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Significant gaps and inequalities in the provision of specialist child weight management services in England, study finds
30 November 2022
Over three quarters of acute NHS trusts in England (77%) do not have a child weight management service, despite being responsible for providing specialist services for the most severely obese, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
- Significant gaps and inequalities in the provision of specialist child weight management services in England, study finds 30 November 2022 Over three quarters of acute NHS trusts in England (77%) do not have a child weight management service, despite being responsible for providing specialist services for the most severely obese, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
- New trial to assess whether rapid tests reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections in primary care 23 November 2022 A new randomised controlled clinical trial, led by the University of Bristol, will investigate whether rapid microbiological ‘point-of-care’ tests for respiratory infections could reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care, thanks to funding of £1.6 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The tests, which are carried out in GP surgeries rather than sent to a laboratory, detect the presence of viruses and some bacteria, with results available on the same day.
- Care home staff find the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) empowers residents 17 November 2022 GPs and care home staff see the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) as positive and empowering for residents, according to an evaluation carried out by researchers at NIHR ARC West in collaboration with the Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol and West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN).
- Researchers partner with local communities to tackle health inequalities across the UK 8 November 2022 A new wave of research projects, including a consortium-building initiative led by the University of Bristol, has been announced to investigate the role of community assets such as parks, galleries and creative organisations in improving health outcomes.
- Inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK persist, new research finds 7 November 2022 New research has shown there continue to be inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK. In particular, even though minoritised ethnic communities were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic overall, proportions of ethnically minoritised clients did not increase, according to bereavement services.
- The unintended consequences of giving patients online access to their health records 1 November 2022 Giving patients online access to their GP health records has unintended consequences that can limit its usefulness, an ARC West and University of Bristol Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC) study published in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) has shown.
- Call for effective regulation of blood testing companies 27 October 2022 Clinical academics at the University of Bristol have called for the effective regulation of private companies who sell blood tests directly to patients.
- Applications for 2023 GP Academic Clinical Fellow posts now open 12 October 2022 Closing date: 2 November 2022
- Applications open for an NIHR School for Primary Care Research post-doctoral fellowship 11 October 2022 Deadline: 27 October 2022
- Findings from one of the largest consultations on UK bereavement support published 6 October 2022 New findings from one of the largest ever consultations on bereavement support in the UK have been published today by the UK Commission on Bereavement (UKCB). The research, which involved University of Bristol academics, shows around 750,000 excess bereavements occurred during the pandemic in the UK.