Research
COVID-19 Planning and Research
This practice is supporting vital coronavirus (COVID-19) planning and research by sharing your data with NHS Digital. This transparency notice supplements our main practice privacy notice,
Celebrating Health and Care Research Success Report
Please see the Celebrating health and care research success and impact across the South West Peninsula in 2022/2023 report. Thank you for supporting Research in Somerset.
Eat well, feel well, stay well (The STREAM Trial)
Screen and treat for Malnutrition
This trial will identify older people (75 and over) who live in their own homes who may be at risk of malnutrition. We have developed an intervention for older people and for healthcare professionals who work in Primary Care. We will identify patients who may be at risk of malnutrition, based on diagnostic criteria, and then compare our intervention with usual care, to see what effect it has on the participants’ quality of life and infections over 18 months.
General Practice Research
Research is a key principle of the NHS to improve the current and future health and care of the population. Research that involves patients and members of the public leads to results that are more reliable and therefore more likely to be put into practice. Patients currently registered with Vine Surgery Partnership may be invited to join studies if they meet the strict eligibility criteria. Patients will be fully informed about any study before they consent to take part in any research.
We want patients and the public to be involved in all stages of research. This covers:
- Setting research priorities
- Recruiting people into research studies
- Understanding what the research findings mean for patients and how it can be utilised in Primary Care
The Research team at Vine Surgery Partnership:
Dr Simon Lynes - GP Research Lead
Helen Clough, CRN; South West Peninsula Community Research Nurse,
h.clough@nhs.net, Tel: 01458 84 11 22
INDIGO Community
Investigating Digital Outcomes in a community setting for patients living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis
The study team aim to understand more about the long-term outcomes and service use of patients living with and beyond a diagnosis of cancer.
The main outcomes are:
- Recruiting cancer patients and linking their data to cancer registries
- Communicating with patients and understanding the most efficient and preferred PROMs questionnaires
- Analysing, linking PROMs data, and following up patients.
INTERACT Study
Identifying the Prevalence of Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Community Setting Across England.
Feeling socially isolated or lonely has been associated with physical and mental health impacts, as well as wider economic and societal implications.
Attempts and previous questionnaires have been conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) towards social isolation & loneliness (SI&L), though it seems that the incidence of SI&L is increasing. Furthermore, little is known about the prevalence and state of SI&L in localities within the UK.
We aim to investigate the prevalence of social isolation & loneliness (SI&L) at local authority level across England using the UCLA Loneliness Scale & the Direct Measure of Loneliness.
You can find more information about this study below:
Measuring Loneliness (INTERACT) Study
NIHR 'Be Part of Research' website
The NIHR 'Be Part of Research' website gives you the opportunity to find out about health and social care research that is taking place across the UK and also to take part in trials that you may be interested in.
Privacy Notice - Research
Please see our Research Privacy Notice.
TIPTOE Study
MulTI-domain Self-management in Older People wiTh OstEoarthritis and Multi-Morbidities.
This study aims to find out if a living well support treatment can help improve osteoarthritis symptoms and quality of life in people aged 65 year and older, who also have another medical condition.
You can find more information about this study below: