Opportunity Details

The Birmingham Culturally Intelligent Approach to Headache disorder in Pakistani Communities (BCIAHP) is a project by Birmingham City Council Public Health Division. The project will develop research into the prevalence of chronic headaches and migraines in segments of the Pakistani population in East Birmingham. The research will be used to inform the co-development of culturally intelligent resources, for both individuals and healthcare providers, and empower community influencers to support increased awareness and understanding of the contributory factors for headache and migraine for the community, prevention and when to seek clinical advice.

The project will produce qualitative and quantitative data, which contributes to existing research on the prevalence of chronic headaches and migraines across the Pakistani community and supports the diagnosis, treatment and understanding of the issue for the City Council and health organisations across the city. In addition, the culturally intelligent materials and/or interventions produced will inform and empower the Pakistani community to communicate their chronic headache and migraine pain and understand when to seek clinical advice or self-treat, as well as inform healthcare professionals to understand varied descriptions of pain by the community to effectively diagnose.

The Academic Evaluator is responsible for an independent evaluation of the process and outcomes of the project. The Evaluator will be engaged from the start of the project to the end of the project in September 2025. Although this is a year long contract, please be advised that this is not a full-time project. The Evaluator will: 

• Design the evaluation framework in order to undertake the evaluation of the processes and impact of the project within the specified timeframe.
• Produce a final 4,000 word - 10,000 word evaluation report. 

The maximum total funding available is £20,000. 

Please submit your completed Quotation response to the project team inbox (BCIAHP@birmingham.gov.uk) no later than 19/09/2024 at 5:00pm. You are required to detail how you intend to deliver the above requirements in your proposal/quote.