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Joanna Coast

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Professor in the Economics of Health & Care, University of Bristol; Health Economics editor, Social Science & Medicine; Wellcome Trust Investigator; ICECAP capability measures, qualitative methods, priority setting, #HealthEconomics .. more

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · Oct 10

Congratulations to Hazel Everitt, Alexander Ford & CAPC's Matthew Ridd on winning the RCGP Research Paper of the Year! 🎉

The Lancet paper showed that amitriptyline can improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

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RCGP Research Paper of the Year Award for IBS study

A trial that showed a cheap and widely available prescription drug can improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in patients seen in GP surgeries has been awarded Research Paper of the Year b...

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · Oct 10

Our new analysis reveals concerning variation in #NHS waiting times depending on patients' age, sex, ethnicity and how deprived their local area is.

Findings from our #QualityWatch programme with the Health Foundation. 👇
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NHS hospital care: Who is waiting and what are they waiting for?

Backlogs in NHS care and long waiting times in England are widespread, and politicians, policymakers and the public are well aware of this. But headline numbers obscure important distinctions, and que...

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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West @arc-west.bsky.social · Oct 10

Our October newsletter is out!

In this edition: Involving public contributors in qualitative analysis; Knowledge mobilisation funding; Co-production to tackle primary care inequalities; Plus much more

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The NIHR ARC West newsletter October edition

In this edition: Involving public contributors in qualitative analysis; Knowledge mobilisation funding; Co-production to tackle primary care inequalities; Plus much more

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barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · Oct 10

I hear academics are over here! This is out: A choice experiment of older patients’ preferences for kidney failure treatments. www.kidney-international.org/article/S008... @lucyselman.bsky.social (1/3)

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