Meeting
Public Health Research Programme - Prioritisation Committee
Date
11 May 2022 Meeting
Venue
Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams
Present members
- Brian Ferguson (Chair & Programme Director, does not vote)
- Jo Bibby (away 10-11am)
- Julie Bishop (joined 10:15)
- Ruth Chambers
- Rachel Clark
- Alisha Davies
- Catherine Falconer
- Farrah Hart
- Emily Humphreys
- Louise Hurst
- Jeyanthi John
- Scott Lloyd (until 1pm)
- Gerry McCartney (left 2:45pm)
- Eugene Milne
- Nikki Morris
- Kelechi Nnoham
- Kay Nolan
- David Pye (am only)
- Garth Reid
- Nigel Riglar
- Joanne Smithson
- Jean Spencer
- Bridget Strong
- Humera Sultan (am only)
- Michael Thomas-Sam
- Emily Tweed
- Becky Wilkinson (until 12pm)
Present Standing Observers
- Nicola Armstrong
- Elaine Boylan
- Francesca Lace
- Helen Stinson
Other Observers
- Janine Bestall
- Tom Skrinar
Secretariat
- Kerstin Goodall
- Louise Higgs
- Gemma House
- Andrea Ingram
- Claire Kidgell
- Maja Palmer
- Zoe McCrossan
- Helen Walters
Apologies Members
- Kevin Fenton
- Wikum Jayatunga
- Harry Rutter
- Paul Southon
- John Wilderspin
Apologies Standing Observers
- Tom Barlow
- Catherine Moody
- Emma Small (on behalf of Michael Bowdery)
Commissioned workstream - Consideration and shortlisting of 5 research briefs and 1 Application Development Award
Brief 1: Improving health outcomes for parents who have experienced pregnancy not ending in live births
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a declaration of interest: None
Decision: Approve for advert subject to committee comments
Brief 2: Interventions to prevent drowning
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a declaration of interest: None
Decision: Not prioritised
Brief 3: Interventions to increase the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers and refugees
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a declaration of interest: None
Decision: Capture committee feedback and bring it back to PC
Brief 4: Interventions to improve health outcomes for sex workers
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a declaration of interest: None
Decision: Approve for advert subject to committee comments
Brief 5: Stop-smoking interventions for under-served groups (summary brief)
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a declaration of interest: None
Decision: Approve for advert subject to committee comments
ADA: The health impacts of scams and fraud
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a declaration of interest: None
Decision: Approve for advert subject to committee comments
Shortlisting of Stage 1 proposals
21/568 Suicide prevention in high-risk groups
NIHR151521
Effectiveness of Surveillance Technologies to Prevent Suicides at High-Risk Locations
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152438
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: Kay Nolan
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152602
An Evaluation of The Effectiveness of a Dedicated Crisis Helpline Intervention Aimed at Reducing Suicide Amongst UK Ambulance Staff: A Multi-Methods Observational Study
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152920
Suicide prevention in a high risk group: adapting the Stay Alive app for autistic adults
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
21/569 Effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing domestic abuse
NIHR152095
Sensitive and Appropriate interventions For black and minority Ethnic victims/survivors of domestic abuse and violence (The SAFE Study)
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152235
EQUATE: Evaluation of a Healthy Relationships Programme in Secondary Schools
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152461
Educating south Asian women to help their friends or family members disclose about domestic abuse though a digital audio episode created by women with lived experience of domestic abuse: a feasibility and acceptability study
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152826
Evaluation of a remote service to support survivors of domestic abuse: WEPROTECT
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
21/597 Researcher-led
NIHR152114
Reducing population exposure to unhealthy commodity advertising: evaluation of the Bristol Advertising and Sponsorship Policy
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Nigel Riglar (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152212
The effect of temporary alcohol abstinence on alcohol-consumption at six-month follow-up in risky drinkers: A parallel groups randomised controlled trial
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152454
The impact of tobacco harm reduction interventions on population and individual-level health and health inequality outcomes: a suite of complex evidence syntheses
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152515
A multicomponent evaluation of new restrictions on marketing of less healthy foods in England
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152578
Health impact, process and economic evaluation of selective licensing schemes for private rented housing in England
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Emily Humphreys (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152703
Systematic review of school-based interventions to reduce violence/abuse and/or promote mental health among LGBTQ+ students
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: Emily Humphreys (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152858
Evaluation of the Binley cycleway: an economic analysis and model development to support investment in local government active travel policy
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR153020
Encouraging a demand-led change in diets for health and environment
Chair: Brian Ferguson
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
21/570 What are the health and health inequality impacts of being outdoors for children and young people?
NIHR151673
Increasing opportunities for outdoor physical activity in childhood: evidence for the potential of extra-curricular and community provision for creating population level change
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: Nigel Riglar
Decision: Decline
NIHR151929
Green space for teenage girls: evaluating the effectiveness of co-designed green space upon the wellbeing and health of adolescent girls living in multi-ethnic, deprived urban areas.
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson (not in this group)
Decision: Decline
NIHR152144
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: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152312
Improving children's mental health via better outdoor play in schools, a Feasibility Randomised Control Trial.
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152391
NATURE. Evaluation of Natural Thinkers programme for outdoor learning for Underrepresented children across Regions of England
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152562
A feasibility cohort study examining the impact of Forest School on preschool children’s physical activity, motor skill development and nature connection.
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152577
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: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152778
Typology, cost-effectiveness and criteria for successful implementation of interventions to increase outdoor exposure among children and young people
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson (not in this group)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152898
Beyond Playgrounds: Urban Green Spaces and the Mental Health of Girls Aged 11-16
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
21/571 Digital health inclusion and inequalities
NIHR152557
Videocall care home taskforce: implementation and personal wellbeing impact study in defined rural and urban populations
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152995
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: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
21/572 Increasing uptake of vaccinations in populations where there is low uptake
NIHR152112
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: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR152588
Can a personalised approach by proactive, universal and local Community Health Workers increase immunisation uptake for whole households in a deprived ward in North West London? Evaluation of a pilot intervention and feasibility of a stepped wedge study.
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152883
Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Diverse Ethnic Minority Communities: An Evaluation of a Community Vaccine Champion Programme
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR152916
Public health interventions to promote influenza vaccination uptake in at-risk adults aged under 65 years
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
21/596 NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling call
NIHR152440
Feasibility and acceptability of a facilitated social network intervention to support people living in food poverty
Chair: Julie Bishop
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline