-Jones, Programme Manager
- Jojo Leppink, Operations Manager
- Sam Howes, Research Officer
- Daniela Stremtan, Research Officer
Observers
- Issy Reading, Director of NIHR RDS South Central, Research Design Service
- Fay Scott, Senior Public Involvement Manager, NIHR Coordinating Centre
- Noor Akbar, Programme Manager, PPI and Engagement, NIHR Coordinating Centre
- Mrs Tash Heydon, Director, The Colt Foundation
Title - Work & Health Committee Meeting
NIHR206292: Hybrid working on NHS employees working in Mental Health Services Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR206296: The health effects of precarious work and labour exploitation on migrant workers in the UK: what research is needed to define and embed effective strategies to reduce health inequalities in the workplace? Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR206282: Self-management support to enhance work ability in people with long-term health conditions and disabilities.
Conflicts: Professor Mark Gabbay
Outcome: Recommended for Funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206271: A Work And Health Research Data (AWAHRD) Platform
Conflicts: Dr Luke Munford, Professor David Guest, Professor Maria Karanika- Murray, Dr Melanie Carder Outcome: Recommended for Funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206276: WHERC: Building towards a vision of Work-Health Expert Research Collaboration/Centre
Conflicts: Professor Kristy Sanderson, Professor David Guest, Professor Maria Karanika-Murray, Ms Beate Baldauf, Miss Margaret Ogden
Outcome: Recommended for Funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206274: What health and wellbeing services do SMEs in the manufacturing industry require and could these be delivered by a large enterprise partner?
Conflicts Professor Maria Karanika- Murray, Professor Issy Reading
Outcome: Recommended for Funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206275: EDI Smart-Dash: Supporting health organisations to develop a more inclusive working environment.
Conflicts: Professor Kristy Sanderson, Professor David Guest, Professor Maria Karanika- Murray
Outcome: Recommended for Funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206285: Understanding needs and co-developing a workplace intervention to support healthy lifestyle behaviours in young adults.
Conflicts: Professor David Guest, Mr Tony Wilson, Dr Emily Andrews, Dr Anmol Arora
Outcome: Recommended for Funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206294: Enhancing UK Leadership in Research on Work and Health: A Proposal for the IDEAR Network on Working Conditions and Mental Health.
Conflicts: Dr Emily Andrews
Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206272: Understanding the risks and impacts of algorithmic management at work - Building a UK research collaboration. Conflicts: Dr Luke Munford, Dr Melanie Carder
Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206283: Menopaused Careers: creating menopause friendly workplaces.
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR206279: Understanding opportunities and challenges young adults with juvenile onset chronic diseases face when entering and participating in paid employment.
Conflicts: Dr Luke Munford, Dr Melanie Carder
Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206288: Development of an Innovative Mental Health and Well-being Platform for Frontline Staff: The SHIELD Project
Conflicts: Dr Luke Munford, Professor Mark Gabbay, Professor Paramjit Gill, Dr Melanie Carder
Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206297: MEOW - MENTAL-PHYSICAL MULTIMORBIDITY AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES IN WORKING AGE ADULTS
Conflicts: Professor Mark Gabbay
Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206290: (Institute of Occupational Medicine) Understanding Return to Work Support Following Ill-health Amongst Teleworkers and Hybrid Workers
Conflicts: Ms Beate Baldauf
Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206287: Vocational and Employment Rehabilitation: Determining Unmet Need (VER:DUN)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR206289: Validation of the ProLab76 assessment in the UK: A tool to establish work ability decline in people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through ageing, diminishing health and disability.
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR206286: The Emergency Care Workforce Wellbeing and Retention Collaboration - Phase 1 (EmCat): What works for whom and in what context? NHS Employee wellbeing interventions in emergency care
Conflicts: Dr Luke Munford
Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206280: Establishing data insights and network for future flexible working intervention for frontline NHS workers. Conflicts: Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone, Professor David Guest, Ms Beate Baldauf, Professor Paramjit Gill
Outcome: Reject
Owing to Chair conflict, application discussion was chaired by Dr Emily Andrews
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206278: Exploring the impact of AI enabled autonomous workforce wellbeing support in high risk staffing groups. Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR206277: Developing innovative partnerships to transform the psychological health of NHS staff Conflicts: Professor Mark Gabbay
Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206269: The Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work: from research to impact. Conflicts: Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone, Dr Luke Munford, Mr Tony Wilson, Professor Maria Karanika- Murray, Professor Mark Gabbay, Dr Melanie Carder
Outcome: Recommended for Funding
Owing to Chair conflict, application discussion was chaired by Dr Emily Andrews
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206293: Sustaining employability for older employees with chronic musculoskeletal disorders: JOINTWORS Network Conflicts: None Outcome: Recommended for funding
NIHR206295: Improving economic activity in the North of England: A levelling up priority Conflicts: Dr Luke Munford, Professor Mark Gabbay
Outcome: Recommended for funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206284: National Centre for Working Age Health Conflicts: Professor David Guest, Mr Tony Wilson, Professor Maria Karanika- Murray, Outcome: Recommended for Funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206298: Business Framework for Health: a system change approach to improve health through work and workplaces Conflicts: Ms Emily Andrews, Dr Anmol Arora Outcome: Recommended for funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206291: National evaluation of workplace health and wellbeing initiatives that are free at the point of use (WHIFPUs) Conflicts: Ms Beate Baldauf, Professor Paramjit Gill Outcome: Recommended for funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206281: (POWER) Prediction of Older Workers disEngagement and their Retention in the UK Conflicts: Professor David Guest, Professor Maria Karanika- Murray, Professor Mark Gabbay, Miss Margaret Ogden
Outcome: Recommended for funding
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206273: Co-designing a toolkit to increase uptake of employee wellbeing support services (IncKIT) Conflicts: Dr Luke Munford, Professor Mark Gabbay, Dr Melanie Carder, Miss Margaret Ogden Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.
NIHR206270: Work and fatigue: management and interventions Conflicts: Dr Luke Munford, Dr Melanie Carder Outcome: Reject
Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion.