The application of psychological interventions (including mindfulness based approaches) to health and illness

The application of psychological interventions (including mindfulness based approaches) to health and illness

The aim of these fellowships is to provide clinicians with 1-2 days of protected time to develop their research interests, primarily by developing and submitting proposals to lead trials and projects.

One of the main target outcomes was to secure grants to the value of the Fellowship.  The table below details grant applications made during the Fellowship, and outcomes.

Funding bodyGrant titleValueOutcome
NIHR: HTA

 

A randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness of a tailored mindfulness -based

 

cognitive therapy intervention to reduce anxiety and depression in parents of children with noncommunicable

 

diseases.

£950,151Rejected
NHS Grampian Endowment FundDevelopment and evaluation of a self-help mindfulness-based internet programme for people with long-term conditions.£80,000Funded
Health FoundationACT Now: Improving self-care and emotional wellbeing in people with type 2 diabetes: Embedding in Practice£30,000Funded
Health Foundation

ACT Now: Improving self-care and emotional wellbeing in people with type 2 diabetes

£71 766Funded
CSOFeasibility of a multi-site RCT exploring the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to improve emotional wellbeing and glycaemic control among adults with Type 1 diabetes£216 258Funded
NES HPiTImproving uptake of bowel cancer screening in deprived communities; Reducing admissions and readmissions in COPD patients£31 719Funded

 

Contacts

Status

Completed - Fellowship funded for 3 years and ended July 2016