Ask the Institute is our advisory service providing hands-on, specialist, women and children’s health-focussed input to all areas of research and evaluation. Our service draws on our experienced expert advisors as well as a large pool of associates available thanks to our connections across King's Health Partners.

Submit a query to Ask the Institute

To submit a query, please fill out our query form here.

Steps to completing a query

Following receipt of a query, we acknowledge receipt and will contact you to arrange a follow-up conversation to clarify your research or evaluation needs, timescales and available funding within five working days.

Based on the follow-up conversation we will develop a research brief, which includes information on the background to your enquiry, aims and objectives of your enquiry, and what our researchers will provide.

Once you are happy with this research brief, a research proposal with clear deliverables and, if appropriate funding expectations are agreed.

Once all are happy with the plan, the research work begins.

Example projects supported by Ask the Institute

  • Evaluating the Women’s Health Network, a group-based social support pilot programme run by social prescribing link workers in Brook and Dale Primary Care Network;
  • Reviewing the National Child Measurement Programme in Southwark to understand whether data sharing with General Practice can increase uptake of child weight management services;
  • Coordinated delivery of the Children's Hospital Research Project at Evelina London. This qualitative research project aimed to understand the barriers to accessing healthcare and why families don’t attend appointments. The research was commissioned by the Children's Hospital Alliance, and the findings will support the national elective recovery plan for paediatrics.