“It’s A Grey Area”: searching the grey literature on how local governments use real-world data
Mark Clowes and Anthea Sutton, Information Specialists at the School of Health Related Research at the University of Sheffield, reflect on the challenges of finding grey literature for the NIHR-funded Unlocking Data project, led by Dr Matt Franklin funded by the NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) funding stream with in-kind support by our Health Economics, […]
Bradford Covid Scientific Advisory Group wins national award for efforts to support local communities during the pandemic
The Bradford Covid Scientific Advisory Group (C-SAG), which brought together research and families across social and healthcare organisations in the city, has been awarded a national Local Government award from the Municipal Journal for Innovation in Building Diversity, for its partnership work during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, when the pandemic charged the world […]
New Publication – Patient compliance with NHS 111 advice: Analysis of adult call and ED attendance data 2013-2017
The NHS 111 telephone advice and triage service is a vital part of the management of urgent and emergency care (UEC) services in England. Demand for NHS 111 advice has increased since its introduction in 2013, and the service is of particular importance in light of the current pandemic and resulting increased demand for emergency […]
ARCs funded for research into National Priority Area of Healthy Ageing, Dementia, and Frailty
Yorkshire and Humber ARC’s Older People with Frailty theme are co-leading an NIHR approved research programme with NIHR ARCs in Wessex, Greater Manchester and South West Peninsula. The research programme is focused on the health challenges facing our growing older population and will support three multi-regional projects that are as much about staying well as […]
The experiences of lockdown for families in Bradford during the COVID-19 pandemic – new findings from the Born in Bradford study
Crucial findings from the first in a series of Born in Bradford (BiB)1 COVID-19 research studies have been published in a paper on the Wellcome Open Gateway2. Since 2007, Born in Bradford has been following the lives of over 36,000 Bradford residents, including ethnically diverse and socio-economically deprived populations. The findings are part of a […]
Inspiring videos show smokers with mental health conditions who successfully quit
As part of an output from the CLAHRC SCIMITAR+ study, former smokers with mental health conditions have shared their inspiring journeys on how they conquered their addiction in a series of powerful short films.
