NIHR PHIRST
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Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST) funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Working with local government across the UK to evaluate public health schemes * https://phirst.nihr.ac.uk/
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The NIHR PHIRST PHRESH evaluation for TimeOut: A peer-led gambling recovery service for adults in Nottingham is now live. This evaluation looks at how peer support helps build recovery capital, reduce gambling harms & prevent relapse. Find out more: phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/...
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Pleased to share that PHIRST Connect's Katherine Brown
will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming #FoodActive2025 – A Decade of Action: The Healthy Weight Declaration after 10 Years
📅 Tuesday 11th November
🕤9:30-1:00pm
🛜 Online
Find out more + register eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-decade-o...
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Want to know what it's like to be a public contributor on a PHIRST evaluation? This great video from PHIRST South Bank lets their contributors share their experiences 🎬👏 youtu.be/pm_XZybRTdw
PHIRST South Bank - the role of public contributors
YouTube video by NIHR PHIRST
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Join the next PHIRST Webinar, Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning
⏰Monday 20 October, 12-1.30PM on MS Teams.
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How local governments in England have been working to design and deliver healthier places
Navy blue background with a vertical red stripe and the words 'PHIRST Webinar Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning. 20 October 2025, 12-1.30PM, Online, MS Teams'. There is an image of a communal green space with plants and benches next to a block of apartments and a shared play space next to some housing.
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The latest PHIRST newsletter is now available. Catch up on new evaluation reports and published articles tinyurl.com/phirst-july25
Sign up to the mailing list to receive future editions straight to your inbox phirst.nihr.ac.uk/newsletter-s...
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Great to be celebrating 5 yrs of PHIRST South Bank today and looking ahead to the next 5! @susiesykes.bsky.social @emmadoohan.bsky.social @helenmw66.bsky.social
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Check out the PHRESH evaluation for Projects Phoenix & Athena which looks at how these projects support prison leavers in North East Lincolnshire - ensuring continuity of care, reducing reoffending, preventing drug-related deaths, and supporting resettlement. phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/...
Supporting prison leavers in North East Lincolnshire, UK: Evaluation of Project Phoenix and Project Athena - NIHR Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
NIHR PHIRST evaluation of the Phoenix and Athena projects that aim to support prison leavers in North East Lincolnshire
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Check out the PHRESH evaluation for Projects Phoenix & Athena which looks at how these projects support prison leavers in North East Lincolnshire - ensuring continuity of care, reducing reoffending, preventing drug-related deaths, and supporting resettlement. phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/...
Supporting prison leavers in North East Lincolnshire, UK: Evaluation of Project Phoenix and Project Athena - NIHR Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
NIHR PHIRST evaluation of the Phoenix and Athena projects that aim to support prison leavers in North East Lincolnshire
phirst.nihr.ac.uk
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Up early for #LGAConf25? Head to our Fringe session, 8AM, Room 12. Join
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and PHIRST researchers to hear how our PHIRST evaluations are building a #PublicHealth research knowledge base for Local Government
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If you're at #LGAConf25 @accliverpool.bsky.social today check out our Innovation Zone session @ 13.05 in Hall 2, Stage 2 with Lambeth Council on the work of the #BlackMensConsortium
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Empowering people and places to shape the future of local government.

With over 130 speakers, 110 exhibitions and nearly 1700 delegates, #LGAConf25 is set to be the event of the year.

All in the beautiful city of Liverpool!

View the programme: https://orlo.uk/X15h9
A sunny day with blue sky behind and the Liver Bird on top of the Royal Liver Building in the City of Liverpool in the foreground
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Today is a trip to lovely Leeds for the #HDRC Annual event. Great to interact with people from all the different sites #PublicHealth #Research
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Ready for our lunchtime slot on all things PHIRST & #KnowledgeMobilisation at the #UPEN conference on academic-policy engagement. Stop and chat if you're there!
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People sat in a tiered lecture theatre looking at a projector screen showing an opening slide for the UPEN Evaluation and impact in academic-policy engagement.
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Come work for our PHIRST Fusion team taking part in #publichealth evaluation and then mobilising the knowledge
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Job klaxon!📣Join the fabulous @nihr-phirst.bsky.social Fusion team as a Knowledge Exchange Broker to lead on our #KMb strategy, while co-producing evaluations with local authorities to impact public health services. Fixed term for 5 years; Apply by 18 June!
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Catch up with our latest PHIRST seminar youtube.com/watch?v=Nv9h... discussing:
👶helping parents bond with their baby
🍔young people's views on food advertising &
🧠supporting mental health of 16-25yr olds
PHIRST Seminar, Children and Young People, May 2025
YouTube video by NIHR PHIRST
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