#PrimaryCare researchers should consider/document usual care comparators before trials start, as these complex interventions impact transparency, replicability, design, and interpretation doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @shobadawson.bsky.social @katrinaturner.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

📸 Pictured: @iamcharleneyoung.bsky.social , @elequinn.bsky.social, @shobadawson.bsky.social, Jeremy Holt, @streweek.bsky.social, Derek Stewart, @patlogullo.bsky.social, @maureenchats.bsky.social & Laura Bosner. 🌟 Missed this snap: @anncarlowgirl.bsky.social & Shahed Hossain

"Patients & public should be involved in designing systems resources & pathways[...]Rather than single issue patient involvement[we]need more & broader representation via collective voices of public & multiple patients" www.bmj.com/content/389/... @letsgetvocal.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social

🚨We are thrilled that our protocol has been selected as the article of the month in Research Involvement and Engagement. Full article here: researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #ThePeoplesReview #PoweredByThePublic #ArticleOfTheMonth

Tolerating bad health research (part 2): trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... In summary, after risk of bias reassessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials, there were still as many bad trials (55%) but trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%. Not very reassuring really.

We have just created a library of participant information leaflets for trials, over 200, if you are looking for inspiration. Check out: www.trialforge.org/excelsior-pi... The is part of EXCELSIOR, a project ed by Frances Shiely at Cork University.

The HAPPY (Heart failure and Participation in Physical activitY) study was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Read the full paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/4... #HeartFailure #CardiovascularDisease #HeartHealth #PhysicalActivity #MentalHealth #MedSky

How can health professionals support people with heart failure who want to be physically active? Findings from the HAPPY Study published in #BMJOpen reveal what people with heart failure need, recommending a personalised approach that focuses on both physical & mental health. bit.ly/3Ec6Uzm #GPSky

Director of @letsgetvocal.bsky.social and public contributor Derek reflect on public involvement in governance of health research & share a new research project we are starting wearevocal.org/wlrs/listen-... Looking for people to share their experiences of this area of work @shobadawson.bsky.social

📣I am thrilled to share my first PhD publication - The People's Review protocol: planning an innovative study powered by the public, which was published today in Research Involvement and Engagement. You can read this open-access paper here: researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....