Meeting
Public Health Research Programme – Prioritisation Committee
Date
11 January 2023
Venue
Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams
Present members
- Brian Ferguson (Chair & Programme Director, does not vote)
- Victor Agbontean
- Jo Bibby
- Julie Bishop (until 1pm)
- Adam Briggs (joined from 11:15am)
- Rachel Clark
- Alisha Davies
- Hannah Drew
- Susan Hampshaw
- Farrah Hart
- Emily Humphreys
- Louise Hurst
- Wikum Jayatunga
- Jeyanthi John
- Scott Lloyd
- Gerry McCartney (until 3pm)
- Nikki Morris
- Kay Nolan
- Philippa Osei
- David Pye
- Garth Reid (joined at 11am)
- Nigel Riglar
- Emily Slade
- Joanne Smithson
- Samantha Start (until 1:30pm)
- Paul Southon
- Jean Spencer
- Bridget Strong
- Michael Thomas-Sam (until 3pm)
- Emily Tweed
- John Wilderspin (until 3pm)
- Becky Wilkinson
New members observing
- Mark Gamsu
Present Standing Observers
- Nicola Armstrong
- Jane Barrett
- Rachel Conner
- Tom Barlow
- Naomi Beaumont
- Michael Bowdery
- Katherine Dunne
Other Observers
- Louise Hayes
- Raffaella Tulino
- Irene Moreno -Millan
Secretariat
- Emily Allison
- Genevieve Baker
- Kerstin Goodall
- Louise Higgs
- Gemma House
- Claire Kidgell
- Zoe McCrossan
- James Morris
- Aimee O’Neill
- Maja Palmer
- Caitlin Van Abeelen
- Helen Walters
Apologies Members
- Humera Sultan
- Ruth Chambers
- Catherine Falconer
- Kelechi Nnoaham
Committee Comments
Commissioned workstream - Consideration and shortlisting of 1 research brief and 1 Application Development Award (ADA)
Brief: Uptake of population screening programmes in under-served groups
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Approve for advert subject to committee comments
ADA: The health impacts of dark kitchens and rapid grocery delivery services (Application Development Award)
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Approve for advert subject to committee comments
Shortlisting of Stage 1 proposals
22/56 PHR Health communication and public health messaging
NIHR156205
Realist evaluation of health communication and public health messaging to children and young people to improve policy and practice
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Susan Hampshaw (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156398
What do the public want? A large-scale Discrete Choice Experiment to inform evidence based tailored public health messaging during infectious disease outbreaks (WOW study)
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR155969
Investigating the effectiveness of the UK Government's COVID19 guidance through a multidisciplinary lens
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR156484
HEAD START to tailored, co-designed public health messaging: Harnessing Evidencebased, Adaptable Delivery of STrategic communication AppRoaches for ethnic minority groups to Tackle infectious disease
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156636
Viral Respiratory Diseases Communication Effectiveness (VIRIDICE)
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Scott Lloyd (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR157119
Towards effective physical activity messaging and communication: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Scott Lloyd (not in this group)
Decision: Decline
NIHR156973
Maximising information recall and minimising ‘alert fatigue’ in public health communication: Two randomised trials
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
22/79 Stop-smoking interventions for under-served groups
NIHR156164
A ‘no strings attached’ vaping offer to promote smoking cessation among underserved groups: A cluster RCT with economic and process evaluations
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR157065
SUCCESS study (Feasibility Study for Supporting Coastal Communities to Stop Smoking) Research
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict and left the room: Brian Ferguson
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156646
A Natural EXperimenT and process evaluation to explore the effectiveness of an enhanced STOP smoking service for adults living in areas of high deprivation (NEXT STOP)
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
22/81 Healthy extended working lives
NIHR155864
Healthy Extended Working Lives: Research on Flexible Working Policy Evaluation and Simulation (ReFlex)
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR157106
Enhancing employment support to reduce health and work ability decline for older workers with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities through workplace assessment and followup: the ENHANCE study
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
22/118 Researcher-led
NIHR157103
Evaluating the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of School Health Research Networks (SHRNs) in England: a feasibility study and evaluability assessment
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Nigel Riglar (not in this group)
Decision: Decline
NIHR155341
Population Health and Health Inequality Impacts of Austerity (PHHIIA)
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Gerry McCartney not in this group)
Decision: Decline
NIHR156044
Health Impacts of Tenancy Sustainment Activities in Social Housing
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Susan Hampshaw (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156025
A study of individual and system level impacts of various implementation models of housing led type interventions for chronic homelessness in different contexts
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156218
Developing an equitable approach to reducing gambling related harms
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Susan Hampshaw (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156326
Public health animations for the promotion of preventive health behaviours: a systematic review and evidence synthesis with stakeholder input
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR156535
Evaluating the impact of the placement regulations on the CONvenience store sector and co-creating solutions for a healthier system: ECON study
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: James Morris. Becky Wilkinson (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156679
Reducing alcohol harms during a cost-of-living crisis: Evaluating the impact of alcohol duty reforms across Great Britain
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: Susan Hampshaw
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156812
Violence prevention and survivor support for and by sex workers: evaluation of a community-based intervention
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: Emily Humphreys (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156270
A digital behaviour change intervention to increase uptake of Stop Smoking Services: A randomised controlled trial of StopApp
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
22/82 Improving mental health outcomes for women and partners who have experienced pregnancy not ending in live births
NIHR156393
COMFORTing: COunselling Mothers/birthing people, Fathers/non-gestational mothers/non-gestational parents, Other companions; Randomised Trial of INtervention for Grieving parents Research
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR156429
Baby Loss and Subsequent Mental Health Support: A feasibility randomised controlled trial (BLOSSOM Study)
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR156762
A multi-methods pragmatic evaluation of individual and couple-based specialist bereavement counselling for improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for mothers and their partners who have experienced pregnancy loss
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson (not in this group)
Decision: Decline
NIHR156802
Peer support interventions to improve mental health outcomes after miscarriage: systematic reviews and evidence synthesis of effectiveness, and barriers and facilitators to inform future service design
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156504
Improving access to evidence-based support for women and partners who experienced pregnancy not ending in live births - INFORM Study
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR156325
Mental Health After Perinatal Bereavement, Considering Parents, Professionals, and Policy Makers in the United Kingdom
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR157126
Investigating Equity in Access to and Outcomes of Psychological Support for Perinatal Loss
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156819
Better bereavement support for parents and families from South Asian backgrounds after pregnancy loss or the death of a baby before or during birth
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
22/80 Interventions to promote mental health and wellbeing among young women
NIHR155023
Nature in Pregnancy study - Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of a nature-based intervention to promote mental health and wellbeing among young pregnant women (aged 16-24), with economic and process evaluation
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson (not in this group)
Decision: Decline
NIHR156425
Promoting Mental health and Well-being in young Muslim women: Pragmatic evaluation of a faith-based culturally adapted intervention - the IM-Adapted Study
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR156680
My Story and Me: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a personalised public mental health intervention for young women 14 to 18 years -school based
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
22/83 Mental Health and wellbeing of workers in small medium enterprises (SMEs), gig economy and specific occupations
NIHR156057
Action learning as an intervention to support mental wellbeing in small and medium enterprises with agile working practices
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson (not in this group)
Decision: Decline
NIHR156201
The mental health and wellbeing of workers in the gig economy and small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) with a specific focus on social care
Chair: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline