Hearing loss has a significant impact on interpersonal communication, psychological well-being, quality of life and economic independence (Olusanya et al, 2014).
Published: 15 October 2015
In November 2014, the Hair loss PSP, funded by Alopecia UK and initiated by the British Hair and Nail Society, closed its initial on-line survey. We had 912 survey responders – 81 percent were completed by patients, or carers, and 12.6 percent by healthcare professionals or organisations.
Published: 14 October 2015
Katherine Cowan, the JLA’s Senior Adviser, tells us about a paper suggesting that much of the research being done still doesn’t match what patients and clinicians want to see researched.
Published: 08 October 2015
In 2014, we completed our JLA PSP, which set out to identify the top 10 research priorities for Parkinson’s. The process itself was a fairly daunting task but the real challenge has been how to take these priorities forward within the funding and research world.
Published: 08 October 2015
Yesterday was the final day of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s annual conference, where Jason Smith gave a talk launching the Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) in Emergency Medicine.
Published: 01 October 2015
In July 2014, the Childhood Disability Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) completed its mission to identify priorities for research into neurodisability in children.
Published: 24 September 2015
A new EME Programme-funded study has recently got underway to test a treatment for keratoconus in children and young people.
Published: 24 September 2015
An opportunity to bring together people who have carried out evaluations of JLA methods and outcomes with a chance to learn and reflect on the experiences of more than a decade of priority setting.
Published: 17 September 2015
The NIHR has published a new report about setting future priorities for mesothelioma research. The report follows an NIHR-funded Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) set up by the James Lind Alliance to identify and prioritise future mesothelioma research topics.
Published: 01 July 2015
Today, the NIHR and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) have opened a survey to collect important information to help prioritise unanswered questions about alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD).
Published: 22 June 2015
This week sees the official launch of an important Priority Setting Partnership set up by the James Lind Alliance to identify and prioritise unanswered questions about alcohol-related liver disease.
Published: 17 March 2015
