Current & Completed Projects
Our research groups have successfully established a portfolio of both independent and joint research activities in collaboration with other research partners. Here are a select list of projects on which we have successfully collaborated, or plan to do so.
Current Projects
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NHS CHECK study / Koa study (nested RCT within NHS CHECK)
NHS CHECK is an Urgent Public Health study, investigating the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers in England through the COVID-19 pandemic. It involves a longitudinal cohort study of >23,000 clinical and non-clinical staff from 18 acute and mental health NHS Trusts across England. Sub-studies include: 1) qualitative interviews about support services used/needed by staff; 2) an RCT of a smartphone wellbeing app; 3) gold standard diagnostic interviews to validate mental health screening measures.
Funders: Medical Research Council; UCL/Wellcome; Rosetrees Trust; NHS England and Improvement; Economic and Social Research Council; Koa Health; NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London; NIHR Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response at King's College London.
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Monitoring the longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and occupational outcomes of healthcare workers.
An investigation of the longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and work outcomes of healthcare workers (HCWs). Participants (apprx 22,000) taking part in the NHS Check study will re-invited to complete a follow-up questionnaire to assess whether staff mental health and work outcomes stabilise, improve, or worsens over time, to identify which groups of staff may need tailored support and assess the impact of local/national health and wellbeing interventions.
Funder: Rosetrees Trust
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LC Check (Long Covid in NHS staff): demographic and social risk factors and the relationship with sickness absence
To investigate the risk factors for staff developing ‘Long Covid’ and predictors of taking sick leave as a result of Long Covid. Description goes here.
Funder: Colt Foundation
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Exploring the impact of long health conditions on work (A systematic review of the literature)
Supervision of a King’s College London year 3 medical student scholarly research project. This literature review explores how physical and mental health disability impact work participation in patients with specific health conditions (inflammatory bowel disease, myocardial infraction and stroke).
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Work Recommendations: Upper Limb
Synopsis:
1) To systematically review the literature to identify strategies for the provision of work-related advice in MSK physiotherapy and hand therapy, and to explore the contextual factors associated with reported outcomes.
2) To survey UK hand therapists and MSK physiotherapists to understand current practice in relation to the provision of work-related advice, and to identify common training needs.
Funder- CSP Charitable Trust
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Explaining the gender difference in sickness absence and testing the efficacy of a clinical intervention to promote return to work in women
This project will explore the gender difference in sickness absence, and examines whether this can be mitigated by a clinical intervention.
Funder: Norwegian Research Council
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Delivering health and wellbeing services (HWS) to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing industry
To detail current and past initiatives to embed HWS into SMEs and understand the barriers and facilitators for developing HWS for SMEs delivered from their large enterprise partner (Jaguar Land Rover). We will test the feasibility of delivering such services and subsequently evaluate its clinical and cost-effectiveness in a follow-up research collaboration call. This study comprises a scoping review, and survey and qualitative work
Funder: National Institute of Health Research
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Improving work participation in patients with physical long-term health condition
To carry out a mixed-methods study to establish whether patients with one of four pLTCs (sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, severe asthma, or inflammatory bowel disease) would benefit from an intervention to facilitate work participation, and the optimal timing and mode of delivery for this intervention
Funder: National Institute of Health Research
Completed Projects
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Employee Staff Record (ESR) study- exploring the association between sickness absence and COVID-19 in NHS staff
A retrospective study exploring NHS staff sickness absence due to suspected COVID-19 infection among the NHS workforce with a particular focus on job role, ethnicity, and mental health.
Funder: Colt Foundation
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Foundations App in partnership with NHS CHECK
Effectiveness of the “Foundations” smartphone app in improving mental health & wellbeing in a high-risk healthcare worker population during COVID-19 in the UK: a randomised controlled trial.
Funder: KOA Health
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ran a special edition focused on the development, implementation and evaluation of work-focused workplace interventions. Dr Vaughan Parsons in collaboration with external researchers were invited as guest editors for this special issue.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/Development_Evaluation_Workplace_Interventions
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ENABLE study: The inter-relationships between long term conditions and employment
A secondary data analysis using data from the South East London Community (SELCoH) study. The overall objective of the study is to explore the interplay between multiple long-term conditions, disease progression, employment status, and associated risk factors in a sample of working-age people living in the Lambeth and Southwark catchment area.
Funder: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity
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Opportunities for growing a multidisciplinary occupational health (OH) clinical workforce: Consolidating evidence from research and practiceist Item
Aim: To scope and assess opportunities for growing a multidisciplinary OH clinical workforce with an emphasis on the role and utility of allied health professionals from different disciplines, and other emerging clinical roles.
Outputs generated from this work will be used to inform development of the National OH Workforce Strategy.
Funder: NHS England