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Publications on Health and Care

2021

Addressing societal challenges in Norway: Key trends, future scenarios, missions and structural measures

Salil Gunashekar, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Fay Dunkerley, Mann Virdee, Camilla d'Angelo, Carolina Feijao, Gemma-Claire Ali, Mikkel Skjoldager, Andrea Skjold Frøshaug, Torben Bundgaard Vad
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) has identified five core strategic areas within which to deliver high-impact research and innovation (R&I). Centred around these areas and using a participatory foresight approach, the study articulated priority missions that the RCN could consider implementing in the future to address societal challenges, and potential structural measures needed to aid the development of a resilient R&I environment in Norway.
Children and Mental Health: Preventive Approaches to Anxiety and Depression

William D. Phillips, Michaela Bruckmayer
This research note summarises findings from twelve systematic reviews and meta-analyses on interventions aimed at preventing the development of anxiety and depression in children.
Clinical Governance and Continuous Quality Improvement in the Veterinary Profession: A Mixed-Method Study

Tom Ling, Ashley Doorly, Chris Gush, Lucy Hocking
96% of the veterinary profession agrees that Quality Improvement (QI) improves veterinary care. A lack of time, know-how and organisational support were among the barriers preventing its adoption in practice.
COVID-19, Disinformation and Hateful Extremism: Literature Review Report

Kate Cox, Theodora Ogden, Victoria Jordan, Pauline Paille
This report presents the findings of a literature review that explored the links between hateful extremism and false information, and identifies associated online interventions and policy responses.
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the EU

Shann Hulme, Lillian Flemons, Cátia Pontedeira, Michaela Bruckmayer, Joanna Hofman
This study offers a preliminary overview of the measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Early Evaluation of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Trailblazer Programme: Interim Report

Jo Ellins, Kelly Singh, Mustafa Al-Haboubi, Jennifer Newbould, Lucy Hocking, Jennifer Bousfield, Gemma McKenna, Sarah-Jane Fenton, Nicholas Mays
In collaboration with the Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit, BRACE is carrying out an early evaluation of this programme, focusing on the Trailblazer areas.
Evaluation of IPS Grow: Final report

Natalie Picken, Joanna Hofman, Lucy Gilder, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Tom Ling
IPS supports people with serious mental illness into employment. IPS Grow supports IPS services. We use a theory-based approach and a logic model to examine IPS Grow's impact on funded IPS services. The study aimed to examine the uptake of support from IPS Grow by IPS services, explore the perceptions of IPS Grow by key audiences, and examine the impact that different elements of support from IPS Grow had on services.
Findings from the national evaluation of Liaison and Diversion services in England

Emma Disley, Evangelos Gkousis, Shann Hulme, Katherine I. Morley, Jack Pollard, Catherine L. Saunders, Jon Sussex, Alex Sutherland
An outcome evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion scheme in England, which identifies and supports people in the criminal justice system with health issues and vulnerabilities, using a novel, large-scale linked data set.
Homeless Children and Young People: A Review of Interventions Supporting Access to Healthcare Services

Lucy Hocking, Emma Leenders
One of the many risks associated with a lack of secure housing is difficulty in accessing healthcare. This research note looks at the healthcare needs of homeless children and young people and identifies interventions that support them.
Outcome Evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion

Emma Disley, Evangelos Gkousis, Shann Hulme, Katherine I. Morley, Jack Pollard, Catherine L. Saunders, Jon Sussex, Alex Sutherland
An outcome evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion scheme in England, which identifies and supports people in the criminal justice system with health issues and vulnerabilities, using a novel, large-scale linked data set. This evaluation looks at the impact on health service utilisation, reconviction, diversion from the criminal justice system, and timeliness of court processes, as well their economic effects.
Paediatric Early Warning Systems: a scoping study: Lessons from a rapid review

Sarah Ball, Sarah Parkinson, Sonja Marjanovic
Diverse paediatric early warning (PEW) systems are used in acute healthcare settings in the UK, to help staff identify early signs of clinical deterioration in patients and facilitate timely intervention. The Healthcare Improvement Studies commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a rapid review of the evidence on the use of UK PEW scores and systems and to identify learning relevant for potential efforts to standardise practice.
Spotlight 2020–2021

