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Policy Research Programme - Minutes from the Round 35 Stage 2 Committee Meeting - Day 1

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Published: 14 December 2023

Version: 2.0 January 2024

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Date and Location

Wednesday 20 September 2023, Virtually via Zoom

In Attendance:

Committee Members

  • Professor Karen Bloor, University of York, Department of Health Sciences
  • Professor Andrew Hill, University of Leeds, Psychological & Social Medicine
  • Professor Paul Aveyard, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
  • Ms Josie Dixon, London School of Economics & Political Science, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
  • Professor Tim Doran, University of York, Department of Health Sciences
  • Professor Mark Petticrew, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Professor Kirstein Rummery, University of Stirling, Department of Applied Social Sciences
  • Professor Debora Price, The University of Manchester, Department of Sociology
  • Professor Cecile Knai, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Services Research and Policy
  • Dr Kalpa Kharicha, King's College London, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce
  • Dr Peter Sivey, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
  • Professor Ian Hall, The University of Manchester, Department of Mathematics
  • Dr Jim Fitzgibbon, PPIE Representative
  • Mr Justin Greenwood, PPIE Representative
  • Mrs Liz Sinker, PPIE Representative
  • Mrs Justina Olotu, PPIE Representative
  • Ms Amander Wellings, PPIE Representative

Subject Experts for Call 13:

  • Dr Florin Vadean, University of Kent, PSSRU
  • Dr George Stoye, Institute for Fiscal Studies,
  • Professor Anita Charlesworth, The Health Foundation, REAL Centre
  • Dr Giuseppe Moscelli, University of Surrey, School of Economics

Subject Experts for Call14:

  • Dr Kate Downes, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Genomic Laboratory Hub
  • Dr Jamal Nasir, University of Northampton, Dept. of Life Sciences
  • Dr Bridget Bax, St. George's, University of London

Subject Experts for Call 7: 

  • Professor David Denney, University of London, Royal Holloway, Department of Law and Criminology
  • Dr Geoff Page, University of York, Social Policy and Social Work
  • Dr Mark Hardy, University of York, Social policy and social work

Subject Experts for Call 1:

  • Dr Anne-Marie Burn, University of Cambridge, Department of Psychiatry
  • Dr Nutmeg Hallett, University of Birmingham, School of Nursing
  • Professor Erica Bowen, Nottingham Trent University, School of Social Sciences

Subject Experts for Call 8:

  • Professor Dennis Ougrin, East London NHS Foundation Trust, ICCS
  • Professor Maurice Mulvenna, University of Ulster, School of Computing

Department of Health and Social Care Liaison Officers

  • Dr John Wilkinson, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Miss Erin Shearman, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Ms Alison Tingle, Department of Health and Social Care

Policy Representatives

  • Stephen Balchin, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Cat Smith, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Kate Morrissey, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Kath Bainbridge, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Robert Cochrane, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Verity Mallion, Department of Health and Social Care

NIHRCC

  • Maria Chisholm, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
  • Emily Allen, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
  • Chiara Gasparini, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
  • Olena Myronova, Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
  • Mike Nelson, Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
  • Jessica Goddard, Senior Research Manager, NOCRI: Collaborations
  • Minmin Xu, Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
  • Ivana Balkan, Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
  • Mario Moroso, Assistant Director, Policy Research Programme
  • Liz Robertson, Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
  • Jojo Leppink, Operations Manager, Operations
  • Marc Browne, Research Officer, Operations
  • Daniela Stremtan, Research Officer, Operations
  • Zak Tait, Research Officer, Operations
  • Ben Morgan, Deputy Director of Research Programmes
  • Bhavini Smith, Research Officer, Operations
  • Gabija Urbonaviciute, Research Officer, Operations

Observers

  • Mr Phil Taverner, PPIE representative
  • Ms Lindsay Cracknell, PPIE representative

Call 13: Understanding factors and motivations influencing late career NHS nurse retention

NIHR205951: Understanding factors and motivations influencing late career NHS nurse retention
Conflicts: Professor Karen Bloor, Professor Paul Aveyard
Outcome: Reject

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion

NIHR205958: Understanding factors and motivations influencing late career NHS nurse retention
Conflicts: Professor Karen Bloor, Professor Paul Aveyard
Outcome: Reject

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion

NIHR205962: Understanding factors and motivations influencing later career NHS nurse retention
Conflicts: Professor Karen Bloor, Professor Paul Aveyard
Outcome: Recommended for funding

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion


Owing to Chair conflict, application discussion was chaired by Professor Andrew Hill

Call 14: Evidence building and evaluation of the UK Rare Diseases Framework 2021- 2026- 4 applications considered

NIHR205965: EQUALISE : EQUitable And effective care coordination for people LIving with rare diseaSEs
Conflicts: Professor Mark Petticrew
Outcome: Reject

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion

NIHR205978: Research to support evidence building and the evaluation of the UK Rare Diseases Framework 2021-2026
Conflicts: Professor Mark Petticrew
Outcome: Reject

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion

NIHR205983: RareCare: Evaluation of England’s Rare Diseases Action plans
Conflicts: Professor Mark Petticrew
Outcome: Recommended for funding

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion

NIHR205991: Research to support evidence building and the evaluation of the UK Rare Diseases Framework with respect to care coordination
Conflicts: Professor Mark Petticrew
Outcome: Recommended for funding

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion

Call 7: Evaluation of Enhanced Reconnect services for prison leavers-2 applications considered

NIHR205987: Enhanced Reconnect Evaluation
Conflicts: Professor Paul Aveyard
Outcome: Recommended for funding

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion

NIHR206004: Evaluation of Enhanced RECONNECT services for prison leavers
Conflicts: Professor Paul Aveyard
Outcome: Reject

Conflicted individuals were not present for the duration of the discussion

Call 1: Evaluating interventions to improve mental health and reduce violence- 1 applications considered

NIHR205941: Evaluating interventions to improve mental health and reduce violence
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject

Call 8: Risk factors for the rise in suicide amongst children and young people- 1 applications considered

NIHR205990: Risk factors for the rise of suicide amongst children and young people
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Recommended for funding