Research
Health service research/ Neurology
GRANTS
• 2025 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) scheme. AMOUNT: £217,492.00 TITLE: Optimising the clinical pathway of patients presenting with transient loss of consciousness (OPTILOC). ROLLE: Co-applicant.
• 2024 FUNDER: Angelini Pharma Ltd. AMOUNT: £250,000. TITLE: A multi-method PRoject to maximise efficient and equitable pathways tO suPport from a rEgional epiLepsy centre (PROPEL). ROLLE: Chief Investigator.
• 2024 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Health Technology Assessment (HTA) scheme. AMOUNT: £2,773,756.60. TITLE: Vagus Nerve Stimulation for epilepsy in children and adults: Assessment of Longer
term clinical and cost Effectiveness in a Randomised controlled Trial (VNS-ALERT)). ROLE: Co-applicant.
• 2024 FUNDER: Epilepsy Research Institute. AMOUNT: £287,558.00 (plus matched institutional funding) TITLE: North-West Epilepsy Doctoral Training Centre (Cognition in epilepsy). ROLE: Co-applicant.
• 2023 FUNDER: Epilepsy Action. AMOUNT: £19,000 (plus matched institutional funding) TITLE: Seizures and Epilepsy in nursing and care HOMes Pilot Study. ROLE: Chief Investigator.
• 2022 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) scheme. AMOUNT: £249,000.00. TITLE: Supporting the ambulance service to safely convey fewer patients to hospital
by developing a risk prediction tool: Risk of ADverse Outcomes after a Suspected Seizure (RADOSS). ROLE: Chief Investigator.
• 2020 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) scheme. AMOUNT: £149,162.00. TITLE: Developing a preconception care pathway for women with epilepsy in the UK: identifying key interventions and patient-reported outcomes using a mixed methods Delphi consensus approach. ROLE: Co-applicant.
• 2019 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Health Services & Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme. AMOUNT: £441,850.80. TITLE: Developing patient-centred, feasible alternative care for emergency department users with epilepsy. A model for service design. ROLE: Chief Investigator.
• 2019 FUNDER: Medical Research Council (SPRINT programme). AMOUNT: £ 214,398.TITLE: PED4PED - People with Epilepsy sharing Data for care with Paramedics and the Emergency Department.. ROLE: Co-applicant. •
• 2016 FUNDER: Department of Health, Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA). AMOUNT: £988,937. TITLE: North West Coast Connected Health Cities. ROLE: Co-applicant.
• 2015 FUNDER: Knowledge Exchange and Impact Voucher Scheme (KE&I). AMOUNT: £10,000. TITLE: Building a partnership with the UK ambulance service: a project to improve the support given to ambulance crews in the management of seizures. ROLE: Chief Investigator.
• 2014 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Health Services & Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme. AMOUNT: £424,127. TITLE: ‘Seizure first Aid training For Epilepsy’ (SAFE) for people with epilepsy who attend emergency departments, and their family and friends: intervention development and pilot. ROLE: Chief Investigator.
• 2014 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. North-West CLAHRC. AMOUNT: £289,628. TITLE: Improving access and coordination of care for adults presenting to emergency care with seizures: Care Pathway for Seizures (CAPS). ROLE: Co-applicant.
• 2012 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Health Technology Assessment (HTA) scheme. AMOUNT: £1,308,902. TITLE: Self-Management education for adults with poorly controlled epilepsy (SMILE). A Randomised Controlled Trial. ROLE: Co-applicant.
• 2012 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health (BRC) scheme. AMOUNT: £15,448. TILE: Self-management for epilepsy: Translating a new model for understanding patient outcome into improved NHS care. ROLE: Co-applicant.
• 2012 FUNDER: Epilepsy Bereaved. AMOUNT: £10,000. TITLE: Cornwall Epilepsy Life Project. A qualitative study of the views of people with epilepsy of black ethnic background about managing epilepsy in their social context. ROLE: Co-applicant.
• 2011 FUNDER: National Institute for Health Research. Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) scheme. AMOUNT: £225,116. TITLE: Self-management migraine headache education (SHE): a pilot trial. ROLE: Co-applicant.
Research grants
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for epilepsy in children and adults: Assessment of Longer term clinical and cost Effectiveness in a Randomised controlled Trial (VNS-ALERT) (VNS-ALERT)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
June 2025 - May 2032
A multi-method PRoject to maximise efficient and equitable pathways tO suPport from a rEgional epiLepsy centre (PROPEL)
ANGELINI PHARMA UK-I LIMITED
October 2024 - May 2026
Seizures and Epilepsy in nursing and care HOMes pilot study
EPILEPSY ACTION (UK)
May 2023 - March 2024
Supplement to_Supporting the ambulance service to safely convey fewer patients to hospital by developing a risk prediction tool: Risk of ADverse Outcomes after a Suspected Seizure (RADOSS)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
November 2022 - January 2026
Developing a preconception care pathway for women with epilepsy in the UK: Identifying key interventions and patient-reported outcomes using a mixed-methods Delphi consensus approach
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
December 2020 - September 2022
are2Care: PED4PED - People with Epilepsy sharing Data for care with Paramedics and Emergency Department staff
UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
February 2019 - March 2020
Developing patient-centred, feasible alternative care for emergency department users with epilepsy. A model for service design
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
February 2019 - November 2021
Seizure first Aid training For Epilepsy (SAFE) for people with epilepsy who attend emergency departments and their carers: A follow-on study to develop and pilot SAFE.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
May 2015 - August 2019
Self management education for adults with poorly controlled epilepsy (smile). A randomised controlled trial.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
March 2013 - December 2016