Health care

Current projects

Adverse Weather and Health Plan: Process evaluation of local implementation in England

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.

Workplace health checks pilot: An evaluation of the Section 31 Grant to local authorities

Exploring the feasibility and potential benefits of implementing health checks in the workplace.

National survey of public attitudes and views 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 evaluation of the implementation of the UK Concussion Guidelines for Non-Elite (Grassroots) Sport

To understand how the UK concussion guidelines for grassroots sport have been implemented, and attitudes and awareness at grassroot-levels.

Completed projects

Evaluation of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers Programme in the context of new funding arrangements for integrated care in England

Horizon scanning

Healthy Outlook evaluation

Evaluation of the drugs recovery PbR (payment by results) pilots programme

Drug recovery wing (DRW) pilot study

Alternatives to the use of antipsychotic medication for dementia patients

Assessing improvements in dementia care and support

Using the Friends and Family Test for service improvement in general practice

Monitoring the diagnostic odyssey of rare diseases