This post will be based within the Mental Health and Addictions Research Group at the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York. The group, in collaboration with the Tobacco and Alcohol Group at University College London, has recently been awarded a large research grant in the area of tobacco smoking and mental illness (ESCAPE).
The overall aim of the programme is to assess the feasibility, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation and reduction in people with mental illness. It will include a randomised controlled feasibility study, followed by a fully powered randomised controlled trial. The study population will consist of people who live in the community and are receiving care for their mental health condition under the care of NHS mental health trusts.
