Staff in the Centre for Nursing and Allied Health Research are actively engaged on research projects within the main programmes listed below, using a variety of methodological approaches (qualitative and quantitative), and involving multidisciplinary collaborations.
Our research programmes are grouped into eight themes centred on patient and family experience and evidence-based outcomes:
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communicating complex information to children and families and influencing informed decision-making
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use of evidence to influence and optimise clinical care
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interventions to improve patient and family experience of care, including transition to adult services
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outcomes of symptom management
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staff, family and patient perception of risk and satisfaction with care
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development, validation and application of outcome measures
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methodologies for strengthening the collective voice of children and young people
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understanding effects of conditions, illness and treatment on daily lives