ASPIRE-COVID-19: Achieving Safe and Personalised maternity care In Response to Epidemics
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Central Lancashire
Department Name: Sch of Comm Health & Midwifery
Abstract
UK policy is for safe, personalised maternity care. However, during COVID-19 tests and visits have been reduced in some places, and some women with worrying symptoms are not going to hospital. Other places are trying new solutions, including remote access technologies. Some Trusts have reduced community maternity services, including home and birthcentre births; barred birth companions in early labour; and separated mothers, babies, and partners during labour, and in neonatal units. There are reports of women giving birth at home without professional help, possibly due to fear of infection, or of family separation. In contrast, the Netherlands has a policy of increased community maternity services during COVID-19. We want to find out how best to provide care for mothers, babies, and partners during and after a pandemic. We will look at what documents and national leads say about service organisation in the UK and the Netherlands, and at women's and parents experiences. We will also look in detail at what happened in 8 UK Trusts during the pandemic. We will find out how their services have been organised during COVID-19, what parents and staff think, and what the outcomes are, including infections. We will then share the findings with key stakeholders to agree a final organisational model that can be used to ensure safe, personalised routine and crisis maternity care, now, and in future. This will include useful resources and links relating to innovative best practices that we find out about during the study.
Organisations
- University of Central Lancashire (Lead Research Organisation)
- Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust (Collaboration)
- SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (Collaboration)
- Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust (Collaboration)
- ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Collaboration)
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Collaboration)
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Collaboration)
- City, University of London (Collaboration)
- Liverpool John Moores University (Collaboration)
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (Collaboration)
- University of Huddersfield (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL (Collaboration)
- SWANSEA UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) (Collaboration)
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- NHS ENGLAND (Project Partner)
Publications
Christie R
(2022)
THE ASPIRE STUDY 6. REFLECTIONS ON MIDWIFERY-LED RESEARCH BY RESEARCH MIDWIVES: BEING A CLINICAL RESEARCHER WHEN THE NHS IS IN CRISIS
in The Practising Midwife
Cordey S
(2022)
'There's only so much you can be pushed': Magnification of the maternity staffing crisis by the 2020/21 COVID -19 pandemic
in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Kingdon C
(2021)
The ASPIRE study: A MIDWIFERY-LED RESEARCH RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND BEYOND
in The Practising Midwife
Kingdon C.
(2021)
The aspire study 1. A midwifery-led research response to covid-19 and beyond
in Practising Midwife
Mahdi A
(2021)
The ASPIRE Study - 3. Reflections on Midwifery-led Research by Research Midwives: Qualitative Research
in The Practising Midwife
| Description | *Delivery against objectives Our primary objective was to find out what makes maternity and neonatal care safe and personalised in a pandemic and beyond. We said we would produce standard academic outputs, and Open Access data sets. In terms of the former, we currently have 11 papers accepted, in pre-print, in press, or soon to be submitted. We said we would do an analysis of the nature and drivers of different responses in the UK and the Netherlands, and of women's experiences before during and after the pandemic. We have published papers in all of these areas. In terms of England, we said we would produce case studies for the Trusts in our study over the time of the pandemic, mapped to a range of related factors, such as staffing. We have a paper in pre-print realted to this objective. We said we would produce a theoretical model of what worked and what didn't through the pandemic. Production of the planned model based on individual level clinical data was not possible due to issues with the quality and access to routine clinical and organizational data (which we will be reporting on, via a policy brief and a paper, both of which are in final draft) including recommendations for the future. We have produced an infographic with ten key messages related to our findings, which we describe in more detail below. We are continuing to developing theories about what worked, as the basis for future work on such a model that could be developed from an integration of our data sets, and those of other linked COVID projects, as described below. We said we would produce a co-designed Open Access model and toolkit to inform crisis and routine maternity care organisation, including algorithms, videos, podcasts, hints, tips, and a consensus report on how the model could be adapted for other settings and disciplines. We have created a Resource Hub contining materials that managers and organisations can use to optimise current services as the post COVID period continues, and to use in a crisis in future. We are working with the multi-centre PIVOTAL research network that we developed as part of our study, to understand messages across a wide range of COVID projects in the area of maternity and family care, to agree and adapt cross-project findings and lessons. Data we have collected, with our national, international and Trust partners relate to maternity care provision in the UK and the Netherlands, and covers the waves of the pandemic between July 2020 and October 2021. This includes data from 7 English hospital Trusts (ASPIRE Trusts) of varying sizes and geographies, and comprises: -407 national documents from 40 key organisations in the NL and the UK Feb 2020 - Sept 2021 -26 UK and 13 NL national level interviews (2020-21) -Babies Born Better (B3) survey data (qualitative and quantitative, service users experience of maternity care that can be geomapped to place of birth) from 2203 women/birthing people in total, 1303 UK, 900 NL (2017-Dec 2021: continuing to June 2022) -Social media posts from 26 UK Trusts to Sept 2020: from 7 ASPIRE Trusts to Dec 2022 - 316 Interviews with staff and service users (Nov 2020 to Oct 2021) 7 ASPIRE Trusts ; 116 service users, 136 staff, 64 Heads of Service -Weekly situation reports or similar (Jan 2020 to Sept 2021) 6 ASPIRE Trusts -Routine clinical data (monthly data), varying time frame (Jan 2018 to Sept 2021) 7 Trusts (some data sets are incomplete as the Trusts could not supply them) -Routine organisational data, varying time frame (Jan 2018-Sept 2021) 4 Trusts to date: (some data sets are incomplete as the Trusts could not supply them) -Over 80 Board Reports (or equivalent) for ASPIRE Trusts (March 2020-Sept 2021) *What we have found to date Our focus has been on what makes services safe and personalised. Our main finding is that the pandemic has magnified what was already working or not working in maternity and neonatal services. The published in press and in preparation papers to date have identified the following (examples of findings to date: • Innovations that were sparked by the need to rapidly respond to uncertainty and to social distancing; some of these had been requested by staff for years, and the removal of beurocracy by the NHS permitted them to happen overnight; other innovations (such as a rapid move to remote care) were completely unexpected • Issues with companionship for women and birthing people, especially during ultrasound scans and labour and birth • Similarities and differences in responses and views in the UK and the Netherland: women were markedly more positive about their birth experiences in the Netherlands than the UK at both before and during COVID. Women in higher socio-economic groups were generally more postive at both time points than those in lower socio-economic groups in both countries • The change over time in staff experiences and morale, beginning with a postive sense of being all in it together in the early stages of data collection, then moving to a sense of great pressure at the height of the pandemic, with reports of burnout and distress in the 'postpandemic period'. *Evidence that staffing levels increased at the height of the pandemic, but in the early postpandemic period they fell, with a continuing downward trajectory • The value of Trust level research staff undertaking interviews and being actively involved in research. • Evidence that maternity and neonatal data are not fit for purpose for making rapid on-the-ground decisions and assessing their consequences in a timely manner Ten key recommendations emerged from the data overall for future maternity services, both in and outside of a crisis: -Prevent staff burnout -Integrate user and staff voices -Ensure companionship -Embed equity -Enable autonomy -Foster a team ethos -Target targets -Rationalise red tape -Make data useable -Consider unintended consequences *Engaging non-medical staff in active research -The research staff at Trust level have been actively involved in data collection, and have between them published five articles recounting their engagement to date in a professional journal (The Practising Midwife). These provide a strong endorsement of midwife engagement in research, in line with current government priorities to ensure that non-medical staff become more research active *Dissemination of our findings in publications, through networks, and to policy makers -We have published/had accepted papers in a wide range of professional and academic journals -We coordinate a network of other projects around the country with a focus on organisational and psychological research in the area of COVID-19 for maternity and neonatal care and for parents and young children. This network was invited to present preliminary results across all 18 projects in the network to a high level NHS England meeting on December 6th 2021. It continues to meet regularly, and had received funding from a range of organisations to support the on-going administration and activity of the group. A joint grant proposal related to workforce is currently being developed by group members. The network is providing a strong basis for sharing results and rapidly synergising important policy messages to ensure timely dissemination to decision makers. |
| Exploitation Route | As above, we have already had the opportunity to report on our preliminary results to policy makers, in collaboration with other similar project teams through the PIVOTAL network. We held two dissemination and sharing events in 2022, for policy makers and the public (April 2022, Kings College, London; Sept 2022, Royal Society of Medicine). The ASPIRE project Advisory and Steering groups include over 30 highly networked people from relevant professional and charitable organisations and pressure groups, and including key people from NHS England and from the Office of the Chief Midwife. This group has had input to many of the decisions taken for the project, and to all of our peer reviewed papers. We anticipate that they will take forward the findings that are of relevance to their organisations. |
| Sectors | Healthcare |
| URL | https://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/strengths/maternal-and-child-health/aspire-covid-19 |
| Description | Findings were presented at a high level policy meeting on the 6th of December 2021. On the 12th of January 2022, 40 stakeholders met to discuss the outputs of the ASPIRE study. On the 30th November, we met with NHSE national maternity policy makers to share the main ASPIRE output, the ASPIRE Resource Hub. It was received with interest and several useful suggestions were made for further develpment. We are now in discussion with Lancashire and South Cumbria ICP about linking the Hub to their new maternity resource site * This study received extension (new end date 25th of February 2022). Therefore we are still producing outputs and potential impact. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Early insights from new research on maternity services to inform service COVID-19 recovery |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Translating COVID research insights into policy change through engagement with maternity and neonatal services policy makers and knowledge brokers |
| Amount | £17,263 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Central Lancashire |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | Using data to understand and respond to the impact of COVID-19 on the safety and personalisation of maternity care in the UK |
| Amount | £11,060 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2022 |
| End | 10/2022 |
| Title | ASPIRE COVID-19 Work Package 2: Babies Born Better Survey, United Kingdom and the Netherlands, 2020 |
| Description | This is a collection of data undertaken by the members of Work Package 2 (WP2), of the ASPIRE COVID-19 project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation's rapid response to COVID-19 [grant number ES/V004581/1]. The collection contains two datasets: 1) Anonymised Babies Born Better survey responses (quantitative only) recorded between 18th June 2020 and December 31st 2020 for women who gave birth to their most recent baby between 2017 and December 2020 in the UK and the Netherlands(available under standard Safeguarded access); 2) Anonymised Babies Born Better survey responses (qualitative only) recorded between 18th June 2020 and December 31st 2020 for women who gave birth to their most recent baby between 2017 and December 2020 in the UK and the Netherlands (available under Permission Only Safeguarded access). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | See pre-print: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.04.11.22273702v1 |
| URL | https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/855862/ |
| Title | ASPIRE COVID-19 Work Package 2: National Stakeholders Interviews, the Netherlands, 2020-2022 |
| Description | *The dataset is a collection of data undertaken by the members of Work Package 2 (WP2), of the ASPIRE COVID-19 project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation's rapid response to COVID-19 [grant number ES/V004581/1]. Full details of the main study are available via ResearchRegistry (researchregistry5911) and via UKRI Gateway (https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV004581%2F1). This dataset contains interviews (n=13) with leads (stakeholders in maternal and neonatal care) in relevant national governmental, professional, and service user organisations in the Netherlands (See section WP2 - point 3). *13 anonymised semi-structured interviews - transcribed (NL only). *The relevant UK dataset can be found here: https://doi.org/10.17030/uclan.data.00000319 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Please see studies based on this dataset: 1. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/1/e051965 2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871519222000488?via%3Dihub |
| URL | https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/855861/ |
| Title | ASPIRE_COVID-19_WP2_National_Stakeholders_Interviews_UK |
| Description | *The dataset is a collection of data undertaken by the members of Work Package 2 (WP2), of the ASPIRE COVID-19 project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation's rapid response to COVID-19 [grant number ES/V004581/1]. Full details of the main study are available via ResearchRegistry (researchregistry5911) and via UKRI Gateway (https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV004581%2F1). This dataset contains interviews (n=26) with leads (stakeholders in maternal and neonatal care) in relevant national governmental, professional, and service user organisations in the UK. *26 anonymised semi-structured interviews - transcribed (UK only). *Interview Schedule: A detailed interview schedule including an introduction and reiterate key information was used. Interviews were started with an opening question regarding participants views on the most important issues for maternity and neonatal care provision that have come out of COVID-19. Then participants were asked about changes/adaptations to service delivery, decision making processes, communication and implementation, impact, barriers and facilitators, and recommendations and sustainability. *Full data description, including methods, ethics etc in "Dataset_Description_National_Stakeholders_Interviews_ASPIRE_COVID-19_WP2_UK" file. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Please see relevant published paper http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/40062/ and pre-print https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.08.21254762v1 |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.17030/uclan.data.00000319 |
