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Life After Stroke Monthly Information Session - Common Stroke Medication

Bristol After Stroke is offering free monthly virtual information sessions as part of their support for people after they've had a stroke. The sessions are for people who have had strokes, their families, friends and carers. They will be taking place on t

West of England Academy - Adoption and Spread Series

The West of England AHSN is hosting a series of five online workshops focused on adoption and spread each Wednesday morning from 28 April until 26 May from 9:30-11:30am. The whole series is especially relevant to those working on live projects, but we

Autism in the Somali community – myth-busting short films offer advice and top tips for parents

A series of five evidence-based short films and factsheets about autism for the Somali community have been launched by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded researchers at the University of Bristol and community organisation Autism Independ...

Eating Disorders HIT Sixth Research Conference tackles weight stigma

Challenging Weight Stigma - Eating Disorders (ED) Health Integration Team Online International ConferenceOn Tuesday, 16 March 2021 the Eating Disorders Health Integration Team (EDHIT) hosted a half-day virtual research conference with presentations from P...

NIHR Health Protection Research Unit launches new Public Advisory Group

The NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation at the University of Bristol (NIHR HPRU) has launched its new Public Advisory Group (PAG).Members of the group were recruited at the end of 2020, initially to work with them on...

Health and care leaders set out consultation plans for changes to local stroke services

Health and care leaders in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) are today (Monday 15 March) setting out plans to proceed to public consultation on major changes to the area’s stroke services. Stroke is the fourth biggest kil...

SHINE HIT tackles air pollution exposure at the hospital door

Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation recently published a report, The Invisible Threat, which stated that 29% of hospitals in England are in areas where pollution puts vulnerable people, and healthcare professionals, at risk. Suzanne Audrey, co-dire...

Research in Emergency Care, Avon Collaborative Hub webpages now live

The Research in Emergency Care, Avon Collaborative Hub (REACH) webpages are now live on the Bristol Health Partners site. REACH launched in October 2020 and is a collaborative research hub to improve the delivery of emergency care in Bristol and the surro...

Patient and public contribution is key to development of new stroke services pathway for BNSSG

Over the last four years, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG CCG) has been working on developing the Healthier Together Stroke Services Reconfiguration Programme. With input from the Stroke Health Integ...

NIHR ARC East Midlands webinar promotes inclusion of under-represented groups

Examples of good practice of community engagement and inclusion of under-represented groups in research were shared through an ARC East Midlands virtual seminar.More than 180 delegates logged on to view the ‘Community Engagement & Inclusion of Under-Rep...

People in Health West of England launches trailblazing involvement platform

People in Health West of England (PHWE) has launched Discourse, an online platform to enable public involvement in health research in a more modern and inclusive way. PHWE, the West of England’s regional public involvement network, worked with John Ke...

SHIP HIT supports new programme that assesses for domestic violence and abuse in sexual health services

IRIS ADViSE (Assessing for Domestic Violence and Abuse in Sexual Health Environments) is an initiative that supports sexual health staff to identify and respond to patients affected by domestic violence and abuse (DVA), helping to refer them on to special...

Are you of African or Caribbean heritage and interested in putting an end to HIV infections and stigma in Bristol?

Common Ambition Bristol is a major new project with people of African and Caribbean heritage working in partnership with health care professionals, African Voices Forum, other charitable organisations and academics to increase HIV testing and awareness an...

Bristol City Council's webinar tackles the myths and misinformation around the COVID-19 vaccine

On Tuesday, 26 January, 2021, the Bristol City Council Race Equality COVID-19 Steering Group held a webinar to give residents in the city an opportunity to find out more about how the COVID-19 vaccines work. Healthcare professionals and experts came toget...

Public consultation on Bristol's new Drug and Alcohol Strategy now open

A new strategy is being developed to support people with drug and alcohol dependency in Bristol, and limit the impact of addiction on lives and communities across the city. A draft strategy is now ready, which Bristol City Council is asking for feedba...

ACE HIT's webinar series on trauma informed practices attracted over 700 attendees

During a span of two weeks in November 2020, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Health Integration Team (ACE HIT) brought together over 700 attendees from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) for a webinar series: Adversity,...

REPROVIDE study which aims to help men who are abusive in relationships hopes to promote study via social media

The REPROVIDE study is testing a group intervention to help men who are violent or abusive in their relationships with women. We are looking for the support of agencies who work with families affected by domestic violence to refer men who are willing to p...

Recent changes to chronic pain services generally positive but also highlight change in health inequalities

The Chronic Pain Health Integration Team (HIT) conducted a survey of chronic pain service providers across Bristol and Bath during the summer months to see how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted them. The majority of services moved to online and...

Bristol Brain Centre looking for public contributors who have experience of REM sleep behaviour disorder

The Bristol Brain Centre, based at Southmead Hospital, is inviting people from Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire who are affected by REM sleep behaviour disorder to join a new patient and public involvement (PPI) group that is helping to s...

HIT Conference goes virtual to address the impact of COVID-19 and wider health inequalities

Bristol Health Partners held its annual Health Integration Team (HIT) Conference as an entirely virtual event this year because of the pandemic. The event, “COVID-19 Call to Action: What else can we achieve in health and social care?”, took place b...

ACE HIT's Ambassadors scheme featured in latest edition of Children & Young People Now

The latest edition of Children & Young People Now includes a special report on adverse childhood experiences (ACE). The report features an article on the ACE Ambassadors scheme that is a key part of the work of our Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Heal...

New emergency care research hub for Bristol launched

The University of Bristol and UWE Bristol have joined forces with health care partners in the city to set up a collaborative research hub to improve the delivery of emergency care in Bristol and the surrounding area. The new hub, Research in Emergency Car...

2020 HIT annual conference presentations and interviews now available

The 2020 Bristol Health Partners Health Integration Team Conference took place as a virtual event over the course of four days (28 September - 1 October 2020). More information on the speakers and sessions can be found here.Presentations from the event an...

UH Bristol and Weston Trusts merge to form University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) was formed on 1 April 2020 following the merger of the two trusts. The new Trust will deliver 100 different clinical services with a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff across 10 diff...

UK health spending needs to grow faster than GDP

The NHS is frequently in the news about its ongoing funding crisis. New research suggests demand for health services is set to continue to grow faster than GDP per head in all developed countries around the world.

Getting healthy, not just getting better

Gemma Self writes about how health care is funded - and how a future of health service providers being paid to keep people well might look. Gemma is Director at Reimagine Health, a small consultancy focused on redesigning incentives in healthcare to focu...

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