This quote underscores the urgency and importance of the WATCH project’s mission: to break down barriers and create best practice guidance for inclusive vaccine trials in care homes. 🔍 Learn more about how we’re tackling this challenge.

📢 Progress update from WATCH! Phase 2 is moving ahead – protocol submitted ✅ and we’re gearing up for stakeholder interviews. This will help make vaccine trials more inclusive for care home residents. Stay tuned for insights from staff, residents & researchers. 🏠💬

👋 If you’ve just started following us—welcome! We’re the WATCH Project, working to make vaccine trials more inclusive for older adults living in care homes. Why? Because this group is often left out of vital research. We’re here to change that—by listening, learning, and leading with evidence.

📢Update! We’re getting closer to the heart of the WATCH project: Listening to real voices across the care home ecosystem. We're preparing to hear directly from the people who know the barriers best. Their insights will shape future vaccine trials that include care homes, not ignore them.

A snapshot of this year’s Cedars summer fair, which brought relatives past and present to the home for the afternoon. Thank you to them for their continued support, to John and Ellie for playing their violins, and to Jennifer and Norma for organising our Guess the Name of the Teddy competition ☺️☀️

✅ WATCH Project Update From our latest team meeting: 📝 Our manuscript on care‑home vaccine trial recruitment is set for journal submission. 📑 Governance approval in progress. 💬 Upcoming catch‑ups with key investigators in August. We’re moving fast to make vaccine research more inclusive! 💪

🎉 Nominations are OPEN for our Care Home Awards2025! Celebrate the incredible care home workforce across Scotland. 🏆 🗓️ Deadline: 1 Sept 🎊 Ceremony: 14 Nov, Hilton Glasgow 📋 13 award categories Find out how to enter: buff.ly/nLELPZV #careawards25 #celebratecare

🎤Behind every vaccine trial is a community we can't afford to leave behind. Care home residents deserve a voice in research - and that's exactly what WATCH is here for. #WATCHProject #carehomevoices #vaccineequity #researchtogether

🧠 It takes more than data to change the system. The #WATCHProject is listening to people — care home staff, residents, families, researchers — to understand what really stands in the way of inclusive vaccine trials. Real voices. Real barriers. Real change.

📢 Update Progress! 🚀 ✅ Interview guides-designed to gather views from care home residents and other relevant professionals have been revised & submitted for approval. 👀 Next: Recruitment & interviews. We’re breaking barriers to include care home residents in vaccine trials. Their voices matter.

Every story matters. Every voice counts. That's the heart of the WATCH Project. #WATCHProject #CareHomeVoices #EveryStoryMatters #InclusiveResearch #ResearchWithHeart #OlderAdultsMatter #CareHomeResearch #VaccineEquity #HealthJustice #CommunityResearch

#WATCHProject #CareHomeResearch #VaccineEquity #InclusiveTrials #InclusionInResearch #OlderAdultsMatter #ClinicalTrials #VaccineAccess #EthicalTrials #PublicHealth #ResearchTogether #CareHomesVoices #PPIE #CollaborativeScience #NIHR #FutureOfResearch #ResearchEquity

Prof Soiza & the team were delighted to present the WATCH Project at the NHSG R&D conf #GramConf25 @ssvasan.bsky.social The presentation highlighted the importance of including care home residents in vaccine trials, enabling better care for the care home population #WATCHProject #VaccineTrials

Some further highlights from #GramConf25 - Prof Vasan, R&D Director talking about Research inclusion and workforce strategy while addressing CRDC objectives - Euan Dickson, from Chief Scientist Office spoke about NRS current developments and direction of travel

“Inclusion starts with listening.” We’ve been listening — and it’s clear that #GramConf25 has sparked inspiring conversations around integration, evidence-based practice, and patient-centred care. Here’s to shining a light on the outstanding work happening across @nhsgrampian.bsky.social

Imagine if every vaccine trial considered the real lives of older adults in care homes. That's the world we are building! 💪 #futureofresearch #WATCHProject #vaccineequity

#RedForResearch2025 🔴 A small gesture, a bold colour, and a big message: supporting the people and science that shape the future of healthcare. Here’s to every researcher, participant, and story behind the data. #researchmatters #supportresearch #healthinnovation #WATCHProject

Friday Feature - we are working closely with @enrichscotland.bsky.social, @nihr.bsky.social advisors and many more relevant healthcare professionals to keep this research real and relevant #CollaborativeScience #PPIE #WATCHProject #carehomeresearch #carehome #research

If you are a #carehome #researcher, this might be of interest 🤔 Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review. doi.org/10.31389/jlt...

"We’re very clear that research inclusion is essential—not political. If your research isn’t representative, it’s not going to improve outcomes across our population." Lucy Chappell, chief executive @nihr.bsky.social, explains why research inclusion is vital www.bmj.com/content/389/...

