Primary research examples

  • Scoping using the NHS number as a single identifier for the Department of Education (DfE).
  • Exploration of good practice strategies used in children’s homes to support young people to recover from sexual exploitation, for the DfE
  • Developing patient outcome measures for children at Gt Ormond St Hospital, with Ipsos Mori. We co-produced the main topics and cognitively tested draft questionnaires with young patients, to assess their suitability and for difference age groups.
  • Children and Young People Missing from Education. I undertook a qualitative study with NCB to explore how, in the age of mass data collection, thousands of children and young people, who are often vulnerable, are absent from local and national registers and services.
  • Exploration of the the support needs of Newham schools for School Home Support
  • Primary research into the health and social care priorities and access issues among Waltham Forest’s diverse communities, for HealthWatch.
  • Analysing likely impact on transition to Universal credit on people in LB Newham
  • Exploration of training and support needs of staff in residential children’s homes, for DfE 
  • Researching the circumstances and needs of young carers in Islington, for Healthwatch
  • Investigation into Private fostering in England, for the DCSF/DfE
  • Gathering views about green spaces in LB Hackney from children, young people and adults
  • Exploring Healthwatchs (Links’) involvement of children and young people across England