Minutes from Day 4 of the Policy Research Programme Round 30 Stage 2 Committee Meeting
Date and Location
Monday 24 January 2022, held virtually
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Professor Kevin Brazil (Chair), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University of Belfast
Professor Mike Robling, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University
Professor Paul Aveyard, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
Professor Stephen Sutton, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge
Professor Mark Petticrew, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Nils Gutacker, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Professor Ellen Nolte, Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Mr Stephen Edgar, PPIE representative
Dr Jim Fitzgibbon, PPIE representative
Subject Experts for Call 4:
Mrs Anne Mason, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Dr Joanne Allen, Massey University, College of Humanities & Social Sciences/ School of Psychology/Health and Ageing Research Team
Dr Lindsay Forbes, University of Kent, Centre for Health Services Studies
Department of Health and Social Care Liaison Officers
Simon Malyon, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Dr John Wilkinson, Science, Research and Evidence Directorate
Policy Representatives
Luke Pickard, EHIE Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
Ellen Flint, EHIE Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
NIHR
Nicholas Chandler, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Mario Moroso, Assistant Director, Policy Research Programme
Farheen Shafiq, 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
Sophie Tattersall, Administrator, Operations
Call 4: Working Age 2
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: Recommended for funding
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: 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: None
Outcome: Reject