Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Pandey, B., Banstola, A., Smart, G., Kumar Joshi, S., & Mytton, J. (in press). Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study. Global Health Research,

Background Road traffic injuries are a major global public health problem despite being avoidable and preventable. In many low- and middle-income countries, the victims of road traffic crashes do not receive care at the scene and may die before reac... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Replication of a local record keeping method for collecting road crash data in low resource settings: lessons from Bangladesh and Nepal (2024)
Journal Article
Thierry, M., Khadka, A., Uddin, K. B., Parkin, J., Rahman, A. F., Joshi, S. K., & Mytton, J. (in press). Replication of a local record keeping method for collecting road crash data in low resource settings: lessons from Bangladesh and Nepal. Injury Prevention,

Background. Police road crash and injury data in low- and middle-income countries are known to under-report crashes, fatalities and injuries, especially for vulnerable road users. Local record keepers, who are members of the public, can be engaged to... Read More about Replication of a local record keeping method for collecting road crash data in low resource settings: lessons from Bangladesh and Nepal.

Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study (2024)
Journal Article
Banstola, A., Gautam, P., Smart, G., Kumar Joshi, S., Mytton, J., & Mytton, J. (in press). Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study. Global Health Research,

Background The prehospital care system in Nepal is poorly developed, with multiple providers, limited coordination of services and no national coverage. There is little published evidence reporting the prehospital care of patients with trauma, data... Read More about Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study.

Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research. (2024)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, C., Gibson, A., Biddle, M., & Hobbs, L. (2024). Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research. PEC Innovation, 4, Article 100281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100281

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research is now well-established, whilst science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research has shifted from a focus on science communication alone to public engagement (PE) within its rese... Read More about Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research..

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on population health in the UK: Rapid evidence review (2024)
Journal Article
Meadows, J., Montano, M., Alfar, A. J. K., Başkan, Ö. Y., De Brún, C., Hill, J., …Fernandes, G. S. (2024). The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on population health in the UK: Rapid evidence review. BMC Public Health, 24(1), Article 561. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17940-0

Background: In the UK, unique and unforeseen factors, including COVID-19, Brexit, and Ukraine-Russia war, have resulted in an unprecedented cost of living crisis, creating a second health emergency. We present, one of the first rapid reviews with the... Read More about The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on population health in the UK: Rapid evidence review.

Remaking local food systems. Progress and prospects for UK local food partnerships (2023)
Report
Jones, M., & Hills, S. (2023). Remaking local food systems. Progress and prospects for UK local food partnerships. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and National Lottery Community Fund

Integrating health in local plans: An impact evaluation (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, E., Le Gouais, A., Hanss, K., Callway, R., Chang, M., & Kidger, J. (2023, November). Integrating health in local plans: An impact evaluation. Paper presented at Prevention Research 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Local Plan is a statutory policy document through which local planning authorities in England seek to shape urban regeneration and other land use management. Research suggests that for planning policy to have a meaningful impact on promoting heal... Read More about Integrating health in local plans: An impact evaluation.

Social connectedness in a locked-down world: A phenomenological study of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Beardmore, A., Beynon, P., Crabbe, C., Fullforth, J., Groome, J., & Jones, M. (2023). Social connectedness in a locked-down world: A phenomenological study of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Ageing and Longevity, 3(4), 465-482. https://doi.org/10.3390/jal3040020

Background: Whilst qualitative research has previously been conducted on older people’s personal resilience and wellbeing during COVID-19, there are fewer empirical studies on the impact it had on social connectedness for this age group. In this pape... Read More about Social connectedness in a locked-down world: A phenomenological study of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Connecting communities programme evaluation: Small grants fund (2023)
Report
Biddle, M., Dodd, E., Beardmore, A., & Jones, M. (2023). Connecting communities programme evaluation: Small grants fund. University of the West of England: Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System

This is a report on the evaluation of the Connecting Communities Small Grants Fund, one of five pilot projects developed by Age UK Bristol (AUKB) for the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (BNSSG ICS) Ageing Well... Read More about Connecting communities programme evaluation: Small grants fund.

What are the factors of parental incarceration that may increase risk of poor emotional and mental health in children of prisoners? (2023)
Journal Article
Matthew, T., de Viggiani, N., & Emma, P. (2023). What are the factors of parental incarceration that may increase risk of poor emotional and mental health in children of prisoners?. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 19(4), 724-742. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-05-2022-0031

Purpose: Globally millions of children have a parent who is imprisoned. Research suggests that this has an adverse impact on the child and imprisonment of a parent is considered to be an adverse childhood experience (ACE). Parental incarceration will... Read More about What are the factors of parental incarceration that may increase risk of poor emotional and mental health in children of prisoners?.

