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

Professor Primary Care & Mental Health

    Research

    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

    '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