Health Improvement, Protection and Services Research Committee 2026

Projects funded in 2026

CodeTitleOrganisationLead PIFunding AmountAbstractFinal Summary
HIPS/26/1015ReACT-OT: Rehabilitation for ACTivities of daily living with Occupational Therapy after stroke: an individual participant data meta-analysisGlasgow Caledonian UniversityDr Myzoon Ali£301,824HIPS/26/1015 – AbstractProject Active
HIPS/26/1019Prevention of Hip Fractures in Scotland: Evidence Synthesis to Inform a National StrategyRobert Gordon UniversityProfessor Paul Swinton£284,187HIPS/26/1019 – AbstractProject Active
HIPS/26/1021Linking bacterial genomics to sexual health interventions: evaluating the impact of 4CMenB vaccine and doxyPEP on Neisseria gonorrhoeae in ScotlandNHS LothianDr Martin McHugh£324,338HIPS/26/1021 – AbstractProject Active
HIPS/25/1022Acceptability, feasibility, and further development of a new model of care for children’s chronic non-cancer pain management in ScotlandUniversity of StirlingDr Claire Eades£326,357HIPS/25/1022 – AbstractProject Active
HIPS/26/1024Transmission of intracerebral haemorrhage risk via transfused blood componentsUniversity of EdinburghDr William Whiteley£322,416HIPS/26/1024 – AbstractProject Active
HIPS/26/1025A National Mixed Methods Exploration of Community Pharmacy Services for People with Drug Problems in ScotlandUniversity of StirlingProfessor Catriona Matheson£87,357HIPS/26/1025 – AbstractProject Active
HIPS/26/1031Long-term Health Impacts of Cancer Immunotherapy in Scotland: A National Data Linkage and Patient-Reported Outcomes Study (E-IMMUNE-PRO)University of EdinburghProfessor Peter Hall£349,849HIPS/26/1031 – AbstractProject Active