Research Projects

Poverty-related distress is on the rise, but is medical intervention the answer?

The impact of the Work Capability Assessment on mental health: claimants’ lived experiences and GP perspectives in low-income communities

Moral narratives and mental health: rethinking understandings of distress and healthcare support in contexts of austerity and welfare reform

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with maintenance antidepressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence (PREVENT): a randomised controlled trial

Development of a Group-based Behaviour Change Intervention for People with Severe Obesity Informed by the Social Identity Approach to Health

Effective components of behavioural weight management interventions for people with obesity: A rapid review of systematic reviews

The effectiveness and usability of online, group-based interventions for people with severe obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A group-based behavioural intervention for weight management (PROGROUP) versus usual care in adults with severe obesity: a feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol

The Effectiveness and Usability of Online, Group-Based Interventions for People With Severe Obesity: Protocol for a Systematic Review

How group-based interventions can improve services for people with severe obesity.

Group-Based Diet and Physical Activity Weight-Loss Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Patient experiences of a bariatric group programme for managing obesity: A qualitative interview study

Creating psychological connections between intervention recipients: Development and focus group evaluation of a group singing session for people with aphasia

Impact of COVID-19 on social prescribing across an Integrated Care System: A Researcher in Residence study

Link worker perspectives of early implementation of social prescribing: a ‘Researcher-in-Residence’ study

Social prescribing: where is the evidence?

Prescribing gardening and conservation activities for health and wellbeing in older people

Social prescribing offers huge potential but requires a nuanced evidence base

A realist review and collaborative development of what works in the social prescribing process

What approaches to social prescribing work, for whom, and in what circumstances? A protocol for a realist review

Participation in environmental enhancement and conservation activities for health and well‐being in adults: a review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

Barriers and facilitators in the delivery of a proportionate universal parenting program model (E-SEE Steps) in community family services