Organisation and delivery of services

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Organisation and delivery of services School of
Applied Social and Community studies
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Overview

• Evaluation research
• Work planned
• Service related research

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Evaluation research

• Professor Jane Springett
• Very large portfolio of evaluations in local
  health and social services.
• Commissioned
• Theoretical

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Evaluation

• Enterprise
• Nick Medforth Head of Enterprise
• Paul Jones is well known for his work with credit
  unions and this has attracted funding. Also Simon
  Rahilly

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Work planned

1. Services for children with cerebral palsy and
   their families. Based on previous work supported
   by HTA. Bid with Alder Hey to go to Research for
   Patient Benefit . Small grant to survey CDCs to
   explore the processes they use to allocate
   services to children with CP and their families.
   Sheila Glenn
2. Linda Mason has a bid in to look at menorrhagia
   in women with Down syndrome
3. Linda Mason is completing an RCT on pelvic floor
   exercise in pregnancy and following childbirth
   and possible preventative effects on
   incontinence. Follow up with larger bid
4. Linda has worked on emergency contraception for
   under-age girls

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Work planned

• Joint bid on pain management for children with
  severe disabilities will be resubmitted with a
  number of colleagues probably to RPB again.
  Sheila Glenn
• Joint bid on education services for children with
  SEN (including identification) will be submitted
  to ESRC/MRC initiative. Sheila Glenn

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Service related research

1. Mental health in adults with Down syndrome SG
2. Views of children and adults with cystic fibrosis
   on services. Maureen Horgan, Michele Crossley
3. Midwives views on normal childbirth and decision
   making in midwifery .Irene Walton
4. Quality of life for people with learning
   disabilities in secure accommodation. SG
5. Cultural influences on diabetes management. A.
   Wallymahmed

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Service related research

1. AE Staff and children who self harm. John
   Harrison
2. Parental adaptation in the NICU. SG

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Summary

• Main themes Inequality, inclusion and poverty
• Key strengths are
• Evaluation Jane Springett, Nick Medforth
• Credit union work Paul Jones, Simon Rahilly
• Research with children Sheila Glenn, John
  Harrison, Maureen Horgan
• Research with children and adults with
  disabilities/chronic conditions. SG, A
  Wallymahmed
• Research in womens health. Irene Walton, Linda
  Mason