An NIHR funded study, recently published in the The Lancet Psychiatry, assessed if increased liaison between primary and secondary care improves the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of detection of people with, or at high risk of developing, a first psychotic illness. The Liaison and Education in General Practices (LEGs) study, led by Principal […]
Research Methods courses from NatCen Learning: Autumn 2015
NatCen Learning, an independent social research agency are pleased to announce that their Autumn 2015 open course programme on research methods is available for booking. Highlights include: basic statistical analysis for the social sciences survey sampling questionnaire design and qualitative courses. The open workshops are taught by experienced applied researchers drawing […]
Travelling fellowships for community-based mental health
The Mental Health Foundation has teamed up with the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to provide an exciting programme of travelling fellowships in 2016. The fellowships will directly support British citizens who want to travel overseas to gain knowledge, experience and best practice to benefit others in their UK professions and communities and […]
Depression? ‘It’s like trying to explain a colour you can’t see’ Young people use film to discuss depression and therapy: a researcher blog
By Valerie Dunn The IMPACT Study (Improving Mood with Psychoanalytic and Cognitive Therapies, Goodyer et al., 2011) is a large randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Cambridge, North London and Manchester. The qualitative arm, IMPACT-ME (IMPACT My-Experience) is run by Dr Nick Midgley of the Anne Freud Centre and UCL, London. […]
The use of Bibliotherapy for Improved Mental Health and Well-being: a Blog
“Well into Words’’ by Mr Barney Eden Personal Reflections on the International Bibliotherapy Conference Affiliated with and on behalf of the CLAHRC Prison Projects ‘Care to Older Prisoners’ and ‘Dementia Friendly Prisons’ – Dr Tine Van Bortel (P.I./ed.) “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us. That is […]
Decision aids are available to engage seriously ill people
Tools to Promote Shared Decision Making in Serious Illness: A Systematic Review People with serious illnesses may value shared decision making, but there are few decision aids available for this group. A systematic review suggested that decision tools improve patient knowledge and awareness of treatment choices and tools are available for those […]
Benefits Advice Service for involvement from the NIHR
Benefits Advice Service for involvement Members of the public who are in receipt of welfare benefits and are offered payment for involvement need to consider how the payment might affect their benefits. This new confidential service provided by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) in partnership with others, has expert knowledge and […]
NSPCC report: Achieving Emotional Wellbeing for Looked After Children
Achieving emotional wellbeing for looked after children: A whole system approach – new report from the NSPCC The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has released this latest report, published June 2015. Authors: Louise Bazalgette, Tom Rahilly and Grace Trevelyan Research has shown that children in care are […]
Dr Alex Komashie wins HSRN Symposium Improvement Science Award!
Best Improvement Science at the HRSN Symposium, awarded to Dr Alex Komahsie Congratulations go to Dr Alex Komashie, (CLAHRC EoE Research Associate, Patient Safety Theme) for winning this year’s Health Services Network (HSRN) Symposium Best Improvement Science Award. Alex presented his research on ‘An integrated model of patient and staff […]
Get Involved: NIHR looking for members of the public to join advisory panel / committee
An opportunity for members of the public to get involved in an advisory committee/panel at the National Institute for Health Research Are you interested in health research? Do you have experience of working in committees/groups? Do you have experience of patient and public involvement? Do you have good communication skills? […]