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NIHR Alert: What information do people need about their blood tests?
Expert commentaries provided on study focused on blood tests for inflammation, where researchers interviewed patients& GPs and found a mismatch in their expectations and understanding of blood tests, with no evidence of shared decision ‐making. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Promote health literacy’ in areas of socioeconomic deprivation, report urges
‘Strategies to promote health literacy’ are needed to help people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation to self-manage multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), a new report suggests. ‘Multiple examples of low health literacy among participants’ were revealed during a study funded by the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research, which involved patients with MLTCs who... Read moreThe post ‘Promote health literacy’ in areas of socioeconomic deprivation, report urges appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 23, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Addiction and mental health Older people care Health inequalities health literacy long-term conditions Source Type: news

Sugary drinks tax may have prevented over 5,000 cases of obesity a year in year six girls alone
The study, published today in PLOS Medicine, looked at the impact of the levy on reception age children and those in year six, but found no significant association between the levy and obesity levels in year six boys or younger children from reception class. The research was supported by the…#plosmedicine #nihr #drninarogers #cambridge #jeanadams #universityofoxford #referencerogers #plosmed #doi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NIHR Alert: A pause in methotrexate treatment boosted the immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine
Commentaries provided on study which found people who paused methotrexate for 2 weeks immediately after their booster had better immune response to vaccine, but with temporary worsening of their condition and more flare ups, mostly managed at home. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NIHR Alert: People with severe mental illness need personalised support to manage long-term physical conditions
Commentary provided on study of service users, carers& professionals who described impact of mental& physical symptoms on each other. Many people were reluctant to engage with services because of previous distressing healthcare experiences, such as being admitted involuntarily. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Childhood maltreatment linked with multiple mental health problems
Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can cause multiple mental health problems, finds a new study led by UCL researchers, in collaboration with the University of Bristol and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), King's College London, University of Lausanne and Yale University School of Medicine. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - January 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Psychological Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Sci Source Type: news

Study finds programme to prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies is effective
A programme to increase the use of magnesium sulfate, a £ 1 injection that helps prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, is effective according to a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded evaluation. The findings, led by researchers at the University of Bristol, are published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - January 10, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news

End of year message from Cochrane's CEO, Catherine Spencer
Dear Cochrane Colleagues, Members and Supporters, Thank you to everyone across our community for your dedication and commitment to Cochrane during 2022. The last few years have at times felt tumultuous, both due to Covid and world events, but also because of the changes we are making to ensure that Cochrane is fit for a future that meets our vision of aworld of better health for all people, where decisions about health and care are informed by high-quality evidence. We are well on our way to creating an evolved impact-driven organisation to support evidence-based health and social care. With your help we are building on ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

Services must adopt anti-racist and holistic models of care to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare
The experiences of people from ethnic minority groups with NHS mental healthcare are being seriously undermined by failures to consider the everyday realities of people's lives in services in the UK, reports a new study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and Keele University. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded study is published in PLOS Medicine today [13 December]. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 13, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news

Patient-initiated follow-up: findings from phase 1 of a mixed-methods evaluation
With a growing elective care backlog following the Covid-19 pandemic and outpatient appointment numbers on a fast upward trajectory more generally, patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) on appointments has been put forward as a potential solution, for appropriate cases. But can it free up much-needed capacity while maintaining quality of patient experience and outcomes? The research team at NIHR RSET were asked to evaluate PIFU ' s effectiveness from a variety of aspects. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study finds blood thinning drug does not improve recovery from severe COVID-19, NIHR
A UK-wide trial has found that a drug used to reduce the risk of blood clots does not help patients recovering from moderate and severe COVID-19. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Significant gaps and inequalities in the provision of specialist child weight management services in England, study finds
Over three quarters of acute NHS trusts in England (77%) do not have a child weight management service, despite being responsible for providing specialist services for the most severely obese, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 30, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Source Type: news

New trial to assess whether rapid tests reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections in primary care
A new randomised controlled clinical trial, led by the University of Bristol, will investigate whether rapid microbiological 'point-of-care' tests for respiratory infections could reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care, thanks to funding of £ 1.6 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The tests, which are carried out in GP surgeries rather than sent to a laboratory, detect the presence of viruses and some bacteria, with results available on the same day. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 23, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Grants and Awards, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news

How reliable is information on YouTube about COVID-19 vaccination?, NIHR
Patients and the public frequently turn to the internet as a first port-of-call when seeking health information. Calvin Chan, academic foundation doctor and aspiring academic surgeon in North West London, wanted to know how accurate the information on YouTube is. He based this blog on his original research into YouTube videos on COVID-19 vaccination. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Global Health experts pave the way for safer surgery
Changing gloves and instruments before closing wounds, could reduce infections and provide safer surgery for thousands of patients around the world, NIHR-funded research finds. Research led by surgical care experts found as many as one in eight infections could be prevented, by routinely switching gloves and instruments during abdominal wound closures. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news