Meeting
Public Health Research Programme Funding Committee Meeting.
Date
Tuesday 14 June and Wednesday 15 June 2022.
Venue
The Danubius Hotel, London.
Present Members
- Professor Peymane Adab (Chair - does not vote)
- Dr Lorna Aucott
- Professor Frank De Vocht
- Professor Matt Egan
- Dr Karen Exley
- Professor Emma Frew
- Professor Judith Green
- Professor Susan Griffin
- Professor Vittal Katikireddi
- Dr Judi Kidger
- Ms Emma Kinloch (Day 1 only)
- Professor Jim Lewsey
- Ms Tess McManus
- Professor Petra Meier
- Professor Graham Moore (Deputy Chair)
- Professor Sarah Rodgers
Secretariat
- Mrs Louise Higgs
- Ms Andrea Ingram
- Mrs Gemma House
- Dr James Morris
- Ms Bernie Newitt
- Dr Helen Walters
Apologies
- Professor Janis Baird
- Associate Professor Derrick Bennett
- Dr Rachel Clark
- Dr Charlotte Davies
- Professor Brian Ferguson, PHR Director
- Professor Julia Fox-Rushby
- Dr Suzanne Freeman
- Dr Ruth Hunter
- Professor Paul Montgomery
- Dr Maddy Power
- Janine Bestall (observer)
Observers
None.
Day One
Consideration and scoring of 21/550 Public Health Research Programme researcher-led - Stage 2 proposals X 2
NIHR150724 Gore
A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) for families of young children with intellectual disability
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Graham Moore, Derrick Bennett (not present)
Decision: Fund with changes
NIHR150838 Dobbie
PRoGRAM-A (Preventing Gambling Related Harm in Adolescents): a pilot cluster randomised control trial to prevent gambling harm in young people
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Matt Egan, Frank De Vocht, Vittal Katikireddi, Jim Lewsey, Graham Moore, Sarah Rodgers, Petra Meier
Decision: Fund with changes
Consideration and scoring of 21/551 Continuing priority research topics of interest to the PHR Programme - Stage 2 proposals X 1
NIHR151084 Newbury-Birch
A two-arm pRagmatic cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a Self-Efficacy enhancing psychosocial substance use intervenTion compared to treatment as usual for women leaving prison in England: THE RESET PROJECT
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Vittal Katikireddi
Decision: Decline
Consideration and scoring of 21/519 Food insecurity – health impacts and mitigation - Stage 2 proposals X 2
NIHR151034 Bryant
What are the most beneficial models used by community food assets to prevent the need for emergency food aid? A longitudinal qualitative study conducted in two multi-cultural populations in the North and South of England
Chair: Graham Moore
Declared a conflict and left the room: Peymane Adab, Brian Ferguson (not present)
Decision: Fund with changes
NIHR151295 Woodside
Free School Meals, Diet Quality and Food Insecurity in Secondary School Pupils: a Mixed Methods Study
Chair: Graham Moore
Declared a conflict and left the room: Peymane Adab, Derrick Bennett (not present), Matt Egan, Emma Frew, Vittal Katikireddi, Jim Lewsey, Petra Meier, Sarah Rodgers
Decision: Fund with changes
Consideration and scoring of 21/523 Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs - Stage 2 proposals X 1
NIHR151453 McVeigh
Image & Performance Enhancing Drugs Evaluation Study - UK (IMPEDES-UK)
Chair: Graham Moore
Declared a conflict and left the room: Peymane Adab, Frank De Vocht, Judi Kidger
Decision: Decline
Consideration and scoring of 21/525 Permitted Development Rights - Stage 2 proposals X 1
NIHR150963 Clifford
Investigating potential health and health equality impacts of planning deregulation: The case of permitted development housing in England
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Matt Egan, Vittal Katikireddi, Sarah Rodgers
Decision: Fund with changes
Consideration and scoring of 21/524 Health impacts of housing led interventions for homeless people - Stage 2 proposals X 1
NIHR151610 Cornes
Housing Model Evaluation (HOME) - Improvements in health associated with housing-led systems for people experiencing homelessness.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Vittal Katikireddi
Decision: Resubmission
Consideration and scoring of 21/570 What are the health and health inequality impacts of being outdoors for children and young people? - Stage 1 proposals x 5
NIHR152778 Bojke
Typology, cost-effectiveness and criteria for successful implementation of interventions to increase outdoor exposure among children and young people
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Susan Griffin
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152577 Brett
