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Arts in Health and Social Contexts

Summary of the impact

This case study describes the impact of practice-led research in health and social care settings. There are three main areas of impact to this research:

  1. Arts and Mental Health. Through Converge, Rowe has developed, applied and evaluated new approaches to arts and mental health practice. This work impacts directly on participants and on mental health policy and provision through close partnership with NHS staff and managers.
  2. Arts in a hospital environment, particularly in renal dialysis.
  3. The performance of personal stories in playback theatre. Rowe's book has been translated in to Arabic and Korean and is recommended by the International Playback Theatre Network.

Submitting Institution

York St John University

Unit of Assessment

Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Public Health and Health Services
Studies In Creative Arts and Writing: Art Theory and Criticism, Performing Arts and Creative Writing

Exploring the Decline of British Ceramic Manufacture and its Associated Histories through Contemporary Art Practice

Summary of the impact

Dr Neil Brownsword's research focuses on the associated histories of ceramic manufacture in North Staffordshire, and its recent decline. Through his artistic practice, this research has been disseminated beyond academia to enhance public awareness of the social, cultural and economic effects of this downturn, on people, place and heritage. The impact of this research culturally, has arguably positioned Brownsword `at the forefront of current experimental and conceptual approaches to clay in Europe and Scandinavia' (Fielding 2008). In preparing programmes dealing with ceramic history, the BBC has presented Brownsword's expertise to communicate a broader public understanding of the region's post-industrial landscape.

Submitting Institution

Buckinghamshire New University

Unit of Assessment

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Studies In Creative Arts and Writing: Art Theory and Criticism, Film, Television and Digital Media
History and Archaeology: Historical Studies

Improving governance, policy and practice in adult safeguarding and in self-neglect

Summary of the impact

The research has had significant impact in three key areas:

  • shaping the Care Bill 2013: it influenced the Law Commission's recommendations on legal reform and directly shaped key elements of the legislation;
  • stimulating changes to the governance arrangements of Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs): it produced a benchmarking template for SABs, informed guidance to Directors, and led to strengthened SAB governance arrangements;
  • influencing procedures, practice and workforce development strategies in self-neglect work: supporting new multi-agency procedures in localities, and providing an evidence base that has improved capacity assessment and approaches to intervention, to the benefit of service-users.

Submitting Institution

University of Sussex

Unit of Assessment

Social Work and Social Policy

Summary Impact Type

Legal

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Public Health and Health Services
Studies In Human Society: Policy and Administration

Improving policy, professional practice and services in relation to young people who have sexually abused.

Summary of the impact

Between 25% and 33% of all perpetrators of sexual abuse in the UK are children or young people. Policy and practice in relation to this group has been under-developed. The research detailed in this case study constitutes a body of work that has identified gaps in service delivery and has significantly advanced policy, training, treatment services, and assessment and intervention practices for this group of children and their families. The research findings have led to a shift across key service providers, including Barnardo's and NSPCC, away from adult sex offender approaches towards more child-centred and holistic interventions.

Submitting Institution

University of Durham

Unit of Assessment

Social Work and Social Policy

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Public Health and Health Services
Studies In Human Society: Criminology
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences: Psychology

Live Ceramics

Summary of the impact

Harrison makes public sculptural installations using and referencing the processes of firing clay in live public experiments that draw on, and become metaphors for, socio-political events. A Residency at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London (October 2012-March 2013) enabled Harrison to bring the process and methods of these innovative time-based works (developed since 2002) to a larger public, including those in education at all levels and professional audiences, transforming attitudes, knowledge and understanding of the ceramics field, and contributing to significant economic impact via visitor numbers and practical workshops. The V&A has c1.6million visitors in any six-month period, 50,000 school trips, and a substantial online audience.

Submitting Institution

Bath Spa University

Unit of Assessment

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Studies In Creative Arts and Writing: Film, Television and Digital Media
Language, Communication and Culture: Cultural Studies
History and Archaeology: Curatorial and Related Studies

Making Histories: design curation and curricula in Britain and the USA

Summary of the impact

The two main impacts resulting from the research concern museum curation in Britain and educational curricula in the USA. The research has influenced museum curatorial practices around collections of 20th Century Design and collection development of the internationally significant Henry Rothschild Study Centre at Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead. The research has provided the basis for curriculum development at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum and Parsons School of Design, New York. This large body of research has had an impact on museum professionals and their fund-raisers, researchers across the UK and US, educators, post-graduate students, practitioners and the general public.

