Bamford Implementation Commissioned Call Portfolio

The 2007 Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (‘Bamford’ ) identified a considerable number of areas of research need. The Review’s recommendations for research were further developed in the Bamford Action Plan launched by the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety in 2009. 

The Health & Social Care Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency (HSC R&D Division) worked with users of research (policy-makers, practitioners and commissioners) and with researchers to determine the main priority research areas. Patients, clients and carers were also consulted as part of that determination process. A series of Rapid Reviews was commissioned in each of the agreed priority areas (see end table). These reviews aimed to: consider the available literature; identify policy implications; examine specified sub-themes; and determine the key research questions to inform the current call. The Rapid Reviews also provide immediate outputs for use by policy-makers, practitioners and commissioners. The Rapid Reviews were peer reviewed by an external panel of international experts and launched on 30 November 2011.

The external expert panel identified eight priority research questions suggested by the Rapid Reviews and following an application process and independent expert panel review, HSC R&D Division commissioned five awards to address research questions within a Northern Ireland Context in the fields of intellectual disability and mental health.

Awards made under the Commissioned Research Call in Bamford Implementation in 2011.

(final costs are subject to change, project status correct as of October 2017)

	AWARDS   (click title to download abstract)
	Prof O Barr (UU) A natural experiment investigating differences in how residential facilities support people with intellectual disabilities with challenging behaviour and/or mental health problems 2013-2016 Status: Research Active £328,137
	_________________________________________________________ Dr L Taggart (UU) Effective family support models during the transition of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) into old age 2013-2016 Status: Research Complete £295,070 Click here for the full report Click here for the executive summary click here for the policy brief
	_________________________________________________________ Dr B Kelly (QUB) Transitions & outcomes for care leavers with mental health and/or intellectual disabilities 2013-2016 Status: Research Complete £323,068 Click here for the full report Click here for the executive summary   Technical Reports Click here for the literature review Click here for the policy review Click here for the profiling report Click here for the case study report Click here for the peer research evaluation report Click here for the guide to peer research with young people Click here for the summary report for young people
	_________________________________________________________ Dr A McLaughlin (QUB) Parental Alcohol Use and Resilience in Young People in Northern Ireland: A study of Family, Peer & School Processes 2013-2016 Status: Research Complete  £108,952 Click here for the full report Click here for the executive summary
	_________________________________________________________ Prof G Leavey (UU) Improving pathways and care for young people in NI with mental health problems in the transition from CAMHS to adult services (IMPACT) 2013-2016 Status: Research Complete £388,160 Click here for the full report Click here for the executive summary

Rapid Reviews - Click here for the summary report

(Click on each title below for the full review)