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🚀The UK’s longitudinal research sector is about to get a major upgrade in training.

CLOSER, supported by Population Research UK, is creating a strategic, UK-wide training resource for LPS.

Find out what’s coming: shorturl.at/guRbh
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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📢 AI Workshops alert!

We’re bringing together researchers from the LPS community to co-design a new AI training platform. Join one of our workshops:

✅ Beginners – 26 January 2:00 – 3:15pm
✅ Experts – 23 February 2:00 – 3:15pm

👉 Complete the quick form to find your fit: shorturl.at/cE4uX
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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📢 New funding call from Population Research UK! Over £900K available to establish a policy exchange connecting policymakers & LPS researchers. Join our webinar on 28 January to learn more about the scope, expected deliverables and how to apply. Register: shorturl.at/Bf07f
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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📢 New blog! 📢 Antibiotic resistance isn’t a distant worry — it’s already reshaping modern medicine. A major 20‑year UK review reveals how quickly bacteria adapt, how MRSA was pushed back, and why E. coli now leads bloodstream infections. @bristoluni.bsky.social
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/ynke2j34
The changing face of antimicrobial resistance in the UK: long-term observation and a future resource
By Dr Rosy Reynolds, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, Population Health Sciences. Antimicrobial resistance – who cares and why? Do you have a friend or family member […]
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January 13, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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🚨 New guidance on creating accessible patient information leaflets for clinical trials 🚨

🧑‍⚕️ Are you a health researcher? Want to recruit patients to trials?
👉 Find out how to make your patient information leaflets more accessible and inclusive:
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/new-guidance...
New guidance on creating accessible patient information leaflets for clinical trials - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
New guidance on how to create accessible and inclusive patient information leaflets is available to researchers who want to recruit patients to their clinical trials. The guidance was created by healt...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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If you work in or with perinatal services in the South West & are passionate about reducing health inequalities, join our Regional Perinatal Equity Network.

Our next event is Wednesday 14 January: https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/regional-perinatal-equity-network-11/ Please join us!
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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🎉 Celebrating what we've achieved in 2025! 🎉

🥳 See the top news stories of the year from our research themes 👇

📰 Read all our news of 2025 at www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/news/

#diet #PhysicalActivity #SurgicalInnovation #MentalHealth #DataScience #RespiratoryDisease
December 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Check our new animation about #MarthasRule, helping explain and promote this vital #NHS #PatientSafety programme to both members of the public and healthcare professionals. Please help us to share!

https://vimeo.com/1133093696?fl=pl&fe=sh
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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📢 New course alert!
Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan
Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...
December 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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🚀New £1m ‘data readiness’ funding call!

🛠️Organisations holding health and social care data in our region can apply for a share of £1m to make their data research ready through our #SDE.

👍Find out more here:
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/new-1m-fund-...

#PoweredByNHSData #DataSavesLives #Research
New £1m fund to accelerate research access to data - southwestsde-nhs-uk
The South West Secure Data Environment (SDE) is encouraging organisations that hold health and social care data in the South West to share more of their data, to drive ground-breaking research and inn...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Structural racism & cultural misunderstanding compound grief for Black British/Black Caribbean communities, study finds.

Authors call for widespread changes to improve bereavement experiences & access to support.

📰News: tinyurl.com/yc5tvucm
📄Paper: tinyurl.com/2eremjs4

#NationalGriefAwarenessWeek
2025: Structural racism and cultural misunderstanding compound grief | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol
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December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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⭐New Bristol Continuity of Care Calculator ⭐ helps GPs measure continuity of care - a key step towards improvement.

🔹The tool, developed by @chris-salisbury.bsky.social & colleagues, launched today.

🔹It's free, easy-to-use & works with UK GP practice systems.

