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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · 7d

🌟 We're excited to share our WATCH Project website🌟

Widening Access to Trials in Care Homes: to improve vaccine trial access for care home residents

🌐 www.nhsgrampian.org/watchproject

#WATCHProject #VaccineTrials
#CareHomeResidents #CareHomeResearch

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Aug 25

This quote underscores the urgency and importance of the WATCH project’s mission: to break down barriers and create best practice guidance for inclusive vaccine trials in care homes.

🔍 Learn more about how we’re tackling this challenge.

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Aug 22

#WATCHProject #WorkPackage2 #WATCHUpdate #CareHomeResearch #CareHomeInclusion #CareHomeVoices #OlderAdultsMatter #InclusiveTrials #VaccineEquity #ResearchEquity #EquityInResearch #ClinicalTrials #HealthResearch #ResearchMatters #PublicHealth

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Aug 22

📢 Progress update from WATCH!
Phase 2 is moving ahead – protocol submitted ✅ and we’re gearing up for stakeholder interviews. This will help make vaccine trials more inclusive for care home residents. Stay tuned for insights from staff, residents & researchers. 🏠💬

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Aug 11

👋 If you’ve just started following us—welcome!
We’re the WATCH Project, working to make vaccine trials more inclusive for older adults living in care homes.
Why? Because this group is often left out of vital research.
We’re here to change that—by listening, learning, and leading with evidence.

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Aug 8

📢Update!
We’re getting closer to the heart of the WATCH project:

Listening to real voices across the care home ecosystem.

We're preparing to hear directly from the people who know the barriers best.

Their insights will shape future vaccine trials that include care homes, not ignore them.

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Westward Care @westwardcare.bsky.social · Aug 8

A snapshot of this year’s Cedars summer fair, which brought relatives past and present to the home for the afternoon. Thank you to them for their continued support, to John and Ellie for playing their violins, and to Jennifer and Norma for organising our Guess the Name of the Teddy competition ☺️☀️

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 23

#WATCHProject #vaccineequity #carehomeresearch #clinicaltrials #olderadultsmatter #inclusiveresearch #publichealth #carehomevoices #researchupdate #healthinnovation

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 23

✅ WATCH Project Update
From our latest team meeting:
📝 Our manuscript on care‑home vaccine trial recruitment is set for journal submission.
📑 Governance approval in progress.
💬 Upcoming catch‑ups with key investigators in August.

We’re moving fast to make vaccine research more inclusive! 💪

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Scottish Care @scottishcare.bsky.social · Jul 21

🎉 Nominations are OPEN for our Care Home Awards2025!

Celebrate the incredible care home workforce across Scotland. 🏆

🗓️ Deadline: 1 Sept
🎊 Ceremony: 14 Nov, Hilton Glasgow
📋 13 award categories

Find out how to enter: buff.ly/nLELPZV

#careawards25 #celebratecare

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 18

🎤Behind every vaccine trial is a community we can't afford to leave behind.
Care home residents deserve a voice in research - and that's exactly what WATCH is here for.
#WATCHProject #carehomevoices #vaccineequity #researchtogether

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 14

#watch #InclusiveResearch #CareHomeLife #VaccineEquity #healthequity #participants #participantvoices #PPIE #codesign #carehomeresearch #olderadults #Research #ResearchMatters #ageingwell #clinicaltrials

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 14

🧠 It takes more than data to change the system.

The #WATCHProject is listening to people — care home staff, residents, families, researchers — to understand what really stands in the way of inclusive vaccine trials.

Real voices. Real barriers. Real change.

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 11

#WATCHProject #carehomeresearch #vaccineequity #researchprogress

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 11

📢 Update

Progress! 🚀
✅ Interview guides-designed to gather views from care home residents and other relevant professionals have been revised & submitted for approval.
👀 Next: Recruitment & interviews.

We’re breaking barriers to include care home residents in vaccine trials. Their voices matter.

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 7

Every story matters. Every voice counts. That's the heart of the WATCH Project. #WATCHProject #CareHomeVoices #EveryStoryMatters #InclusiveResearch #ResearchWithHeart #OlderAdultsMatter #CareHomeResearch #VaccineEquity #HealthJustice #CommunityResearch

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 4

#WATCHProject #CareHomeResearch #VaccineEquity #InclusiveTrials #InclusionInResearch #OlderAdultsMatter #ClinicalTrials #VaccineAccess #EthicalTrials #PublicHealth #ResearchTogether #CareHomesVoices #PPIE #CollaborativeScience #NIHR #FutureOfResearch #ResearchEquity

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jul 1

Prof Soiza & the team were delighted to present the WATCH Project at the NHSG R&D conf #GramConf25
@ssvasan.bsky.social
The presentation highlighted the importance of including care home residents in vaccine trials, enabling better care for the care home population #WATCHProject #VaccineTrials

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NHS Grampian @nhsgrampian.bsky.social · Jun 30

Some further highlights from #GramConf25

- Prof Vasan, R&D Director talking about Research inclusion and workforce strategy while addressing CRDC objectives
- Euan Dickson, from Chief Scientist Office spoke about NRS current developments and direction of travel

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jun 30

#Inclusion #HealthCareInnovation #ListeningMatters

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jun 30

“Inclusion starts with listening.” We’ve been listening — and it’s clear that #GramConf25 has sparked inspiring conversations around integration, evidence-based practice, and patient-centred care. Here’s to shining a light on the outstanding work happening across @nhsgrampian.bsky.social

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WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jun 27

Imagine if every vaccine trial considered the real lives of older adults in care homes. That's the world we are building! 💪 #futureofresearch #WATCHProject #vaccineequity

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jun 20

#RedForResearch2025 🔴 A small gesture, a bold colour, and a big message: supporting the people and science that shape the future of healthcare. Here’s to every researcher, participant, and story behind the data. #researchmatters #supportresearch #healthinnovation #WATCHProject

WATCH Project @watch1.bsky.social · Jun 13

Friday Feature - we are working closely with @enrichscotland.bsky.social, @nihr.bsky.social advisors and many more relevant healthcare professionals to keep this research real and relevant #CollaborativeScience #PPIE #WATCHProject #carehomeresearch #carehome #research

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GaryH @garyhodge1968.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you are a #carehome #researcher, this might be of interest 🤔 Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review.
doi.org/10.31389/jlt...

Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review | Journal of Long-Term Care

The Journal of Long-Term Care is an international, multi- and inter-disciplinary, peer-reviewed, online journal established as a focus for advancing the research evidence base for all aspects of long-...

doi.org

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