Health Improvement, Protection and Services Research Committee – 2021 projects

Projects approved for funding in 2021

CodeTitleOrganisationLead PIFunding AmountAbstractFinal Summary
HIPS/21/01Supporting people with musculoskeletal disorders in Scotland to remain in work: adapting the Making it Work™ intervention developed for people with inflammatory arthritis in Canada.University of AberdeenProfessor Gary J Macfarlane & Dr LaKrista Morton£232,840HIPS/21/01 AbstractHIPS/21/01 Report
HIPS/21/02Improving ethnic diversity in trials: helping trial teams recruit and retain the ethnic groups essential for results with community-wide relevance and applicability.University of AberdeenProfessor Shaun Treweek£188,146HIPS/21/02 AbstractHIPS/21/02 Report
HIPS/21/03Physical rehabilitation to improve function and mobility in people after stroke: Update and expansion
of Cochrane systematic review (SPRUCE).		Glasgow Caledonian UniversityDr Alex Pollock£182,270HIPS/21/03 AbstractHIPS/21/03 Report
HIPS/21/13Development and validation of a patient-reported measure (PRM) of treatment burden in stroke.University of GlasgowDr Katie Gallacher£233,357HIPS/21/13 AbstractHIPS/21/13 Report
HIPS/21/20Using foil for drug administration: exploring the views and experience of people who use drugs.University of the West of ScotlandDr Karen Dunleavy£185,819HIPS/21/20 AbstractHIPS/21/20 Report
HIPS/21/25Improving Patient Safety During A Pandemic: Using Patient And Professional Experience To Improve Patient Safety-Netting In Remote Consultations.University of GlasgowDr Sara Macdonald£292,266HIPS/21/25 AbstractHIPS/21/25 Report
HIPS/21/31Evaluating Public Health Interventions Using Non-Randomised Study Designs: Thrombectomy Service And Police Carriage Of Naloxone.University of GlasgowProfessor Jim Lewsey£288,749HIPS/21/31 AbstractHIPS/21/31 Report
HIPS/21/32Partnership Project With Disadvantaged Communities To Design And Test A Novel Evidence-Informed And Community-Based Intervention To Address And Promote Healthy Weight And Wellbeing.University of StirlingDr Julie Cowie£299,890HIPS/21/32 AbstractHIPS/21/32  Report
HIPS/21/48Severe Mental Illness And Receipt Of Acute Cardiac Care And Mortality Following Myocardial Infarction.University of EdinburghDr Caroline Jackson£298,721HIPS/21/48 AbstractHIPS/21/48 Report
HIPS/21/49Delivering A Planning Card To Reduce Drop-Off In Breastfeeding: A Feasibility Study.University of StirlingDr David Comerford£128,899HIPS/21/49 AbstractHIPS/21/49 Report
HIPS/21/54Understanding Mental Health And Substance Use Service Utilisation By People Released From Prison: A Mixed-Methods Study.University of StirlingDr Catriona Connell / Professor Kate Hunt£299,595HIPS/21/54 AbstractHIPS/21/54 Report
HIPS/21/55The Impact Of Primary Care Led, FIT-Based, Triage Of New Onset Colorectal Symptoms On Diagnostic Service Demand And The Diagnosis Of Colorectal Cancer.University of DundeeDr Craig Mowat£111,283HIPS/21/55 AbstractHIPS/21/55 Summary
HIPS/21/60Supporting People In Recovery From Problematic Alcohol And Drug Use To Cut Down Or Stop Smoking: Development And Feasibility Testing Of A Tobacco Harm Reduction Intervention.University of EdinburghDr Fiona Dobbie£297,776HIPS/21/60 AbstractHIPS/21/60 Report
HIPS/21/61PANACHE – A Pilot randomised trial comparing two forms of Absorbable versus Non-Absorbable sutures for Carpal tunnel Hand surgEry.University of EdinburghMr Luca Lancerotto£303,760HIPS/21/61 AbstractHIPS/21/61 Report
HIPS/21/63Using National Whole-Genome Sequence Data To Inform Epidemiological Models Of COVID-19 Variant Emergence And Outbreak Risks In Scotland.Public Health ScotlandDr Alison Smith-Palmer£289,772HIPS/21/63 AbstractHIPS/21/63 Report
HIPS/21/71Spatial And Network Analysis Of SARS-Cov-2 Sequences To Inform COVID-19 Control In Scotland.University of EdinburghProfessor Rowland Kao£299,037HIPS/21/71 AbstractHIPS/21/71 Report