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Improving how hospitals forecast unplanned admissions

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Paper:

Can we accurately forecast non-elective bed occupancy and admissions in the NHS? A time-series MSARIMA analysis of longitudinal data from an NHS Trust

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“Hope saved my life”: How the Hope project helped men at risk of suicide

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Paper:

Preventing male suicide through a psychosocial intervention that provides psychological support and tackles financial difficulties: a mixed method evaluation

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Statin pills and a stethoscope on a form about blood fat levels

Poor communication of test results poses risk for patients

  • 12 Jul 2022
Paper:

‘I guess I’ll wait to hear’— communication of blood test results in primary care a qualitative study

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ARC West dementia research to be given a boost with three new post-doctoral researchers

Carlos Sillero presents at Pint of Science 2022 at the Greenbank

From Scooby-Doo to allocating resources in the NHS – our Pint of Science night had it all

  • 01 Jul 2022
Surgery in hospital theatre

Knee replacement surgery decreased after NHS policies on patient’s weight were introduced, worsening health inequalities, study finds

  • 30 Jun 2022
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Paper:

What effect have NHS commissioners’ policies for body mass index had on access to knee replacement surgery in England?: An interrupted time series analysis from the National Joint Registry

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Dr Jessica Watson

Dr Jessica Watson joint winner of the SAPC Doctoral prize 2022

Trainers, two 2 kg hand weights, a medicine ball and scales

How feasible is using routinely collected data to evaluate health optimisation programmes?

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Paper:

Evaluating a pre-surgical health optimisation programme: a feasibility study

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Building community leadership in health research with under-served communities

A wooden artist's model sitting on the edge of a toilet

Survey reveals benefits and drawbacks of remote incontinence assessments

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Paper:

Professional perspectives on impacts, benefits and disadvantages of changes made to community continence services during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the EPICCC-19 national survey

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