A fantastic achievement for all partners working locally to address inequalities in mental health and care research. 🙌🏿 Healthier Together NHS Bristol, N Somerset & S Gloucestershire ICB AWP Mental Health Caafi Health Nilaari Agency PHWE NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West @CRNwestengland #mentalhealth bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/new-fundi…

NIHR Exeter BRC Funded translational fellow JC Katte is working with Angus Jones to investigate the possible causes of an unusual non-autoimmune form of diabetes in young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more > tinyurl.com/y7ae6h3y #ExeterBRCresearch

Come work with me and our lovely team Health Data Research UK (HDR UK)! I am currently recruiting for a Programme Manager to support delivery, integration and impact of our Research Driver Programmes. If you have experience of health data research/health data ecosystem - apply! hdruk.ac.uk/jobs/senior-pr…

How can we improve shared decision-making in surgery? Watch NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)'s + Bristol Centre for Surgical Research's Christin talk about engaging underserved groups to improve how patients + #healthcare professionals communicate about surgery. News tinyurl.com/4425p7zv Video youtu.be/Pi_Y-sZjzFw

🌟🌟NEW VACANCY ALERT 🌟🌟 We are looking for an amazing Research Data Analyst to join our team with strong knowledge of R, proficiency in coding and experience with large, complex data sets Find out more: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

"From the laboratory to the street" Read new blog by Jo Kesten, Jenny Scott, graeme henderson + members of Benzo Opioid Group about doing multidisciplinary research to understand the rising numbers of deaths involving opioids + benzodiazepines. Blog tinyurl.com/yedbwap6

🚨Job Alert🚨 Please repost. We are recruiting two postdocs / SRAs in genetic epidemiology MRC IEU University of Bristol PhD students finishing soon eligible to apply. Closing 29 Sept. bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/

.University of Bristol researchers are looking for community #MentalHealth organisations in Southwest England that are implementing #trauma-informed care for adults. Get involved + help the team map out: ➡️your trauma-informed work ➡️an evaluation plan More info tinyurl.com/y4zakyty

Our local Secure Data Environment (SDE) has changed its name! Formerly the Great Western SDE, the South West Secure Data Environment enables research that's faster, fairer, safer. And it's also had its funding confirmed to March 2025. bit.ly/3z6ba0H

Public contributor Louise Ting is the brains behind the wildly successful diagram outlining how patient and public involvement (#PPI) can be woven into every stage of the research cycle. In this blog she describes how it's taken on a life of its own bit.ly/3MBj2KV

Obesity policy in the UK is failing. Could an holistic modelling approach shift the dial? A new The BMJ analysis suggests holistic modelling could significantly enhance the information available to policymakers. #Obesity #ObesityPrevention bit.ly/3ME8ASR

Holistic modelling as a catalyst for effective obesity policy: Read the full The BMJ paper by Joanna McLaughlin Carlos 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥 Bjoern Schwander Karen Coulman, PhD RD Hugh McLeod bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Following on from a Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention supported #ESSSB19 workshop we developed a framework for thinking about #SuicidePrevention and #CDoH (commercial influence) . In our recent The Lancet Public Health paper we continue to build momentum in this area. thelancet.com/journals/lanpu… Mark Petticrew #WSPD

Well done George Nava Great presentation sharing NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit data on respiratory tract aerosol emissions from diverse clinical populations. Suggests modest increased aerosol generation with acute illness, chronic lung disease and higher BMI #ERScongress2024

Join Dr Ilhem Berrou + Zoe Anchors as they talk about the CLEAR study, aimed at improving the smear test experience. Ask questions, give feedback + engage with research! Part of PHWE's research conversations. When? Tue 24 Sept 5-6pm More info👉tinyurl.com/24hy7p8z

📢New paper alert! Prehabilitation for frail adults waiting for hip/knee replacement is acceptable AND it would be possible to evaluate this during a larger randomised trial. #SurgicalOrthopaedic Published in BMJ_Open News tinyurl.com/4bbad2rb Paper tinyurl.com/5xd4bzkc

Why do GPs prescribe beta-blockers for people with anxiety disorders? And what does this mean for patients & GPs? Charlotte Archer reports on her findings from interviews with GPs published in The British Journal of General Practice. Blog: capcbristol.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/09/18/why… Paper: bjgp.org/content/early/… #GPnews #TeamGP

Check out the article, "Protein Identification for Stroke Progression via Mendelian Randomization in Million Veteran Program and UK Biobank" ⬇️ ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11… #AHAJournals Hugo J. Aparicio, MD, MPH NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) MRC IEU Tom Gaunt gibran hemani Lavinia Paternoster george davey smith

Beta-blocker prescriptions for anxiety have increased, but they aren’t NICE recommended and there are safety concerns 💊 Our paper reports the reasons why GPs believe that beta-blockers have a role to play in anxiety management CAPC, Bristol ProfessorCarolynCG Katrina Turner 💙 NHS BNSSG ICB Clinical Effectiveness & Research 💙

The UK would benefit from a national database for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Read paper by our very own Sarah Harding, Cheryl McQuire + rest of the team! Published today in International Journal of Population Data Science. News tinyurl.com/bdfhhty3 Paper tinyurl.com/38a4xkxe #FASD #AlcoholAwareness