Research and publications
Download our reports on a range of topics
Reports, research and evaluations
The British Red Cross carries out research to support our work to speak up for changes that we believe are necessary. We are politically neutral. We present this evidence to raise awareness or help political parties to better understand the issues and support policies that address the causes of crisis.
All our research is open-access and free to download. Our evaluations are carried out in line with our evaluation policy and we publish research in the following areas:
Health, social care and support
Loneliness at work: exploring the extent of loneliness on different groups since the Covid-19 pandemic
PDF 1MB 66 pages
Listening to what matters: Placing people’s needs at the centre of hospital discharge practice and policy in Wales
PDF 628KB 56 pages
Gwrando ar Beth sy'n Bwysig: Rhoi anghenion pobl wrth galon y polisi a’r ymarfer oryddhau pobl o’r ysbyty yng Nghymru
PDF 673KB 56 pages
Nowhere to turn: exploring high intensity use of accident and emergency services
PDF 623KB 72 pages
The social prescribing link worker model: Examining current challenges and potential solutions
PDF 61KB 6 pages
A connected society? Assessing progress in tackling loneliness, a shadow report for the Loneliness Action Group
PDF 863KB 48 pages
Life beyond the ward: Recommendations for improving hospital discharge in Scotland
PDF 1MB 16 pages
Life beyond the ward: Recommendations for improving hospital discharge in Northern Ireland
PDF 890KB 16 pages
Barriers to belonging: an exploration of loneliness among people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds
PDF 1MB 44 pages
Fulfilling the promise - How social prescribing can most effectively tackle loneliness
PDF 1MB 32 pages
Tackling Loneliness and Isolation: Findings from the evaluation of our Connecting Communities service
PDF 6MB 12 pages
Connecting communities to tackle loneliness and social isolation - learning report
PDF 2MB 44 pages
Connecting communities to tackle loneliness and social isolation - learning summary
PDF 156KB 6 pages
Tackling Loneliness Together: British Red Cross and Co-op end of partnership report
PDF 2MB 20 pages
Wheelchairs and mobility aids
Maintaining mobility: understanding the unmet need for for short-term mobility aids (full report)
PDF 846KB 22 pages
Putting the wheels in motion: assessing the value of British Red Cross short-term wheelchair loan
PDF 6MB 52 pages
Making a move: increasing choice and independence for people with short-term mobility needs
PDF 8MB 16 pages
First aid
The role of first aid education to support people attending urgent care services
PDF 963KB 75 pages
Refugee support
Offline and isolated: The impact of digital exclusion on access to healthcare for people seeking asylum in England
PDF 1MB 44 pages
Powerful Participation: voices that change minds, policy and practice - Research for the AVAIL project
PDF 1MB 38 pages
Pathways and Potentialities: the role of social connections in the integration of reunited refugee families, Research Findings and Implications
PDF 542KB 9 pages
We want to be strong, but we don’t have the chance: Women’s experiences of seeking asylum in the UK
PDF 1MB 50 pages
The costs of destitution: a cost-benefit analysis of extending the move-on period for new refugees
PDF 521KB 12
Never truly free: the humanitarian impact of the UK immigration detention system
PDF 5MB 60 pages
Humanity at a crossroads: migrants’ journeys on the central Mediterranean route
PDF 7MB 16 pages
A healthy start? Experiences of pregnant refugee and asylum seeking women in Scotland
PDF 9MB 50 pages
Not so straightforward: the need for qualified legal support in refugee family reunion
PDF 938KB 41 pages
Voices of strength and pain: impacts of separation, loss and trauma on reuniting refugee families
PDF 2MB 76 pages
We started life again: integration experiences of refugee families reuniting in Glasgow
PDF 5MB 108 pages
Human trafficking and modern slavery
Hope for the future: Support for survivors of trafficking after the National Referral Mechanism
PDF 4MB 76 pages
Hope for the future: Support for survivors of trafficking after the National Referral Mechanism - report summary
PDF 159KB 3 pages
After the National Referral Mechanism – what next for survivors of trafficking? Initial findings from the STEP project
PDF 979KB 20 pages
International
Changing climate, changing realities: migration in the Sahel - summary report
PDF 1MB 28 pages
Changing climate, changing realities: migration in the Sahel - full report
PDF 8MB 103 pages
From commitments to reality: British Red Cross humanitarian priorities for the International Migration Review Forum
PDF 2MB 42 pages
The role of National Societies during international armed conflict under IHL: an operational view
PDF 5MB 18 pages
Report: Is aid really changing? What the Covid-19 response tells us about localisation, decolonisation and the humanitarian system
PDF 1MB 88 pages
Literature review: Is aid really changing? What the Covid-19 response tells us about localisation, decolonisation and the humanitarian system
PDF 199KB 16 pages
Rapid response insights: Preparing for and responding to risks of Covid-19 in West and Central Africa
PDF 377KB 16 pages
The Rohingya response in Bangladesh and the Global Compact on Refugees: Lessons, challenges and opportunities
PDF 7MB 48 pages
Policy into practice: Implementing humanitarian priorities in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
PDF 652KB 46 pages
Forced to report - the humanitarian impact of mandatory reporting on access to health care 2020
PDF 3MB 44 pages
Revictimised: The humanitarian consequences of mandatory reporting of sexual violence (initial findings)
PDF 229KB 16 pages
The case for complementarity - working together with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in armed conflict
PDF 799KB 48 pages
Media professionals and armed conflict - International humanitarian law field guide
PDF 1MB 62 pages
Media professionals and armed conflict - International humanitarian law handbook
PDF 1MB 142 pages
External evaluation of the DEC-funded Philippines typhoon recovery programme
PDF 1MB 50 pages
A Silent emergency: survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
PDF 13MB 22 pages
Civil-military relations: a focus on health emergencies and epidemics - NMCG conference report
PDF 196KB 15 pages
International evaluations
Evaluation of the water, sanitation and hygiene project in Kilifi and Taita Taveta counties, Kenya
PDF 4MB 92
Evaluation: Strengthening disaster preparedness and response in Kenya Red Cross Society Program
PDF 1MB 74 pages
Evaluation of the water, sanitation and hygiene project for rural communities in Mohale's Hoek and Mokhotlong districts in Lesotho
PDF 1MB 53 pages
External evaluation of the DEC-funded Philippines typhoon recovery programme
PDF 1MB 50 pages
Final evaluation: British Red Cross Syrian humanitarian response programme
PDF 1MB 50 pages
UK emergency response
Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership briefing: Vulnerabilities and at-risk individuals and communities
PDF 209KB 4 pages
The British Red Cross
Recruiting, supporting and developing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff: findings and recommendations for the British Red Cross
PDF 1MB 72 pages