| Description | ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration (Research Midwives) - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Organisation | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As a university-based research team we had to find new ways of working to deliver the study design remotely. We knew the NHS was investing heavily in digital capabilities during the pandemic, including the use of MS Teams for its collaboration functionality and security features. For these reasons we chose MS Teams as the platform by which to run the study. MS Teams enabled us to devise systems that were both regulatory compliant and could be scaled up as new recruitment (Trust) sites came on board. Using MS Teams we created a digital space for each site where documents could be stored, stakeholder interviews could be scheduled, conducted, digitally recorded and logged simultaneously by university and Trust based research teams, and data could be uploaded securely. Localised information sheets, consent forms and interview schedules were saved in the TEAMS space. Consent and interview recordings appeared in the posts. In accordance with our ethics approval all participant data had to be stored within the secure MS Teams sites that sat within the university network. We also used digital enablers to enhance recruitment to stakeholder interviews via Twitter and Facebook Groups. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE is unusual in the NIHR Portfolio because it has a strong qualitative component and Research Midwives within Trusts undertake interviews. Qualitative interview training was provided alongside practice sessions for conducting the interviews remotely. These sessions helped to foster productive working relationships between the Trust and university teams. Initial challenges with the technology were shared and communication was regular. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration for Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust involved the following individuals (Research Midwives): James Harris (PI), Amaya Iriondo-Coysh, Miriam Bourke, Georgia Kontosorou |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ESRC grant included funding for a Research Midwife in each Trust to champion the project, recruit participants for interview, conduct interviews and save all data to the university network (via MS Teams). Typically, these funds have been spent on a shared post with a team of part-time research midwives recruiting and/or conducting interviews. A maximum of 55 interviews per site were specified in the study protocol with 20 interviews conducted by the university-based team and the remainder by the Research Midwives in Trusts. |
| Impact | No outcomes or outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration (Research Midwives) - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Organisation | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As a university-based research team we had to find new ways of working to deliver the study design remotely. We knew the NHS was investing heavily in digital capabilities during the pandemic, including the use of MS Teams for its collaboration functionality and security features. For these reasons we chose MS Teams as the platform by which to run the study. MS Teams enabled us to devise systems that were both regulatory compliant and could be scaled up as new recruitment (Trust) sites came on board. Using MS Teams we created a digital space for each site where documents could be stored, stakeholder interviews could be scheduled, conducted, digitally recorded and logged simultaneously by university and Trust based research teams, and data could be uploaded securely. Localised information sheets, consent forms and interview schedules were saved in the TEAMS space. Consent and interview recordings appeared in the posts. In accordance with our ethics approval all participant data had to be stored within the secure MS Teams sites that sat within the university network. We also used digital enablers to enhance recruitment to stakeholder interviews via Twitter and Facebook Groups. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE is unusual in the NIHR Portfolio because it has a strong qualitative component and Research Midwives within Trusts undertake interviews. Qualitative interview training was provided alongside practice sessions for conducting the interviews remotely. These sessions helped to foster productive working relationships between the Trust and university teams. Initial challenges with the technology were shared and communication was regular. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust involved the following individuals (Research Midwives): Katrina Rigby (PI), Cheryl Wyatt, Julie Earnshaw |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ESRC grant included funding for a Research Midwife in each Trust to champion the project, recruit participants for interview, conduct interviews and save all data to the university network (via MS Teams). Typically, these funds have been spent on a shared post with a team of part-time research midwives recruiting and/or conducting interviews. A maximum of 55 interviews per site were specified in the study protocol with 20 interviews conducted by the university-based team and the remainder by the Research Midwives in Trusts. |
| Impact | WP3 lead Dr Carol Kingdon and LTHT PI/Research Lead Katrina Rigby presented the ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE at the THRIVE Centre Postgraduate Seminar (output logged separately under Engagement activities) |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration (Research Midwives) - Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust |
| Organisation | Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | As a university-based research team we had to find new ways of working to deliver the study design remotely. We knew the NHS was investing heavily in digital capabilities during the pandemic, including the use of MS Teams for its collaboration functionality and security features. For these reasons we chose MS Teams as the platform by which to run the study. MS Teams enabled us to devise systems that were both regulatory compliant and could be scaled up as new recruitment (Trust) sites came on board. Using MS Teams we created a digital space for each site where documents could be stored, stakeholder interviews could be scheduled, conducted, digitally recorded and logged simultaneously by university and Trust based research teams, and data could be uploaded securely. Localised information sheets, consent forms and interview schedules were saved in the TEAMS space. Consent and interview recordings appeared in the posts. In accordance with our ethics approval all participant data had to be stored within the secure MS Teams sites that sat within the university network. We also used digital enablers to enhance recruitment to stakeholder interviews via Twitter and Facebook Groups. