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Not talking about the end of life can contribute to delays in hospital discharges for older people living with frailty

07 Feb 2020
Associated project: Information About Me: Understanding the hidden causes of delays in discharging frail older patients from hospital

Paper:

Consequences of ‘conversations not had’: insights into failures in communication affecting delays in hospital discharge for older people living with frailty

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Statues of injured chimpanzees outside the Emergency Department

New paper published evaluating the Emergency Department checklist to enhance patient safety

03 Feb 2020
Associated project: Evaluating an emergency department checklist to improve patient safety and care

Paper:

The introduction of a safety checklist in two UK hospital emergency departments: a qualitative study of implementation and staff use

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New film showcases research to improve life chances of pre-term babies

31 Jan 2020
Associated projects: Preventing cerebral palsy in premature babies: finding the best way to help maternity units improve their perinatal care Preventing cerebral palsy in premature babies: the PReCePT programme

ARC West research features twice in the BJGP’s top five papers for 2019

30 Jan 2020
Associated project: How useful are inflammatory marker tests in primary care?

ARC bite:

How useful are inflammatory marker tests in primary care?

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Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: #Drymester the safest approach

29 Jan 2020
Associated project: Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: a review of different study designs

Paper:

Evidence of detrimental effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on offspring birthweight and neurodevelopment from a systematic review of quasi experimental studies

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