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PHR Funding Committee Meeting - Public Minutes June 2022

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Published: 12 July 2022

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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