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE is unusual in the NIHR Portfolio because it has a strong qualitative component and Research Midwives within Trusts undertake interviews. Qualitative interview training was provided alongside practice sessions for conducting the interviews remotely. These sessions helped to foster productive working relationships between the Trust and university teams. Initial challenges with the technology were shared and communication was regular. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration for Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust involved the following individuals (Research Midwives): Gillian Houghton (PI), Amy Mahdi, Caroline Cunningham, Michelle Dower, Siobhan Holt, Sian Rodgers |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ESRC grant included funding for a Research Midwife in each Trust to champion the project, recruit participants for interview, conduct interviews and save all data to the university network (via MS Teams). Typically, these funds have been spent on a shared post with a team of part-time research midwives recruiting and/or conducting interviews. A maximum of 55 interviews per site were specified in the study protocol with 20 interviews conducted by the university-based team and the remainder by the Research Midwives in Trusts. |
| Impact | No outcomes or outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration (Research Midwives) - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust |
| Organisation | Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As a university-based research team we had to find new ways of working to deliver the study design remotely. We knew the NHS was investing heavily in digital capabilities during the pandemic, including the use of MS Teams for its collaboration functionality and security features. For these reasons we chose MS Teams as the platform by which to run the study. MS Teams enabled us to devise systems that were both regulatory compliant and could be scaled up as new recruitment (Trust) sites came on board. Using MS Teams we created a digital space for each site where documents could be stored, stakeholder interviews could be scheduled, conducted, digitally recorded and logged simultaneously by university and Trust based research teams, and data could be uploaded securely. Localised information sheets, consent forms and interview schedules were saved in the TEAMS space. Consent and interview recordings appeared in the posts. In accordance with our ethics approval all participant data had to be stored within the secure MS Teams sites that sat within the university network. We also used digital enablers to enhance recruitment to stakeholder interviews via Twitter and Facebook Groups. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE is unusual in the NIHR Portfolio because it has a strong qualitative component and Research Midwives within Trusts undertake interviews. Qualitative interview training was provided alongside practice sessions for conducting the interviews remotely. These sessions helped to foster productive working relationships between the Trust and university teams. Initial challenges with the technology were shared and communication was regular. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration for Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust involved the following individuals (Research Midwives): Claire Worthington (PI), Caroline Eynon, Michelle Mauder, Paula Lavandeira-Fernadez |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ESRC grant included funding for a Research Midwife in each Trust to champion the project, recruit participants for interview, conduct interviews and save all data to the university network (via MS Teams). Typically, these funds have been spent on a shared post with a team of part-time research midwives recruiting and/or conducting interviews. A maximum of 55 interviews per site were specified in the study protocol with 20 interviews conducted by the university-based team and the remainder by the Research Midwives in Trusts. |
| Impact | No outcomes or outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration (Research Midwives) - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust |
| Organisation | South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As a university-based research team we had to find new ways of working to deliver the study design remotely. We knew the NHS was investing heavily in digital capabilities during the pandemic, including the use of MS Teams for its collaboration functionality and security features. For these reasons we chose MS Teams as the platform by which to run the study. MS Teams enabled us to devise systems that were both regulatory compliant and could be scaled up as new recruitment (Trust) sites came on board. Using MS Teams we created a digital space for each site where documents could be stored, stakeholder interviews could be scheduled, conducted, digitally recorded and logged simultaneously by university and Trust based research teams, and data could be uploaded securely. Localised information sheets, consent forms and interview schedules were saved in the TEAMS space. Consent and interview recordings appeared in the posts. In accordance with our ethics approval all participant data had to be stored within the secure MS Teams sites that sat within the university network. We also used digital enablers to enhance recruitment to stakeholder interviews via Twitter and Facebook Groups. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE is unusual in the NIHR Portfolio because it has a strong qualitative component and Research Midwives within Trusts undertake interviews. Qualitative interview training was provided alongside practice sessions for conducting the interviews remotely. These sessions helped to foster productive working relationships between the Trust and university teams. Initial challenges with the technology were shared and communication was regular. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration for Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust involved the following individuals (Research Midwives): Clare O'Brien (PI), Sandra Murphy, Kelly Jukes |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ESRC grant included funding for a Research Midwife in each Trust to champion the project, recruit participants for interview, conduct interviews and save all data to the university network (via MS Teams). Typically, these funds have been spent on a shared post with a team of part-time research midwives recruiting and/or conducting interviews. A maximum of 55 interviews per site were specified in the study protocol with 20 interviews conducted by the university-based team and the remainder by the Research Midwives in Trusts. |
| Impact | No outcomes or outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration (Research Midwives) North Cumbria Integrated Foundation Trust |
| Organisation | North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | As a university-based research team we had to find new ways of working to deliver the study design remotely. We knew the NHS was investing heavily in digital capabilities during the pandemic, including the use of MS Teams for its collaboration functionality and security features. For these reasons we chose MS Teams as the platform by which to run the study. MS Teams enabled us to devise systems that were both regulatory compliant and could be scaled up as new recruitment (Trust) sites came on board. Using MS Teams we created a digital space for each site where documents could be stored, stakeholder interviews could be scheduled, conducted, digitally recorded and logged simultaneously by university and Trust based research teams, and data could be uploaded securely. Localised information sheets, consent forms and interview schedules were saved in the TEAMS space. Consent and interview recordings appeared in the posts. In accordance with our ethics approval all participant data had to be stored within the secure MS Teams sites that sat within the university network. We also used digital enablers to enhance recruitment to stakeholder interviews via Twitter and Facebook Groups. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE is unusual in the NIHR Portfolio because it has a strong qualitative component and Research Midwives within Trusts undertake interviews. Qualitative interview training was provided alongside practice sessions for conducting the interviews remotely. These sessions helped to foster productive working relationships between the Trust and university teams. Initial challenges with the technology were shared and communication was regular. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers for University Hospitals Plymouth involved the following individuals: Ajith Wijesiriwardana (PI) and Research Midwives Rachel Christie (nee Hardy), Theresa Cooper, and Anna McSkeane. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ESRC grant included funding for a Research Midwife in each Trust to champion the project, recruit participants for interview, conduct interviews and save all data to the university network (via MS Teams). Typically, these funds have been spent on a shared post with a team of part-time research midwives recruiting and/or conducting interviews. A maximum of 45 interviews per site were specified in the study protocol with 20 interviews conducted by the university-based team and the remainder by the Research Midwives in Trusts. |
| Impact | WP3 lead Prof. Soo Downe, research associates Sarah Cordey and Gill Moncrieff, and research midwives Theresa Cooper, Rachel Christie, and Anna McSkeane collaborated on a reflective paper for The Practising Midwife. Data collected from the Trust interviews were used in a commentary paper about the NHS staffing crisis submitted to BJOG. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers collaboration (Research Midwives) University Hospitals Plymouth |
| Organisation | Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As a university-based research team we had to find new ways of working to deliver the study design remotely. We knew the NHS was investing heavily in digital capabilities during the pandemic, including the use of MS Teams for its collaboration functionality and security features. For these reasons we chose MS Teams as the platform by which to run the study. MS Teams enabled us to devise systems that were both regulatory compliant and could be scaled up as new recruitment (Trust) sites came on board. Using MS Teams we created a digital space for each site where documents could be stored, stakeholder interviews could be scheduled, conducted, digitally recorded and logged simultaneously by university and Trust based research teams, and data could be uploaded securely. Localised information sheets, consent forms and interview schedules were saved in the TEAMS space. Consent and interview recordings appeared in the posts. In accordance with our ethics approval all participant data had to be stored within the secure MS Teams sites that sat within the university network. We also used digital enablers to enhance recruitment to stakeholder interviews via Twitter and Facebook Groups. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE is unusual in the NIHR Portfolio because it has a strong qualitative component and Research Midwives within Trusts undertake interviews. Qualitative interview training was provided alongside practice sessions for conducting the interviews remotely. These sessions helped to foster productive working relationships between the Trust and university teams. Initial challenges with the technology were shared and communication was regular. ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE Researchers for University Hospitals Plymouth involved the following individuals (Research Midwives): Heidi Hollands (PI), and Donna Underwood. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ESRC grant included funding for a Research Midwife in each Trust to champion the project, recruit participants for interview, conduct interviews and save all data to the university network (via MS Teams). Typically, these funds have been spent on a shared post with a team of part-time research midwives recruiting and/or conducting interviews. A maximum of 45 interviews per site were specified in the study protocol with 20 interviews conducted by the university-based team and the remainder by the Research Midwives in Trusts. |
