Health Improvement, Protection and Services Research Committee 2019

Projects funded in 2019

CodeTitleOrganisationLead PIFunding AmountAbstractFinal Summary
HIPS/19/01Does minimum unit pricing for alcohol have unintended consequences for diet and health? A natural experiment comparing Scotland and EnglandUniversity of AberdeenProfessor Anne Ludbrook£279,124HIPS/19/01 abstractHIPS/19/01 Summary
HIPS/19/17Should Scotland provide whole genomic sequencing for diagnosis of rare disorders: A health economic analysisUniversity of AberdeenProfessor Mandy Ryan£297,293HIPS/19/17 abstractHIPS/19/17 Summary
HIPS/19/19An implementation science evaluation of Scotland’s first heroin assisted treatment facilityGlasgow Caledonian UniversityDr Andrew McAuley£291,266HIPS/19/19 abstractHIPS/19/19 Summary
HIPS/19/21Interactions between cancer and stroke: A national electronic data linkage studyUniversity of AberdeenDr Mary MacLeod£286,516HIPS/19/21 abstractHIPS/19/21 Summary
HIPS/19/26Understanding barriers to increasing physical activity in chronic pain: An exploratory study to develop the sustainable self effective exercise development (SUSSED) interventionUniversity of DundeeProfessor Lesley Colvin£142,355HIPS/19/26 abstractHIPS/19/26 Summary
HIPS/19/27Tailored intervention at home for patients with moderate – very severe COPD and co-morbidities by pharmacists and consultant physicians (TICC PCP): pilot randomised control trialNHS GG&CDr Richard Lowrie£297,984HIPS/19/27 abstractHIPS/19/27 Summary
HIPS/19/28Creating safe handover systems for the pre-hospital environmentUniversity of StirlingDr David Fitzpatrick£269,962HIPS/19/28 abstractProject discontinued due to delivery challenges
HIPS/19/32A systems approach to exploring syndemic health and social condition clustering among individuals who experience a drug-related death: developmental work for co-produced intervention(s)University of GlasgowDr Kathryn Skivington£277,014HIPS/19/32 abstractHIPS/19/32 Summary
HIPS/19/37Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Rural Doctors in Scotland: A Mixed-Methods StudyUniversity of AberdeenProfessor Louise Locock£298,984HIPS/19/37 abstractHIPS/19/37 Summary
HIPS/19/45Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise after Stroke using a Text Messaging InterventionUniversity of DundeeDr Jacqui Morris£299,997HIPS/19/45 abstractHIPS/19/45 Summary
HIPS/19/51Improving the Mental Health of Farmers: What types of remote intervention and support are acceptable and feasible to best support improved outcomesUniversity of StirlingProfessor Margaret Maxwell£292,518HIPS/19/51 abstractHIPS/19/51 Summary
HIPS/19/52How should Scotland respond to the challenge of Lung cancer screening? A mixed methods feasibility studyUniversity of EdinburghProfessor David Weller£308,691HIPS/19/52 abstractHIPS/19/52 Summary