We're supporting the drive to #BePartofResearch here in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Sign up today: bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join?utm_sou... @nihr.bsky.social

📢 In our latest newsletter: ➡️Welcome to our new Chair, Tim Whittlestone ➡️National HIV Testing Week: where to get tested, plus more sexual health news ➡️ Get involved with NIHR #BePartofResearch Read: mailchi.mp/bristolhealt... Subscribe: bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/newsletter/

📻 Our Eating Disorder HIT co-director Christine Ramsey-Wade @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social ky.social was interviewed today about new NHS guidelines aiming to make eating disorder treatment more inclusive. www.hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hit...

My copy of this print by @robinfinnart.bsky.social was a brilliant conversation starter at the @bristolhealthp.bsky.social event I attended today (I was chatting about research ideas relevant to people taking psych meds) Thanks to @luckyerica3.bsky.social who shared it so it appeared on my feed.

Wed 21 Jan 5-6pm online: join public partner Claire Angell and @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social researcher Avgi Christodoulou to talk about stroke, shoulder pain and the potential for Virtual Reality treatment. Everyone welcome. www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/events/resea...

Walking does not take place in a vacuum: its performance is influenced by factors such as gender, race, class, dis/ability and age.. we cannot separate women’s walking from where it happens, and the safety of and access to such spaces. www.bristol.ac.uk/policybristo... @bristolhealthp.bsky.social

FREE community health drop-in events coming up in Bristol, Weston and Kingswood: 📋Free blood pressure and liver scan checks 🧬The chance to chat with researchers about the health topics that matter to you ☕Drinks and snacks First come first served, but no booking required @capcbristol.bsky.social

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉 🚨A reminder that our next webinar, on improving #MentalHealth in #PrimaryCare, is on 26 January, 1-2pm.🚨 For info & to register, see below. ⬇️ See you there!

🚨 New guidance on creating accessible patient information leaflets for clinical trials 🚨 🧑‍⚕️ Are you a health researcher? Want to recruit patients to trials? 👉 Find out how to make your patient information leaflets more accessible and inclusive: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/new-guidance...

Join us on 29 January for Psychosis Through Film - a free screening of two films about experiences of psychosis: 'Ballyman' and 'In the Real'. Tickets are going fast so please book soon: www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/events/psych...

📢 New course alert! Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

If you work in or with perinatal services in the South West & are passionate about reducing health inequalities, join our Regional Perinatal Equity Network. Our next event is Wednesday 14 January: https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/regional-perinatal-equity-network-11/ Please join us!

🎉 Celebrating what we've achieved in 2025! 🎉 🥳 See the top news stories of the year from our research themes 👇 📰 Read all our news of 2025 at www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/news/ #diet #PhysicalActivity #SurgicalInnovation #MentalHealth #DataScience #RespiratoryDisease

Check our new animation about #MarthasRule, helping explain and promote this vital #NHS #PatientSafety programme to both members of the public and healthcare professionals. Please help us to share! https://vimeo.com/1133093696?fl=pl&fe=sh

🎬 New films launched today! United for Health: a collaboration with South Asian community group Dhek Bhal and @bristoluni.bsky.social, highlighting why involving minoritised communities in research matters. Project funded by @hellobrigstow.bsky.social www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/united-for-h...

Bristol NHS Group Chief Medical and Innovation Officer, Professor Tim Whittlestone, is our new Chair. Welcome , Tim! www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/tim-whi...

Structural racism & cultural misunderstanding compound grief for Black British/Black Caribbean communities, study finds. Authors call for widespread changes to improve bereavement experiences & access to support. 📰News: tinyurl.com/yc5tvucm 📄Paper: tinyurl.com/2eremjs4 #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek

Opt-out testing for HIV and hepatitis was introduced in Bristol's A&Es because evidence compiled by @shipsexhealth.bsky.social researchers showed it was highly effective. Great work @jhorwood.bsky.social and colleagues 🙌🏽 @hpruebs.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📰News!🎉We are delighted to announce the launch of a new HPV Inform website for families & professionals about the HPV vaccine. The website will contribute to overcoming misinformation & provide access to information which can help protect teenage children’s health. More ▶️ tinyurl.com/3ueeex3n

📰News!📰Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Our latest research highlights how community-driven initiatives & policy innovation are reshaping the fight against #HIV, while global funding cuts threaten hard-won progress. More➡️ tinyurl.com/y6y8xnnd @jhorwood.bsky.social, @bristoluni.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

How is grief experienced in ethnically diverse communities? And how well do current services meet the needs of all bereaved people? Join us to explore these questions in a special panel discussion for #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek on 4 December at 7pm: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

📢 In our latest newsletter: ➡️News and photos from our BIGGEST EVER conference ➡️How a pioneering local group is helping stroke survivors get back to work ➡️ England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer visits Bristol Read: mailchi.mp/bristolhealt... Subscribe: bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/newsletter/

We were delighted to welcome England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer to share with her Common Ambition Bristol’s innovative, community-led approach to tacking #HIV www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/england...

