SBRI Healthcare competition NHS England have just announced a new SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) competition to find innovative new products and services for mental health. There call is split into 3 categories: Children and Young People’s Mental Health Depression, self-harm and suicide New Models of Care (leading to improvements […]
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Reflections on being involved in dementia research as a former carer. A blog by John Thurman
Reflections on being involved in dementia research as a former carer. A blog by John Thurman* During the day between attending a conference with members of the DEMCOM research team, and writing this blog, I visited my sister Catherine in her new care home. Her dementia is severe: she’s lost […]
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Older Persons Fellowship For Nurses and Allied Health Professionals NOW RECRUITING FOR 2018
Older Persons Fellowship For Nurses and Allied Health Professionals NOW RECRUITING FOR 2018 The application process for the Older Persons Fellowship, which is funded by HEE and delivered by King’s College London is currently open for the 2018 intake. This is a 12 month Fellowship, with students attending King’s College London […]
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PPI payment in research update
PPI payment in research update Changes to HMRC regulations on ‘contractors and intermediaries’ have led to some institutions processing payments for involvement in research through PAYE. INVOLVE has discussed these changes with HMRC and the Dept of Health’s Tax Advisor, and produced an agreed statement along with INVOLVE’s understanding of […]
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New UK policy framework for health and social care research now in place
New UK policy framework for health and social care research now in place As of 16 October the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care (RGF) has been replaced by the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research. The new Framework is based around 19 principles of […]
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New HEE/NIHR ICA Programme Pre-Doctoral Level Scheme
New HEE/NIHR ICA Programme Pre-Doctoral Level Scheme Health Education England (HEE) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) are pleased to announce a new pre-doctoral level training scheme to support aspiring non-medical clinical academics. The HEE/NIHR Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship (PCAF) Scheme, which will replace the ICA Masters Studentships, […]
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What do Dementia Friendly Communities (DFCs) offer people diagnosed with young onset dementia (YOD)? A blog by Dr Andrea Mayrhofer
What do Dementia Friendly Communities (DFCs) offer people diagnosed with young onset dementia (YOD)? A blog by Dr Andrea Mayrhofer When people are diagnosed with dementia under the age of 65 the condition is referred to as Young Onset Dementia (YOD). In the UK, approximately 5% of people living with dementia (n=42,500) […]
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Mentoring Opportunity: Capacity Building in Academic Psychiatry at CLAHRC EoE
Are you an senior academic / clinical researcher looking to develop your mentoring skills? NIHR CLAHRC EoE is looking for senior researchers (academic and/or clinical) to mentor an ‘academic / research apprentice’ for either 3 or 6 months, as part of our Clinical Academic Psychiatry Training apprenticeship scheme 2018. What is […]
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National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide: Annual Report 2017
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide: Annual Report 2017 The 2017 annual report from the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH) provides findings relating to people who died by suicide or were convicted of homicide in 2005-2015 across all UK countries. Additional […]
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Seeking your views about the use of non-pharmacological interventions in practice
Seeking your views about the use of non-pharmacological interventions in practice A group of dementia care practitioners from Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are doing some work to develop new care innovations for people living with advanced or later stages of dementia. They would like to understand a bit […]