Leave Policies and Practice for Non-Traditional Families August 16
This policy memo provides an overview of the extent to which non-traditional families are taken into account by Member States in developing family leave policies.
Publications by Date
2019
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Embedding a Children's Rights Perspective in Policy and Decision-Making August 8
An overview of the extent to which children's rights are promoted and taken into account in policies and practice, considering policy frameworks at national level as well as those at EU level.
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Reviewing the Evidence Base for De-escalation Training: A Rapid Evidence Assessment August 6
RAND Europe conducted a rapid evidence assessment of the de-escalation training literature and found that training may help staff manage patient violence and aggression but de-escalation training may not in itself reduce the number of violent or aggressive incidents. Also, de-escalation training contributes to a significant reduction in lost workdays, improved staff retention, reduced complaints, and reduced overall expenditure.
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Mechanisms Supporting Single Parents Across the European Union July 31
A policy memo presenting trends and risks for single parents across the European Union, which provides an overview of existing support mechanisms and examples of practices supporting single parents in some Member States.
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Future collaboration opportunities for light and medium multirole helicopters in Europe July 19
The EDA commissioned RAND Europe to examine the scope for collaboration between European states in light and medium multirole helicopters. We examined the current multirole helicopter demand and supply landscape, the current approach to life-cycle management, and potential preconditions, challenges and benefits. The study then identified potential collaboration models, spanning maintenance and upgrade, procurement, and research and development.
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Healthy Vitality Age June 27
The updated Vitality Age Calculator (VA.3) is an online tool giving users a snapshot of their overall health based on lifestyle choices and clinical risk factors by comparing the individual life expectancy to the average population. Healthy Vitality Age, an extension of VA.3, uses the Health Adjusted Life Expectancy to account for both mortality and morbidity while adjusting the life expectancy by the amount of time lived in suboptimal health.
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Vitality Age with pre-existing conditions June 25
The updated Vitality Age Calculator (VA.3) is an online tool that gives users a snapshot of their overall health based on lifestyle choices and clinical risk factors by calculating a bespoke life expectancy estimate. The Vitality Age with pre-existing conditions (VAPC) is an extension to VA.3, allowing differentiation between individuals with one or more selected pre-existing conditions that negatively affect their health and life expectancy.
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Autonomous Transport Devices: Implications of Game-Changing Technologies in the Services Sector in Europe June 25
The potential socioeconomic implications and applicability of game-changing technologies to the European services sector, covering: advanced robotics; autonomous transport devices; blockchain; virtual and augmented reality; and wearable devices.
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Advanced Robotics: Implications of Game-Changing Technologies in the Services Sector in Europe June 25
The potential socioeconomic implications and applicability of game-changing technologies to the European services sector, covering: advanced robotics; autonomous transport devices; blockchain; virtual and augmented reality; and wearable devices.
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Virtual and Augmented Reality: Implications of Game-Changing Technologies in the Services Sector in Europe June 25
The potential socioeconomic implications and applicability of game-changing technologies to the European services sector, covering: advanced robotics; autonomous transport devices; blockchain; virtual and augmented reality; and wearable devices.
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Blockchain: Implications of Game-Changing Technologies in the Services Sector in Europe June 25
The potential socioeconomic implications and applicability of game-changing technologies to the European services sector, covering: advanced robotics; autonomous transport devices; blockchain; virtual and augmented reality; and wearable devices.
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Wearable Devices: Implications of Game-Changing Technologies in the Services Sector in Europe June 25
The potential socioeconomic implications and applicability of game-changing technologies to the European services sector, covering: advanced robotics; autonomous transport devices; blockchain; virtual and augmented reality; and wearable devices.
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A new travel demand model for London: Estimation of the mode and destination choice models June 19
RAND Europe and partners were commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) to develop a new strategic travel model for London, the New Demand Model (NDM). This will be used to develop strategic land use and transport policy scenarios to assist with prioritisation and supporting the case for investment in London's transport systems. This report documents RAND Europe's work to develop new mode-destination choice models for the NDM.
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Design and development of an evaluation framework for the NHMRC: Review of international practice, overview of NHMRC's data and grant management systems, and an evaluation framework and metrics June 17
NHMRC's new grant program aims to: (i) encourage greater creativity and innovation; (ii) minimise the burden on researchers of application and peer review; and (iii) provide opportunities for talented researchers at all career stages. The aim of this study is to help NHMRC think about ways to assess and measure the impact of the changes to their restructured grant program against those three aims.
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Oversight of emerging science and technology: Lessons from history to guide future developments June 14
To help inform decisions about emerging science and technology oversight in the future, RAND Europe studied ten examples of oversight spanning different countries, time periods, and science and technology areas, and identified eight key lessons.
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Measuring Bias, Burden and Conservatism in Research Funding Processes June 14
Researchers conducted a review of international practice in the evaluation and improvement of grant funding processes in relation to bias, burden and conservatism, based on a rapid evidence assessment and interviews with research funding agencies.
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A Review of the Research Landscape for Treatment of Early Breast Cancer: Implications for future research, policy and practice June 11
RAND Europe conducted a study on the societal impact of early breast cancer. This study was divided into three interconnected phases, the first being. a mapping review on the published literature on the impacts of treatment of early breast cancer, which revealed existing gaps in the evidence on the non-clinical impacts of treatment of early breast cancer. This study aims to enrich the evidence base on the broader impacts of early breast cancer.
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Findings from a systematic review to explore the patient and societal impacts of disease progression in women who were treated for early breast cancer: Implications for future research, policy and practice June 11
RAND Europe conducted a study on the societal impact of early breast cancer. This study was divided into three interconnected phases, which together aim to enrich the evidence base on the broader health, societal and economic impacts of treatment of early breast cancer, using a mixed methods approach. The second phase was a systematic review on the non-clinical outcomes of recurrence after treatment of early breast cancer.
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Understanding the societal impact of treatment of early breast cancer: What are the non-clinical outcomes associated with disease progression? June 11
RAND Europe conducted a study on the societal impact of early breast cancer. This study was divided into three interconnected phases, which together aim to enrich the evidence base on the broader health, societal and economic impacts of treatment of early breast cancer, using a mixed methods approach. This is the summary report of the cross-analysis of data gathered through the three phases.
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Factors affecting access to treatment of early breast cancer: Case studies from Brazil, Canada, Italy, Spain and UK: Implications for future research, policy and practice June 11
RAND Europe conducted a study on the societal impact of early breast cancer, divided into three interconnected phases. The third phase was a qualitative study assessing the factors affecting access to and delivery of treatment for early breast cancer in a selection of countries, as well as a supra-national overview. This study is of interest to policymakers, healthcare professionals, patient advocates and others within the healthcare system.
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Evaluation of a Policy Intervention to Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Workers in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial May 29
A cluster randomised controlled trial was designed to establish whether small-medium enterprises will improve their health and wellbeing offer and achieve higher employee awareness and participation in the offer due to a monetary wellbeing incentive.
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A scoping study on the link between exposure to or interaction with the natural environment and mental health outcomes May 20
This scoping review seeks to address the question of whether there is an association between exposure to the natural environment and mental health. The search was limited to existing reviews only. While no definitive conclusions can be made, the study highlights that this is a growing field of interest and emerging evidence suggests a positive association between nature and impact on mental health.
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Evaluation of Walk and Bicycle Demand Modeling Practice May 16
An evaluation of the current state of research and practice in regional pedestrian and bicycle demand modelling for both commute and noncommute trips. The results of the study were connected to planning needs and practice.
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Strategic Surveillance for Food Safety: Designing a surveillance approach and considerations for implementation May 13
The Food Standards Agency engaged RAND Europe to assist with the design and implementation of a strategic surveillance system for the UK food system. The study team designed an end-to-end approach with five connected steps that are data-driven, proactive and flexible. We identified tools, techniques and methods for each step, and considered implementation steps in terms of their impact and feasibility.
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A 'Telephone First' Approach to Demand Management in English General Practice: The Tele-First Multimethod Evaluation May 8
An evaluation of a 'telephone first' approach, where patients requesting a general practitioner appointment are asked to speak to a GP on the telephone first. The review included practice comparisons, plus patient and staff surveys.