Parents are often asked for thoughts and opinions in questionnaires or to attend research groups.Β  Here you will find current opportunities to participate in research, some may be rewarded others will be completely voluntary.

If you would like to ‘Ask the Mumblers’, submit your questionnaire or research opportunity here.

HealthWatch York Survey: Accessing local GP practices

Healthwatch York has just launched a project to better understand the experiences of people in York of accessing their local GP practice. We are trying to find out more about the good things as well as things people think need to change.

We have launched a survey to gather initial views – you can access the survey below.

We want to hear from as many people in the city as possible. We will then analyse the information people have shared to identify some priorities. Then we are planning to bring patients together with healthcare professionals to develop some solutions to the biggest issues we are all facing with a hope that some of these will be implemented at GP practices in the city.

Access and complete the survey HERE.

Find out more about HealthWatch here.

Thanks for your help!

University of York: Body research for pregnant women

Are you pregnant?

We are seeking pregnant women to take part in a series of activities at the University of York, related to how your body feels to you during pregnancy. Your body changes such a lot in pregnancy, both how it feels and how it looks, and we want to understand this more.

The activities you will do include mindfulness and body illusions. The activities take under 90 minutes, and those participating in person will be paid Β£15 for their time.

If you would like to take part or to get more information contact Anna at anna.crossland@york.ac.uk

If you are not able to come to the University of York but would still like to be involved in some online research, go to bit.ly/pregnancy-scale to take part – the online version should only take approx 15 minutes to complete. Please note that there is no remuneration for the online research aspect.

University of York – The role of language, sleep and effective factors in emotional processing in children, adolescents and their parents

We are studying the relationship between language and communication skills and emotions. In particular, we want to look at children’s language and communication abilities, and how these may be associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression, sleep habits and their ability to recognise their own emotions (e.g. being able to tell when they are angry versus when they are sad). We would also like to examine how these traits and abilities in parents are related to these things in children. Families will be compensated with a Β£5 Amazon voucher.

This is an online study, which involves parents completing questionnaires about themselves and their child. Both parents and child will be asked to audio-record responses to three questions. If the child is over the age of 11, they will also be asked to complete some questionnaires about themselves. We especially welcome families of children with speech, language and communication needs to participate.

If you would like more information, please contact the lead researcher (Trish – trish.chinzara@york.ac.uk) or click this link.

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