A5006890050- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Malaria Research and Control
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Family Support in Illness
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
University of Liverpool
2011-2025
NIHR Clinical Research Network
2023
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
2006-2015
Intensive Care Society
2015
Cheshire West and Chester
2015
Health and Safety Executive
2004
Citizens Advice on Prescription (CAP), a Liverpool (UK)-based service, provides welfare advice and link worker social prescription support to people experiencing at risk of financial or hardship. CAP, which receives referrals from healthcare third-sector services, aims improve service users' security, health, wellbeing. A mixed-methods return on-investment (SROI) analysis was used evaluate this service. Between May 2022 November 2023, subset users (n = 538) completed the Short...
Social prescribing has become an important feature of the UK primary care offer. However, there remains limited evidence on how best to implement and deliver social programmes maximise effectiveness long-term sustainability.To explore practices experience implementing across National Institute for Health Care Research (NIHR) Collaborative Leadership Applied (CLAHRC) North West Coast (NWC) NIHR Collaboration (ARC) NWC region identify key learning points that can be applied other settings.We...
The Covid-19 pandemic profoundly disrupted societal systems, prompting community groups, voluntary organizations and employers to adapt rapidly emerging needs. Here we present findings of a study conducted in the North West England, exploring how groups organisations adapted responded local needs at this time. We semi-structured interviews with 'key informants' within voluntary, charity, faith or social enterprise (VCFSE) sector (n = 19) large/ medium any 6). Interview transcripts were...
Background: Depression is poorly detected and sub-optimally managed in palliative care patients, few trials of psychosocial interventions have been carried out this group patients. Aims: A pilot trial to determine the effect a focused narrative intervention on depression patients when used addition usual care. Design: Patients scoring 10 or higher Patient Health Questionnaire-9 randomised only followed up at 2, 4 6 weeks. reduction five points was regarded as clinically significant response...
Many people do not discuss end of life preferences with those closest to them, although this can be beneficial the individual and wider population. This study evaluated a community intervention promote preparation discussion among who are currently well. A series presentations workshops (the intervention) were delivered groups working within health social care. Participants invited complete three-stage follow-up survey at Baseline, Post three months' follow-up. Baseline questionnaires...
Discussing end of life preferences can be beneficial, and it is thought that the best time to have these conversations usually when people are well. This review aims establish current evidence for effectiveness community-based interventions encourage consider, discuss with those closest them, their care or what they wish happen after death. A systematic literature was undertaken. search conducted using Scopus Google, academic experts were contacted. Studies included if evaluated intended...
Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 is frequently shed in the stool of patients hospitalised with COVID-19. The extent faecal shedding among individuals community, and its potential to contribute spread disease, unknown. Methods In this prospective, observational cohort study households Liverpool, UK, participants underwent weekly nasal/throat swabbing detect virus, over a 12-week period from enrolment starting July 2020. Participants that tested positive for were asked provide sample three 14...
Abstract Background Social distancing restrictions to manage the COVID-19 pandemic were put in place from March 2020 United Kingdom (UK), with those classed as “highly clinically vulnerable” advised shield entirely and remain at home. However, personal risk perception has been shown comprise of various elements beyond outlined national guidance. It is unclear whether deemed vulnerable identified high-risk thus complied relevant advice. The aim this research explore catching spreading...