| Impact | WP3 lead Prof. Soo Downe, UPH Site Lead Sarah Cordey and Heidi Hollands collaborated on a reflective paper for The Practising Midwife. Data collected from the Trust interviews were used in a commentary paper about the NHS staffing crisis submitted to BJOG. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | City, University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Department | Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | Swansea University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Institute for Women's Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Institute of Education (IOE) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Department | Institute of Applied Health Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | THIS Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | THIS Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University of Huddersfield |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Soo Downe (PI of the ASPIRE study) set up the National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network on January 2021. She now coordinates the activities of the group, in partnership with the other members. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. Members meets every 6 weeks, and is hosted by UCLan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. |
| Impact | The National COVID-19 Collaborative Research Network is an on-going network that meets every 6 weeks. The aim is to establish and sustain a network of researchers to add value to the insights arising across our projects for policy, practice, and future research. We are planning a face to face cross project learning symposium in November 2021, and to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Continuing work on projects linked to ASPIRE COVID-19 |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The team are active partners in the Atlas of Birth project that is funded by this grant. The project directly builds on the outcomes of the ASPIRE COVID-19 study. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners in Southampton have designed the study, and are undertaking data collection and analysis |
| Impact | Project has just started |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | PIVOTAL network (previously COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Please see the entry for COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network for partnerships. The ASPIRE team continue to facilitate the network and to lead key activities |
| Collaborator Contribution | Various of the partners have generated income to support the network, organised and hosted local meetings, and contributed to mapping studies and data collection related to operationalising the network |
| Impact | Papers, bids, and policy briefs are currently in preparation. Public dissemination events are reported in the parallel record on Research Fish (COVID Maternity: Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network for partnerships) |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | ASPIRE COVID-19 study appeared in the New Statesman |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | ASPIRE has been mentioned in the New Statesman article, 'Labouring alone: How some maternity services failed pregnant women in the Covid-19 age' on Monday, 14th September 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.newstatesman.com/international/coronavirus/2020/09/labouring-alone-how-some-maternity-ser... |
| Description | Development of project's website and social media channels |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | - Development and dissemination of the project's website: www.aspire-covid19.com . The website was created to promote and disseminate ASPIRE, increase project's visibility, attract attention, and promote collaboration and engagement. The website is updated on a regular basis and it was developed in collaboration with the Advisory Group of the project, implementing their positive and constructive feedback. A day after the website was officially launched, we received an email communication from a healthcare professional who described and shared his/her experiences, expressing his/her interest into the study. The ASPIRE team has been contacted by health professionals, journalists, students etc. - To further facilitate project's engagement with the wider public, support recruitment procedures and disseminate daily activities/news, we have created a Facebook (ASPIRE COVID-19 UK https://www.facebook.com/ASPIRECOVID19 ) and a Twitter account (@aspirecovid19 https://twitter.com/aspirecovid19 ) with more than 450 followers. Collaborators and NHS Trusts interacted directly with our social media means, which supported engagement and recruitment procedures |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.aspire-covid19.com |
