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Mark Gabbay

Professor Mark Gabbay
MBChB, MD, FRCGP, DFSRH, Dip Psychotherapy

Contact

M.B.Gabbay@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 5610

Research

I am a mixed methods researcher from qualitative interviews focused on experience and process through to pragmatic intervention trials. My interests and focus are varied, but focus on applied health and social care research (particularly in relation to dementia, older adults and frailty); Health Inequalities and Equity. Co-production with Public, service user professional and practitioner experts by experience are integral to my research, supporting the key thread of ensuring the work has a pathway to impact. Much of the work is in community and primary care and the interface with specialist care and public health. Topics include mental health, dementia, covid and long covid, long term conditions, substance misuse among a varied portfolio. Work is in UK and globally..University research page.
I am interested in seeing proposals for funded PhDs in these topic areas.

Research areas of Expertise and Directorships

Director NIHR CLAHRC NWC
Assoc Dir NIHR RDS NW
Complex interventions and behaviours- mixed methods research
Health Inequalities, applied research and implementation science
Fitness for Work and Sickness Certification- lead Fit for Work Research Group
Primary Care esp Mental Health in Primary Care- including substance misuse

Research grants

Community Outpatient Psychotherapy Engagement Service for Self-harm: A feasibility trial (COPESS)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

February 2020 - January 2022

Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

January 2023 - December 2027

DynAIRx: Artificial Intelligence for Multiple Long-Term Conditions (AIM)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

September 2022 - August 2025

'Understanding and addressing the mental health of older adults in Colombia: The impact of stressful life events

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

February 2021 - January 2024

Exploring remote working practices for patient public involvement and engagement in health and social care research – responding to Covid-19 and rising health inequalities

UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

November 2020 - September 2021

Evaluating the health impact and cost-effectiveness of Ways-to-Wellbeing, a whole system approach to mitigate poverty over the life course

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

May 2021 - May 2024

REviewing long term anti-Depressant Use by Careful monitoring in Everyday practice (REDUCE) programme

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

October 2016 - June 2023

Patient-reported outcome measures for monitoring primary care patients with depression: PROMDEP randomised controlled trial

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

November 2018 - October 2022

Effectiveness of Integrated Homeless Health and Care Services.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

September 2015 - March 2019

Health inequalities in the care pathways for people living with young- and late-onset dementia in Liverpool

LCCG - LIVERPOOL CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP (UK)

November 2019 - April 2020

NIHR ARC 2 national social care implementation projects

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK), LCCG - LIVERPOOL CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP (UK)

October 2019 - March 2026

The NIHR Global Health Research Group for Improving Stroke Care in India at UCLan

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

August 2020 - March 2022

The role of hostels in supporting residents’ adherence to methadone maintenance treatment

LCCG - LIVERPOOL CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP (UK)

March 2018 - December 2019

Tackling health(care) inequalities for a healthier Liverpool: understanding food and medicines poverty in cardiovascular disease management

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

January 2017 - August 2018

Facilitate public led research into inequalities in mental health care

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

November 2016 - June 2021

North West Research Design Services

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

April 2010 - September 2018

North West Research Management and Government Network (MaGNet)

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

November 2004 - October 2008

Randomised controlled trial of condoms plus additional lubrication.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

August 1992 - April 2002

Debt Counselling for Depression in Primary Care: an Adaptive Randomised Controlled Trial (DeCoDer)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

March 2014 - November 2017

A R&D programme to increase equity of access to high quality mental health services in primary care

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

December 2007 - November 2012

Country Case Study on UK: Focusing on England, in the project Learning from promising Primary Care Practice Models.

TRAINING AND RESEARCH SUPPORT CENTRE (UK)

March 2014 - October 2014

North West Coast CLAHRC

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK), LCCG - LIVERPOOL CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP (UK), MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK), THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)

January 2014 - June 2021

Merseyside and Cheshire Research Alliance (MACRA) Development

NHS NORTH WEST (UK)

April 2009 - March 2014

Health@Work PCT funded pilot study

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

June 2008 - June 2010

Pathways to health amongst Chinese communities in Liverpool and Manchester.

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

July 2012 - December 2012

The new GMS contract in primary care: The impact of governance and incentives on care

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

September 2007 - August 2008

MerseyBeat - Best Evidence, Application and Translation of research

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

March 2008 - September 2019

Evaluating the fit note

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS (UK)

April 2011 - March 2013

Empowerment through Health Checks - A pilot study of impact on empowering patient health choices through pre-appointment health checks in Primary Care - comparing facilitated and self-service approaches.

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

May 2010 - February 2013

Merseybeat 2: What people attend A&E due to mental health problems? An analysis over a 1 year period in Liverpool

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

January 2011 - August 2013

Health R&D NoW.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

April 2005 - March 2010

North West Research Design Services (Phase 2).

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

April 2015 - September 2018

Research fellows to support LivHIR

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

October 2011 - October 2018

Addressing Health Inequalities Through Primary Care

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

December 2012 - August 2015

Barriers to implementing the Recovery Agenda in opiate users in long-term contact with treatment services.

MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)

June 2012 - September 2014

Evaluation of the Fit for Work Services Programme of Piloting

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS (UK)

April 2010 - May 2013

Exploring the ability of layworkers to support health-related behaviour change in deprived areas through Heart of Mersey

MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2007 - February 2010

Regional Research and Development Support Unit.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

January 2001 - March 2005

Lay and Professional Perceptions of Public Involvement in Clinical Governance.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

February 2001 - August 2002

Health R&D North West TRAM Fellowships

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

April 2006 - January 2014

Literature search for evidence about primary care interventions for drug misusers.

TRAFFORD HEALTHCARE TRUST (UK)

January 1998 - March 2002

Systematic review of non-treatment antidepressant placebo characteristics: SNAP.

MERSEY PRIMARY CARE R&D CONSORTIUM

September 2006 - August 2009

Assessing training needs of primary care professionals

HALTON AND ST HELENS PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

May 2007 - November 2007

The Mersey Primary Care Consortium

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

December 2006 - January 2014

Research to inform GP referral to the Health and Work Service.

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS (UK)

November 2013 - January 2016

Barriers to Recovery from Substance Absue in Dorset.

DORSET DRUG AND ALCOHOL TEAM (DAAT) (UK)

February 2014 - July 2014

The Arts and Public Health: a review of the literature on outcomes and impact

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST (UK)

January 2012 - June 2013

Engaging physicians, benefiting patients.

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS (UK)

May 2004 - January 2005

Statutory Sick Pay Feasibility Study.

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS (UK)

January 2006 - May 2009

Supporting the Research of Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group.

LCCG - LIVERPOOL CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP (UK)

November 2014 - February 2015

Introducing personalised risk based intervals in screening for diabetic retinopathy: development, implementation and assessment of safety, cost-effectiveness and patient experience (ISDR study)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

February 2013 - April 2021