👉 tinyurl.com/mvrrr34u

#GPSky
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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📰News!📰Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Our latest research highlights how community-driven initiatives & policy innovation are reshaping the fight against #HIV, while global funding cuts threaten hard-won progress. More➡️ tinyurl.com/y6y8xnnd
@jhorwood.bsky.social, @bristoluni.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
World AIDS Day 2025: Community-led innovation and policy action in the fight against HIV
December 1st is World AIDS Day. Our latest research highlights how community-driven initiatives and policy innovation are reshaping the fight against HIV – while global funding cuts threaten hard-won ...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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📢 In our latest newsletter:

➡️News and photos from our BIGGEST EVER conference
➡️How a pioneering local group is helping stroke survivors get back to work
➡️ England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer visits Bristol

Read: mailchi.mp/bristolhealt...
Subscribe: bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/newsletter/
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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New study gives people with #eczema freedom to choose how often to bathe. 🔽

The study, by researchers @uniofnottingham.bsky.social & @capcbristol.bsky.social found that people with eczema are able to bathe daily or weekly, without any impact to their symptoms.

🔗Find out more: tinyurl.com/4erx5zrb
2025: New study gives people with eczema freedom to choose how often to bathe | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol
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November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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22,000 babies in England have been protected from developing cerebral palsy, thanks to PReCePT - a programme to increase uptake of magnesium sulfate - according to data from the national neonatal audit.

This great news comes ahead of #WorldPrematurityDay tomorrow
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/22000-babies...
22,000 babies protected from cerebral palsy thanks to PReCePT programme - ARC West
A programme to increase uptake of magnesium sulfate, a low-cost drug that protects premature babies from developing cerebral palsy, has protected more than 22,000 babies in England, according to data ...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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📣 Would you like to help shape our research?

If you're a patient, carer, young person or community member - we're looking for new members of our Public Advisory Group.

Register your interest: bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/PublicAdviso...
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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In the last 6 years, we have…
💬 Involved 101 public contributors
🧍 Recruited nearly 24k research participants

🙏 Thank you to everyone who helped us!
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...

👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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📢New website launch!🎉
Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever.
More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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📣Your voice matters in our research!

Whether you're a patient, carer, young person, community member - we're looking for new members of our Public Advisory Group. You'll help shape our research.

Register your interest:
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/PublicAdviso...
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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A brilliant example of why our #HealthIntegrationTeams are so effective!

Bringing organisations together to help people like Howard, who are affected by stroke, go back to work.

@sironacic.bsky.social @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social

www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/helping...
Pioneering group helping stroke survivors get back to work - Bristol Health Partners
A ground-breaking group in Bristol is helping stroke survivors prepare for returning to work. Sirona‘s Integrated Community Stroke Service piloted eight weekly group sessions as part of its rehabilita...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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“I was so excited to read #FASTMRI found #breastcancers smaller and earlier than mammograms. I wanted to bring it to
Bristol”

9 years on Lyn Jones, the DYAMOND study lead, shares what it has taken to open the trial to patients.

👉 bit.ly/3KkSO1s
The FAST MRI DYAMOND breast cancer screening study – How did we get here? | North Bristol NHS Trust
A new study is investigating whether FAST MRI, a new type of scan, can help detect small but aggressive breast cancers earlier. Now open to patients, the
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October 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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The South West Pharmacy Research Network - @swpharmres.bsky.social - is a friendly group that promotes & supports #PharmacyResearch in the south west of England.

📆Their 2025 Innovation Day on 31 Oct in Bristol is an opportunity to learn, share & network.

Info & register below. 🔽

#PharmSky
Come and join us at our 2025 Innovation day in Bristol! You can expect...
👑 Top class speakers
🥳 Networking opportunities
🖼️ Poster sessions
🛠️ Workshops
🍱 Lunch!!!
See our full speaker line up and book your free place now www.bath.ac.uk/events/south...
September 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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🧠 Mental health literacy found to be a key factor in how CBT for depression works.

New research by @charlotte-archer.bsky.social & colleagues published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

📰Read the news: tinyurl.com/y5kmv6jj

#MentalHealth #CBT #Depression #HealthLiteracy

@nihrspcr.bsky.social
2025: Mental health literacy found to be a key factor in how CBT for depression works | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol
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September 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM