NIHR liver disease experts are calling for new research collaborations and ways of working to improve identification and management of chronic liver disease.
Dr Helen Walters, an NIHR Public Health Consultant Advisor, introduces four newly launched public health research teams, contracted under the PHIRST scheme, to enable local authorities to rapidly evaluate interventions aiming to improve health and tackle health inequalities in their areas.
Sarah Rodgers, Professor of Health Informatics in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems at the University of Liverpool, writes about how lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic has cast the spotlight on green and blue outdoor spaces in urban areas and their impact on our mental health.
Dr Kathryn Higgins explains how her NIHR-funded research into the wider impacts of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) provides new evidence to help pinpoint the right treatments for users suffering harmful effects from the drugs.
2019 is drawing to a close following another eventful year for the NIHR. As we approach 2020 we reflect on some of our most read blogs published over the course of the last 12 months.
It’s been another very busy year for the NIHR. As we draw to the end of 2019, we take a look back at some of our most popular blogs over the last 12 months.
In our latest blog Peter Bower and Sarah Cotterill write about how their NIHR funded evaluation of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is evaluating aspects of its delivery through embedded trials.
Dr Simon Sebire highlights NIHR-funded study inspiring teenage girls’ to partake in exercise and promote it amongst their peers.
Sean Semple and Kate Hunt highlight their NIHR-funded research evaluating the impacts of the implementation of smoke free prison facilities in Scotland. Their blog marks World No Tobacco Day.
My reflections on the Public Health Paradigm
Public health research: Embracing economics to achieve greater population health gains
Making the most of public health research
Public Health Research: You can’t ignore the latest trends
