Minutes of day 2 of the Policy Research Programme committee meeting to discuss Stage 1 applications to Round 30.
Date and Location
Wednesday 21 July 2021, held virtually
In Attendance
Committee Members
Professor Karen Bloor (Chair), University of York, Health Sciences
Professor Andrew Hill, University of Leeds, School of Medicine
Professor Ruth Mcdonald, The University of Manchester, Business School
Professor Michael Robling, Cardiff University, Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences
Professor Stephen Sutton, University of Cambridge, Institute of Public Health
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
Professor Lindsay Forbes, University of Kent, Centre for Health Services Studies
Professor Jennifer Kurinczuk, University of Oxford, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
Mrs Anne Mason, University of York
Mrs Gillian Bridgland, PPIE Representative
DrJim Fitzgibbon, PPIE Representative
Ms Amander Wellings, PPIE Representative
Subject Experts for Call 1
Professor Ivo Vlaev, University of Warwick
Dr Nerys Astbury, University of Oxford
Subject Experts for Call 2
Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, University College London
Dr. Ada L. Garcia, University of Glasgow
Professor Ruth Gilbert, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Professor Daniel Wight, University of Glasgow
Professor Jane Noyes, Bangor University
Subject Experts for Call 3
Mrs Anne Mason, University of York
Professor Harm van Marwijk, University of Sussex
Dr Oliver Todd, University of Leeds
Subject Experts for Call 4
Dr Peter Goldblatt, University College London
Professor Kim Burton, University of Huddersfield
Dr Joanne Allen, Massey University
Department of Health and Social Care Liaison Officers
Natalie Owen, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Rachel Conner, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Georgina Preston, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Simon Malyon, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Anni Bailey, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Policy Representatives
Thari Fernando, Department of Health and Social Care, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Nathan Hall, NHS E&I
Laura Adelman, EHIE Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
Ellen Flint, EHIE Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
Sarah Umpleby, EHIE Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
NIHR CCF
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
Call 4: Working Age 2 - applications considered
NIHR203464: Optimising participation in work through adjustments for those struggling with ill health
Conflicts: Professor Mike Robling left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203460: GoodWork: How do small and medium-sized enterprises create healthy inclusive workplaces for people with long-standing illness or disability?
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203455: Supporting safe and effective Return To Work (RTW) in a post COVID-19 world: development of guidance and policy recommendations to support RTW following ill health amongst remote/hybrid workers and those with clinical vulnerabilities.
Conflicts: Professor Kim Burton left the room
Outcome: Invited to stage 2
NIHR203454: Unravelling the disclosure puzzle to secure workplace support
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203443: Promoting healthier working lives among people living with or at high risk of multimorbidity: a mixed-method study with recommendations for employers and policy makers
Conflicts: Professor Andrew Hill left the room
Outcome: Invited to stage 2
NIHR203437: Young onset dementia in the workplace: population and policy needs
Conflicts: left the room
Outcome: Reject (considered out of scope or duplicating existing research)
NIHR203433: An evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation job retention and employability intervention to prevent employees living with chronic illness or disability falling out of work and/or develop their employability for securing alternative work
Conflicts: Professor Kim Burton left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203431: The effect of long-COVID on employment, return to work, and job conditions: a mixed methods study
Conflicts: Professor Ruth Mcdonald, Dr Nils Gutacker, Professor Chris Todd & Professor Lindsay Forbes left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203430: Behaviour change techniques and theoretical mechanisms within psychological interventions seeking to improve work outcomes among individuals with chronic pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invited to stage 2
Call 3: Frailty in Younger Groups - applications considered
NIHR203451: Understanding the trajectory of frailty across the life course.
Conflicts: Dr Nils Gutacker & Mrs Anne Mason left the room
Outcome: Invited to stage 2
NIHR203445: Exploring the nature and scale of frailty in adults aged 18-64 years: a mixed methods study
Conflicts: Karen Bloor, Professor Ruth Mcdonald & Chris Todd left the room
Outcome: Reject
Call 2: Evaluation of the Healthy Start Scheme - applications considered
NIHR203458: A mixed-methods evaluation of the Healthy Start voucher scheme and its impact on fruit and vegetable intake and overall food security of low-income families in England
Conflicts: Professor Mark Petticrew & Professor Ellen Nolte left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203448: Evaluation of the impacts of the Healthy Start Scheme
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203444: Evaluation of the heAlthy starT Scheme (EAT)
Conflicts: Professor Andrew Hill, Mrs Anne Mason, Ms Amander Wellings & Professor Ruth Gilbert left the room
Outcome: Invited to stage 2
NIHR203440: Evaluation of Healthy Start
Conflicts: Professor Andrew Hill, Professor Mike Robling & Professor Ellen Nolte left the room
Outcome: Invited to stage 2
NIHR203438: Evaluation and co-creation to optimise uptake and benefits of the Healthy Start scheme
Conflicts: Professor Mike Robling, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul & Professor Ruth Gilbert left the room
Outcome: Invited to stage 2
Call 1: Impact of Advertising Food and Drink High in Fat, Sugar and Salt - applications considered
NIHR203434: The impact of food marketing on children and adults: A multidisciplinary investigation to address evidence gaps using innovative methodologies
Conflicts: Professor Andrew Hill left the room
Outcome: Invited to stage 2