Publications

Extending the operating hours of the liaison psychiatry service at the Bristol Royal Infirmary’s (BRI) Emergency Department (ED) has led to improved care and outcomes for patients who have self-harmed, our economic evaluation has found.

Our research found that people who inject drugs support the use of detachable low dead space syringes. Evidence suggests that low dead space syringes with detachable needles could reduce the chance of spreading infections.

Consuming even small amounts of alcohol in pregnancy may be linked with higher chances of having a small baby and delivering prematurely, researchers have found. But they found very few studies investigating light drinking during pregnancy.