"Before the ethics submission... came the thesis scramble." Shout out to our team for turning chaos into clarity. #WATCHProject #researchthrowback #carehomeresearch #academiclife #behindthescenes #vaccineequity

#WordsOfToday “Start the day with a review of the completed items from your #ToDo list from yesterday to show yourself that you do get stuff done!" Alma Hami Qayimat, 1994 #QuotesDaily #Plan #MotivationalQuotes #Motivation

Imagine a world where every #vaccinetrial included #carehomes. That's what we're building. #FutureOfResearch #WATCHProject #CareHomeInclusion #VaccineEquity

🎤Spotted:Prof @ssvasan.bsky.social front and centre at #PCST2025 in #aberdeen Tackling the big question: why are #carehomeresidents still missing from #vaccinetrials? (spoiler: we're changing that!) From policy to poster sessions, we're making noise for #vaccineequity one conference at a time!

🎤Exciting news! Our Co-Investigator Prof. @ssvasan.bsky.social will be showcasing the #WATCHProject at the #PCST2025 Conference in Aberdeen! 🌍 He'll be sharing how we are tackling the barriers that prevent #carehome residents from joining vital #vaccinetrials and why it matters 💉🏡

The next PCST conference will take place in Aberdeen, Scotland, in May 2025. This event will bring together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from around the world to discuss the latest developments in science communication. Register now www.abdn.ac.uk/events/confe... #PCST2025 #scicomm

This is a really great team working to include nursing home residents in clinical trials. Often the most at risk group and the least likely to have access to trials.

Meet @drjanetscott.bsky.social 👩⚕️ - NHS Highland Consultant in Infectious Disease and one of the driving forces behind the #WATCHProject. Her expertise is helping shape #guidance that ensures future #vaccinetrials don’t leave anyone behind. Let's build momentum for truly inclusive research 💪

Want to follow a project changing how we do research in real-world settings? 👉 Facebook: www.facebook.com/NHSGWATCHPro...

What a glorious day to be out in @nhslothian.bsky.social as a #PrimaryCare #ClinicalResearchNurse working with a GP Practice that wants to do their first #ClinicalTrial. Right in the heart of the city of Edinburgh.

Care homes can be hubs of research, if we support them right. That’s the mission behind the WATCH Project, and people like @mariadrummond.bsky.social are helping lead the way. As a Team Lead @enrichscotland.bsky.social she is a tireless advocate for inclusive, impactful research in care settings.

Really looking forward to speaking at @rcoanews.bsky.social #Anaesthesia2025 where I've been asked to talk on "Advance Care Planning: Getting it Right" - hoping I can do the topic justice! www.rcoa.ac.uk/events/anaes...

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1/2 20th May is International Clinical Trials Day! This week we will be sharing little facts about clinical research. Today is a timeline of important dates! We hope you find it interesting 😊

Research shouldn’t stop at the care home door. @susanshenkin.bsky.social is part of the WATCH team, working to change that. Older adults deserve trials that include them. Follow @watch1.bsky.social #WATCHProject #CareHomeInclusion #Geriatrics #ResearchEquity

Why are care home residents often left out of clinical trials? From consent complexity to ethical hurdles — the barriers are real. The WATCH Project is working to break them down, one step at a time. Let’s make trials fairer and more inclusive.

“If we don’t include older adults in trials, we risk making medicines that don’t work for them.” #WATCHWisdom #research #vaccinetrials #vaccine

“We must do better for care home residents. They matter.” – WATCH Investigator Team #researchequity #carehomeinclusion

⚠️ Nearly 19–72% of COVID-19 deaths occurred in care home residents. Yet their inclusion in clinical trials was minimal or non-existent. That must change. #inclusionmatters #inclusion #carehomes #vaccinetrials #watchproject #publichealth

Shout out to @enrichscotland.bsky.social for paving the way in making care homes research ready 💪 #collaboration #CareHomesUK #carehome #WATCHProject

Myth: Care home residents can’t take part in vaccine trials. Fact: With the right support and engagement, they absolutely can — and should. That’s exactly what the WATCH project is working to make happen. 💉 #MythBusting #WATCHProject #CareHomeResearch #VaccineTrials #InclusiveResearch #PatientVoices

🌟 Did you know? 🌟 Including care home residents in vaccine trials is essential for understanding how vaccines affect older adults with complex health needs. 🏥💉

🌟 Meet the Team! 🌟 Introducing Prof. Roy Soiza, Chief Investigator for the WATCH project. Prof. Soiza brings extensive expertise in medicine and research to lead the development of best practices in vaccine trials for care home residents! 💼📚

Thrilled to be working with colleagues across Scotland on the WATCH project, led by Prof Roy Soiza at NHS Grampian. We're developing best practice guidance to support care home resident participation in vaccine trials. #WATCHproject #NHSGrampian #NHSResearch @watch1.bsky.social