Ruth Chambers DM FRCGP

(1)     The health of general practitioners and teachers - a follow-up study.  Work completed December 1993 (total grants £6500).

(2) Evaluation of the quality of medical audit carried out by general practitioners. General practitioners’ attitudes to audit. Funded by the Department of Health (55,000). Completed 1993

(3)     Quality of care in nursing homes.  Funded by Department of Health (£34,000).  1993-94.

(4)     Facilitating clinical audit in prisons.  Funded by West Midlands Regional Health Authority (£31,000).  1993 -  1994.

(5)     The effectiveness of a pilot occupational health service for general practitioners.  Funded by Staffordshire Family Health Services Authority (£19,500) : 1994/95 and (£10,000) : 1996/97.

(6)     Clinical audit of teenagers’ contraceptive care.  Funded by West Midlands Regional Health Authority (£20,000).  1994 - 1995.

(7)     General Practitioner Stress Fellowship.  Royal College of General Practitioners.  Funded by Department of Health (£85,000).  January 1995 - December 1997.

(8)     Moving On: Careers in general practice.  Funded by the Department of Health (£4250).  1995 - 1996.  Additional £1000 from Royal College of General Practitioners.

(9)     Alterations in primary care workload for patients with learning disabilities discharged into the community.  Funded by Staffordshire Family Health Services Authority (£25,000).  1995 - 1997.

(10)  Investigating the outcomes of general practitioners providing proactive medical care in nursing homes.  Funded by North Staffs Health Authority (£25,000).  November 1996 - June 1997.

(11)  Health at Work in the NHS.  Collaborative survey of general practices in England.  Funded by Health Education Authority (£9,700).  January - November 1997.

(12)  Develop portfolio learning for GPs in clinical effectiveness in primary care in the West Midlands region.  Funded by NHSE, West Midlands (£7,000).  May 1997 onwards.

(13)  Establish needs for career guidance in general practice in the West Midlands region.  Funded by NHSE, West Midlands (£7,670).  April 1997.

(14)  Establish re-entry scheme workshops for non-principals in the West Midlands region.  Joint proposal with Dr E Muller.  (£68,000 from the NHS Executive).  Summer 1997 onwards.

(15)  Establish careers counselling training for GP educationalists in the West Midlands region (£25,000 from the West Midlands region GP Unit).

(16)  Recruitment of general practitioners to inner cities.  Funded by Royal College of General Practitioners (£6,320).  1998.

(17)  Meeting the challenges in delivering primary healthcare: clinical governance and patient/public involvement.  Staffordshire University Research Initiative (SURI) funding (£40,000).  1998-2000.

(18)  Learner Sets for Primary Care Development. Staffordshire University CVE funding (£19,820). 1998

(19)  Primary Care Commissioning – education and training needs.  Funded by NHSE, West Midlands (£32,000).  Joint proposal with N Macleod and J Radcliffe.  1998.

(20)  Health at Work in the NHS.  Funded by BUPA Foundation (£9,000) and North & South Staffordshire Health Authorities (£11,000).  1998.

(21)  Establishing an MA in Higher Professional Education for health professionals.  Funded by West Midlands GP Unit (£6,000).  1998.

(22)  Stoke-on-Trent City Health Survey.  Funded by WHO Healthy City Project (£14,520).  1998.  Joint proposal with B Jacobs.  1998.

(23)  Staffordshire Support Scheme for GPs.  Continued funding by North Staffordshire Health Authority (£8,000) and South Staffordshire Health Authority (up to £8,000).  1998.

(24)  Implementing clinical governance.  Funded by Staffordshire/Shropshire NMET via Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (£17,000).  1999.

(25)  Public surveys – engaging and involving patients and the public in the NHS. Staffordshire University Research Initiative (SURI) funding. (£24,000).  1999 – 2001.

(26) A comprehensive review of the approach and support offered by North Staffordshire Health Authority to sustainingthe quality of GP care of nursing home residents.  Funded by North Staffordshire Health Authority. (£12,500).  1999.

(27)  Distance learning – occupational health for GPs.  Funded by the Department of Health, HSE,
Faculty of Occupational Health. (£20,000). 1999 - 2001.

(28) Teaching Consultants to Teach: basic skills courses.  Funded by NHSE, West Midlands. (£33,500).
1999/2000.

(29)  Reducing Teenage Pregnancy. Funded by NHS Executive HAZ Innovations Fund. (£142,000). 2000-2003

(30)  Back in Work initiative. Funded by Department of Health. (£39,500). 200-2001.

(31)  Research into the benefits of peer assessment in nursing practice. Proposal submitted with N. McKellar. Funded by Staffordshire and Shropshire NMET. (£96,000) 2000-2002. (Project passed to Professor Annette Jinks)

(32) Young User Involvement. A local project assessing extent, including training young users. Funded by SRB5, Stoke-on-Trent. (£13,000). 2000-2001.

(33)  User research skills training. Research training and integral research study of quality of care for older people and those with disabilities. Funded by North Staffs Health Authority and Disability Solutions. (£31,000). 2001-2002.

(34)  Teaching Consultants to Teach. West Midlands Regional Deanery commissioned courses. (£73,000) 2000-2001.

(35)  Connecting with Young People. Funded by the Treasury. (£113,000). 2001-2003.

(36)  National Convenor of Accredited Professional Development for the Royal College of General Practitioners. 1.5 days per week (two years in first instance), £24,000 pa.

(37) Teaching Doctors and Dentists to Teach; Careers Skills; Appraisal for Public Health Doctors. West Midlands Regional Deanery commissioned courses. (£26,000). 2001-2002.

(38) Teaching Doctors and Dentists to Teach; Careers Skills; Appraisal for Public Health Doctors. West Midlands Regional Deanery commissioned courses. (£33,000). 2002-2003

(39) Creating a Learning Organisation Strategy and Culture. Shropshire and Staffordshire Workforce Development Confederation. (£47,000). 2002-2003.

(40) Scoping Careers Support in Primary Care. Shropshire and Staffordshire Workforce Development Confederation. (£45,000). 2002-2003.

(41) Practitioners with Special Interests Training Scheme. Shropshire and Staffordshire Workforce Development Confederation / West Midlands Deanery. (£221,000). 2003-2004.

(42)  Learning Organisation Projects. Shropshire and Staffordshire Workforce Development Confederation. (£40,000). 2004-2005.

(43)  Careers Competency Workshops. Kent Surrey and Sussex Deanery (£10,000). 2004-2005.

(44)  Coaching GPs Initiative. Shropshire and Staffordshire Workforce Development Confederation. (£27,000). 2004-2005.

(45) Creating Practice Based Education Pack on Chronic Disease Management. Shropshire and Staffordshire Workforce Development Directorate. (£38,000). 2004.

(46)  Development of Directory of Resources to assist doctors and dentists to implement recommendations after NCAA assessment. National Clinical Assessment Authority. (£30,000). 2004.

(47) Producing a multi-disciplinary training package relating to promoting self care, for the DH’s Working in Partnership Programme. (£85,000). 2005-2006.

(48) Project lead for evolving a toolkit for health care assistants working in general practice for the DH’s Working in Partnership Programme. (£98,000). 2005-2006.

(49)  Project lead to establish action learning sets for practice managers for an educational award via the NHS Clinical Governance Support Team ( also component of DH’s Working in Partnership Programme). (£200,000). 2005-2006.

(50) Project contributor to evolving toolkit of best practice for other general practice nurses for the DH’s Working in Partnership Programme. (£98,000) 2005-2006

(51)  Evolving a careers handbook for medical students.  West Midlands Deanery. (£14,000).  2005-2006