Using large-scale international workplace survey data, this study assessed the burden of nocturia in the workplace by investigating associations between nocturia and subjective well-being, work engagement and productivity.
A book examining the psychological repercussions of Brexit in the workplace, illustrating the mental and emotional impact of the Brexit process, its effect on the well being of workers and its future implications for the welfare of the workforce.
This study is based on a review of the literature on quality of life (QoL) to identify measures that may be utilised by local decision makers in Cambridge, UK. The study found that QoL is a complex concept that is often underpinned by numerous dimensions which capture the essence of QoL within a particular context. While many measures of QoL were identified, there was little evidence to suggest that they are being used by local decision makers.
This report examines the global economic implications of COVID-19 vaccine nationalism and the associated inequitable access to vaccines across countries. It looks at the economic impact of physical distancing regulations and measures on five contact-intensive sectors, including hospitality, recreation, retail and wholesale, health and social care.
RAND Europe sought to better understand how commissioners of healthcare services and Cancer Alliances make decisions about early diagnosis interventions at a local level, with a particular focus on England and Northern Ireland. The decision-making landscape in England was shaped by the new NHS Long Term Plan and the Implementation Framework that goes with it; meanwhile in Northern Ireland a new cancer strategy was under active development.
Describes a targeted landscape review conducted to identify metrics to measure the status and performance of the oncology ecosystem.
In 2019, NHS England asked general practices to group into primary care networks and offer extra services to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. This research looked at how these networks were established, what they have achieved so far and what has helped or hindered progress.
This report explores areas of innovation in citizen science including in relation to new applications, methods used, approaches to recruiting participants and building capacity for citizen science. It also considers emerging themes and topical issues and their implications, including in relation to using personal health data, artificial intelligence, the diversity of participants, policymaking, governance and data security issues.
This research aims to understand the requirements for the NHS, and particularly for HEE, of increasing the seven priority cancer workforces by 45 per cent by 2029.
To help inform policy and research around food consumption, RAND Europe conducted a rapid evidence assessment to provide an overview of the evidence around the trends related to consumer food practices and attitudes in the UK; the drivers of food consumption; interventions that can influence food consumption; and the differences between groups (i.e. segmentation). The research identified four key priority areas for consideration by policymakers.
Experts consider how monitoring the development of a COVID-19 vaccine could help to identify which of the approaches speeding development and deployment could be usefully applied more widely in the future.
This brief summarises the global economic implications of COVID-19 vaccine nationalism and the associated inequitable access to vaccines across countries.
Analyzing genomic data across populations is central to understanding the role of genetic factors in health and disease. This paper presents results from a very large public survey on attitudes toward genomic data sharing.
Researchers explored health service utilization among migrants to the UK, adjusting for age, sex, long-term health conditions and time since moving to the UK. The study found that healthcare use was lower among migrants than the UK-born population.
A rapid evidence assessment on the health and wider societal impacts of poor indoor heating in the home and workplace, exploring the impacts on human health and the indoor environment of introducing energy efficient and smart heating systems.
In light of the challenges facing the NHS, RAND Europe and the University of Manchester were asked to conduct a study on the potential of innovation to help deliver an efficient and effective healthcare service.
SPARK, an NGO supporting young people's access to education and employment, commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a survey to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East and Turkey. It also explored what support SMEs need to survive the pandemic.
A study examined the rates of hospitalisation or death related to severe bacteria infections among people who inject heroin in South London, England. The report compared these rates to the general population and calculated the cost of admissions.
The NHS is under pressure to meet the changing demand for services with limited resources. Innovations spanning technologies, products, services and new ways of working provide opportunities to respond creatively and effectively to growing health demands across all age groups. RAND Europe and the University of Manchester were asked to conduct a study on the potential of innovation to help deliver an efficient and effective healthcare service.
To help understand the potential of innovation to respond to healthcare demands, researchers adopted a systems approach building on sociotechnical and innovations systems thinking to examine conditions that can support innovating healthcare systems.
An embedded evaluation of the Health Foundation's Q Initiative was conducted by RAND Europe from 2016 to 2020. The findings of the evaluation demonstrate how Q has impacted its members and national healthcare improvement work.
A study exploring the feasibility of introducing OBP for new cancer medicines in the NHS, focusing on the kinds of outcomes that patients and their carers consider most important to refer to in this context.
In this Perspective, the authors discuss the need for more sustainable and scalable ways of incentivising pharmaceutical industry innovation in response to infectious disease threats to public health. The authors discuss financial incentives and non-financial considerations, and relate the insights to the COVID-19 crisis and to the context of preventing other emerging infectious disease threats from becoming crises in the future.
This study presents a review of UK pregnancy research needs and priorities, comparing this to current research expenditure and setting the findings in the context of NHS costs related to pregnancy.
Researchers investigated the current status of research on violence against healthcare, identifying research gaps and conducting an initial prioritisation of future research.
