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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢 NEW PUBLICATION 📢

Can degree apprenticeships support a more inclusive HSR workforce? We explore opportunities, barriers & practical recommendations for widening access to research careers in our original report supported by @healthfoundation.bsky.social

Read it here: hsruk.org/hsruk/public...

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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 31

🆕 We're kicking off our new blog series #HSRUK25 Unpacked! 🆕

First up: lived expert Chandrika Kaviraj & researcher Andy Bradshaw reflect on co-producing their #HSRUK25 conference session and what real co-production looks like in practice

Read it here ⬇️
hsruk.org/hsruk/viewpo...

Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 3

A huge thank you to our speakers, chairs, delegates, partners and the event team for making this such a brilliant conference! Keep your eyes peeled for our series of follow-up blogs and upcoming researcher network opportunities! And we hope to see you all in Manchester in 2026!

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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 3

And that's a wrap on #HSRUK25! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Newcastle this week! We are very proud to have hosted a programme full of innovative research, lively discussions and powerful reflections on how HSR can support a fairer and more sustainable health and care system.

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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our Future Leader in Health Services And Social Care Research went to Rasa Mikelyte! Congratulations! 🎉

Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our Excellence in Inclusion Award went to Emma Giles and Jo Smith: Increasing access to healthy, affordable food for adults living with Severe Mental Illness in Teesside: A co-produced feasibility study. Congratulations! 🎉

Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our Best Poster Award went to Nikki Dunne: Snapshots of Sjögren's: A Photovoice Journey Through Living with Sjögren's in Ireland. Congratulations Nikki! 🎉

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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our Patient Led Research Award went to Naomi Carlisle and Claire Garner: IMplementation of the Preterm Birth Surveillance PAthway: a RealisT evaluation (including a realist literature scope). Congratulations! 🎉

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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 3

We're now kicking off the closing plenary of #HSRUK25! Exploring how we can make HSR careers more inclusive, chaired by Alicia O’Cathain, Professor of Health Services Research

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NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing (NIHR HAPRU) @nihrhapru.bsky.social · Jul 3

‘How do we know if HSR impacts on policy?’ - a great workshop this morning led by @annetteboaz.bsky.social. The workshop was full of ideas of how to do things differently with fantastic engagement in the room!
#HSRUK2025
@barbarahanratty.bsky.social

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Peter van der Graaf @pvandergraaf.bsky.social · Jul 3

Great #HSRUK25 workshop by Gemma McKenna about engaging government and policymakers, with roleplay (how to talk to your MP) and top tips for writing a policy brief. #KMb

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Jul 3

If you’re at day 2 of ‪@hsruk.bsky.social‬ today in Newcastle, here are the sessions you don’t want to miss on improvement research featuring #THISFellows & our researchers.

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Prof Naomi Fulop @profnaomifulop.bsky.social · Jul 3

#AI in healthcare ‘not a magic bullet’.

@racheljlawrence.bsky.social presenting our study of procurement & early deployment of #AI in diagnosis lung disease at #hsruk25.

#healthpolicy @nuffieldtrust.org.uk @angusramsay.bsky.social

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 3

If you’re at #HSRUK25, don’t forget to come and visit us at our stand to pick up some publications, find out more about our latest research and analysis, and learn how you can get involved.

Full details on our activities ⬇️
https://bit.ly/44pKSSD

Health Services Research UK Conference 2025

The Health Foundation is supporting HSR UK’s 18th annual conference on 2–3 July 2025, contributing to several sessions over the two days.

www.health.org.uk

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Chiara Dall'Ora @ora-dall.bsky.social · Jul 3

#HSRUK25 great plenary on innovative research to improve workforce efficiency and sustainability. We might already know what doesn't work for the workforce but we don't know what are the different needs and we need to find the solutions. Join the workforce research network to step up and co-create!

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Dan Wolstenholme @wolstenholme-d.bsky.social · Jul 3

Workforce first up today, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37365008/

Really struck by the potential of asynchronous focus groups as a way of allowing busy health care professionals to engage with research #hsruk25

Exploring gender differences in uptake of GP partnership roles: a qualitative mixed-methods study - PubMed

There are some long-standing gendered barriers that continue to affect the career decisions of women GPs. The relative attractiveness of salaried, locum, or private roles in general practice appears t...

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Sonia Dalkin @soniadalkin.bsky.social · Jul 3

Audience comments suggested we know a lot about workforce issues (increased workload, recruitment and retention, desire for flexibility, burnout) and we now need solutions to address these. Hopes that the new NIHR HSDR Workforce Research Partnerships will address some of these… @hsruk.bsky.social

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Sonia Dalkin @soniadalkin.bsky.social · Jul 3

Day 2 #HSRUK25 plenary focusing on workforce: how will innovative research deliver impact? Methodological reflections: use of realist reviews, novel qual methods (e.g. social media analysis, asynchronous online focus groups) & tiered knowledge mobilisation (local➡️international) @hsruk.bsky.social

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Peter van der Graaf @pvandergraaf.bsky.social · Jul 3

Gillian Vance opening #HSRUK25 plenary this morning by highlighting the workload challenges experienced by health & care staff in underserved areas, and how the new NIHR funded partnership for workforce sustainability (Workforce Voices) will research and co-design solutions with local stakeholders.

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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our social meet up and run this morning! The best way to start the the second day of the conference ☀️ Thank you to those who joined us and @kieranwalshe.bsky.social for leading and finalising the route! #HSRUK25

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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 2

Don’t forget our Meet up and Run/Walk is happening bright and early tomorrow morning! We are meeting outside the Frederick Douglass Building at 7:15AM, it’s a great way to start the day, see more of the city - and the forecast is sunny! ☀️ Everyone is welcome to join us!

Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 2

Pete Bower thanks our panelists and brings the second plenary and Day One of #HSRUK25 to a close! Welcome drinks are now available on the Ground Floor Atrium 🍷

Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 2

“What happens when we tell our stories?”

Lynn Laidlaw, Co-Chair, highlights that “the devil is in the detail” and that participant researchers must be authentically embedded into the research team

Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 2

Jill Harland outlines how Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust is building awareness of health inequalities in their organisation

Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 2

Next up, Jill Harland, Health Inequalities Lead Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust outlines her reflections from a service provider perspective #HSRUK25

Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 2

“It’s really important to have the residents at the heart of this work…the authentic perspectives of local residents.”

Jill Davidson outlines key objectives of Northumberland Experiences