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An NHS worker in a face mask on a phone call

Nurse-led telephone management could help support patients with chlamydia and gonorrhoea diagnosed in primary care

16 Dec 2020
Associated project: Sexually transmitted infections management in primary care

Paper:

: Management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections diagnosed in primary care using a centralised nurse-led telephone-based service: mixed methods evaluation

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A needle and syringe programme worker explains low dead space to a service user

Rethinking impact with the story of the low dead space project

15 Dec 2020
Associated projects: Low versus high dead space syringes: user preferences and attitudes Driving the use of low dead space injecting equipment among people who inject drugs

Sign at an event saying 'people working together'

From social prescribing to integrating mental health care: our research priorities to improve health and care in the West

15 Dec 2020

UK-wide survey of GPs reveals confusion about which lab tests to order for patients with chronic conditions

08 Dec 2020
Associated project: Developing recommendations for chronic disease testing in GP practices

Paper:

GP’s perspectives on laboratory test use for monitoring long-term conditions: an audit of current testing practice

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Weight of Expectation wins AHRC Medical Humanities Award

07 Dec 2020

Treatment for drug addiction: how do patients in rural areas cope in lockdown?

25 Nov 2020
Associated project: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected people in rural areas who take opioid substitutes?

A laptop screen showing the Germ Defence website

Spread Germ Defence, not the virus!

25 Nov 2020
Associated project: How do we keep school students and staff safe during a pandemic?

PReCePT: Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in PreTerm Labour shortlisted for the 2020 HSJ Awards

Illustration of frail older patient leaving hospital. Credit: Jon Birch

‘Information About Me’ campaign launched to help older people leave hospital when ready

16 Nov 2020
Associated projects: Information About Me: Understanding the hidden causes of delays in discharging frail older patients from hospital Information About Me: Helping staff with an older person’s hospital stay

Emer Brangan with a member of the Brigstowe team at Bristol Pride 2019

How knowledge mobilisation helped one charity design peer support services

11 Nov 2020
Associated project: Collaborating with Brigstowe to improve peer support services

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