Welcome to the Health Services Research section of ScHARR
Health Services Research is fundamental to the delivery of health care to the population. Whilst it is important to discover new therapies, it is equally important to discover whether these, in fact, work in practice, and whether they are both effective and efficient. This is the remit of our Section. In particular we concentrate on the clinical areas of Emergency Medicine, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology and Mental Health. These are complemented by first class statistical and clinical trials research groups.
Director: Professor Suzanne Mason
Deputy Director: Professor Mark Hawley
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Helicopter image reproduced with kind permission from North West Air Ambulance.
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The Sheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit (CTRU) is registered with the NIHR Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre and provides advice and services to investigators planning or running clinical trials. It has expertise in the design, operational conduct, analysis and dissemination of clinical trials with experience of implementing studies to international regulatory standards in clinical, community and general practice settings.
Sheffield is a leading national and international centre for emergency medicine research. Academic emergency medicine is based in the section of Health Services Research in the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) and the Emergency Department of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust. We are also linked with Yorkshire Ambulance Service and a number of other NHS and academic organisations.
Established in 1966, the Medical Care Research Unit (MCRU) is a centrally-funded Department of Health research unit. The aim of the Unit is to conduct research that influences health care practice and policy for the benefit of NHS patients and the public. It describes and evaluates services and technologies from a societal point of view, taking into account social and economic implications alongside individual and clinical outcomes.
The Medical Statistics Group (MSG) was established in 2004 and currently has six members. Members work closely with the Medical School, the Yorkshire and Humber Research Design Service and the Clinical Trials Research Unit.
The Mental Health Group undertakes research in two broad areas, psychological therapies and services within the Centre for Psychological Services Research (CPSR) and in conflict and its resolution, through the Centre for the Study of Conflict and Reconciliation (CSCR).
As more people are living longer and surviving long-term chronic conditions the need for rehabilitation and assistive technology to improve the quality of life and independence of individuals is becoming greater.
This research group is involved in research relating to the needs of people with a range of challenging disabilities. The interdisciplinary research team includes nurses, social scientists, psychologists, information specialists, medical engineers, clinical scientists and allied health professionals.
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