News tagged with: nihr
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£11m programme aims to strengthen mental health care in the South West
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: New research led by the °µÍø½âÃÜ will explore ways to improve services for people in need across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, also influencing positive change for the UK and beyond
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Home fingertip oxygen monitors less accurate for people with darker skin tones
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Led by the °µÍø½âÃÜ, the largest study on home fingertip oxygen monitors suggests that measurement errors lead to potential delays in care and contribute to health disparities
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Project explores barriers to NHS career progression facing international medical graduates
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: A study led by the University and other leading medical schools is exploring why fewer doctors who qualified overseas become GPs and consultants in the NHS
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'Record’ allocation to support medical researchers in Britain’s Ocean City
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The University has secured 22 Integrated Academic Training posts from the National Institute of Health and Care Research.
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Project awarded funding to explore impact of integrated community service delivery models in coastal areas
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The University is co-leading an initiative exploring the experiences, lives and health consequences of young people in coastal communities
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Reducing oxygen for critically ill patients does not harm chances of survival
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The University led the UK-ROX trial, which sought to establish whether a strategy of conservative oxygen therapy would reduce mortality rates among ICU patients
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Project aims to transform dentist experience for people with learning disabilities
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The Caring Beyond Words project will unite a team of artists, writers, and community support staff with some of the UK’s leading researchers in both dentistry and learning disabilities
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Study investigates scale and impact of pain medication overprescribing in older people
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The HOPE-AO project is being led by the °µÍø½âÃÜ with funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research
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Study explores whether dietary supplement could provide first effective treatment for cirrhosis
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The University is leading the BOOST trial, which will assess whether the HMB supplement can benefit some of the 60,000 people living with the liver condition in the UK
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£2.4 million project aims to help people with multiple long-term conditions stay well
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Researchers from the University are part of a major new project aiming to establish some of the common issues that exist for people living with more than one health condition.
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New policy research unit to improve dementia prevention, diagnosis and care
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The University is co-leading the new NIHR Dementia and Neurodegeneration Policy Research Unit, which will produce research on prevention, diagnosis and treatment, care service, and workforce needs.
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Intensive care trial that could save thousands of lives enrols 10,000th participant
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The UK-ROX trial, funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research, is testing whether giving a lower concentration of oxygen than usual to people on ventilators may be beneficial
