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Projects

WeLReN Funded Projects 1998-2004

Project Code/Year Principal Investigator Project Title Grant Type Stage Keywords/ Method
Grant £

97207 (1998)

Dr Glenn Williams

The impact of Double Duty Posts and Nurse Practitioners on Stress Levels

Expert

BJ Com. Nursing Vol 6, No 7, pp336-341 (2001)

Mental Health
Qualitative

5,375

97206 (1998)

Dr Ivan Koppel

Establishing a systematic approach to evaluating the effectiveness of interprofessional education

Expert

Issues in Interdiscip Care Vol 3, No 1 pp41-49 (2001)

CPD
Systematic Review

6,200

97104 (1998)

Dr Jyoti Bhandari

What primary care strategies can we employ to reduce the prevalence of ischaemic heart disease in S. Asians in B&H

Novice

Chapter 14, Reflective Learning in Practice (2002)

CHD
Action Research

15,000

97101 (1998)

Mr Suresh Shah

Will performance indicators discriminate against small general practices? (H&F)

Novice

Letter BMJ Vol 318 20 March (1999) pp803

Access
Quantitative

2,500

97105 (1998)

Dr Tony Burch

POPAD Physiotherapy, Outcome, Purpose, Appropriateness & Diagnosis: a study of physiotherapy in primary care. (Brent & Harrow)

Novice

Project Finished but not accepted for publication

Physiotherapy
Quantitative

10,000

98204 (1998)

Dr Marilyn Plant

A Qualitative study to determine the attitudes of community nurses to sickness absence within P care (EHH)

Expert

BJ of Com. Nursing Vol 8, No 9 pp421-427 (2003)

Mental Health
Nursing
Qualitative

5,000

98105 (1998)

Ms Margi Defriez

A study to identify unmet need in patients with low prevalence chronic conditions within a PCG population and to develop models of management (Hillingdon)

Novice

Primary Health Care R&D Vol 4 Issue 4, (2003) pp233-243

Access
Qualitative

10,000

98107 (1998)

Dr Michael Phelan

The identification of the needs of children with depressed mothers in primary care (EHH)

Novice

Family Practice, Vol 20, No 4 390-392 (2003)

Mental Health
Qualitative/
Quantitative

9,500

98208 (1998)

Ms Meredith Robson

RCT of computerised psychological treatment of anxiety & depression in primary care (EHH)

Expert

PHCR&D. Vol 5 Issue 1 (2004) pp5-10

Mental Health
RCT

4,625

98511 (1998)

Mrs Thelma Thomas

Research and development needs of primary care groups in EHHHA. (EHH)

Expert

Internal Report

P/C development
Q ualitative

5,000

99201 (1999)

Dr Gavin Galasko

Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Its Community Prevalence, Aetiology and Establishment of a Community Screening Programme ( Harrow )

Expert

Project finished but not sent for publication

CHD
Quantitative

5,320

99102 (1999)

Dr Glenn Williams

Why do patient embark on Acupuncture?

Novice

Writing
Article

Complementary
Systematic
Review

9,900

99103 (1999)

Ms Esme Young

From vision to reality: exploring the impact of organisational change on nurses working in the Community - a case study (Hillingdon)

Novice

Fieldwork finished but not sent for publication

Prof Allied to Med Development
Qualitative

9,908

99104 (1999)

Ms Mary Malone

Health information on the Internet: its effect on consultation in primary care from the health professionals' perspective (KCW)

Novice

Family Practice - Vol 21, No2 189-191 (2004) & Education for PC (2004) 15 111-2

Access
Qualitative + Quantitative

9,453

99206 (1999)

Dr Peter Fisher

Identifying priorities for further research and service development of complementary medicine in pc (Brent)

Expert

J. of Alternative & Complementary Medicine - Vol 10, No 4 627-32 (04)

Complementary Systematic Review + Qualitative

4,800

99109 (1999)

Dr Paul Thomas

A randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of the effect on chronic low back pain of a naturopathic osteopathy intervention (Brent)

Novice

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine in press (April 05)

Access
RCT

10,000

99208 (1999)

Dr Aziz Sheikh

House dust mite avoidance measures for perennial allergic rhinitis

Expert

Br J Gen Pract. (2003) 53 (489), 318-22

Asthma
Systematic Review

3,000

99209 (1999)

Dr Paquita De Zulueta

Pregnant women's attitudes to routine voluntary antenatal HIV screening at the booking clinic. (KCW)

Expert

First article rejected, rewriting for another journal

Child
Qualitative

7,927

00206 (2000)

Dr Joanna Moncrieff

Pilot study for determining the optimal length of treatment with antidepressants in cohort of depressed patients in primary care (Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham)

Expert

Fieldwork

Mental Health Qualitative

5,457

00207 (2000)

Dr Jim Nightingale

The treatment of anxiety and depression in PC: a comparison of computer therapy, clinical psychology and GP treatment as usual (Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham)

Expert

Writing article

Mental Health
RCT

5,147

01101 (2001)

Dr Shawarna Lasker

Does a combined primary care/pharmacist pathway work for diabetics (Hillingdon)

Novice

Diabetes Today, Vol 7, No 1 pp6-12

(2004)

Diabetes Qualitative

10,000

01102 (2001)

Ms Mary Russell

How can the uptake of primary health care services by men be improved (K&C, Westminster )

Novice

Fieldwork

Access
Qualitative

9,860

01103 (2001)

Ms Mary-Jo Middleton

Factors influencing physiotherapy levels for adults with learning disabilities (Brent)

Novice

Writing article

Mental Health Qualitative

9,635

01205 (2001)

Dr Paul Thomas

Connecting research with whole system development through a Primary Care Research Network (NWL)

Expert

Article Submitted

P/C development Literature Review

11,782

01206 (2001)

Dr Paul Thomas

How can PCTs best manage change to achieve 24/48 patient access targets: a scoping study (EHH)

Expert

First article rejected, rewriting for another journal

Access Action research

19,984

02204 (2002)

Mr Simon Bowen

The burden of injury in primary care in Northwest London (NWL)

Expert

Writing article

Injury
Quantitative

19,801

02306 (2002)

Dr Tony Burch

Chronic Pain in Primary Care - moving to make a difference (Brent)

Devel-

oping

Fieldwork

Mental Health Qualitative

10,000

02202 (2002)

Dr Maxine Offredy

An investigation into the training needs of Harrow PEC members ( Harrow )

Expert

PHCR&D
In press (Jan 2005)

CPD Qualitative

10,098

02108 (2002)

Mrs Libby Whelpton

Re-education of the Pelvic Floor in women with urinary stress incontinence (Brent)

Novice

Fieldwork

Access Controlled trial

8,643

02109 (2002)

Dr Soe Yin

Patient's Perception in Retinopathy Screening (Ealing)

Novice

Data Analysis

Diabetes
Quantitative + Qualitative

10,000

03203

Dr David Wingfield

Can Screening in primary care prevent emergencies in the elderly? (H&F)

Expert

Article submitted

Older People
Quantitative

19,802

03204

Russell Foulsham

Medication reviews for elderly in community pharmacies: developing a service ( Harrow )

Expert

Archived

Older People
Action Research

19,500

03110

Cathy Claydon

Health changes for people with learning disabilities from health action planning (Brent)

Novice

Preparations

Mental Health
Qualitative

10,000

03111

Tanya Dennis

Perceptions of users and service providers with regard to ADHD service provision in Harrow & Brent

Novice

Preparations

Child Health
Qualitative

10,000

04202

Chris McCourt

Midwifery Group Practice: Perceptions of consumers and providers

Experienced

Preparations

Child Health
Qualitative

19782

04203

Natalie Shepping

Measuring the efficacy of nutrition and physical activity interventions in your people

Experienced

Preparations

Child Health
Quantitative and Qualitative

20000

04207

Colin Lyons

Laser verses conventional treatment for inflammatory acne in primary care

Experienced

Fieldwork

Clinical Trial

18500

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