Minutes from Day 1 of the Policy Research Programme Round 30 Stage 2 Committee Meeting.
Date and Location
Tuesday 30 November 2021, held virtually
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Professor Karen Bloor (Chair), University of York, Health Sciences
Professor Kevin Brazil (Deputy Chair), Queen's University of Belfast, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Catherine Law, University College London, Institute of Child Health
Professor Andrew Hill, University of Leeds, School of Medicine
Professor Paul Aveyard, University of Oxford, Primary Care Health Sciences
Professor Stephen Sutton, University of Cambridge, Department of Public Health and Primary Care
Professor Mark Petticrew, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Dr Nils Gutacker, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Professor Chris Todd, The University of Manchester, School of Health Sciences
Professor Ellen Nolte, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Ms Amander Wellings, PPIE representative
Dr Jim Fitzgibbon, PPIE representative
Mrs Gillian Bridgland, PPIE representative
Mr Paul Andersen, PPIE representative
Mr Stephen Edgar, PPIE representative
Subject Experts for Call 8:
Dr Jan Davison-Fischer, Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Science
Professor Susanne MacGregor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health, Environment and Society
Professor Tim Millar, The University of Manchester, Centre for Mental Health and Safety
Dr Jennifer Seddon, University of Bedfordshire, Institute of Applied Social Research
Subject Experts for Call 7:
Dr Peter Sivey, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Dr Claire de Oliveira, University of York, Centre for Health Economics and Hull York Medical School
Professor Jane Noyes, Bangor University, Health Sciences
Subject Experts for Call 6:
Mr Christopher Dayson, Sheffield Hallam University, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
Professor Lindsay Forbes, University of Kent, Centre for Health Services Studies
Professor Barbara Maughan, King's College London, Division of Psychology and Systems Sciences
Subject Experts for Call 5:
Professor Robert Elliott, University of Aberdeen, Health Economics Research Unit (HERU)
Professor Jane Noyes, Bangor University, Health Sciences
Professor Anita Charlesworth, The Health Foundation, REAL Centre
Department of Health and Social Care Liaison Officers
Alexandra Duncan, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Jason Cox, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Rachel Conner, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Abigail Wright, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Policy Representatives
Jonathan White, Department of Health & Social Care
Marli Silva, Department of Health & Social Care
Craig Wright, Public Health England
NIHR
Nicholas Chandler, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Kelly Howard, Senior Research Manager, NIHR Programme Grants
Mario Moroso, Assistant Director, Policy Research Programme
Maria Chisholm, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Tyler Maher, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Mike Nelson, Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Olena Myronova, Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Marc Brown, Research Officer, Operations
Yvette Arku-Nelson, Research Officer, Operations
Jojo Leppink, Operations Manager, Operations
Ayesha Iqbal, Administrator, Operations
Daniela Stremtan, Research Officer, Operations
Observers
Gabriel Willis, Department for Health and Social Care
Amber Steele, Research Design Service
Annalisa Casarin, Research Design Service
Liz Sinker, PPIE Representative
Justin Greenwood, PPIE Representative
Adrian Barker, PPIE Representative
Sue Geary, PPIE Representative
Call 8: Unmet need for substance misuse treatment
NIHR203453: A qualitative study investigating the barriers to and facilitators of treatment entry among people dependent on alcohol, opiates and/or crack in England and Wales
Conflicts: Dr Jennifer Seddon & Professor Tim Millar left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203449: Unmet Need for Substance Misuse Treatment Among Opioid, Crack and Dependent Alcohol Users
Conflicts: Professor Karen Bloor & Dr Nils Gutacker left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
NIHR203446: Understanding the needs of people not receiving treatment for alcohol, crack or opiate use: the ATTRACT (Accessing TreatmenT foR Alcohol, Crack and opiaTes) study
Conflicts: Professor Tim Millar & Professor Susanne MacGregor left the room
Outcome: Reject
Call 7: Evaluation of the 0-5 Public Health Investment in England
NIHR203450: Evaluation of the 0-5 Public Health Investment in England: a mixed methods study integrating analyses of national linked administrative data with in-depth case studies
Conflicts: Dr Nils Gutacker, Professor Catherine Law & Professor Karen Bloor left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
Call 6: Nature based social prescribing
NIHR203452: A development and feasibility study for an RCT of nature-based social prescribing for mental health
Conflicts: Professor Karen Bloor, Professor Mark Petticrew & Professor Christopher Dayson left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
NIHR203442: Connecting people to nature: a randomised controlled trial of nature-based social prescribing for people with common mental health problems (CONNECT).
Conflicts: Professor Karen Bloor, Professor Christopher Dayson, Professor Andrew Hill, Dr Nils Gutacker, Professor Chris Todd, Ms Amander Wellings, Professor Stephen Sutton & Professor Paul Aveyard left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203462: Outdoor swimming as a nature-based social prescribing intervention for depression: a feasibility randomised control trial
Conflicts: Dr Lindsay Forbes left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
NIHR203459: Green Social Prescribing Evaluability Assessment: What Works for Whom in what Contexts for Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups
Conflicts: Professor Andrew Hill, Dr Jim Fitzgibbon & Professor Stephen Sutton left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
NIHR203435: A nature-based intervention to improve mental health: Efficacy of an angling intervention for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Recommended for funding
Call 5: The Unit Costs of Health and Social Care
NIHR203457: The cost of health and social care services
Conflicts: Professor Karen Bloor, Dr Nils Gutacker & Professor Ellen Nolte left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding