If you work on a public sector health campaign, the chances are that someone else somewhere is working on the same issue. One Stop Shop offers health professionals a chance to share unpublished research and information on consumer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour across a range of public health priorities.

If you work on a public sector health campaign, the chances are that someone else somewhere is working on the same issue. One Stop Shop offers health professionals a chance to share unpublished research and information on consumer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour across a range of public health priorities.

COPD and Stroke: Evaluation and Scoping Research

The overall aim of the research was to identify ways forward in developing effective strategies to improve recognition of, and reactions to, symptoms of COPD, Stroke and TIA to ensure appropriate and timely referral into the relevant care pathways in Hull is achieved.

Specific areas for exploration included:

COPD: Quantitative analysis to identify most at risk groups and Qualitative research with them

The objective of the quantitative analysis was to identify and profile key target audiences in Doncaster who are most risk of COPD.

The objectives of the qualitative research were to:

COPD awareness: Qualitative research

The overall aim of this project was to:

Obtain robust data related specifically to Wakefield regarding the public’s awareness and understanding of COPD

Within this aim lie several objectives;

  • To understand the baseline awareness of COPD within the catchment area
  • To find out what people understand about the condition
  • To find out what communications/activity people would best respond to
  • To find out what questions / misconceptions need to be answered through future communications

Breastfeeding: Insight report

The key objective of this research was to ascertain levels of knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding before campaign intervention with a particular focus on understanding barriers to breastfeeding and appropriateness of existing support.

Specifically the research was designed to:

Breastfeeding: Qualitative research

  1. Identify key target population in Doncaster who are less likely to breastfeed.
  2. Identify the barriers to breastfeeding, and explore how these could be reduced. Specifically, to explore:
  • the environmental and cultural issues around breastfeeding in Doncaster, including the influence of family and friends  
  • the sources of information and education about breastfeeding and what the most effective forms of communication are
  • the experiences of the practical help and support offered to new mothers by the NHS and other agencies

Breastfeeding: Qualitative research into the behaviours, attitudes, relationships and barriers among health professionals, partner organisations and residents

Research objectives were as follows:

  • In order to develop and deliver a successful social marketing campaign it is crucial that the PCT first understands the target audiences.
  • More specifically to gain insight into the behaviours, attitudes, relationships, barriers and resistance to breastfeeding among professionals, partner organisations and residents within North Halifax.

Specifically, research was needed to shed light on the following:

University students and Alcohol: Qualitative research

This research aims to give further insight into the motivations and values of first year students at Huddersfield University with regard to alcohol consumption.

The Joint Alcohol Initiative wish to understand:

Alcohol related behaviours: Exploratory research

This research assesses the role that alcohol plays in the lives of those who routinely consume higher amounts of alcohol than recommended by the Government’s ‘safe drinking’ guidelines.

It seeks to understand the underlying motivators and values that lie behind binge drinking, and to identify whether it is possible, and how, to:

Alcohol consumption among young people in Hull: Qualitative research

  • Help understand the scope and level of alcohol consumption among the younger population of those living and spending time in Hull.
  • Identify some of the characteristics of Hull’s young people who drink and to compare the findings against other research undertaken around this subject.
  • Identify suitable ways to educate, help and provide interventions (where appropriate) around the subject of alcohol misuse for young people in Hull.