Many @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social Centre for Health and Clinical Research members in these photos, including @alisondiaper.bsky.social! Many CHCR projects are part of @bristolhealthp.bsky.social 👍 #BHPconference2025

We were delighted to be part of #BHPconference25, bringing together people & organisations determined to improve health & care. Photo: Senior Research Fellow Dr @alisondiaper.bsky.social & Associate Director for Research Paul Roy, and you might spot other team members in the conference photos too! 👋

🏆 We are super proud of 6 years of achievements, including: 202 projects 🧑‍🔬 596 papers 📓 £157 million funding leveraged 💰 🙏 Big thanks to our partners, public contributors and study participants! 👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts

Great conversations and a real buzz in the room! Thanks to everyone who came along to Conference this year. Full story and more photos: www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/2025-co... #BHPconference25

📢New website launch!🎉 Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever. More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social

Great to be with colleagues at this year's @bristolhealthp.bsky.social conference. Fantastic programme celebrating the work of the health partnership & Health Integration Teams. #BHPconference25

Always an insightful and inspiring day at the @bristolhealthp.bsky.social annual conference #BHPconference25 Fantastic opportunity to network and develop collaborative ideas. We are looking forward to sharing the work of the Bladder and Bowel CONfidence HIT (BABCON) this afternoon.

We're delighted to be part of the @bristolhealthp.bsky.social annual conference #BHPconference25. So many organisations coming together to improve health and care. We're proud to havd a table here today - come and say hello and chat about research! 👋

We're delighted to be flying the flag for the Centre for Health and Clinical Research @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social at today's conference #BHPconference25. A packed room full of organisations, here to make a difference in health and care.

Today is our biggest ever conference! Welcome to delegates from the region, alongside guests from @kingshealth.bsky.social @au.dk @aau.dk If you’re here with us today, post your thoughts using #BHPconference25 We’ll repost as many as we can.

"The programme gave me a new lease on life." A Bristol hospitals Pain Management group is helping people in and around Weston-supe-Mare who live with chronic pain turn their lives around. www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/westons...

❓ What has ARC West achieved since it formed 6 years ago? 👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest to find out… In the last 6 years, we have: 👨‍⚕️ Carried out 202 projects 📓 Published 596 papers 👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... #ARCimpacts

A brilliant example of why our #HealthIntegrationTeams are so effective! Bringing organisations together to help people like Howard, who are affected by stroke, go back to work. @sironacic.bsky.social @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/helping...

By sharing their lived experience with us, Carl and Chrissy help researchers and service providers improve mental health services in the region. Find out more about what they do and why they do it #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2025 www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/about/impact...

📢Digital Health Community Innovators Do you have a challenge or idea that could improve health in your community using digital approaches? We’re looking for people with lived experience or community or grassroots involvement to share real-world problems that could be tackled with digital tools.

“I was so excited to read #FASTMRI found #breastcancers smaller and earlier than mammograms. I wanted to bring it to Bristol” 9 years on Lyn Jones, the DYAMOND study lead, shares what it has taken to open the trial to patients. 👉 bit.ly/3KkSO1s

Webinar: Evaluating impact in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE). Join us for this FREE 90-minute session on the different approaches to evaluating PPIE in health research, led by PPIE experts. 📆Tues 21 Oct 2025, 1-2.30pm Register: tinyurl.com/5xvmpdmw @nihrspcr.bsky.social

🧠 Mental health literacy found to be a key factor in how CBT for depression works. New research by @charlotte-archer.bsky.social & colleagues published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 📰Read the news: tinyurl.com/y5kmv6jj #MentalHealth #CBT #Depression #HealthLiteracy @nihrspcr.bsky.social

📰News!📰Local pharmacies have a key role to play in stopping the spread of #HIV. A new briefing from @policybristol.bsky.social says they should help raise awareness & offer access to PrEP—a daily pill that protects against HIV. More➡️ bit.ly/4pvrhdI @jhorwood.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

📢 In our latest newsletter, out today: ➡️ Explore our partnership's impact in the last year ➡️ Catch Common Ambition Bristol on the BBC ➡️ Find out about research into helping older people stay active Read: mailchi.mp/bristolhealt... Subscribe: www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/newsletter/

💈Today on the BBC: Barbers and hairdressers in Bristol are encouraging people to talk about sexually transmitted diseases. Keep up the great work Common Ambition Bristol🙌🏿 #Sexualhealthweek #SHW25 nihrarcs.bsky.social shipsexhealth.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Looking after your sexual health is really important.” Great to hear Matt from Common Ambition Bristol on BBC Bristol Breakfast Show today, talking #HIV awareness, testing and treatment for #SexualHealthWeek #SHW25 If you missed it, you can listen again from 7.23. t.co/hLVf6G8kYt

🎨Join our webinar 'Building ideas: Using creative and inclusive techniques in research' on 6 Nov 🖍️Discover how creative methods, from LEGO to drawing, can transform research. 🤓Researchers will share practical examples, insights and ethical reflections www.eventbrite.com/e/1691048394...

🙌🏽More REACT classes coming to Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos! REACT is the evidence-based exercise programme which helps people to keep moving as they age. Thanks to @vivensa.bsky.social for funding this new @unibirmingham.bsky.social implementation study. bit.ly/3HqQcxQ

📢 The Bristol Health Partners 2024/25 Impact Review is now live! This review highlights the collaborative work making real impact across the region 🌉 It's so great to see UWE Bristol’s contributions featured alongside so many partners working to improve health and wellbeing in the West of England.

If you only read one thing in our Impact Review this year, make it this! ⬇️ Thank you to our public contributors Carl and Chrissy for reflecting so honestly on the power of bringing lived experience into academic spaces. #PPI #mentalhealth www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/about/impact...

A whole year of impact summarised in 90 seconds? ✅ Thank you to everyone in our partnership and beyond who has helped us to achieve all this (and much more!) in 2024-25. For even more about the impact we're making to health and care locally, go to bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/impact