Examples of 4* Case Studies:
- The University of Birmingham
- Development of Cochrane reviews for summarizing evidence of the accuracy of diagnostic tests have improved patient care and outcomes
- Establishing a hormone-releasing coil as the first-line treatment for women with heavy periods
- Improving quality of life for patients with Parkinson’s disease
- Improving the diagnosis and management of hypertension through self-measurement of blood pressure at home
- University of Bristol
- Bristol research critical to decision to introduce meningitis B vaccine for all UK infants, which led to a 75% reduction in cases
- Changing policy and practice to improve support for women experiencing domestic violence and abuse in England and Wales
- Evidence synthesis methods yield benefits to patients, organisations issuing healthcare policy and guidance, and commercial companies
- Evidence-based treatments for clinically localised prostate cancer: policy, practice, and health impacts of the ProtecT randomised treatment trial
- Improving outcomes and minimising harm with in vitro fertilisation (IVF)
- Preventing access to highly lethal pesticides and harmful media content to reduce suicides and self-harm worldwide
- Prostate Cancer Screening trial informs guidelines, reduces harms to men from overdetection and avoids unnecessary health service costs internationally
- Rolling programme of research, centred on the National Joint Registry, to improve the outcomes of hip and knee replacements worldwide
- Towards global elimination of Hepatitis C: Bristol research informs prevention and treatment strategies
- University of Nottingham, The
- University College London
- Advancing international HIV treatment and prevention and reducing new UK infections among men who have sex with men.
- Big data to improve care and outcomes for millions of people with cardiovascular disease.
- Changing international practice for metastatic prostate cancer by improving survival and patient outcomes
- Development of the ‘Stoptober’ smoking cessation campaign and evaluation to influence commissioning decisions worldwide
- Driving improvements in the organisation, delivery, and outcomes of acute stroke care in the UK
- Everyone In: shaping policy and support services to reduce COVID-19 transmission and fatalities among the homeless population
- Shaping national policy to reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission in care homes
- The National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal): shaping sexual health policy and practice and enhancing public dialogue around sex.
- Transforming global HIV prevention strategies and the lives of millions of people living with HIV.
- Transforming global tuberculosis control and treatment adherence in vulnerable TB patients through use of virtual observed therapy.
- University of York
- Biologic agents for plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: enabling patient benefit and efficient use of NHS resources
- Evidence-based enteral feeding practices for very preterm or very low birth weight infants
- Improving management of neutropenic sepsis in paediatric cancer patients
- Improving service quality, uptake and health outcomes for patients with heart disease attending cardiac rehabilitation
- Spending Healthcare Resources Wisely
- UK’s Quality & Outcomes Framework
- Using Economics to Inform Budget Allocation in Global Health.