Connecting communities programme evaluation: Integrated leg care clinic (2023)
Report
Biddle, M., Dodd, E., & Jones, M. (2023). Connecting communities programme evaluation: Integrated leg care clinic. University of the West of England: Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System

This is a report on the evaluation of the Connecting Communities Integrated Leg Care Clinic (ILCC), one of five pilot projects developed by Age UK Bristol (AUKB) for the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (BNSSG... Read More about Connecting communities programme evaluation: Integrated leg care clinic.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bray, I., West, H., & Sinnett, D. (2023, September). The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol. Paper presented at RECLAIM Conference, University of Surrey

This presentation was given at the RECLAIM Network conference in September 2023. In this project we investigate the relationship between GBGI and self-reported life satisfaction and wellbeing over a long time period at high-resolution in Bristol. Mul... Read More about The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol.

Developing a framework to guide the evaluation of training in research skills for health and care professionals (2023)
Journal Article
Sabey, A., Biddle, M., & Bray, I. (2023). Developing a framework to guide the evaluation of training in research skills for health and care professionals. Education for Health, 36(2), 83-87. https://doi.org/10.4103/efh.efh_289_22

Background: Delivering research skills training to health professionals through short, applied sessions outside a formal higher education program, can help fill gaps in training and build research capacity in clinical settings. This has been the ende... Read More about Developing a framework to guide the evaluation of training in research skills for health and care professionals.

Food for life get togethers: Programme evaluation summary and synthesis final report (2023)
Report
Jones, M., Sarah, H., Ismail, S., & Beardmore, A. (2023). Food for life get togethers: Programme evaluation summary and synthesis final report. Bristol UWE: National Lottery Community Fund

This report provides a summary and synthesis of UWE’s evaluation of the Food for Life Get Togethers programme (2019–23). The phrase ‘Get Togethers’ highlights the connections that people from all ages and backgrounds can make through growing, cooking... Read More about Food for life get togethers: Programme evaluation summary and synthesis final report.

Local food partnerships in Wales (2023)
Report
Jones, M., & Hills, S. (2023). Local food partnerships in Wales. Bristol: National Lottery Community Fund and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

In 2022 the government in Wales became the first of the four UK nations to fund the development of multi-sectoral food partnerships in all local authority areas. This report presents an analysis of the background, plans and early progress taking plac... Read More about Local food partnerships in Wales.

Developing community leadership for action on affordable, healthy, and sustainable food issues (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Beardmore, A., Jones, M., Hills, S., & Ismail, S. (2023, May). Developing community leadership for action on affordable, healthy, and sustainable food issues. Presented at Our Food, Our Environment, University of Portsmouth

In the context of the current cost of living crisis, many activists are working within their communities to promote access to affordable, healthy, and sustainable food. Yet there are very few opportunities share experiences, ideas and resources betwe... Read More about Developing community leadership for action on affordable, healthy, and sustainable food issues.

The ADAPT Study: Adapting the dementia care pathway for south Asian families in the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Cheston, R., & Dodd, E. (2023). The ADAPT Study: Adapting the dementia care pathway for south Asian families in the UK. Journal of Dementia Care, 30(5), 4-15

The ADAPT study got started because there were so few culturally appropriate dementia resources for South Asian families. Sahdia Parveen and colleagues describe the toolkit created by the study to help families navigate the system.

Plant and share: An evaluation of food for life get togethers' small grants (2023)
Report
Jones, M., Beardmore, A., Hills, S., & Ismail, S. (2023). Plant and share: An evaluation of food for life get togethers' small grants. National Lottery Community Fund

This is a follow-up survey of the 2022 round of Plant and Share grant holders. It builds upon the UWE’s survey of the Cook and Share grant programme. It provides additional evidence on the small grants component of FFLGT with respect to growing. It a... Read More about Plant and share: An evaluation of food for life get togethers' small grants.

My Food community: Full evaluation report on the first delivery of a community food leadership programme (2022)
Report
Beardmore, A., Jones, M., Hills, S., & Ismail, S. (2022). My Food community: Full evaluation report on the first delivery of a community food leadership programme. Online: National Lottery Community Fund

In the context of the current cost of living crisis, many activists are working within their communities to promote access to affordable, healthy, and sustainable food. Yet there are very few opportunities share experiences, ideas and resources betw... Read More about My Food community: Full evaluation report on the first delivery of a community food leadership programme.

My Food Community: Summary evaluation findings from the first delivery of the programme in 2021–22 (2022)
Report
Beardmore, A., Jones, M., Hills, S., & Ismail, S. (2022). My Food Community: Summary evaluation findings from the first delivery of the programme in 2021–22. Bristol: National Lottery Community Fund

The Soil Association’s My Food Community is a community leadership programme intended to create ‘a network for good food champions to learn, connect and take action’. My Food Community forms part of Food for Life Get Togethers, a UK-wide National Lot... Read More about My Food Community: Summary evaluation findings from the first delivery of the programme in 2021–22.