Research is of no use unless it gets to the people who need to use it
Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health
Effective dissemination is simply about getting the findings of research to the people who can make use of them, to maximise the benefit of the research without delay.
PMR Study
The PMR cohort Study: An update for the community.
The PMR Cohort Study: An update for the community (cloud.microsoft)
HIS Study
Evaluating the Home-based Intervention Strategy (HIS-UK) to reduce new chlamydia infection among young men aged 16-25 years by promoting correct and consistent condom use.
BICS Study
Study to determine whether bisoprolol can reduce the number of exacerbations of chronic pulmonary disease. See link below for the study findings.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2819083
Reduce Study
Queen Square Medical Practice took part in the REDUCE study between 2018 and 2022.
Liverpool’s Professor of General Practice Mark Gabbay is a co-author of the study which was led by the University of Southampton and also involved Hull York Medical School. Professor Tony Kendrick from Southampton was the lead author of the research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Scientists found that more than 40 per cent of people who were well and not at risk of relapse managed to come off the medication with advice from their doctors. They also discovered patients who could access online support and psychologists by phone had lower rates of depression, fewer withdrawal symptoms, and reported better mental wellbeing.
To read the study summary click here.
Read the study in full at doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18383.
Maternal Vaccination in the NHS (MaVis)
This study aimed to understand women’s experiences of being offered vaccinations in their recent pregnancy and find out how to improve women’s care and the equality of vaccination provision across England.
The MAVIS study overall was a success, with strong recruitment across all strands and a great deal of interest already in the findings.
- The results of the commissioner survey are available on the study website: www.bristol.ac.uk/mavis-study
- A brief overview of some key findings from the maternity staff and mothers’ surveys are shared in the attached newsletter, also available on the study website, and via this link: 2025-03-28 Maternity health professionals_newsletter.pdf