Spotlight 2020–2021 features examples of our research that helped to improve people's lives during a turbulent year. It also highlights a selection of research initiatives on the horizon for 2021.
Supporting Prioritisation of Mental Health Funding Related to Urgent and Emergency Care in the East of England: A Guide for Integrated Care Systems and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships

Lucy Hocking, Jennifer Bousfield, Evangelos Gkousis, Katherine I. Morley, Jon Sussex
This guide has been prepared to help ICS/STPs with determining spending priorities within mental health urgent and emergency care.
Workplace financial wellbeing interventions and the mental health of young workers

Jennifer Bousfield, William D. Phillips, Camilla d'Angelo, Christian Van Stolk
In this study we explore the likely and proven impact of workplace financial wellbeing interventions on the mental health of young workers, through analysis of Britain and Asia's Healthiest Workplace survey data and a literature review.
Workplace financial wellbeing interventions for young workers: A review of the evidence and analysis of Britain's Healthiest Workplace (BHW) and Asia's Healthiest Workplace (AHW) surveys

Jennifer Bousfield, William D. Phillips, Camilla d'Angelo, Christian Van Stolk
This study explores the impact of workplace financial wellbeing interventions (WFWI) on the mental health of young workers, through analysis of Britain and Asia's Healthiest Workplace survey data and a literature review. Findings suggest that WFWI are a potentially promising approach, but there is a pressing need for further evidence. Employees should consider implementing WFWI and we provide recommendations to support this process.

2020

Measuring Public Preferences Between Health and Social Care Funding Options

Hui Lu, Peter Burge, Jon Sussex
Additional funding will be needed to meet the growing demand for health and social care in the UK. What is the most acceptable way to raise it? Options range from taxation to mandatory insurance, voluntary insurance and user charges. We sought to analyse the preferences of the UK general public.
Anti-bullying Practices from the Repository of the European Platform for Investing in Children

Michaela Bruckmayer, Silvia Galimberti
This report showcases a selection of practices that focus on anti-bullying interventions and have been collected and listed on the online practice repository of EPIC.
Assessing the Burden of Nocturia in the Workplace: The Associations Between Nocturnal Voiding, Subjective Well-Being, Work Engagement and Productivity

Marco Hafner, Fredrik L. Andersson, Teodor Burtea, Christian Van Stolk, Michael Whitmore, Erez Yerushalmi, Wendy M. Troxel
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.
Brexit in the Workplace: A Psychology of Survival?

Ashley Weinberg, Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou, Cary L. Cooper, Richard Plenty, Terri Morrissey, Ivett Bernadett Racz, Imad A. Moosa, Christian Van Stolk, Nikos Drosos, Richard Kwiatkowski
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.
Conceptualising and measuring quality of life to inform local policy and decisionmaking: A literature review

Andreas Culora, Christian Van Stolk
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.
COVID-19 and the cost of vaccine nationalism

Marco Hafner, Erez Yerushalmi, Clement Fays, Eliane Dufresne, Christian Van Stolk
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.
Decision-making for investment in early diagnosis interventions for cancer: An interview-based study for Cancer Research UK

Natasha L. Elmore, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Catherine A. Lichten, Adam Bertscher, Jon Sussex
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.
Developing metrics to assess the oncology ecosystem

Advait Deshpande, Brandi Leach, Evangelos Gkousis, Nadja Koch, Susan Guthrie
Describes a targeted landscape review conducted to identify metrics to measure the status and performance of the oncology ecosystem.
Early Evidence of the Development of Primary Care Networks in England: A Rapid Evaluation Study

Judith Smith, Sarah Parkinson, Amelia Harshfield, Manbinder Sidhu
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.
The economic benefits of equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines

Marco Hafner, Erez Yerushalmi, Clement Fays, Eliane Dufresne, Christian Van Stolk
Researchers used a global macroeconomic model to examine the economic effects of vaccine nationalism. This brief highlights the cost to 30 high-income countries if low and middle-income countries miss out on initial access to COVID-19 vaccines.

