Commissioned Research Reports
NHS Health Scotland commissions various types of research to inform the direction and development of its health improvement activities and their subsequent evaluations.
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Recent published research reports
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Recent published research reports
Download and share our most recent commissioned research reports below:
- Collation of case studies, research evidence and evaluation: conducted at local level and focusing on mental health improvement (2010/11 RE030)*NEW*
- Evaluation of the first two phases of the ‘Pregnant? Tell me’ communications campaign to support the KCND programme (2011/12 RE003)*NEW*
- Well Scotland: Mental Health Improvement Website User Research (2011/12 RE002)
- Evaluation of the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives Services to Support Employers and the Healthy Working Lives Award Programme: Phase 1 Case Study Briefing Note (2008/09 RE042)
- National Evaluation of Keep Well Policy & Practice Additional Paper; Keep Well in NHS Tayside – Impact of Keep Well on risk factors over time (2005/06 RE069)
- Impact evaluation of the Choose Life training programme (2009/10 RE048)
- Delivering Rural Anticipatory Care through a paramedic model: Pilot evaluation (2010/11 RE025)
- Delivering Alcohol Brief Interventions in the Community Justice Setting: Evaluation of a Pilot Project (2009/10 RE022)
- Researching models of remote British Sign Language interpreting in the UK and beyond(2010/11 RE028)
- Evaluation of the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives Services to Support Employers and the Healthy Working Lives Award Programme: Telephone Survey Briefing Paper (2008/09 RE042)
- An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions (2009/10 RE039)
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of play@home (2008/09 RE025)
- Evaluation of Anticipatory Care Community Pharmacy programme (2010/11 RE023)
- A report on a study exploring non-attendance at specialist clinical HIV services in Scotland (2010/11 RE005)
- Evaluation of the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives Services to Support Employers and the Healthy Working Lives Award Programme: Monitoring Briefing Paper (2008/09 RE042)
- Mapping and review of physical health improvement activities for adults (16-65) experiencing severe and enduring mental illness (2009/10 RE032)
- A review of effective interventions to support mentally healthy retirement (2010/11 RE016)
- Equally Well Test Sites: Evaluation (2009/10 RE031)
- An evaluation of the implementation of the objectives of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 - First interim report summary (2009/10 RE024)
- National Evaluation of Keep Well Policy & Practice Additional Paper Keep Well in Lothian - Reach, Engagement & Clinical Profile (2005/06 RE069)
- Review of the Healthy Working Lives Award Programme (2010/11 RE013)
- Equally Connected learning review (2009/10 RE043)
- Sexual Health Improvement Interventions in Scotland Mapping Exercise (2010/11 RE008)
- Evaluation of Keep Well in Prisons (2010/11 RE009)
- Evaluation with expectant and new parents with children from pregnancy to age 5 years of CHANGE resources to support parents with learning disabilities (2010/11 RE007)
- Evaluation of CHANGE resources to support the information needs of parents with learning disabilities with professionals (2010/11 RE006)
- Audit of Exercise Referral Scheme activity in Scotland. Phase 2: data collection (2009/10 RE036EXT)
- Evaluation of Ready Steady Baby (2010/11 RE027)
- Scoping study of the economic impact on the alcohol industry of pricing and non-price policies to regulate the affordability and availability of alcohol in Scotland (2009/10 RE037)
- Implementation guidance for Mental Health Services on going smoke-free (2010/11 RE002)
- Evaluation of the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives Services to Support Employers and the Healthy Working Lives Award Programme: E-Survey Briefing Paper (2008/09 RE042)
- Scoping Study of Interventions for Offenders with Alcohol Problems in Community Justice Settings (2009/10 RE042)
- Prison health needs assessment for alcohol problems (2009/10 RE007)
- Alcohol Brief Interventions - Training for Trainers and Training for Practitioners Evaluation (2007/2008 RE048)
Previous published research reports
View and search the list of all research reports published prior to 2011 by health topic or publication name.
Please visit the NHS Health Scotland Knowledge Services webpage for help in sourcing other research reports.
Reviewed 1 February 2012
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