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News: COVID

An NHS worker in a face mask

RAPCI study final report reveals how general practice has coped with COVID-19

Students sitting on chairs in school

Rapid COVID-19 research: Meeting the challenge of engaging schools over the holidays

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Back to School final report reveals views of young people, families and school staff

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Download the final Back to School rapid report

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Keeping pupils and staff safe at school during COVID-19

Intensive Care Unit

Analysis of seven trials finds that corticosteroids reduce risk of death by 20 per cent in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Screen shot of the JAMA paper looking at the use of corticosteroids to treat covid
Paper:

Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19

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A young woman wearing a face mask and using a mobile phone on a train

Are digital contact tracing technologies effective during infectious disease outbreaks?

Paper:

Digital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review

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A Bristol house with a sign protesting the lack of PPE during the coronavirus pandemic

The UK COVID-19 lockdown prompted greater community spirit and involvement in neighbourhood life

Paper:

Apart but not Alone? A cross-sectional study of neighbour support in a major UK urban area during the COVID-19 lockdown

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The challenges of researching the experiences of people who inject drugs during a pandemic

Zoe Trinder-Widdess, ARC West Communications Manager

Creating a coronavirus app: not as easy as you’d think

A mobile phone with the Coronavirus Support App welcome screen

Bristol team launches coronavirus support app for the UK

A protester at the Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol, 7 June 2020

ARC West rapid review explores disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic communities

The Young People’s Advisory Group – lockdown version

West of England AHSN launches grey literature evidence repository

  • 03 Jun 2020

Co-production when we can’t meet face-to-face: updated resources

A syringe filled with a brown liquid sitting on top of a drugs bag

Researchers to explore the impact of COVID-19 on people who inject drugs

BMJ Paediactrics Open editorial on the impact of social distancing on children

  • 08 May 2020
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Wider collateral damage to children in the UK because of the social distancing measures designed to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in adults

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A Bristol house with a sign protesting the lack of PPE during the coronavirus pandemic

Apart but not Alone aims to capture neighbourhood action in COVID-19 lockdown

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Investigating GP practices’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Hand washing

Co-ordinating rapid research in the time of COVID-19

  • 24 Apr 2020
A family walking in the woods

Why talking about physical activity in the right way is more important than ever

Lets talk about physical activity
Paper:

“Let’s Talk about Physical Activity”: Understanding the Preferences of Under-Served Communities when Messaging Physical Activity Guidelines to the Public

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