Supporting People with Long Term Conditions Research Group: Projects

Examples of current and recent projects

TEAMS: Interprofessional teamwork across stroke care pathways - outcomes and patient and carer experience (2008-2011)
Researchers:	Ruth Harris (PI); Fiona Ross; Geoffrey Cloud, St George's, University of London; Fiona Jones; Nan Greenwood; Professor Ann Mackenzie; Professor Vari Drennan; Dr Gillian Hewitt; Sarah Sims; Sally Brearley, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences; Mark Joy, Kingston University; Professor Lalit Kalra, King's College London
Funding:	National Institute for Health Research: Service Delivery and Organisation

PEGI: The professional experience of governance and incentives - meeting the needs of people with complex conditions in primary care (2006-2008)
Researchers:	Fiona Ross (PI); P Smith; R Byng; Sally Redfern; Sara Christian, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences; M Mackintosh; C Davies; Sally Brearley, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences; J Larson; Professor Jill Manthorpe, King's College London;
Funding:	National Institute for Health Research: Service Delivery and Organisation

ENCAM : Evaluating the nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to models of chronic disease management (2006-2009)
Description:	Read full project details and download final report
Researchers:	Professor Vari Drennan (Co-PI); Professor Claire Goodman (Co-PI), University of Hertfordshire; Professor Steve Iliffe, University College London; Professor Jill Manthorpe, King's College London; C Scott; Dr Heather Gage, University of Surrey; Sally Brearley, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
Funding:	National Institute for Health Research: Service Delivery and Organisation

TOPIC: A study of the effectiveness of interprofessional working in primary and community care for older people with multiple needs requiring health and social care services (2008-2011)
Researchers:	Professor Vari Drennan (Co-PI); Professor Claire Goodman (Co-PI), University of Hertfordshire; Professor Steve Iliffe, University College London; Professor Jill Manthorpe, King's College London; Dr Heather Gage, University of Surrey; Dhrushita Shah
Funding:	National Institute for Health Research: Service Delivery and Organisation

EVIDEM-C (2008-2012)
Description:	EVIDEM is programme of research and development that aims to support changing practice in dementia care in the community by developing and testing evidence-based interventions, from timely diagnosis to end of life. The EVIDEM-C project, nested within EVIDEM, focuses on continence promotion and incontinence management for people with dementia living at home and their carers.
Researchers:	Professor Steve Iliffe (PI for EVIDEM), University College London; EVIDEM-C: Professor Vari Drennan; Laura Cole; Nan Greenwood
Funding:	National Institute for Health Research Programme Grant for Applied Research Award

Supporting informal carers of stroke survivors in primary care (2008)
Description:	An exploratory study of perceptions of the role of primary care and opinions of the proposals put forward in the New Deal for Carers
Researchers:	Nan Greenwood (PI); Professor Ann Mackenzie; Geoffrey Cloud, St George's, University of London; R Estall; Ruth Harris;
Funding:	Royal College of General Practitioners

Examples of collaborations on studies hosted by partner organisations

The transition from cognitive impairment to dementia: older people's experiences (2008-2010)
Researchers:	Professor Jill Manthorpe (PI), King's College London; Professor Steve Iliffe, University College London; Dr J Keady; L Robinson; S Watts; Professor J Bond; Professor Claire Goodman, University of Hertfordshire; Professor Vari Drennan
Funding:	National Institute for Health Research: Service Delivery and Organisation

EVIDEM (2007-2012)
Description:	EVIDEM is programme of research and development that aims to support changing practice in dementia care in the community by developing and testing evidence-based interventions, from timely diagnosis to end of life.
Researchers:	Professor Steve Iliffe (PI), University College London; Dr J Warner; Professor Claire Goodman, University of Hertfordshire; Professor Jill Manthorpe, King's College London; Professor Vari Drennan; Dr G Gait; Professor M Knapp
Funding:	National Institute for Health Research Programme Grant for Applied Research Award

Care of older people who fall (2009-2012)
Description:	Evaluation of the clinical and cost effectiveness of new protocols for emergency ambulance paramedics to assess and refer to appropriate community based care.
Researchers:	Professor Helen Snooks (PI), Swansea University; Professor Jon Nicholl, University of Sheffield; Professor Jeremy Dale, Warwick University; Mary Halter, Kingston University and St George’s University of London; Professor Judith Phillips, Professor Ceri Phillips, Professor Ronan Lyons, Professor Ian Russell, Dr Wai-Yee Cheung, Sarah Gaze, Julie Peconi, Swansea University; Dr Mushtaq Wani, Swansea NHS Trust; Suzanne Mason, Sheffield University; Dr Niro Sirwardena, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Elizabeth Rees, Age Concern; Richard Whitfield, Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Dr Rachael Donohoe, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Dr Philippa Logan, Nottingham City Primary Care Trust
Funding:	National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment