Current projects
National evaluation of the Adult Social Care (ASC) Technology Fund
Exploring how ASC Technology Fund projects can encourage adoption of technologies at scale to transform the sector.
Concussion in Grassroots Sports
To understand how the UK concussion guidelines for grassroots sport have been implemented, and attitudes and awareness at grassroot-levels.
Public survey on animal to human organ transplantation
Understanding public attitudes to the use of animal organs as a potential solution to the shortage of organs for transplantation.
An examination of women’s access to and experiences of reproductive health care in England
This project consists of a quantitative analysis of the Reproductive health Survey for England 2023 (RSE2023), in-depth interviews and community group model building to understand service access, including Women’s Health Hubs, and experiences across the reproductive life course.
Delivering health checks in the workplace: an implementation evaluation of the Workplace Cardiovascular Disease Checks Pilot
Exploring the feasibility and potential benefits of implementing health checks in the workplace.
Evaluation of the implementation of the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot
Novel medical technologies often face barriers that delay their uptake. This research evaluates a pilot aiming to facilitate access to them.
Topic tagging of the free text comments in the 2023 Women’s Reproductive Health Survey for England
Adverse Weather and Health Plan evaluation
The PIRU team are conducting a process evaluation of local implementation of the AWHP, with aims to explore the key barriers and facilitators to local implementation and feed into the UKHSA’s efforts to best support the organisations implementing the plan.
