SAPPHIRE
Research
Below are some diverse examples of the projects in which the SAPPHIRE team is involved. For more projects and research interests, see individual ‘people’ profiles.
Study of Communication and Adaptive capacity using in-situ Learning Environments based on real life risks in ENDOscopy (SCALE-ENDO)
- 2024-2026
- More information
- Contact: M Farhad Peerally
PremPath: Improving the optimisation and stabilisation of the preterm infant
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- 2023-2025
- Contact: Nicola Mackintosh
Patient safety
PHAST: Peripheral arterial disease, High blood pressure and Aneurysm Screening Trial
- National Institute of Health Research Programme Grant for Applied Research
- 2020—2028
- Contact: Natalie Armstrong
RESPOND: Rescue for Emergency Surgery Patients Observed to uNdergo acute Deterioration)
- National Institute for Health Research
- 2020—2025
- Contact: Nicola Mackintosh
PHOSP: UK evaluation of NHS support post-hospitalisation for COVID-19 to inform service development and achieve holistic, integrated, equitable and cost-effective services
- National Institute of Health Research Policy Research Programme
- 2021—2022
- Contact: Natalie Armstrong
DAVINCI: Developing a visual identification method for people with cognitive impairment in institutional settings
- THIS Institute
- 2020—2021
- Contact: Carolyn Tarrant
HiSLAC: An evaluation of the impact of High-Intensity Specialist-Led Acute Care on emergency admissions to NHS hospitals at weekends
- National Institute of Health Research
- 2014—2020
- Contact: Carolyn Tarrant
Enabling safety culture development practices across maternity and neonatal services
- NHS England/Improvement
- 2021
- Contact: Nicola Mackintosh
PASS: Qualitative research to support the development of antibiotic stewardship interventions across the healthcare economy in the UK
- ESRC/Joint Research Councils' Tackling AMR Initiative
- 2017—2020
- Contact: Carolyn Tarrant
Red flags and symptom checkers for self-diagnosis in maternity
- SANDS (Stillbirth And Neonatal Death charity)
- 2019-2020
- Contact: Nicola Mackintosh
Evaluation of the NHS Safety Thermometer programme
- NHS England (via Haelo)
- 2013—2015
- Contact: Natalie Armstrong