NHS Needs 2011

 

 

Final reports for the following projects have been accepted in 2011, with a grading of satisfactory or above, in the area of research into NHS Needs.

 

Victoria Hammersley (Fellow) supervised by Prof A Sheikh, Dr R Elton and Dr S Walker

Cluster randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention for healthcare professionals for the management of children with hayfever (CZF/1/40)

Prof R Jarrett, Dr M Robertson, Prof J Norrie, Dr M Robertson, Dr A Binning, Dr J Gracie A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of prophylactic aciclovir in the prevention of herpes simplex virus infections in intensive therapy unit patients (CZB/4/375)
Prof P Barlow, Prof A Wright, Prof H Campbell, Dr B Moore, Dr A Richards Development for a protein-coated microcrystal delivery system for full-length recombinant factor H for use in the treatment of aHUS, dense deposit disease and AMD (CZB/4/763) Graded excellent.
Ms N Kolehmainen, Dr J Francis, Dr E Duncan, Prof L McKee, Mr G MacLennan Using good goals to improve children's' occupational therapy services: a feasibility of multifaceted caseload management intervention (CZG/3/21)
Prof P Donnan, Prof A Glasier Patterns of use and discontinuation rates of progestogen-only injectable contraception (Depo Provera) and the risk of fractures in a record-linked population study (CZG/2/448)
Dr D Murphy, Dr D Bruce, Prof B Guthrie, Dr K Eva Tayside in-practice portfolio: a research pilot to inform systems of clinical governance, appraisal and professional revalidation (CZG/2/420)
Prof S Bhattacharya, Dr S Bhattacharya, Dr T Mahmood, Prof A Templeton, Prof A Lee To investigate reproductive outcomes in women following induced abortion (CZG/2/403) Graded excellent.
Prof S Barnett, Dr S Lindsay Miss L Clark, Mr D Allan Characterisation of olfactory glial and stem cells from human olfactory mucosa (CZB/4/592)
Prof A Pollock An investigation into socioeconomic differences in hip athroplasty treatment rates in Scotland (CZG/2/367)
Prof J Lockhart, Prof R Plevin, Prof W Ferrell, Prof I McInnes, Dr G Boyd, Dr A Gracie Therapeutic potential of a humanised PAR-2 antibody to alleviate chronic joint inflammation (CZB/4/410)
Prof S Hagen, Prof D Wilson, Ms L Sinclair, Dr C Glazener, Ms D Stark

A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a pelvic floor muscle training intervention for women with pelvic organ prolapse (CZH/4/377)

Dr C Bucknall, Prof R Stevenson, Dr M Cotton, Dr P Cotton, Dr A McConnachie, Dr J Cleland, Dr C Morrison

Glasgow supported self-management randomised controlled trial for patients with moderate to severe COPD (CZH/4/246)

Dr R McIntosh, Dr E Brodie

Does an objective measure of the neural motor representation of a phantom limb following acquired limb loss predict the subjective response to mirror therapy? (CZG/2/426)

Dr B Fleck, Prof A Wright, Prof H Campbell, Dr J Wilson, Dr V Karunaratne

The genetic analysis of Ocular Morphometric traits related to primary open angle glaucoma susceptibility in the population isolate of Orkney (CZB/4/438)

Prof T Walsh, Dr J Forbes, Dr S Lewis, Dr B McClelland, Ms P Ramsay, Mr D Watson, Dr C Prowse, Dr J Pelly

A feasibility randomized trial comparing REstrictive and LIberal blood transfusion strategies in patients requiring six or more days in intEnsiVE care (RELIEVE study) (CZB/4/698)

Prof G Graham, Dr S Holmes, Dr D Burden, Prof I McInnes

An immunohistological and molecular investigation into the association of chemokine decoy receptor D6 with psoriasis (CZB/4/697) Graded excellent

