This page contains projects that have arisen from the initial UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) funding that led to the development of the STAPM platform. The projects listed are only those that have a major component that has informed, used or been informed by the STAPM data and code.
The Sheffield Tobacco and Alcohol Policy Modelling initiative is an extension of the alcohol policy modelling work conducted by the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group (SARG). For a full list of SARG projects see https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/research-projects/.
The projects on this page are listed in three categories that differ in the nature of their objectives: (1) Large, multipart research programmes, (2) Research projects, (3) Knowledge exchange projects.
Projects are listed with the newest first in each section. Click on the links below to go to a page that has more information on each project. Each project page briefly describes why the project is important, its objectives, methods and outputs, with links to support the reproducibility of the work.
The programmes of work continue to be instrumental in creating the conditions for the development of the STAPM modelling platform and for its use to improve commissioning in a public health policy context.
Targeting multiple levels of “the smoking cessation system” using novel scientific approaches. Cancer Research UK programme grant led by University College London with a team at the University of Sheffield developing the agent-based models. Elements of the STAPM modelling are contributing to the development of the new agent-based model of smoking cessation, which adds detailed explanatory components of smoking behaviour.
The SPECTRUM Consortium: Shaping Public Health Policies To Reduce Inequalities and Harm. Multi-university, multi-agency research consortium focused on the commercial determinants of health and health inequalities funded by the UK Prevention Research Partnership. The SPECTRUM consortium supported the extension of the STAPM modelling from England to Scotland and Wales, the development of new economic outcomes, and new policy analyses.
UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS). Network of 13 universities funded by the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Medical Research Council and the National Institute of Health Research, under the auspices of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration. The STAPM modelling platform was founded on modelling for England conducted with UKCTAS funding.
Generating new knowledge. Click the links below for more information on each project.
The potential smoke-free dividend for local areas in England. Funder: the SPECTRUM UK Prevention Research Partnership consortium.
Neighbourhood differentials in tobacco pricing across England, Wales and Scotland. Funder: Cancer Research UK.
Modelling the effects in England of reforming the UK alcohol duty system. Funders: National Institute for Health and Care Research (Public Health Research board) through the SYNTAX project and the the SPECTRUM UK Prevention Research Partnership consortium.
The SYNTAX PROJECT: Integrated evidence synthesis for joint appraisal of tobacco and alcohol tax interventions for harm reduction in the UK. Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research (Public Health Research board).
The cost of alcohol to primary care in England. Funder: Alcohol Change UK.
Evaluation of the impact of English tobacco control policy using secondary data. Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research (Public Health Research board).
Estimation of smoking state transition probabilities from repeat cross-sectional population survey data. Funder: UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies.
Socio-economic patterning of smoking and alcohol use and its contribution to health inequalities in England. Funder: White Rose University Consortium.
Conceptual modelling of the joint tobacco and alcohol policy system in the UK. Funders: UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, National Institute for Health and Care Research (School of Public Health Research), and the Institute of Alcohol Studies.
Working with partners to apply knowledge and skills for the benefit of the economy and society. Click the links below for more information on each project.
Minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland - model update. Partner: Scottish Government.
Development of the Strategic Public Health and Economic Resource Effectiveness (SPHERE) Modelling Platform. Partner: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.
Modelling tobacco price policy options in Scotland. Partner: Public Health Scotland.
Evaluation of the QUIT service to support hospital patients and staff to quit smoking in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. Partners: Yorkshire Cancer Research and the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.
Forecasts of smoking prevalence for England. Partner: the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians.
Estimating Alcohol Attributable Fractions and hospital admissions for the Republic of Ireland. Partner: Irish Health Research Board.
The financial cost of smoking to NHS secondary care. Partner: the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians.