Minutes for the Research for Patient Benefit Programme Under-Represented Disciplines and Specialisms Highlight Notice: Nurses and Midwives Research Advisory Stage 2 Committee B Meeting
Date and Location
Thursday 23 November 2023 Virtual Meeting
In attendance
Committee members
Professor Rebecca Kearney (Chair)
Dr Elizabeth Bancroft
Dr Jo Brett
Professor Michelle Briggs
Miss Eva Broeckelmann
Professor Katherine Brown
Dr Nicola Clibbens
Dr Joanne Cooper
Professor Robert Crouch OBE
Professor Vanora Hundley
Dr Louise Jackson
Dr Rachael Kelley
Professor Sara Kenyon
Professor Susan Kirk
Dr Erik Lenguerrand
Dr Jacqueline Mitton
Dr Sina Odugbemi
Professor Jane Sandal
Dr Victoria Serra-Sastre
Professor Sue Todd
Dr Wendy Wood
Secretariat
Professor Kevin Munro (Programme Director)
Dr Ianina Conte (NIHRCC)
Mr Scott Thompson (NIHRCC)
Mrs Zuzanna Tajchman (NIHRCC)
Mr Ian Beason (NIHRCC)
Ms Katie Prangle (NIHRCC)
Ms Sarah Deria (NIHRCC)
Ms Michal Wagman (NIHRCC)
Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR206368: The NeoBath Study: Nursing babies in Neonatal Care
Conflicts: Dr Victoria Serra-Sastre
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206318: Feasibility Trial of electronic Health record INtelligent tooling in primary care for quicKer diagnosis of HF (THINK-HF)
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206333: Does Personalised Stratified Follow-Up (PSFU) meet the health and wellbeing needs of people from under-served groups who have completed treatment for breast cancer? A qualitative study.
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206334: Developing and sustaining skills, competencies and confidence of newly registered midwives to manage, assess and repair maternal perineal trauma: A mixed methods study
Conflicts: Professor Rebecca Kearney, Professor Jane Coad, Professor Vanora Hundley, Dr Louise Jackson, Professor Jane Sandall
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206382: What is the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomised controlled trial evaluating a healthcare professional- supported, self-management intervention for fatigue in ICU survivors?
Conflicts: Dr Jo Brett, Dr Erik Lenguerrand, Professor Jane Sandall
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206362: Co-creating a virtual community to support family carers for people with dementia
Conflicts: Dr Erik Lenguerrand, Professor Jane Sandall
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206353: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Digital Support Package for ICU Families.
Conflicts: Dr Erik Lenguerrand, Professor Jane Sandall
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206319: Living with HIV and treated for Anal Cancer: an exploratory study using a co-production approach to deliver person-centred care
Conflicts: Dr Erik Lenguerrand, Professor Jane Sandall
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206369: Indwelling Pleural Catheters: Co-Developing an Intervention to Support Self-management
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206370: Improving outcomes in young adults with severe and uncontrolled asthma; an exploration of experiences and support needs.
Conflicts: Professor Michelle Briggs, Dr Lynsey Gregg, Professor Sue Kirk, Dr Victoria Serra-Sastre
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206378: Disparities In Access to the Northwest Ambulance Service during pregnancy, birth and postpartum period and its association with neonatal and maternal outcomes [DIAAS]
Conflicts: Professor Michelle Briggs, Dr Christy Burden, Professor Sue Kirk, Professor Jane Sandall, Professor Sara Kenyon, Dr Lynsey Gregg
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206400: Prevention of pressure injury (PI) in hospitalised infants, children, and young people (CYP) (aged 0-19 years): Modification and validation of a PI risk assessment tool for infants and CYP with darker skin tones.
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Brown, Professor Jane Coad, Dr Joanne Cooper, Dr Nicola Wright
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206367: Bridges into Maternity Care: Intervention adaptation and feasibility study (BENEFIT study)
Conflicts: Dr Christy Burden, Professor Antonieta Medina-Lara, Professor Jane Sandall
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206308: Co-designing Multimedia Messages and Resources to Reduce Diabetes Related Stigma in Women with Type 2 Diabetes
Conflicts: Dr Erik Lenguerrand, Professor Jane Sandall
Final outcome: Reject
Outcomes Table
The table below displays the mean score for each application that was assessed in the research assessment committee meeting, and excludes applications which were rejected during the scrutiny and triage processes. The number of applications receiving each mean score are listed. The RfPB fundable range is 4-6, although a score of 4-6 does not guarantee funding. In exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Programme Director, applications may be funded which fall below the fundable range.
In exceptional circumstances, applications which fall below the fundable range may be recommended for funding by the Committee. The Programme Director reviews in detail any applications recommended for funding with a score below 4.
Stage 2
| Score | Number of applications invited | Number of applications rejected |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 - 6.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | 5 | 0 |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | 0 | 4 |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | 0 | 0 |