Meeting
Public Health Research Programme - Funding Committee Meeting
Date
12 and 13 October 2021
Place
Virtual meeting
Present
- Professor Peymane Adab, Chair (Does not vote)
- Dr Lorna Aucott
- Professor Janis Baird
- Dr Derrick Bennett (Day 1 only)
- Dr Rachel Clark
- Dr Frank de Vocht
- Professor Matt Egan
- Dr Vanessa Er
- Dr Karen Exley
- Professor Brian Ferguson, PHR Director (does not vote)
- Professor Julia Fox-Rushby
- Professor Judith Green
- Dr Ruth Hunter
- Professor Russ Jago, Deputy Chair
- Professor Vittal Katikireddi
- Ms Emma Kinloch
- Professor James Lewsey
- Professor Emma McIntosh
- Ms Tess McManus
- Professor Graham Moore
- Professor Sarah Rodgers
- Professor Falko Sniehotta
Co-opted
- Dr Abbygail Jaccard
- Dr Kay Nolan (PC member day 2 session 6 only)
Secretariat
- Mrs Kerstin Goodall
- Mrs Louise Higgs
- Mrs Gemma House
- Miss Andrea Ingram
- Dr Claire Kidgell
- Ms Bernie Newitt
- Dr Helen Walters
Apologies
- Professor Petra Meier
- Professor Paul Montgomery
- Madeleine Power
Observers/In attendance
- Dr Rebecca Barnes (RDS) (day 2 only)
- Prof Sarah Griffin (new member)
- Dr Abbygail Jaccard
- Dr Judi Kidger (new member) (Voted Day2 Session 6)
- Dr Suzanne Freeman (new trainee member)
- Dr Sally McManus (Day 2 Session 6 only)
- Prof Gerry Richardson PHRADA RDS (Police call only)
- Dr Jane Wolstenholme (RDS)
Day 1: Session 1
20/119 Public health interventions led by or involving the police - Stage 2 proposals
NIHR134055 Moore
The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Clinical Violence Prevention Team Based in the Emergency Department
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Frank DeVocht, Brian Ferguson, Vittal Katikireddi, Judi Kidger, Graham Moore, Sarah Rodgers
Decision: Fund with changes
NIHR134073 Stevens
Police diversion and drugs (PDD): collaborative evaluation of the effects and cost-effectiveness of police diversion of people who use drugs
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Frank DeVocht, Brian Ferguson, Paul Montgomery
Decision: Decline
Session 2
NIHR133118 Harris
Safe inhalation pipe provision (SIPP): A mixed method evaluation of an intervention to reduce health harms and enhance service engagement among people who use crack cocaine in England
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Matt Egan, Vanessa Er
Decision: Fund with changes
20/136 Reseacher-led March 2021 - Stage 2 proposal
NIHR134281 Lewsey
PHaCT Trial: Preventing Homelessness, improving health for prison leavers: a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Critical Time intervention
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Jim Lewsey, Vanessa Er, Suzanne Freeman, Russ Jago, Vittal Katikireddi, Emma McIntosh, Graham Moore, Sarah Rodgers
Decision: Fund with changes
21/55 Fast Track - Stage 2 proposal
NIHR135020 Aldred
The Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London: a mixed-methods study of benefits, harms, and experiences
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Matt Egan, Vaness Er
Decision: Fund with Changes
20/120 Food taxes and subsidies – Stage 2 proposal
NIHR133927 Breeze
Health Economic Analysis incorporating effects on Labour outcomes, Households, Environment and Inequalities (HEALTHEI) for food taxes
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Frank DeVocht, Matt Egan, Vanessa Er, Falko Sniehotta, Abbygail Jaccard
Decision: Fund with changes
Session 3
20/120 Food taxes and subsidies – Stage 2 proposals (Continued)
NIHR133887 Scarborough
COPPER: CO-designing for healthy People and Planet: food Economic policy Research
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Janis Baird, Derrick Bennett, Frank DeVocht, Matt Egan, Vanessa Er
Decision: Fund with changes
NIHR133974 Sassi
Fiscal INCentives for Health improvement: repurposing consumption taxes on food (FINCH)
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Vittal Katikireddi, Abbygail Jaccard
Decision: Fund with changes
NIHR134064 O'Flaherty
Co-producing fiscal policy options across the food system in order to improve health and reduce inequalities : The IMPACT fiscal studies.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Sarah Rodgers, Abbygail Jaccard
Decision: Decline
Session 4
21/41 Researcher-Led - Stage 1 Proposals
NIHR135081 Bryant
Evaluation of a sustainable obesity prevention programme delivered at scale ‘HENRY’: Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and its role in obesity prevention within the wider complex system
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Brian Ferguson, Russ Jago
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR135130 French
Interventions to increase vaccine uptake: Systematic review and component network metaanalysis to identify the most effective strategies
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Frank DeVocht, Vanessa Er, Russ Jago, Judi Kidger
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR135305 Bartington
Assessing Environmental Health Impacts of Emissions Control and Traffic Management Interventions in Oxford City (OxAria3)
Chair: Graham Moore
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Peymane Adab
Decision: Decline
NIHR135310 Holmes
Evaluating and responding to the impact of no and low-alcohol drinks as a complex intervention in a complex system: A multi-method study
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Frank DeVocht, Matt Egan, Vittal Katikireddii, Jim Lewsey, Emma McIntosh
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR135348 Langley
