Research case studies

Ensuring our doctors are trained to provide real-world healthcare

Ongoing

Applied psychology research by Prof. Patterson and Dr Zibarras has led to the introduction of ground-breaking methodologies and assessment tools for the selection of healthcare professionals.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Psychology

Evidence proves value of ‘expert leadership’ in raising performance of healthcare and education

Ongoing

Research by Dr Amanda Goodall shows that organisations led and managed by core business specialists outperform those that are not.

School: Bayes Business School

Evidence-based birthplace choices for women and birthing people

Ongoing

Understanding the benefits of midwifery units and how we can encourage greater provision and quality.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Midwifery and Radiography

Helping Sierra Leone create a universal healthcare scheme

Completed

A large-scale survey to determine Willingness to Pay among people with no employment security.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Economics

How colour blind are you?

Completed

Advanced colour vision test for healthcare and occupational environments.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Optometry and Visual Sciences

Research centre: Centre for Applied Vision Research

Improving eye care delivery through community practice in the UK

Completed

Research has demonstrated that community optometrists are able to provide specialist services that are clinically effective, cost-effective and associated with a high level of patient satisfaction.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Optometry and Visual Sciences

Improving mental health in the workplace

Completed

A workplace training programme for improving employees' mental health and psychological wellbeing.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Psychology

Improving quality of life for older people in care homes

Completed

My Home Life identifies and develops key factors which enhance quality of life for older people.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Health Services Research and Management

Improving retention rates of early career nurses

Ongoing

City researchers work with Barts Health to design and implement a new intervention for nurses.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Nursing

Innovative use of administrative data to improve local service design and delivery

Ongoing

This research looks at improving the accuracy of estimating local populations by using administrative data.

School: Bayes Business School