Remote Consultations in Primary Care during Covid-19: Views and experiences of healthcare professionals and patients.

Applied Research Collaborative North West Coast (NIHR ARC NWC) has brought together stakeholders from across the region to provide a unique opportunity in exploring key questions on the emerging role of remote consultations in primary care in light of COVID-19.

Colleagues linked to this project include:

Professor Umesh Chauhan

Complexity of Healthcare of People with Intellectual Disabilities

The Baily Thomas Charitable Trust has funded a study to investigate deaths in people with intellectual disabilities and explore the influence of potentially modifiable primary care quality and access factors on deaths amenable to good health care for people with intellectual disabilities. The University of Glasgow is leading a collaboration between Manchester Metropolitan University, St Georges’ University of London and UClan.

Colleagues linked to this project include:

Professor Umesh Chauhan

Learning Disability Mortality Review programme (LeDeR)

The learning from deaths of people with a learning disability (LeDeR) programme was set up as a service improvement programme to look at why people are dying and what we can do to change services locally and nationally to improve the health of people with a learning disability and reduce health inequalities. This £1.75 million project will see UCLan, KCL, Kingston and St George’s University of London, and London South Bank University work closely with the voluntary sector and a core group of people with learning disabilities and autism to improve the quality of care they receive in response to research showing that on average, people with a learning disability die earlier than the general public.

Colleagues linked to this project include:

Professor Umesh Chauhan

Short-term Psycho-Education for Carers to Reduce Over Medication of people with intellectual disabilities (SPECTROM)

This is a Department of Health, UK (National Institute for Health Research, NIHR) funded study in relation to STOMP. Stopping Over Medication of People with intellectual disability, autism or both (STOMP) is an NHS England initiative in the UK. The idea is to develop a Psychoeducational programme (PEP) for the care (support) staff. The PEP will have two components, namely (a) web or paper-based modules, and (b) face to face training sessions.

Colleagues linked to this project include:

Professor Umesh Chauhan

The PETAL Programme

The aim of the 66 month programme is to develop and test a personalised treatment package for adults with learning disability who display aggression. 10-25% of adults with mild to severe learning disability display aggression. This behaviour affects their quality of life, leading to exclusion from social networks and community facilities including access to healthcare. Better understanding of the causes of an individual s aggressive behaviour and coproducing a personalised treatment package could make a significant difference to their quality of life.

Colleagues linked to this project include:

Professor Umesh Chauhan

Central and East Lancashire Next Generation GP Leadership programme

The programme aims are as follows:

ENERGISE: through access to the personal experiences, perspectives and expertise of inspiring leaders.
ENGAGE: through a supportive network of like-minded local trainees and early career GPs.
EMPOWER: through a series of workshops and presentations designed to increase GPs ability to shape care within and beyond their clinical organisations.

Colleagues linked to this project include:

Dr Nicola Cooper-Moss
Professor Umesh Chauhan

DECISIONS: Development of a Comprehensive Intervention to Support Individuals with anticoagulation to prevent Stroke

Stroke is now the fourth most common cause of death in the UK and the main cause of severe disability, with an estimated annual cost to the NHS of £3 billion for emergency, acute, rehabilitation, and long-term care. Conditions which put people at an increased risk of developing a blood clot, and consequently experiencing a stroke, can be successfully managed using oral anticoagulation (OAC) medicines, also known as ‘blood thinners’.

Colleagues linked to this project include:

Professor Umesh Chauhan

ENERGY project

Around 70% of children and adolescents with mental health problems have not had interventions at a sufficiently early age. National organizations have urged the implementation of programs to improve mental wellbeing in adolescents. Enhancing Emotional Resilience and Growth in Young People (ENERGY) is a multi-disciplinary collaborative project with the goal to bridge the gap between scientific validity and real-life application in community settings with young people. The ENERGY project aims to translate scientific knowledge into evidenced-based prevention programs that can help young people be more resilient and less vulnerable to developing mental health problems. We aim to work closely with young people themselves to design and deliver a programme that will empower young people and enable them to respond effectively to daily life challenges. We work with young people in Lancashire in the development and delivery of an emotional resilience program in collaboration with a Primary Care network of General Practices, schools, and community centres.

Members of the team:

Dr Georgia Chronaki
Dr Karen Whittaker

Colleagues linked to this project include:

Professor Umesh Chauhan
Dr Alison Doherty

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