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ARC West email newsletter – February 2021

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In this edition: £9.6m long COVID study launches; Childhood obesity prevention evidence biased towards lifestyle interventions; How GPs coped with remote consultations during the pandemic

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ARC West email newsletter – January 2021

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In this edition: Reasons to be cheerful from John Macleod; Introducing our research priorities; Major sexual health co-production project launches

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ARC West email newsletter – December 2020

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In this edition: Information About Me campaign helps older people leave hospital; Tackling HIV inequalities in African and Caribbean communities; Eight investments that work for physical activity

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ARC West email newsletter – October 2020

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In this edition: Director John Macleod reflects on our first year; Our first year in numbers; Keeping schools safe during COVID-19; Applied social care research using routine data conference

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ARC West email newsletter – September 2020

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In this edition: Corticosteroids reduce risk of death among critically ill COVID-19 patients; Digital contact tracing technologies in pandemics; Relaunching our COVID-19 section

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ARC West email newsletter – June 2020

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In this edition: BAME and COVID-19 rapid review; Co-production when we can’t meet face-to-face; The impact of social distancing on children

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Cost-effective tools to reduce the spread of the Hepatitis C Virus in people who inject drugs

Policy report

A PolicyBristol briefing report bringing together evidence from a range of research projects investigating strategies to reduce Hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs.

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ARC West email newsletter – April 2020

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In this edition: Responding to the COVID-19 challenge with rapid research; New data research partnership will support the COVID-19 effort, plus much more.

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Improving the identification, testing and treatment of Hepatitis C virus in primary care

Research summary

The Hepatitis C Assessment to Treatment Trial (HepCATT) assessed whether a multipart intervention in 22 GP practices could increase testing, diagnosis and treatment of HCV-infected patients compared to usual care in 23 control practices, over one year.

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A map of resources for co-producing research in health and social care

Research resources

A map of resources to guide researchers, professionals and public contributors through the different tools and guidance that can help people produce research together – this includes tools to support remote co-production, on p.13-18.

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