2021

Addressing societal challenges in Norway: Key trends, future scenarios, missions and structural measures

Salil Gunashekar, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Fay Dunkerley, Mann Virdee, Camilla d'Angelo, Carolina Feijao, Gemma-Claire Ali, Mikkel Skjoldager, Andrea Skjold Frøshaug, Torben Bundgaard Vad
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) has identified five core strategic areas within which to deliver high-impact research and innovation (R&I). Centred around these areas and using a participatory foresight approach, the study articulated priority missions that the RCN could consider implementing in the future to address societal challenges, and potential structural measures needed to aid the development of a resilient R&I environment in Norway.
Children and Mental Health: Preventive Approaches to Anxiety and Depression

William D. Phillips, Michaela Bruckmayer
This research note summarises findings from twelve systematic reviews and meta-analyses on interventions aimed at preventing the development of anxiety and depression in children.
Clinical Governance and Continuous Quality Improvement in the Veterinary Profession: A Mixed-Method Study

Tom Ling, Ashley Doorly, Chris Gush, Lucy Hocking
96% of the veterinary profession agrees that Quality Improvement (QI) improves veterinary care. A lack of time, know-how and organisational support were among the barriers preventing its adoption in practice.
COVID-19, Disinformation and Hateful Extremism: Literature Review Report

Kate Cox, Theodora Ogden, Victoria Jordan, Pauline Paille
This report presents the findings of a literature review that explored the links between hateful extremism and false information, and identifies associated online interventions and policy responses.
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the EU

Shann Hulme, Lillian Flemons, Cátia Pontedeira, Michaela Bruckmayer, Joanna Hofman
This study offers a preliminary overview of the measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Early Evaluation of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Trailblazer Programme: Interim Report

Jo Ellins, Kelly Singh, Mustafa Al-Haboubi, Jennifer Newbould, Lucy Hocking, Jennifer Bousfield, Gemma McKenna, Sarah-Jane Fenton, Nicholas Mays
In collaboration with the Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit, BRACE is carrying out an early evaluation of this programme, focusing on the Trailblazer areas.
Evaluation of IPS Grow: Final report

Natalie Picken, Joanna Hofman, Lucy Gilder, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Tom Ling
IPS supports people with serious mental illness into employment. IPS Grow supports IPS services. We use a theory-based approach and a logic model to examine IPS Grow's impact on funded IPS services. The study aimed to examine the uptake of support from IPS Grow by IPS services, explore the perceptions of IPS Grow by key audiences, and examine the impact that different elements of support from IPS Grow had on services.
Findings from the national evaluation of Liaison and Diversion services in England

Emma Disley, Evangelos Gkousis, Shann Hulme, Katherine I. Morley, Jack Pollard, Catherine L. Saunders, Jon Sussex, Alex Sutherland
An outcome evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion scheme in England, which identifies and supports people in the criminal justice system with health issues and vulnerabilities, using a novel, large-scale linked data set.
Homeless Children and Young People: A Review of Interventions Supporting Access to Healthcare Services

Lucy Hocking, Emma Leenders
One of the many risks associated with a lack of secure housing is difficulty in accessing healthcare. This research note looks at the healthcare needs of homeless children and young people and identifies interventions that support them.
Outcome Evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion

Emma Disley, Evangelos Gkousis, Shann Hulme, Katherine I. Morley, Jack Pollard, Catherine L. Saunders, Jon Sussex, Alex Sutherland
An outcome evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion scheme in England, which identifies and supports people in the criminal justice system with health issues and vulnerabilities, using a novel, large-scale linked data set. This evaluation looks at the impact on health service utilisation, reconviction, diversion from the criminal justice system, and timeliness of court processes, as well their economic effects.
Paediatric Early Warning Systems: a scoping study: Lessons from a rapid review

Sarah Ball, Sarah Parkinson, Sonja Marjanovic
Diverse paediatric early warning (PEW) systems are used in acute healthcare settings in the UK, to help staff identify early signs of clinical deterioration in patients and facilitate timely intervention. The Healthcare Improvement Studies commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a rapid review of the evidence on the use of UK PEW scores and systems and to identify learning relevant for potential efforts to standardise practice.
Spotlight 2020–2021

