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John Wiggers
Journal article
Measurement of the translation and impact from a childhood obesity trial programme: rationale and protocol for a research impact assessment
Background: There is growing recognition amongst health and medical research funders and researchers that translation of research into policy and practice needs to increase and that more transparency is needed on how impacts are realised. Several approaches are advocated for achieving this, including co-production of...
Literature review
Evidence Check: Smoking cessation care in hospitals
This Sax Institute Evidence Check review examines models of managing nicotine dependence in health facilities under a smoke-free healthcare policy directive. The research evidence suggests that smoking cessation can be increased via a number of interventions including: smoking status assessment; provision of advice/counselling; nicotine replacement...