| Description | Pre-Policy Seminar Workshop - COVID Maternity, Neonatal and Parenting Organisation of Care Collaborative Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | There are currently 34 members of the collaborative, representing a range of COVID-19 research projects from around the country in the area of organisation of health and social care/ social and psychological impacts/views and experiences relating to the pandemic for pregnant women/birthing people, families, parents and children (first 1000 days). Members actively participate in updating each other on their projects, sharing insights, and providing information about stored data sets and opportunities for further research. On November 9th 2021 we held an all-day hybrid forward planning meeting in London. The meeting was hosted by UCL, and members of the network contributed to different sections of the programme, and to the post-event write up. We are planning to produce a journal series linking up the learning from across our projects. In addition, a policy-making event has been scheduled for the 6th of December. The network is highly multi-disciplinary researchers from several disciplines (midwifery, obstetrics, biomedical engineering, physiology, sociology, psychology, biochemistry, statistics, health informatics etc), as well as clinical staff and policymakers. We are in the process of producing a report from our meeting on November 9th 2021. We have also been invited to share early insights on the findings across all of our projects to policy makers on December 6th 2021. We have a very active Teams site, and documents and project outputs are shared in that space. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation to Network Geboortezorg (Network of maternity care professionals North West of the Netherlands) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Conference Presentation to Network Geboortezorg (10th Sept 2020). The Network is a partnership of hospitals, obstetric practices, maternity care organisations etc and covers a large area with a total of 14 Midwifery Partnerships. Main audience (approx. 200 attendees) included professional practitioners, policymakers, patients' representatives and lecturers/researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation to Symposium Geboortezorg - The Netherlands |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Conference Presentation during the Symposium Geboortezorg (27th Nov 2020). Geboortezorg Network is a network for maternity care professionals from the North of the Netherlands. Main audience (approx. 200 attendees) included professional practitioners, policymakers, patients' representatives, and lecturers/researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presenting ASPIRE COVID-19 at UCLan THRIVE Research Centre Postgraduate Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The lead of WP3 Dr Carol Kingdom, together with Ms Katrina Rigby (Senior Research Midwife at LTHTR / Reproductive Health, Childbirth & Children's Research Team Leader), presented the "ASPIRE COVID-19-CENTRE" at the THRIVE Research Centre Postgraduate Seminar (25th of May 2021). The presentation was entitled "ASPIRE-COVID-19-CENTRE: Being part of the midwifery-led research teams researching safe and personalised in NHS Trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic". The seminar took place online via MS Teams. Main audience (approx. 50-60 attendees) included post-graduate students, health care professionals, researchers from several fields, as well as members of the ASPIRE study. Following the presentation the Editor of The Practising Midwife Journal, approached Dr Carol Kingdom and Ms Katrina Rigby, offering to organise a series. The series will facilitate midwives confidence and profile in research. The series will include 6 papers (1 introduction about the study and 5 from participating NHS Trusts). The first article from the series will be published in October Issue and following one article will be published each month until March (one issue is published per month). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presenting ASPIRE COVID-19 at University of Nottingham COG Seminar Programme 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Soo Downe PI of ASPIRE COVID-19 study was invited to talk about the ASPIRE study at the University of Nottingham Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Divisional lunchtime seminar programme for 2021. The audience consisted of approximately 15 individuals mainly obstetricians. The event took place online via MS Teams. Qualitative data, variations in national guidelines and local public facing Trust information were presented. Participants were really interested in the project and provided a really positive feedback, describing the project as "brilliant" and "fantastic". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presenting ASPIRE to the Midwifery Units Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The lead of the Working Group 3 Dr Carol Kingdon presented on "The Covid-19 pandemic and the benefits of midwifery units: Strategic responses, frontline care and service users' experiences" and ASPIRE COVID-19 study. The audience were members of the Midwifery Units Network. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presenting ASPIRE to the WHO Maternity Collaborating Centres Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | On the 23rd of September 2020, the Principal Investigator of the ASPIRE COVID-19 study Prof. Soo Downe presented on ASPIRE to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Maternity Collaborating Centres network. About 162 attendees globally participated in the online event, including the Chief Nursing Officer at WHO Elizabeth Iro, and the WHO Midwifery lead Fran McConville. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Press release about ASPIRE COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release to disseminate the beginning of the new project to University's database of journalists, peers, partners, professional networks and wider audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/uclan-secures-12m-funding-from-ukri-esrc-to-research-impact-of-covid-19-... |
| Description | Work Package 3 update newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Research midwives were able to view and acknowledge the work that they had contributed to the project, as the WP3 newsletter was created in a printable format to display in offices, where applicable. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |