Gain experience in the mechanics and logistics of research delivery

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Main Messages 

When I was granted the research time award, I was in the writing up stages of my PhD, the topic of which was Paramedic Supplied ‘Take Home’ Naloxone. The Research for Patient and Public Benefit (RfPPB) Wales (RfPPB) funded study Prehospital Recognition and Antibiotics for Sepsis (PhRASe), for which I was Chief Investigator had also just completed data collection.  

Prior to securing the award, my intention had been to take advantage of the dedicated time, to build on my existing research knowledge and experience, rather than focus on a specific topic. From a personal perspective, the value of having dedicated research time, as opposed to opportunistic periods vulnerable to distractions, cannot be underestimated. 

Main Outputs 

• April-December 2019 - Completed PhD and successfully defended thesis 
• Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, Swansea University  
• EMS 999 Research Forum 2019, Birmingham – PhRASe poster presentation 
• Health and Care Research Wales conference 2019, Cardiff – PhRASe poster presentation 
• PRIME Centre Wales annual meeting 2019 – Presentation ‘Dangerous Idea’ 
• EMS 999 Research Forum 2020, Brighton – conference attendance 
• EMS 999 Research Forum organising sub-group member, 2021 and 2022 conferences 
• Co-supervisor of overseas paramedic PhD student 03/21-08/22 
• HSRUK conference attendance, July 2021 
• Health and Care Research Wales Conference attendance, October 2021 
• ‘TIME’ (Take home naloxone Intervention Multicentre Emergency setting feasibility trial), data collection/cleansing and ‘split file’ submission to NWIS/SAIL. 
• Jones, J., Allen, S., Davies, J. et al. Randomised feasibility study of prehospital recognition and antibiotics for emergency patients with sepsis (PhRASe). Sci Rep 11, 18586 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97979-w 
• Stages I&II submissions for 2021/22 RfPPB call – ‘RELIEF’ study 
• Stage I&II submissions for 2022/23 RfPPB call – ‘RELIEF’ study 
• All Wales Prioritisation Panel, November 2022  
• Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Inaugural Conference, December 2022