Submitting Institution

Northumbria University Newcastle

Unit of Assessment

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Language, Communication and Culture: Cultural Studies, Literary Studies
History and Archaeology: Historical Studies

Managing full scale dynamic performance of civil infrastructure

Summary of the impact

Research in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Sheffield on dynamic performance and vibration serviceability has contributed to internationally applied guidance on building serviceability for floors, buildings, stadia and other structures and has led to the spin-out Full Scale Dynamics Ltd (FSDL). Based on our research FSDL provides applied research and consultancy services, and has delivered projects approaching £1m since 2008. FSDL has demonstrated significant reach through its work with blue chip clients nationally and internationally. Our research has impacted on leading national sport infrastructure (such as Premiership Football stadia and notably the Olympic 2012 Velodrome) and public companies to deliver economic benefits by providing evidence based compliance, demonstrating that stadia, hospitals, manufacturing plants and other public structures comply with safety and vibration serviceability standards. Interventions based on our research and implemented via FSDL have, on numerous occasions, avoided potentially serious economic and safety consequences due to the poor vibration performance of structures.

Submitting Institution

University of Sheffield

Unit of Assessment

Civil and Construction Engineering

Summary Impact Type

Technological

Research Subject Area(s)

Mathematical Sciences: Statistics
Engineering: Civil Engineering

Changes to Healthcare Practice within the NHS: Prehabilitation, Rehabilitation, and Perioperative Care Research for Patient Benefit

Summary of the impact

In this case study we describe an interrelated collection of impacts on healthcare in the NHS; these are summarised in the Table below.

Research Research Reach and Significance
Observational study of the difference in blood pressure between arms in vascular surgical patients Directly informed new care pathway for surgery to unblock a carotid artery Patients across Durham Tees Valley and North Yorkshire; eliminates risk of clinical error in blood pressure monitoring during surgery thus reducing potential harm (stroke, heart attack)
Validation of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in non-cardiac surgical patients 6MWT now included in the North East Care Pathway for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Patients across the North East NHS; 6MWT is a useful low-cost addition to the battery of pre-operative screening/ risk stratification tests
Randomised controlled trial (RCT) of exercise prehabilitation in AAA patients Exercise training now recommended to AAA patients awaiting surgery using brief negotiation in the clinical encounter Patients across Durham Tees Valley and North Yorkshire; likely improved fitness for surgery
RCT of exercise rehabilitation in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors Exercise training now recommended in ICU follow-up clinics via brief negotiation ICU patients in South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; likely accelerated return to adequate functional fitness
Diagnostic accuracy study of the STOP-BANG screening tool for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in specialist weight management patients Directly informed new pathway for referral of bariatric and specialist weight management patients into clinical Sleep Services Patients across Durham Tees Valley and North Yorkshire; Improved accuracy of diagnosis of OSA likely to require medical intervention

Submitting Institution

Teesside University

Unit of Assessment

Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy

Summary Impact Type

Health

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Health Services

Designing Sustainable Urban Living

Summary of the impact

Research focusing on sustainable urban living explores design innovation at the intersection of technology and policy. Its impact has been through the co-design and co-development of integrated systems for securing a sustainable future in collaboration with user groups and communities. The research has reduced energy consumption and increased well-being through innovations in `whole system' retrofitting combined with user participation in the UK and France. It has also led to the development of `living laboratories' and exemplar projects for both the construction industry and building users, demonstrating ways of `locking-in' and reusing waste material in building construction. Influential in the development of planning policies for urban agriculture in London and Berlin, the research has also been instrumental in empowering and mobilizing communities in cities worldwide.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Built Environment and Design: Building, Design Practice and Management
Studies In Human Society: Policy and Administration

Engaging with British Regional and Urban Culture

Summary of the impact

This case study in the history of British regional and urban culture demonstrates research impact that is an extension of the unit's longstanding commitment to benefitting regional and local constituencies. The impact extends to non-academic audiences locally, regionally and nationally. It has formed the basis of local collaborations with organisations that are prominent in curating Teesside's industrial and post-industrial heritage. Its local impact has also exemplified the unit's strong interaction with local and community history groups. The findings of Vall's underpinning research into the history of British regional and urban culture has also engaged local and national audiences through radio and television features and documentaries addressing regional identity and industrial heritage. This research has helped to raise public awareness of the specific challenges attached to the promotion of creative economies in industrial regions. Moreover, it has benefitted local people by revealing and contextualising the complexity and diversity of contemporary regional industrial heritage.

Submitting Institution

Teesside University

Unit of Assessment

History

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Studies In Human Society: Policy and Administration
Language, Communication and Culture: Literary Studies
History and Archaeology: Historical Studies

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