Tackling Illicit Tobacco (TILT): Evaluation of multi-agency approaches across England
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Frank DeVocht, Matt Egan, Falko Sniehotta, Abbygail Jaccard
Decision: Decline
Day 2 – Session 5
21/38 Which interventions are effective and cost-effective in impacting gambling-related harm - Stage 1 proposals
NIHR135219 Wardle
Identifying evidence based approaches to assess wider economic outcomes of gambling harm prevention
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Vittal Katikireddi, Emma Kinloch, Jim Lewsey, Emma McIntosh
Decision: Decline
NIHR135228 Cunningham
Small area population study to determine the impact of educational intervention materials, and a linked website, on the experience of mental health distress and the promotion of help seeking for risky gambling
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: none declared
Decision: Decline
NIHR135329 Shure
The potential impact of interventions to reduce high street gambling on health and social outcomes: individual, family, and neighbourhood effects
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: none declared
Decision: Decline
21/40 Alcohol interventions in secondary and further education for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities -Stage 1 proposal
NIHR135280 Gutman
Feasibility and Pilot Study of the Talk about Alcohol Intervention for Secondary Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (TAA-SEND)
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: none declared
Decision: Decline
21/42 continuing priority topics of interest (round 7) -Stage 1 proposal
NIHR135303 Fenton
A feasibility trial of evidence-based strategies to improve mental resilience and reduce the risk of self-harming behaviours from child and adolescent interactions with social media: The Shield Project
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Brian Ferguson
Decision: Decline
21/48 dementia research call (cross-programme) – Stage 1 proposal
NIHR135308 Iveson
A life-course approach to dementia risk and resilience: Realising the potential of a population cohort
Chair: Russ Jago
Conflicts: none declared
Decision: Decline
Session 6
Sub-committee including; Peymane Adab (chair), Judi Kidger, Judith Green, Russ Jago, Ruth Hunter, Jim Lewsey, Emma Kinloch and Tess McManus, Professor Sally McManus, Dr Kay Nolan (PC).
21/36 ADA: mental health and wellbeing among women - Stage 2 proposals
NIHR134823 Armitt
Application Development Award – Mental health and well-being among young Traveller women aged 12-24
Chair: Peymane Adab
Conflicts: none declared
Decision: Decline
NIHR135074 Solmi
Mental health and wellbeing among young women aged 12-24: Investigating sexual violence and harassment as risk factors for depression, self-harm and eating disorders to inform whole-school interventions.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Sally McManus
Decision: Decline
NIHR135162 Edbrooke-Childs
Application Development Award – Mental health and wellbeing among young women aged 12-24: Personalised public mental health
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Sally McManus
Decision: Fund With Changes
NIHR135167 Sands
Application Development Award – Mental health and wellbeing among young women: Mapping current green social support, network building, and developing PPI structures to underpin an evaluative study among pregnant young women.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Conflicts: none declared
Decision: Fund
Session 7
21/36 ADA: mental health and wellbeing among women - Stage 2 proposals (Continued)
NIHR135195 Toro
A systematic review of preventative workplace mental health interventions: Which interventions work for young women?
Chair: Peymane Adab
Conflicts: none declared
Decision: Decline
NIHR135216 Rees-Roberts
Exploring Mental Health and Wellbeing Needs of Young Migrant Women.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Conflicts: none declared
Decision: Fund
NIHR135295 Demkowicz
A co-produced qualitative exploration of young women’s perspectives on psychological distress in their population and priority actions for responding.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Conflicts: none declared
Decision: FWC
NIHR135316 Michelson
“Hopeful” interventions to reduce mental ill-health and improve social outcomes for young women who are not in education, employment or training (NEET): Stakeholder engagement and co-design in disadvantaged coastal communities
Chair: Peymane Adab
Conflicts: none declared
Decision: Fund
NIHR135317 Abel
Application Development Award – Mental health and wellbeing among young women aged 12-24: using primary and secondary care data to reveal the differing mental health trajectories of young women contacting services over time.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Judi Kidger, Sally McManus
Decision: Decline
Session 8
Sub-committee including; Peymane Adab (chair), Judith Green, Russ Jago, Ruth Hunter, Jim Lewsey, Emma Kinloch and Tess McManus, Dr Kay Nolan (PC)
21/37 ADA: core outcome data sets for population health research - Stage 2 Proposals
NIHR135211 Retzer
Application Development Award – Methodology generation for core outcome data sets in population health research
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict and left the meeting: Peymane Adab
Decision: Fund
NIHR135323 Verma
Application Development Award – Core outcome data sets in population health research: a scoping study
Chair: Peymane Adab
Conflicts: none declared
Decision: Decline