Spotlight 2020–2021 features examples of our research that helped to improve people's lives during a turbulent year. It also highlights a selection of research initiatives on the horizon for 2021.
Supporting Prioritisation of Mental Health Funding Related to Urgent and Emergency Care in the East of England: A Guide for Integrated Care Systems and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships

Lucy Hocking, Jennifer Bousfield, Evangelos Gkousis, Katherine I. Morley, Jon Sussex
This guide has been prepared to help ICS/STPs with determining spending priorities within mental health urgent and emergency care.
Workplace financial wellbeing interventions and the mental health of young workers

Jennifer Bousfield, William D. Phillips, Camilla d'Angelo, Christian Van Stolk
In this study we explore the likely and proven impact of workplace financial wellbeing interventions on the mental health of young workers, through analysis of Britain and Asia's Healthiest Workplace survey data and a literature review.
Workplace financial wellbeing interventions for young workers: A review of the evidence and analysis of Britain's Healthiest Workplace (BHW) and Asia's Healthiest Workplace (AHW) surveys

Jennifer Bousfield, William D. Phillips, Camilla d'Angelo, Christian Van Stolk
This study explores the impact of workplace financial wellbeing interventions (WFWI) on the mental health of young workers, through analysis of Britain and Asia's Healthiest Workplace survey data and a literature review. Findings suggest that WFWI are a potentially promising approach, but there is a pressing need for further evidence. Employees should consider implementing WFWI and we provide recommendations to support this process.

2020

Measuring Public Preferences Between Health and Social Care Funding Options

Hui Lu, Peter Burge, Jon Sussex
Additional funding will be needed to meet the growing demand for health and social care in the UK. What is the most acceptable way to raise it? Options range from taxation to mandatory insurance, voluntary insurance and user charges. We sought to analyse the preferences of the UK general public.
Anti-bullying Practices from the Repository of the European Platform for Investing in Children

Michaela Bruckmayer, Silvia Galimberti
This report showcases a selection of practices that focus on anti-bullying interventions and have been collected and listed on the online practice repository of EPIC.
Assessing the Burden of Nocturia in the Workplace: The Associations Between Nocturnal Voiding, Subjective Well-Being, Work Engagement and Productivity

Marco Hafner, Fredrik L. Andersson, Teodor Burtea, Christian Van Stolk, Michael Whitmore, Erez Yerushalmi, Wendy M. Troxel
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.
Brexit in the Workplace: A Psychology of Survival?

Ashley Weinberg, Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou, Cary L. Cooper, Richard Plenty, Terri Morrissey, Ivett Bernadett Racz, Imad A. Moosa, Christian Van Stolk, Nikos Drosos, Richard Kwiatkowski
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.
Conceptualising and measuring quality of life to inform local policy and decisionmaking: A literature review

Andreas Culora, Christian Van Stolk
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.
COVID-19 and the cost of vaccine nationalism

Marco Hafner, Erez Yerushalmi, Clement Fays, Eliane Dufresne, Christian Van Stolk
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.
Decision-making for investment in early diagnosis interventions for cancer: An interview-based study for Cancer Research UK

Natasha L. Elmore, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Catherine A. Lichten, Adam Bertscher, Jon Sussex
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.
Developing metrics to assess the oncology ecosystem

Advait Deshpande, Brandi Leach, Evangelos Gkousis, Nadja Koch, Susan Guthrie
Describes a targeted landscape review conducted to identify metrics to measure the status and performance of the oncology ecosystem.
Early Evidence of the Development of Primary Care Networks in England: A Rapid Evaluation Study

Judith Smith, Sarah Parkinson, Amelia Harshfield, Manbinder Sidhu
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.
The economic benefits of equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines

Marco Hafner, Erez Yerushalmi, Clement Fays, Eliane Dufresne, Christian Van Stolk
Researchers used a global macroeconomic model to examine the economic effects of vaccine nationalism. This brief highlights the cost to 30 high-income countries if low and middle-income countries miss out on initial access to COVID-19 vaccines.

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