Outcomes for the Policy Research Programme Round 29 Stage 2 Committee Meeting
Date and Location
Tuesday 22 June 2021, held virtually
In Attendance
Core Committee Members
Professor Karen Bloor (Chair), University of York, Health Sciences
Professor Kevin Brazil (Deputy Chair), Queen's University Belfast, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Mai Stafford, The Health Foundation, Data Analytics
Professor Catherine Law, University College London, Institute of Child Health
Professor Ruth McDonald, University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School
Professor Andrew Hill, University of Leeds, School of Medicine
Professor Paul Aveyard, University of Oxford, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
Professor Mike Robling, Cardiff University, Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences
Professor Stephen Sutton, University of Cambridge, Department of Public Health and Primary Care
Mrs Gillian Bridgland, PPIE Representative
DrJim Fitzgibbon, PPIE Representative
Mr Paul Anderson, PPIE Representative
Ms Amander Wellings, PPIE Representative
Subject Experts for Call 1
Dr Anna Plym, Karolinska Institutet Solna, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Professor Anne McMunn, University College London, Epidemiology & Public Health
Dr Peter Goldblatt, University College London, Epidemiology and Public Health
Professor Karen Walker-Bone, University of Southampton, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit
Subject Experts for Call 2
Dr Katy Rose Holloway, University of South Wales, Department of Criminology
Professor Tim Millar, The University of Manchester, Centre for Mental Health and Safety
Professor Susanne MacGregor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health, Environment and Society
Professor John Marsden, King's College London, Addictions Department
Dr Paolo Deluca, King's College London, Addictions Department
Department of Health and Social Care Liaison Officers
Helen Stinson, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Simon Robinson, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Rachel Conner, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Simon Malyon, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Policy Representatives
Sarah Umpleby, EHIE Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
Laura Adelman, EHIE Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
Kirsty Blenkins, Public Health England
Ellen Flint, EHIE Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
Cristina Sanchez, Policy Analysis team, Department of Health & Social Care
Lyndon Clews, Department for Work and Pensions
NIHR CCF
Mario Moroso, Assistant Director, Policy Research Programme
Nicholas Chandler, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Tyler Maher, Senior Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Maria Chisholm, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Kelly Howard, Senior Research Manager, Programme Grants
Jojo Leppink, Operations Manager, Operations
Yvette Arku-Nelson, Research Officer, Operations
Marc Browne, Research Officer, Operations
Observers
Candace Imison, Associate Director of Evidence and Dissemination, NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination (CED)
Lindsay Bearne, Senior Research Fellow (Knowledge Mobilisation), NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination (CED)
Call 1: Working Age Health Call - Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR202986: Sustainable return to work: A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a multicomponent workplace ‘IGLOO’ intervention compared with usual return-to-work support
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Recommended for funding
NIHR202996: IPS BEYOND SMI: MAXIMISING INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT (IPS) BEYOND SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI)
Conflicts: Dr Mai Stafford, Professor Andrew Hill, Professor Paul Aveyard left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
Dr Mai Stafford, Professor Andrew Hill, Professor Paul Aveyard returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.
NIHR202998: Supporting employers to narrow disability employment and pay gaps in the UK
Conflicts: Professor Mike Robling left the room
Outcome: Reject
Professor Mike Robling returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.
NIHR203000: Identifying the predictors of job loss in people with long-term conditions and disabilities; implications for policy and practice
Conflicts: Dr Mai Stafford left the room
Outcome: Reject
Dr Mai Stafford returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.
Call 2: Understanding Recent Increases in the Prevalence of Drug Misuse Among Young People - applications considered
NIHR202988: AMOUNT: A mixed methods investigation of the individual, sociocultural, and societal factors that underly the recent increase in substance use among young people to inform policy
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Recommended for funding
NIHR202989: Drugs and Youth: Understanding and explaining shifting trends, changing consumption patterns and treatment engagement
Conflicts: Professor Susanne MacGregor
Outcome: Reject
Professor Susanne MacGregor returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.
NIHR202991: Understanding Contemporary Patterns of Drug and Alcohol Use Among Young People Aged Under 18 Across the UK
Conflicts: Professor Kevin Brazil, Professor John Marsden left the room
Outcome: Reject
Professor Kevin Brazil, Professor John Marsden returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.