Prof S MacRury, Dr S McGeoch, Prof I Megson, Dr A Johnstone, Dr G Lobley, Dr P Abraham, Prof D Pearson

Effect of regular mealtime inclusion of oat-based products on glycaemic excursion and markers of inflammation during the postprandial phase in type 2 diabetes (CZB/4/644)

Dr W Carman, Dr S Cameron, Dr J Kean

Developing antibody avidity assays to differentiate acute and chronic infection (CZB/4/591) Graded excellent

Dr E Nimmo, Prof J Satsangi, Prof M Dunlop, Dr S Farrington, Dr M Auldhous

Genetic and functional investigations of the NOD2/CARD15 interacting proteins Vimentin and EGR1 in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease (CZB/4/585)

Prof S McKenna, Dr L Jordan

Image analysis of tissue microarrays: towards a clinical tool (CZB/4/761)

Dr M Aldhous, Prof J Satsangi, Dr E Nimmo,

Investigations of the effect of cigarette smoke on innate immunity and intestinal gene expression in inflammatory bowel disease (CZB/4/638)

Dr S Armstrong-Fisher, Prof S Urbaniak, Dr E Tait

Feasibility study of specificity, sensitivity and reliability of RHD NIPD and real-time PCR to determine fetal RHD genotype from maternal plasma (CZB/4/719)

Dr S Miller, Prof G Gould, Prof J Connell

Translational analysis of the role of synaptotagmins in the andipocyte, and their relationship to insulin action (CZB/4/445)

Prof A Sheikh, Prof G Devereux, Dr U Nurmatov

Establishing the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and safety of oral desensitisation for food allergy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies (CZG/2/493)

Prof M McMurdo, Dr M Witham, Prof I Crombie, Dr F Sniehotta, Prof P Donnan, Prof W Lauder, Prof P Boyle

Cross sectional survey of the individual, social and environmental determinants of physical activity participation in older people (CZH/4/518)

Prof V Entwistle, Dr T Humphrey, Dr J Tucker, Dr E van Teijlingen, Dr H Whitford

How is patient-centred care affected by giving women the opportunity to write in hand-held healthcare notes? A qualitative investigation (CZH/4/527)

Dr H Whitford, Mrs J Dalzell, Prof P Donnan, Dr S Joice, Dr A Symon, Prof J Wyatt

Infant feeding plans from late pregnancy to 16 weeks after delivery: exploring the demographic, clinical and psychological factors (CZH/4/568)

Dr J Tucker, Dr T Humphrey, Dr L Crichton, Dr A Powell

Mode of birth after caesarean section: the preparatory phase for implementation of a quality improvement initiative in patient-centredness in specialty practice in Scotland. (MODEL1) (CZG/3/17)

Prof C Bond, Dr S Ross, Dr J McLay, Dr M MacLeod, Prof A Lee, Dr J Francis, Prof M Johnston, Prof P Davey, Prof D Webb, Dr J Kerr, Prof S Maxwell, Dr G MacKay, Dr C Ryan , Dr E Duncan

Research into the prevalence and causes of precribing errors made by junior doctors (CZH/4/505)

Ms A Holland, Mrs F Smith, Mrs G McCrossan, Ms L Veitch, Dr K Penny, Ms C Nicholson Metered dose inhalers versus nebulisers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units (CZG/2/417)
Prof F Mair, Mr D Boddy, Mr G King, Prof C O'Donnell, Dr D Heaney Identifying and understanding the role of boundaries in facilitating or preventing E-health implementation in health and social care - a case study approach (CZG/3/23)
Dr M Wolters, Prof B McKinstry, Ms C DePlacido Can computer-generated voices be used to deliver tele-care services to people with hearing problems? (CZG/2/494)
Dr Charis Marwick (Clinical Academic Fellow) supervised by Prof P Davey, Prof B Guthrie, Dr J Evans Improving the management of sepsis in hospital in-patients: Design, implementation and primary evaluation of a complex intervention (CAF/07/06)