Responsive facility

Providing timely and relevant research in rapid response to evidence needs

The responsive facility supports policy makers to identify policy research needs, including using horizon scanning. The facility will develop researchable questions, conduct rapid scoping or systematic reviews or data analyses, and develop and commission projects.

Current Projects

Navigate to Updating the Best start in speech, language and communication (SLC) gov.uk guidance

Updating the Best start in speech, language and communication (SLC) gov.uk guidance

Navigate to Patterns of health visiting contacts and child development in England 2020-2024

Patterns of health visiting contacts and child development in England 2020-2024

Completed projects

Navigate to Parents' experiences of shared decision-making in the care of critically ill children

Parents' experiences of shared decision-making in the care of critically ill children

This project will summarise existing evidence about parent and child experiences of shared decision-making in the care of critically ill children.

Navigate to Start for Life Outcomes Framework: identifying candidate indicators

Start for Life Outcomes Framework: identifying candidate indicators

Navigate to Measuring child development at the 2-2½ year health and development review in England

Measuring child development at the 2-2½ year health and development review in England

Responsive Facility: Measuring child development at the 2-2½ year health and development review in England: available tools, stakeholder priorities and feasibility of implementation

Navigate to Promoting safer sleeping for babies in high risk groups in England

Promoting safer sleeping for babies in high risk groups in England

Responsive Facility: Promoting safer sleeping for babies in high risk groups in England (January - December 2022)

Navigate to Community-based and out of education interventions in promoting the mental health wellbeing

Community-based and out of education interventions in promoting the mental health wellbeing

Responsive Facility: A review of the effectiveness of community-based and out of education interventions in promoting the mental health and wellbeing of 11–25 year-olds (June - November 2022)

Navigate to Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable children

Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable children

Responsive Facility: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable children (July 2020 - September 2021). Contributing to a broader ESRC-funded project: (ECHILD)

Navigate to The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services from pregnancy through age 5 years

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services from pregnancy through age 5 years

Responsive Facility: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services from pregnancy through age 5 years for families who are high risk or have complex social needs (April - July 2020)

Navigate to How can we use the community services dataset (CSDS) for research into health visiting?

How can we use the community services dataset (CSDS) for research into health visiting?

Responsive Facility: How can we use the community services dataset (CSDS) for research into health visiting? (March 2020 - August 2020)

Navigate to Dyslexia and allied reading difficulties and their relationship with mental health problems

Dyslexia and allied reading difficulties and their relationship with mental health problems

Responsive Facility: Dyslexia and allied reading difficulties and their relationship with mental health problems: A rapid review of evidence (February 2020 - April 2020)

Navigate to Views of young people with multiple long-term conditions

Views of young people with multiple long-term conditions

Responsive Facility: What do young people with multiple long-term conditions and carers of children with complex care needs regard as important areas of research? (May 2019 – December 2019)