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Repository of resources for Research for the Future including downloadable newsletters, leaflets, and posters.
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- Research for the Future
- Help BEAT Coronavirus
- Help BEAT Diabetes
- Help BEAT Heart Disease
- Help BEAT Kidney Disease
- Help BEAT Respiratory Disease
- Newsletters
- Awards and commendations
- Bibliography
Information for research, health and other staff
- Communications Toolkit [v2, Aug 25]
- Online Training Package for health and care staff [v3 Jan 25]
Promotional materials (including leaflets and posters)
To download copies of our materials, choose from the options below. If you want hard copies for distribution in your clinics, please contact us. Please note that these documents are provided in PDF format for the purposes of promotional activity and all information contained in the documents is available elsewhere on this website.
Research for the Future
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- Take part in research (leaflet_microscope) [v4, Sept 24]
- Take part in research (leaflet_volunteers) [v4, Sept 24]
- Take part in research (leaflet_AsianFamily) [v4, Sept 24]
- Take part in research (leaflet_Black family) [v4, Sept 24]
- Take part in research (leaflet_Hands) [v3, Oct 22]
- Take part in research (leaflet_Festival) [v4, Sept 24]
- Take part in research (poster_microscope) [Sept 24]
- Take part in research (poster_QR code) [Apr 22]
- Registration card [v4, Apr 22]
- Promotional video
Help BEAT Coronavirus
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- Leaflet for Help BEAT Coronavirus [v2, Sept 24]
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Help BEAT Diabetes
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- Leaflet for Help BEAT Diabetes [v5, Sept 24]
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Help BEAT Heart Disease
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- Leaflet for Help BEAT Heart Disease [v5, Sept 24]
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Help BEAT Kidney Disease
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- Leaflet for Help BEAT Kidney Disease [v5, Sept 24]
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Help BEAT Respiratory Disease
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- Leaflet for Help BEAT Respiratory Disease [v5, Sept 24]
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Newsletters
Our newsletter is published at least twice a year – please click on the issue number to download. Please note that older issues of our newsletter were originally provided in a printed format rather than digital, and are provided in PDF format for archive purposes only.
Current issue
Previous issues
- Issue #17, February 2024
- Issue #16, Autumn 2023
- Issue #15, Summer 2023
- Issue #14, February 2023
- Issue #13, Summer 2022
- Issue #12, Summer 2021
- Issue #11, May 2020
- Issue #10, Autumn 2019
- Issue #9, Spring 2019
- Issue #1 to #8, November 2012-Spring 2018 [archive]
Awards and commendations
- NIHR CRN Greater Manchester Awards (2019) Best Public Engagement Contribution, Winner
- Quality in Care Diabetes Award (2019) Diabetes Collaboration Initiative of the Year (Adults), Highly Commended
- NIHR Digital Festival Awards (2019) Social Engagement Pioneer, Highly Commended
- NCA NHS Group Equality (2018) Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award, Runner-up
- NIHR CRN Greater Manchester Awards (2108) Public Engagement 2018, Runner-up
- NIHR CRN Greater Manchester Awards (2017) Public Engagement 2017, Runner-up
- NIHR Let’s Get Digital Awards (2017) Best Website, Winner
- Quality in Care Diabetes Awards (2016) Diabetes Collaboration Initiative of the Year, Highly Commended
- NIHR CRN Greater Manchester Awards (2016) Outstanding Contribution: Going the Extra Mile, Winner
- NIHR CRN Greater Manchester Awards (2016) Public Engagement, Winner
- NIHR CRN Greater Manchester Awards (2015) Research Impact, Runner-up
Bibliography
The following publications recognise the contribution Research for the Future and their volunteers have made to the study. Where possible, we link to open-access journals that can be freely accessed online. Links will open in a new window. Research for the Future is not responsible for the content of external sites.
2025
- Bate, S., Fortescue, R., Fullwood, C., Sperrin, M., Simmonds, M., Fally, M., Hansel, J., Miligkos, M., Manohar, S., Howlett, E., Linnell, J., Preston, A., Woodcock, A.A., Singh, D., Stewart, L., Joergen Vestbo and Mathioudakis, A.G. (2025). Predictors of treatment REsponse to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease: randomised controlled trials individual participant Data re-Evaluation–protocol of the ICS-RECODE individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open, [online] 15(3), pp.e095541–e095541.
- Carey, A., Povey, R., Higgins, S., Cooke, R., Clark‐Carter, D., Issa, B. and Harvie, M. (2025). Understanding Preferences for Weight Loss Diets Amongst Patients With a Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 38(6).
- Corser, J., Yoldi, I., Reeves, N.D., Culmer, P., Venkatraman, P.D., Orlando, G., Turnbull, R.P., Boakes, P., Woodin, E., Lightup, R., Ponton, G. and Bradbury, K. (2025). Developing a Smart Sensing Sock to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Qualitative Focus Group and Interview Study. Journal of Participatory Medicine, [online] 17, p.e59608. doi:https://doi.org/10.2196/59608.
- Thomas, S., Griffiths, J., Saunders, G., Phipps, D., Todd, C. and Lewis, P. (2025). Exploring the barriers and facilitators to effective communication with people with age-related hearing loss in community pharmacy settings. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, [online] 19, p.100573. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2025.100573.
- Vanova, M., Patel, A.M.R., Scott, I., Gilpin, G., Manning, E.N., Ash, C., Wittenberg, P., Lim, J., Hoare, Z., Evans, R., Bray, N., Kipps, C., Devine, C., Ahmed, S., Dunne, R., Koniotes, A.,Warren, C., Chan, D. and Suarez-Gonzalez, A. (2025). Effectiveness of Telehealth-Delivered Cognitive Rehabilitation for People with Cognitive Impairment as Part of Long COVID: Results from the CICERO (Cognitive Impairment in Long COVID: Phenotyping and Rehabilitation) Randomised, Controlled, Two-Arm, Parallel-Group, Clinical Trial. [online] doi:https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5527836.
- Wareing, L., Hirst, Y., Shelton, C., Gaffney, C., Partridge, A., Smith, A., J. Rycroft-Malone and Ashmore, L. (2025). Defining Criteria for Quality and Equity in Prehabilitation Services Before Cancer Surgery: A Delphi Study Informed by Lived and Professional Experience. European Journal of Cancer Care, 2025(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/ecc/9308284.
2024
- Allen, T., Ashcroft, D., Ferguson, J., Grigoroglou, C., Kontopantelis, E., Stringer, G. and Walshe, K. (2024). The use of locum doctors in the NHS: understanding and improving the quality and safety of care. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, [online] 12(37), pp.1–266. doi:https://doi.org/10.3310/cxmk4017.
- Ashby, B.S. and Jones, M. (2024). Patient preferences for the provision of NHS medicines helpline services: a discrete choice experiment. [online] Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice. [Accessed 02 Oct. 2024].
- Ayre, M.J., Lewis, P.J., Phipps, D.L., Morgan, K.M. and Keers, R.N. (2024). Towards understanding and improving medication safety for patients with mental illness in primary care: A multimethod study. Health Expectations: An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy, [online] 27(3), p.e14095. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14095.
- Faherty, T., Badri, H., Hu, D., Aristeidis Voliotis, Pope, F.D., Mudway, I., Smith, J. and McFiggans, G. (2024). HIPTox—Hazard Identification Platform to Assess the Health Impacts from Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollutant Exposures, through Mechanistic Toxicology: A Single-Centre Double-Blind Human Exposure Trial Protocol. International journal of environmental research and public health/International journal of environmental research and public health, 21(3), pp.284–284. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030284.
- Ferguson, J., Stringer, G., Walshe, K., Donnelly, A., Christos Grigoroglou, Allen, T., Evangelos Kontopantelis and Ashcroft, D.M. (2024). ‘None of Them Know Me’: A Qualitative Study of the Implications of Locum Doctor Working for Patient Experience. Health Expectations, 27(4).https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14156
- Gillibrand, S., Kapadia, D., Watkinson, R. et al. (20024) Marginalisation and distrust in the context of the COVID-19 vaccination programme: experiences of communities in a northern UK city region. BMC Public Health 24, 853. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18308-0
- Goff, M., Jacobs, S., Hammond, J., Hindi, A. and Kath Checkland (2024). Investigating the impact of primary care networks on continuity of care in English general practice: Analysis of interviews with patients and clinicians from a mixed methods study. Health expectations, 27(2). doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14032.
