A5029611981- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Community Health and Development
- Disability Education and Employment
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Disaster Response and Management
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- International Development and Aid
- Child and Adolescent Health
University College London
2002-2024
University of Cape Town
2024
NHS Fife
2023
Meharry Medical College
2023
University of Johannesburg
2013-2022
Royal Hospital for Children
2020-2021
University of London
2004-2015
Electric Vehicle Challenge
2014
Royal Anthropological Institute
2014
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
2008-2012
People have a stake in conservation and environmental management both for their own interests the sake of environment itself. Environmental decision-making has changed somewhat recent decades to account unintentional impacts on human wellbeing. The involvement stakeholders projects been recognised as critical ensuring success equally syntheses evidence what works, where, whom, providing key benefits challenges. As result increased interest systematic reviews complex issues, there is need...
This paper presents a coherent framework for designing and evaluating public involvement in research by drawing on an extensive literature the authors’ experience. The consists of three key interrelated dimensions: drivers involvement; processes impact involvement. pivotal point this is opportunity researchers others to exchange ideas. results from which bring them together support their debates decisions. It also at that interest open influence interaction can anyone directly involved....
Abstract Background Issues of food security and nutrition have wide reaching implications for people their environments, particularly in low middle-income countries. One proposed solution is urban agriculture, which has been widely upheld as a to the food-crisis facing increasingly metropolitan populations. It believed provide poor with source potential income, whilst improving environment reducing pressure on finite farmland. Although it faded from many development agendas 1990’s,...
Abstract This paper is the initial Position Statement of Evidence Synthesis International, a new partnership organizations that produce, support and use evidence synthesis around world. The (i) argues for importance as research exercise to clarify what known from inform policy, practice personal decision making; (ii) discusses core issues such role in making, perspectives, participation democracy component ecosystems; (iii) 9 principles ESI on nature synthesis; (iv) lists 5 main goals...
Objective Digital technologies present both an opportunity and a threat for advancing public health. At time of pandemic, social media has become tool the rapid spread misinformation. Mitigating impacts misinformation is particularly acute across Africa, where WhatsApp other forms dominate, dual threats COVID-19 threaten lives livelihoods. Given scale problem within we set out to understand (i) potential harm that causes, (ii) available evidence on how mitigate (iii) user responses shape...
Health research funders in the UK now ask applicants to state how their will involve patients and members of public. Such involvement can help with questions that researchers repeatedly face: about improving trial recruitment, response rates follow-up. Patient Public Involvement (PPI) is usually presented form a ladder, from low rung where studies are led by no patient involvement, high patient-led. This hierarchy does not sit well many clinicians academics whose expertise appears have been...
Systematic reviews of research are increasingly recognised as important for informing decisions across policy sectors and setting priorities research. Although draw on international research, the host institutions countries can focus attention their own priorities. The uneven capacity conducting around world raises questions about systematic reviews. A rapid appraisal was conducted current strengthening activities in low- middle-income (LMICs). systems approach to analysis considered...
Abstract The evidence-informed approach to policy-making and implementation is, at its core, about better decisions for a future. It is focused on the effective use of scarce resources, avoiding harm maximising good. grounded in principles equity equality, accountability transparency. Given these characteristics, those us who work this field, there arguably moral, economic, social political case paying closer attention decision-making ecosystems South. Evidence-based policy implementation,...
This paper is based on a systematic review of evidence the impact microfinance lives poor women, men and children in sub‐Saharan Africa. It focuses specifically longer‐term non‐financial outcomes related to health nutrition education. The contrasts microfinance's early days' initially refreshing encouraging promises development initiative that empowers people help themselves while ‘paying for itself’ with more gloomy picture derives from synthesis results our review. presents two simple...
This article proposes a new model to support the use of evidence by decision-makers. There has been increased emphasis over last 15 years on inform decision-making at policy and practice levels but conceptual thinking not kept pace with practical developments in field. We have developed demand-side model, multiple dimensions conceptualise for decision-making. emphasises need engagement, combination interventions, spectrum outcomes detailed consideration context.
To examine parents' and health professionals' views on informed choice in newborn blood spot screening, assess information communication needs.A qualitative study involving semi-structured telephone interviews focus groups with 47 parents of children who were either found to be affected or unaffected by the screened conditions, 35 professionals differing roles screening programmes across UK.Parents recognize a tension between public for children. Some propose resolving this more better...
The first international Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) conference took place in August 2016 at the Swedish Museum of Natural History Stockholm with nearly 100 participants from 14 countries. This reflected and contributed to growth a global network people interested production use evidence syntheses environmental management. also provided an opportunity identify emerging themes reflect on those ideas perspectives help direct future activities CEE broader community. An...
Background: Conducting a systematic review in social policy is resource-intensive process terms of time and funds. It thus important to understand the scope evidence base topic area prior conducting synthesis primary research order maximize these resources. One approach conserving resources map out available undertaking traditional synthesis. A few examples this exist form gap maps, overviews reviews, maps supported by agencies alike. Despite growing call for alternative approaches it still...
The effective use of public policy to reduce poverty and inequality in southern Africa requires an increased research evidence inform decision making. There is absence clear as how best encourage evidence-informed making, build capacity among makers the research. This paper proposes a demand-focused approach for increasing policy, presenting strategies supporting ‘pull’ activities closer linkages exchanges between producers users. shares discussion people-focused theory change building...