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Policy Research Programme - Minutes from the Round 33 Stage 2 Committee meeting - Day 1

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Published: 01 January 2023

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Minutes from the Round 33 Stage 2 Committee Meeting

Date and Location

Tuesday 06 December 2022, held virtually via Zoom

In Attendance:

Committee Members

Professor Karen Bloor (Chair), University of York, Health Sciences
Professor Michael Robling (Chair Call 7), Cardiff University, Centre for Trials Research
Professor Kevin Brazil, Queen's University of Belfast, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Andrew Hill, University of Leeds, Psychological & Social Medicine
Professor Ruth McDonald, The University of Manchester, Business School
Professor Anne Mason, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Professor Ellen Nolte, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Professor Kirstein Rummery, University of Stirling, Department of Applied Social Sciences
Professor Ian Hall, The University of Manchester, Department of Mathematics
Professor Julien Forder, University of Kent, SSPSSR
Dr Simon Walker, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Dr Kalpa Kharicha, King's College London, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce
Dr Mary Baginsky, King's College London, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce
Professor Chris Todd, The University of Manchester, School of Health Sciences
Dr Peter Sivey, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Ms Amander Wellings, PPIE representative
Mrs Gillian Bridgland, PPIE representative
Mr Justin Greenwood, PPIE representative
Mrs Liz Sinker, PPIE representative
Mrs Justina Olotu, PPIE Representative

Subject Experts for Call 6:

Professor Kristy Sanderson, University of East Anglia, School of Health Sciences
Dr Peter Goldblatt, University College London, Epidemiology and Public Health
Professor Sunil Joshi, Kathmandu Medical College, Department of Community Medicine

Subject Experts for Call 15:

Dr Dan Dalton, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Gerry Richardson, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Dr Jake Phillips, Sheffield Hallam University, Department of Law and Criminology

Subject Experts for Call 14:

Professor Jon Dorling, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Neonatology
Dr Louise Jackson, University of Birmingham
Mrs Anulika Ifezue, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Subject Experts for Call 3:

Dr Panagiotis Pentaris, Goldsmiths' College

Subject Experts for Call 7:

Dr Axel Kaehne, Edge Hill University, Medical School
Professor Simon Brake, Warwick Medical School, Dean's Office

Department of Health and Social Care Liaison Officers

Dr Anni Bailey, Department of Health and Social Care
Dr John Wilkinson, Department of Health and Social Care
Mr Jason Cox, Department of Health and Social Care
Ms Rachel Conner, Department of Health and Social Care
Josephine Regan, Department of Health and Social Care
Miss Erin Shearman, Department of Health and Social Care

Policy Representatives

David Ryan-Mills, Principal Research Analyst at Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Department of Health and Social Care
Jacob Maxwell, Economic Advisor, Department of Health and Social Care
Kate Morrisey, National Implementation Lead for RECONNECT and Enhanced RECONNECT
Chelsea Atherton, Independent Sector and Bereavement Policy, Department of Health and Social Care
Lorna Langdon, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care

NIHR

Mario Moroso, Assistant Director, Policy Research Programme
Maria Chisholm, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Tyler Maher, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Emily Allen, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Mike Nelson, Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Jessica Goddard, Senior Programme Manager, Research Programmes
Jojo Leppink, Operations Manager, Operations
Ludy Hills, Senior Research Officer, Operations
Daniela Stremtan, Research Officer, Operations
Andrea Yanez- Cunningham, Research Officer, Operations
Zak Tait, Research Officer, Operations
Minmin Xu, Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Sarah Lane, Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Ivana Balkan, Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Jessica Goddard, Senior Research Manager, Research Programmes

Observers

Professor Karen Spilsbury, University of Leeds, School of Healthcare
Dr Mark Wilberforce, University of York, Social Policy Research Unit
Ridhi Agarwal, University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Health Research
Laura Quinn, University of Birmingham
Sasha Murray, Department of Health and Social Care
Justin Greenwood, PPI Representative

Apologies

Professor Catherine Law, University College London, Institute of Child Health
Dr Nils Gutacker, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Ms Josie Dixon, London School of Economics & Political Science, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Professor Debora Price, The University of Manchester, Department of Sociology
Dr Gemma Frances Spiers, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Population & Health Sciences Institute
Dr Jim Fitzgibbon, PPI Representative
Mr Stephen Edgar, PPI Representative
Mrs Una Rennard, PPI Representative
Professor Tim Doran, University of York
Professor Paul Aveyard, University of Oxford
Professor Mark Petticrew, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Ash Routen, University of Leicester (providing written comments)
Professor Lindsay Forbes, University of Kent, Centre for Health Services Studies (providing written comments)
Mr Paul Andersen, PPIE Representative
Dr Adrian Barker, PPIE Representative
Dr Fiona Aspinal, University College London, Applied Health Research
Professor Cecile Knai, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Allan Wailoo, University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research
Professor Heather Brown, University of Lancaster, Division of Health Research
Dr Kirsty Marshall, University of Salford, Health and Society
Miss Sophie Lewis, Department of Health and Social Care
Jane Barrett, Department of Health and Social Care
Ellen Flint, Policy Advisor, Department of Health and Social Care
Alejandro Ferrando-Gamir, Senior Economic Adviser at UK Civil Service, Department of Health and Social Care

Call 6: Working Age 4

NIHR204670: Reducing health and work inequalities and extending working lives
Conflicts: Professor Chris Todd left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding

Conflicts remained out of the room

Call 15: Evaluation of RECONNECT Services for adult prison leavers

NIHR204671: Evaluation of RECONNECT services for adult prison leavers
Conflicts: Professor Ruth Mcdonald, Professor Ian Hall & Professor Chris Todd left the room
Outcome: Reject

Conflicts remained out of the room

NIHR204681: Evaluation of RECONNECT services for adult prison leavers
Conflicts: Professor Ruth Mcdonald, Professor Ian Hall & Professor Chris Todd left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding

Conflicts returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.

Call 14: Evaluation of the Start for Life Programme

NIHR204678: National evaluation of Start for Life: What works for whom under what circumstances?
Conflicts: Professor Mike Robling left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding

Conflicts remained out of the room

Call 3: Ethnic minority communities’ experience of accessing bereavement support services

NIHR204676: Equitable Bereavement Care for All - An inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse groups.
Conflicts: Professor Anne Mason, Professor Mike Robling, Dr Kalpa Kharicha, Dr Mary Baginsky & Professor Chris Todd left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding

Professor Anne Mason, Professor Mike Robling, Dr Kalpa Kharicha & Dr Mary Baginsky returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete. Professor Chris Todd remained out of the room.

Call 7: Post Implementation Review of the Health and Care Act 2022

NIHR204669: Post Implementation Review of the Health and Care Act 2022
Conflicts: Professor Karen Bloor, Professor Ruth Mcdonald, Professor Ellen Nolte, Professor Ian Hall, Professor Julien Forder, Professor Chris Todd & Professor Karen Spilsbury left the room
Outcome: Reject

Conflicts returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.