- Small, N., Planner, C., Gillies, K., Sanders, C., Turner, K., Young, B., Donnelly, A., Brown, L., Holt, A., Hogg, J., Bagley, H. and Bower, P. (2024). Developing a measure of participant experience of trials: qualitative study and cognitive testing. [online] f1000research.com. [Accessed 23 Jan. 2024].
- Stewart, S., Heald, A., Pyne, Y. and Bakerly, N.D. (2024). Menopause symptom prevalence in three post-COVID-19 syndrome clinics in England: A cross-sectional analysis. IJID regions, [online] 12, p.100405. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100405.
- Wareing, L., Hirst, Y., Shelton, C., Gaffney, C., Partridge, A., Rycroft-Malone, J., Smith, A. and Ashmore, L. (2024). Identifying quality and inequality in prehabilitation services before cancer surgery: a Delphi study informed by lived and professional experience. [online] www.researchsquare.com. [Accessed 20 Feb. 2024].
2023
- Croke, S., Volkmann, A.-M., Perry, C., Atkinson, R.A., Pruneddu, A., Morris, L. and Bower, P. (2023). What are the perspectives of adults aged 18–40 living with type 2 diabetes in urban settings towards barriers and opportunities for better health and well-being: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, [online] 13(9), p.e068765. doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068765.
- Kirwan, R., Newson, L., McCullough, D., Butler, T., Davies, I.G. and Perez, F. (2023). Acceptability of a high-protein Mediterranean-style diet and resistance exercise protocol for cardiac rehabilitation patients: Involving service users in intervention design using a mixed-methods participatory approach. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10.
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (2023). Spotlight On: Dr Fozia Ahmed, Consultant Cardiologist. [online] Research & Innovation. Available at: https://research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-events/spotlight-on-dr-fozia-ahmed-consultant-cardiologist [Accessed 22 Dec. 2023].
- Mikhail Kosiborod, Steen Zabell Abildstrøm, Borlaug, B.A., Butler, J., Rasmussen, S., Davies, M.J., G. Kees Hovingh, Kitzman, D.W., Marie L.S. Lindegaard, Daniel Vega Møller, Shah, S.J., Marianne Bach Treppendahl, Verma, S., Abhayaratna, W.P., Ahmed, F., Chopra, V., Ezekowitz, J.A., Fu, M., Ito, H. and Lelonek, M. (2023). Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity. The New England Journal of Medicine, 389(12). doi:https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2306963
- Rathod, S (2023). Happiness and Resilience: Through a Global lens. [YouTube] Available at: https://youtu.be/HEPsko-B6Lw [Accessed 27 Jun. 2023].
2022
- Abbott, C.A., Chatwin, K.E., Rajbhandari, S.M., John, K.M., Pabbineedi, S., Bowling, F.L., Boulton, A.J.M. and Reeves, N.D. (2022). Site-Specific, Critical Threshold Barefoot Peak Plantar Pressure Associated with Diabetic Foot Ulcer History: A Novel Approach to Determine DFU Risk in the Clinical Setting. Medicina, [online] 58(2), p.166.
- Ashby, B.S. and Jones, M.D. (2022). A discrete choice experiment to identify patient preferences for the provision of NHS medicines helpline services. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 30(Supplement_1), pp.i26–i27.
- Farhat, G., Majeed, S., Rutter, M.K., Issa, B. and Harvie, M. (2022). Comparing the acceptability of total diet replacement and food-based low energy diets for type 2 diabetes remission amongst South Asians: a public and patient involvement activity. NIHR Open Research, 1, p.24. doi:https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13233.4.
- Gc, V.S., Iglesias, C.P., Erdem, S., Hassan, L., Peek, N. and Manca, A. (2022). Using discrete-choice experiments to elicit preferences for digital wearable health technology for self-management of chronic kidney disease. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, [online] 38(1), p.e77. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462322003233.
- Newington, L., Alexander, C.M., Kirby, P., Saggu, R.K. and Wells, M. (2022). Reflections on contributing to health research: A qualitative interview study with research participants and patient advisors. PLOS ONE, 17(12), p.e0279354. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0279354.
- Stedman, M., Eltom, S., Solomon, E., Rea, R., Grady, K., Chaudhury, N., Brown, S., Paisley, A., Gadsby, R. and Heald, A.H. (2022). Living with diabetes and its impact on mental health: results of an online survey. Cardiovascular Endocrinology & Metabolism, [online] 11(2), p.e0262
- Stewart, C., Piernas, C., Frie, K., Cook, B. and Jebb, S.A. (2022). Evaluation of OPTIMISE (Online Programme to Tackle Individual’s Meat Intake Through Self-regulation): Cohort Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, [online] 24(12), p.e37389. doi:10.2196/37389.
- Waheed, U., Heald, A.H., Stedman, M., Solomon, E., Rea, R., Eltom, S., Gibson, J.M., Grady, K., Nouwen, A., Rayman, G. and Paisley, A. (2022). Distress and Living with Diabetes: Defining Characteristics Through an Online Survey. Diabetes Therapy. doi:10.1007/s13300-022-01291-3.
2021
- Adeyemi, I. (2021). Designing an intervention to reduce sedentary time in adults with physical-mental multimorbidity. [online] The University of Manchester. Manchester.
- Bartlett, Y.K., Kenning, C., Crosland, J., Newhouse, N., Miles, L.M., Williams, V., McSharry, J., Locock, L., Farmer, A.J. and French, D.P. (2021). Understanding acceptability in the context of text messages to encourage medication adherence in people with type 2 diabetes. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06663-2.
- Chatwin, K.E., Abbott, C.A., Rajbhandari, S.M., Reddy, P.N., Bowling, F.L., Boulton, A.J. and Reeves, N.D. (2021). An intelligent insole system with personalised digital feedback reduces foot pressures during daily life: an 18-month randomised controlled trial. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, [online]
- Kosmidis, C., Hashad, R., Mathioudakis, A.G., McCahery, T., Richardson, M.D. and Vestbo, J. (2021). Impact of self-reported environmental mould exposure on COPD outcomes. Pulmonology, 29(5). doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pulmoe.2021.05.003.
- McDiarmid, S., Harvie, M., Johnson, R., Vyas, A., Aglan, A., Moran, J., Ruane, H., Hulme, A., Sellers, K. and Issa, B.G. (2021). Manchester Intermittent versus Daily Diet App Study (MIDDAS): A pilot randomized controlled trial in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
- McDiarmid, S., Harvie, M., Johnson, R., Vyas, A., Aglan, A., Moran, J., Ruane, H., Hulme, A., Sellers, K. and Issa, B. (2021). Intermittent Versus Continuous Low-Energy Diet in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, [online] 10(3), p.e21116.
- Newington, L., Alexander, C.M. and Wells, M. (2021). Would you like to be contacted about future research? BMC Research Notes, 14(1)
- Rathod, S., Pallikadavath, S., Graves, E., Rahman, M.M., Brooks, A., Soomro, M.G., Rathod, P. and Phiri, P. (2021). Impact of lockdown relaxation and implementation of the face-covering policy on mental health: A United Kingdom COVID-19 study. World Journal of Psychiatry, [online] 11(12), pp.1346–1365.
- Sharma, N. (2021). Factors affecting foot loading and ulcer risk in diabetes patients. [online] Manchester Metropolitan University.
- Stedman, M., Rea, R., Duff, C.J., Livingston, M., McLoughlin, K., Wong, L., Brown, S., Grady, K., Gadsby, R., Gibson, J.M., Paisley, A., Fryer, A.A. and Heald, A.H. (2021). The experience of blood glucose monitoring in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism.
- Stedman, M., Rea, R., Livingston, M., McLoughlin, K., Wong, L., Brown, S., Grady, K., Gadsby, R., Paisley, A. and Heald, A. (2021). People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Self-Reported Views on Their Own Condition Management Reveal a High Level of Insight into the Challenges Faced. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, p.193229682110092.
- Talbot, A., Salinas, M., Albury, C. and Ziebland, S. (2021). People with weight‐related long‐term conditions want support from GPs : A qualitative interview study. Clinical Obesity, 11(5). doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12471.
2020
- Bartlett, Y.K., Farmer, A., Rea, R. and French, D.P. (2020). Use of Brief Messages Based on Behavior Change Techniques to Encourage Medication Adherence in People With Type 2 Diabetes: Developmental Studies. Journal of Medical Internet Research, [online] 22(5), p.e15989.
- Hassan, L., Dalton, A., Hammond, C. and Tully, M.P. (2020). A deliberative study of public attitudes towards sharing genomic data within NHS genomic medicine services in England. Public Understanding of Science, [online] p.096366252094213.
- Perazzolo, M., Reeves, N.D., Bowling, F.L., Boulton, A.J.M., Raffi, M. and Marple-Horvat, D.E. (2020). A new approach to identifying the effect of diabetic peripheral neuropathy on the ability to drive safely. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 69, pp.324–334.
- Stedman, M., Rea, R., Duff, C., Livingston, M., McLoughlin, K., Wong, L., Brown, S., Grady, K., Gadsby, R., Paisley, A., Fryer, A. and Heald, A. (2020). People with Type Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) self-reported views on their own condition management reveal links to potentially improved outcomes and potential areas for service improvement. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, p.108479.
- Stedman, M., Rea, R., Duff, C.J., Livingston, M., Brown, S., Grady, K., McLoughlin, K., Gadsby, R., Paisley, A., Fryer, A.A. and Heald, A.H. (2020). Self-Reported Views on Managing Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, [online] p.193229682093777.
2019
- Abbott, C.A., Chatwin, K.E., Foden, P., Hasan, A.N., Sange, C., Rajbhandari, S.M., Reddy, P.N., Vileikyte, L., Bowling, F.L., Boulton, A.J.M. and Reeves, N.D. (2019). Innovative intelligent insole system reduces diabetic foot ulcer recurrence at plantar sites: a prospective, randomised, proof-of-concept study. The Lancet Digital Health, 1(6), pp.e308–e318.
- Alrdahe, S., Al Sadoun, H., Torbica, T., McKenzie, E.A., Bowling, F.L., Boulton, A.J.M. and Mace, K.A. (2019). Dysregulation of macrophage development and phenotype in diabetic human macrophages can be rescued by Hoxa3 protein transduction. PLOS ONE, [online] 14(10), p.e0223980.
- Fletcher, B., Hinton, L., McManus, R. and Rivero-Arias, O. (2019). Patient preferences for management of high blood pressure in the UK: a discrete choice experiment. British Journal of General Practice, p.bjgp19X705101.
- Grady, K., Gibson, M. and Bower, P. (2019). Can a ‘consent to contact’ community help research teams overcome barriers to recruitment? The development and impact of the ‘Research for the Future’ community. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19(1).
- Hindi, A. (2019). An investigation into the awareness, demand and use of community pharmacy services for people with long-term conditions. [online].
- Perazzolo, M., Reeves, N.D., Bowling, F.L., Boulton, A.J.M., Raffi, M. and Marple‐Horvat, D.E. (2019). Altered accelerator pedal control in a driving simulator in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Diabetic Medicine.
2018
- Petrovic, M., Maganaris, C.N., Deschamps, K., Verschueren, S.M., Bowling, F.L., Boulton, A.J.M. and Reeves, N.D. (2018). Altered Achilles tendon function during walking in people with diabetic neuropathy: implications for metabolic energy saving. Journal of Applied Physiology, 124(5), pp.1333–1340.
- Purewal, R. and Fisher, P.L. (2018). The contribution of illness perceptions and metacognitive beliefs to anxiety and depression in adults with diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 136, pp.16–22.
- Stocks, S.J., Donnelly, A., Esmail, A., Beresford, J., Gamble, C., Luty, S., Deacon, R., Danczak, A., Mann, N., Townsend, D., Ashley, J., Bowie, P. and Campbell, S.M. (2018). Development and piloting of a survey to estimate the frequency and nature of potentially harmful preventable problems in primary care from a UK patient’s perspective. BMJ Open, 8(2), p.e017786.
2017
- Reeves, N.D., Brown, S.J., Petrovic, M., Boulton, A.J.M. and Vileikyte, L. (2017). How Does Self-Perceived Unsteadiness Influence Balance and Gait in People With Diabetes? Preliminary Observations. Diabetes Care, 40(5), pp.e51–e52.
- Stevens, S.L. (2017). Improving cardiovascular risk prediction through more accurate and alternative methods of blood pressure measurement. [online] Ox.ac.uk.
2016
- Petrovic, M., Deschamps, K., Verschueren, S.M., Bowling, F.L., Maganaris, C.N., Boulton, A.J.M. and Reeves, N.D. (2016). Is the metabolic cost of walking higher in people with diabetes? Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md.: 1985), [online] 120(1), pp.55–62.