August 2023

Call for Outline Research Proposals - Dementia



As part of the NIHR Three Schools’ Dementia Research Programme, we are inviting proposals for research projects to address priorities for improving the lives of people living with or at risk of dementia, family and other carers.

Funding of up to £500,000 is available for projects between January 2024 and December 2028.



This is a two-stage call for proposals. Outline proposals must be submitted by 16.00 on Friday 22 September 2023.



Call for outline research proposals - dementia



We are seeking innovative, original, high-quality proposals which represent good value for money.



See more details about funded projects under this programme led by SPCR

When medical practitioners communicate with empathy and optimism, patients can have better health outcomes and are more satisfied with their consultations. Brief, evidence-based training can help practitioners to do this better. Colleagues at Southampton developed very brief online training in empathy and positive communication for GPs, nurses and physiotherapists called EMPathicO, funded by NIHR-School for Primary Care Research. The training was based on published evidence, behavioural analysis, and involved practitioners and patients at all stages of its development.



Further information

• This study is funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research project reference 389.
• Further details about the EMPathicO project are available on the project page or read the full blog post here.

Republished with thanks to The University of Southampton.

Trauma-informed coproduction



Wanting to better involve people with lived experience of complex trauma in primary care research? How can we make sure that the way we are involving people is trauma-informed?



A group of women with lived experience of complex trauma, a charity that supports them, GPs and researchers from the University of Bristol share their experiences of how co-production processes can be more trauma informed. This research is freely available here: http://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13795 with a Recommendations Table toward the end of the article that helps people think through how to put trauma-informed principles into involvement practices.



Further information

• This study is funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research project reference 465.
• Further details about the Bridging Gaps project are available on the project page or read a blog post here.
• Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Republished with thanks to The University of Southampton.

Publications

Family carers' administration of injectable medications at the end of life



This successful small pilot found easily accessible clinical support and integrated working between 24/7 community nurses & palliative care is key for family carers' safe administration of injectable symptom control medications at the end of life. This improved care out of hours and in rural areas. The overwhelming feedback from clinicians and family carers was that the innovation provided choice to the patient and their family carers at the end of life.



Ben Bowers et al Family carers' administration of injectable medications at the end of life: a service evaluation of a novel intervention. British Journal of Community Nursing 2023; https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2023.28.6.284