Outside Matters: A mixed methods investigation of the use and health benefits of outdoor spaces by children and young people in the Liverpool City Region.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: none
Decision: Decline
NIHR152144 Armitt
Forest schools for children with universal and special educational needs (FOCUS): a randomised controlled trial and economic model of effectiveness for improved mental health
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Susan Griffin
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152898 Kamvasinou
Beyond Playgrounds: Urban Green Spaces and the Mental Health of Girls Aged 11-16
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: none
Decision: Decline
NIHR152562 Coates
A feasibility cohort study examining the impact of Forest School on preschool children’s physical activity, motor skill development and nature connection.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Derrick Bennett (not present)
Decision: Decline
Consideration and scoring of 21/568 Suicide prevention in high risk groups - Stage 1 proposals x 2
NIHR152438 Saini
Multimodal Approach to Preventing Suicide in Schools (MAPSS) project: A regionally-based trial of an integrated response to suicide risk among secondary school students
Chair: Graham Moore
Declared a conflict and left the room: Susan Griffin
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR151521 Mackenzie
Effectiveness of Surveillance Technologies to Prevent Suicides at High-Risk Locations
Chair: Graham Moore
Declared a conflict and left the room: None
Decision: Shortlist
Consideration and scoring of 22/69 PHR Rapid Funding Scheme (2022) - Stage 2 proposal
Sub-committee including:
Peymane Adab (chair), Judith Green, Karen Exley, Emma Kinloch, Graham Moore
NIHR153617 Entwistle
In2Air: the impact of ‘net-zero’ household energy interventions on indoor air quality, occupant self-reported general health and wellbeing, and household energy use.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Conflicts: Frank De Vocht
Decision: Fund
Day 2
Consideration and scoring of 21/572 Increasing uptake of vaccinations in populations where there is low uptake. Stage 1 proposals x 1
NIHR152112 Chantler
The role of religious organisations in improving the accessibility and uptake of vaccines in underserved ethnic minority communities in London: an evaluation and co-design study
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Derrick Bennett
Decision: Decline
Consideration and scoring of 21/597 Public Health Research Programme researcher-led. Stage 1 proposals x 5
NIHR152114 De Vocht
Reducing population exposure to unhealthy commodity advertising: evaluation of the Bristol Advertising and Sponsorship Policy
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Frank De Vocht, Matt Egan, Judi Kidger, Sarah Rodgers, Vittal Katikireddi
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152578 Petersen
Health impact, process and economic evaluation of selective licensing schemes for private rented housing in England
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Jim Lewsey, Sarah Rodgers, Matt Egan
Decision: Decline (Waive 12-month rule)
NIHR152515 Adams
A multicomponent evaluation of new restrictions on marketing of less healthy foods in England
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: Derrick Bennett, Frank De Vocht, Matt Egan, Jim Lewsey, Sarah Rodgers
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152703 Bonell
Systematic review of school-based interventions to reduce violence/abuse and/or promote mental health among LGBTQ+ students
Chair: Graham Moore
Declared a conflict and left the room: Matt Egan, Judith Green
Decision: Decline
NIHR152858 Frew
Evaluation of the Binley cycleway: an economic analysis and model development to support investment in local government active travel policy
Chair: Graham Moore
Declared a conflict and left the room: Peymane Adab, Emma Frew
Decision: Shortlist
Consideration and scoring of 21/571 Digital health inclusion and inequalities. Stage 1 proposals x 2
NIHR152995 Gray
Get Digital Scotland: understanding the relationship between digital technology, its use, its non-use, and health outcomes amongst people who live in precarious housing and/or are homeless.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152557 Jones
Videocall care home taskforce: implementation and personal wellbeing impact study in defined rural and urban populations.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the room: None
Decision: Decline