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New Friends and Family Handbook gives advice on how to support someone experiencing domestic abuse
3 June 2025
A new Friends and Family Handbook, written by Dr Alison Gregory, an Independent Academic and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol, has been launched by Women’s Aid Federation of England. The handbook provides practical support and information for anyone worried about someone who is or may be experiencing domestic abuse.
- New Friends and Family Handbook gives advice on how to support someone experiencing domestic abuse 3 June 2025 A new Friends and Family Handbook, written by Dr Alison Gregory, an Independent Academic and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol, has been launched by Women’s Aid Federation of England. The handbook provides practical support and information for anyone worried about someone who is or may be experiencing domestic abuse.
- First ‘core outcome set’ for ear infection studies in primary and community care 7 May 2025 Researchers have produced a standard set of outcomes that should be measured and reported in future studies involving common acute ear infections. This ‘core outcome set’ will allow future ear infection studies to be more consistent with each other, so evidence can be accumulated over time.
- Breaking the cycle: supporting young boys in violent homes could prevent relationship violence, study suggests 1 May 2025 Young men growing up around parents who are physically violent to each other are 43% more likely to carry out violence or abuse in their own relationships, new University of Bristol research has found.
- NIHR SPCR General Practice Commercial Research Fellows opportunity 30 April 2025 The National Institute for Health and Care Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR SPCR) is offering up to 11 General Practice Commercial Research Fellowships, with positions available at various universities across the UK, including Bristol.
- Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT) Impact Report published 29 April 2025 The Primary Care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT) has published its Summary & Impact Report 2019–2024, highlighting five years of collaborative research achievements supported by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR).
- New UK Centre hopes to change public attitudes towards grief 24 April 2025 Grief affects everyone but is still very much a taboo subject in the UK. A new Centre - the first of its kind in the UK - hopes to shift public attitudes towards grief and create communities that are compassionate and connected in their support of people who are bereaved. The Centre for Grief Research and Community Engagement (Grief Centre) at the University of Bristol is launched today [24 April].
- New research to support a thriving health and care workforce is launched 9 April 2025 A new national research partnership will explore ways to support wellbeing and sustainability in the NHS and social care same day and urgent care workforce. Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and led by UWE Bristol in collaboration with the University of Bristol and nine other institutions, the partnership will investigate the root causes of frequent staff shortages, high employee sickness rates and difficulties recruiting new staff with a view to finding solutions.
- Relaxation techniques may help lower high blood pressure—at least in the short term 8 April 2025 Relaxation techniques may help lower high blood pressure—at least in the short term—but the longer term effects are unclear, finds a pooled data analysis of the existing research. The study, led by the Universities of Bristol and Exeter and published and published in BMJ Medicine, is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
- Supporting people with heart failure who want to be physically active 7 April 2025 New University of Bristol research on how healthcare professionals can support people with heart failure who want to be more physically active has been published in BMJ Open. The study recommends a personalised approach facilitated by health professionals focusing on both physical and mental health.
- New documentary shines light on healthcare responses to violence against women 3 April 2025 A powerful new documentary film, created through the Healthcare Responding to Violence and Abuse (HERA) study, captures the transformative potential of healthcare systems to support women affected by domestic violence. The film was created to amplify women’s voices, shed light on their experiences, and explore how healthcare providers in low-resource settings can better respond to domestic violence.