Community and Health Research Unit
High quality research for quality improvement in health and social care
On 17th July Dr Zahid Asghar gave a seminar on “Self-controlled case series methodology”. Epidemiological study designs, such as cohort and case-control studies, have been widely applied in medical research. However, there are several situations, where standard epidemiological study designs Continue reading Research seminar: Self-controlled case series methodology.
On Wednesday 19th June 2024, Professor Chris Burton gave the latest Improvement Science and Research Methods seminar on the topic of complex intervention trials in primary care. Around 2% of adults have multiple persistent physical symptoms (such as pain, fatigue, Continue reading Multiple Symptoms Study 3 – developing and testing a complex intervention in primary care
Georgie Nicholls recently joined the Community and Health Research unit as a research assistant on the PANDA project (Improving Pain mAnagment for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance). This project utilises a realist methodology to identify what can be Continue reading Georgie Nicholls joins PANDA study
On 16th April Dr Gupteswar Patel gave a presentation on the topic of the “Use of theories in qualitative research: a multi-disciplinary perspective”. Qualitative research relies on theories to provide frameworks for understanding and interpreting complex phenomena, guiding researchers in Continue reading Improvement science and Research Methods seminar given by Dr Gupteswar Patel: Use of theories in qualitative research – a multi-disciplinary perspective
On 19th March, Dr Coral Sirdifield gave a seminar entitled “Developing standards and quality indicators. An example of a modified RAND approach” Coral talked about an NIHR funded study that she led recently, part of which involved creating standards and Continue reading Developing standards and quality indicators. An example of a modified RAND approach