Rheumatology patients shielding during pandemic struggling with return to normal life, research reveals

  • 7th March 2023
Rheumatology patients who shielded during the pandemic are finding it difficult to return to normal…

City know-how: Community wellbeing in the built environment: breaking down building performance assessments

  • 1st March 2023
Community well-being is acknowledged as being ‘greater than the sum of its parts’. This…

Stroke HIT welcomes new co-director Dr Viv Harrison

  • 1st March 2023
Dr Viv Harrison has been appointed as a new co-director for Bristol Health Partners’ Stroke…

App supports newly diagnosed IRD patients to manage their symptoms better

  • 28th February 2023
Bristol Bones and Joints (BBJ) HIT has developed an app to help people newly diagnosed…

City know-how: Residents reports of construction defects in new apartments are associated with poorer mental wellbeing

  • 23rd February 2023
A study of apartment residents identified an association between construction defects and mental health.

Come and find out about our brilliant brain

  • 20th February 2023
Ever wondered how your brain learns to overcome disgust or thinks when asleep? People of…

Eating Disorders Health Integration Team (EDHIT) inspires hope in recovery 

  • 17th February 2023
The Eating Disorders Health Integration Team (EDHIT) held a successful Patient & Public Involvement (PPI)…

Stroke Café set up at South Bristol Community Hospital to support stroke recovery

  • 17th February 2023
A Stroke Café has been set up at South Bristol Community Hospital to support…

City Know-how: Inequity in loneliness and the role of built environment

  • 16th February 2023
A study of mid to older adults in Brisbane, found that people living in disadvantaged…

HITS collaborate on healthy weight and mental health workshop 

  • 16th February 2023
Colleagues from three Health Integration Teams (HITs) – Healthy Weight, Psychosis, and Adversity and Trauma…

Dementia and Psychotherapy Reconsidered: new book by Dementia HIT’s Rik Cheston

  • 10th February 2023
Professor Rik Cheston from Bristol Health Partners’ Dementia Health Integration Team (HIT) has written…

New animation explains what trauma-informed healthcare is and the evidence for implementation in the UK

  • 9th February 2023
A new animation, co-produced by researchers at the University of Bristol, explains what a trauma-informed…