Description

On Thursday 7 November 2024 between 9.00am and 4.00pm, the BDCFT Library and Research & Development teams hosted CLEAR 2024 at the Great Victoria Hotel in Bradford City Centre. The theme of the event was ‘The Power of Evidence: Advancing Equity in Access to Healthcare.’

At the event, there were two keynote speakers, a range of parallel sessions, the ‘Big Debate’, and poster presentations that highlighted quality local research and evidence based practice projects. The day was a motivational and learning experience for all staff interested in research and evidence based practice.

The event was opened by our Trust’s Chief Executive, Therese Patten.

Click here for the final agenda.

It was our fifth conference and the ‘Big Debate’ has always been a popular aspect of the conference. This year, our debating panel argued their position on the following topic: ‘In a time of budgetary constraint, is health equity an achievable priority for the NHS?’

A range of posters were on display during the conference for delegates to view during the breaks and to vote for the winner. The results are:

WINNER: The Care Leavers Health Passport Project.
Claire Mercer, Specialist Nurse Children in Care & Care Leavers
Specialist Children’s Service, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

RUNNER-UP: The use of psychotropic medications for managing behavioural problems in people with intellectual disability.
Meghna Nair and Solape Tunde-Dauda, 4th year medical students, University of Leeds

For more information about the conference, please contact us at research@bdct.nhs.uk.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

No-one left behind: reducing health inequalities by improving health literacy
Sue Lacey-Bryant: Visiting Professor in Knowledge and Information Mobilisation at Manchester Metropolitan
University Vice President, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

Price, Power, Community and Inequalities
Dr Sohail Abbas: Director of Population Health and Inequalities in Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Using Learning Health Systems to Bridge the Gap to Health Equity: a Workshop
Federica Bianchini: Library Manager & Dr David Sims: Medical Director, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Exploring the Potential for Implementing Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Testing in Mental Health
Adam Jameson: Clinical Pharmacist, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Using Creative Methodologies to Co-Design Interventions for Marginalised Populations in Bradford: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward
Dr Nimra Khan: Project Manager & Dr Roisin Mooney: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford

Cultural Considerations in Effective Recruitment of Participants
Dr Mohammed Akhlak Rauf MBE : Founder & Director of Meri Yaadain CiC

Reaching the ‘Not So Hard to Reach’ Ethnic Minorities: “The Education & Engagement Model”
Zubeda Khatoon: Clinical Studies Officer, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Health Literacy – Why it Matters in Research
Jenny Emmel: Knowledge Manager & Dr Carl Challinor: Knowledge Librarian & Support Officer, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

A Collaborative Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for People with Severe Mental Illness: The PRIMROSE programme
Dr Gregor Russell: R&D Director, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Oral Health in Severe Mental Illness
Emma Elliot: Academic Clinical Fellow in Dental Core Training, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Questioning the Nature of Evidence – the Ethics of Evidence-based Practice
Melanie Dawson-Jones: Knowledge Manager & Federica Bianchini: Library Manager, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Promoting Positive Adolescent Mental Health (PPAMH!) for School Climate
Olivia Taylor: Research Associate, University of York

Reputation, Reputation, Reputation! Oh, I Have Lost my Reputation!’; A Literature Review on Alcohol Addiction in the British Sikh and/or Punjabi Community and the Barriers to Accessing Support
Dr Karamdeep Kaur: Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Equity for all: Future Approaches to Suicide Learning Processes
Helen Haylor: Service Evaluation Lead, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust & Dr Tony Sparkes: Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences, University of Bradford