Professor Tim Whittlestone started as Bristol Health Partners Chair this year. We asked him what he's looking forward to most? @researchnbt.bsky.social

In the run up to #ClinicalTrialsDay, our new Chair, Professor Tim Whittlestone, shares why he sees research as being key to our future health. @researchnbt.bsky.social

There are 4 fellowships on offer in the South West Central Research Delivery Network region. Closing date: 2 June 2026 @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social

📢 In our latest newsletter: 🤖 Where robots and rehab meet: our Stroke group tours the Bristol Robotics Lab 📋 Understanding the demographics of your research participants: why it matters and how we can help 🩺 Find out how you can #BePartofResearch in our region Read: mailchi.mp/bristolhealt...

📰News!📰 Extending vaccination opportunities, involving the community alongside healthcare professionals in vaccine communication & providing financial incentives are among the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake, an analysis of international trial evidence has found. tinyurl.com/j8wmhsxz

📢Mental health clinicians in the region: can you help a UWE Bristol researcher test a new digital tool to help people with anxiety disorders? The project: bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/researc... Get involved: memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/take-part/

Bristol should be a happy and healthy city where we can move more, be physically active or play sport in ways that work for us. Share your thoughts, ideas and feedback by Monday 6 April in a short survey to help shape the new Active Bristol Strategy. www.bristol.gov.uk/ask/find-con...

Our public partners and contributors are vital to making health and care improvements evidence-based and equitable. We couldn't do what we do without them 🙌 www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/celebra... #SharedCommitment #4thAnniversary #PublicInvolvement #PPI @hralatest.bsky.social

Walking through a park can involve a quiet set of mental calculations. "There’s a lot of safety planning that women do that men don’t necessarily see" www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea... As many as 4 out of 5 women report feeling unsafe walking alone in a park @bristolhealthp.bsky.social

Bristol part of new £50M NIHR-funded research consortium to tackle inequalities in cardiovascular disease. 📢 CAPC's Dr Rachel Johnson will lead the Bristol group with University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust & @bnssgresearch.bsky.social colleagues. 👉 News: tinyurl.com/5bk8y2ef

📢Coming up: Next in our webinar series:📢 'Tackling polypharmacy in primary care: Reflecting on learning from the IMPPP clinical trial' 📆Wednesday 25 March 2026 🕛1-2pm 🌐Online Contributors: Dr Jenny Scott, Dr Deborah McCahon & Prof Rupert Payne 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/2s4e4y3w #GPsky #PharmSky

🚨In case you missed it:🚨 The recording is now available of our recent webinar on: 'Improving #MentalHealth in primary care: novel psychological and pharmacological interventions'. 📽️ You can watch back on our YouTube channel: 👉 youtu.be/lLu1rNfZyHs?si=O3GEUjuVxKaKvT7Q #GPSky #PrimaryCare

This should be a great session from @bnssgresearch.bsky.social Please join if you can: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1d0640... #Inclusion #Research

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! 👋

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...

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...