Family and media pressure to lose weight in adolescence linked to how people value themselves almost two decades later

  • 16th April 2024
People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media,…

Stepping into Spring: Bristol Walk Fest and North Somerset Walk Fest

  • 12th April 2024
Bristol Walk Fest is an annual festival between 1 – 31 May showcasing the best…

Dementia service providers explore developments in diagnosis and treatment

  • 11th April 2024
Providers of dementia services in health and social care from across the region joined the…

Students tackle gap in black and brown skin cancer diagnosis

  • 11th April 2024
Three medical students are solving the shocking disparity in skin cancer care between those with…

Improving access to healthcare for and with people with multiple disadvantage

  • 4th April 2024
General practice teams changed their services to better include patients with severe and multiple disadvantage…

Study highlights potential new approach for early intervention for diabetic patients at risk of kidney disease

  • 27th March 2024
Researchers at the University of Bristol have uncovered a mechanism by which a hormone…

Bristol’s Children of the 90s seeks participants to attend its biggest ever clinic

  • 21st March 2024
Thousands of Bristol and Weston families are already part of the world-renowned Children of the…

Nudging the public’s thirst for draught alcohol-free beers could significantly reduce alcohol-associated harms, new study finds

  • 21st March 2024
Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draught in pubs and bars may help people…

Community pharmacies could dispense pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV

  • 18th March 2024
Community pharmacies could become crucial providers of PrEP, a medication that HIV-negative people can take…

Rapid realist review reveals how to achieve effective virtual wards for people with frailty

  • 14th March 2024
Proactive care, a whole-system approach and a ‘team-of-teams’ are important elements in achieving effective virtual…

Co-designing health services – what should commissioners consider?

  • 13th March 2024
Building relationships, creating supportive organisational cultures and developing the evidence base are key considerations for…

Five things we've achieved since we joined the Shared Commitment to public involvement

  • 11th March 2024
Today [11 March 2024] marks the second anniversary of the Shared Commitment to improve public…