Author: Stephen Morris

We are very pleased to share the news that our systematic review protocol has been published. Find it here (<–click me). Think of a protocol a bit like a recipe. It contains a list of instructions that shows how we are going to do the review. The idea being that if somebody else wanted to…

Last Monday, we had the pleasure of going to an event run by a project called DEEP END Leeds. DEEP END Leeds is an initiative run by the university and local GP practices in underserved communities around Leeds. MINIMEDs was invited to the meeting along with other junior researchers. At the meeting there were many…

As is tradition at this time of year, we would like to say thanks for everyone who has helped us this year and to share with everyone a summary of what we have been up to in 2024. The website has continued to grow steadily and has become the central space for our project. We’ve…

Hi everyone, Hibbah here! On World Prematurity Day I had the privilege of assisting at a vibrant stall with Stephen Morris, dedicated to supporting research on delivering medications at home i.e. the MiniMeds study. As someone who was born prematurely (I was 24-weeks old!), this experience was especially meaningful – it truly felt like a…

The second part (and slightly delayed) blog about networking I have been doing is about a group based at the university called ‘CHORAL’. This stands for Child Health Outcomes Research At Leeds. CHORAL is also a new group of people, who share the aim to improve the lives of families living with health needs around…

MINIMEDs is a young and small project, a bit like an infant! If we are going to be successful we need to find people who can show us where to go and how to get there. We need to walk before we can run! I will do two blog posts to talk about the two…

On the 29th of June we held our second parent advisory group (PAG) meeting. It was nice to see everyone again, and we had 6 parents come along this time, a playworker called Eleanor and quite a few children too! The meeting was split into 3 parts. 1st part – Update on project progress Me…

One way of sharing our ideas and opinions about how medicines should be used is by getting stuff published. Sometimes people say ‘publications’, or ‘get published’. They mean the same thing. The good thing about publications is that this is the language of professionals, academics and policy makers (e.g politicians, hospital bosses, etc.). It is…

Time is ticking along, and I am making good progress behind the scenes. But there isn’t exactly anything from my research that is photo worthy at the moment! To get into a hospital and talk to families (and later visit them at their homes) you need permission from some people called the NHS Health Research…