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The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme: Researchers of the Future

The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme: Researchers of the Future

Posted on 18 March 2022 by Joanne Euden

Many of you may have heard of the Associate Principal Investigator (API) scheme, but not everyone is familiar with what it entails and how we, at the Centre for Trials […]

One More Reason Why Access To Health And Care Data Is Important To Our Wellbeing

One More Reason Why Access To Health And Care Data Is Important To Our Wellbeing

Posted on 17 March 2022 by Joanne Euden

One of the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) members for the PEACH study, Graham Prestwich, discusses their involvement with the study, with a particular emphasis on how the team are processing […]

Building Blocks 2 Study Published in BMJ Open

Building Blocks 2 Study Published in BMJ Open

Posted on 11 February 2022 by Michael Robling

BMJ Open Publication It feels great to see the main results from the BB:2-6 cohort study now in press with our new article in the BMJ Open. We looked at […]

Getting CreActive – Part 2 – Digital Storytelling And Visual Art

Getting CreActive – Part 2 – Digital Storytelling And Visual Art

Posted on 26 January 2022 by Julie Latchem-Hastings

Introduction In my last Get CreActive blog I focussed on the use of the creative arts to reframe relationships with physical activity.  Physical activity is an important part of managing […]

Getting CreActive

Getting CreActive

Posted on 5 January 2022 by Julie Latchem-Hastings

Getting CreActive – part 1 This blog explores the ‘CreActive’ part of the Get CreActive project – a year-long exploration of the experiences of adults with hip dysplasia. Blog 1 […]

One Year Of The PRONTO Trial: Challenges Observed And Overcome During A Global Pandemic

One Year Of The PRONTO Trial: Challenges Observed And Overcome During A Global Pandemic

Posted on 18 November 2021 by Joanne Euden

What Is Sepsis? Sepsis, blood poisoning, septicaemia…whatever word you are familiar with, it remains one of the most common complications of infection seen in hospital Emergency Departments (ED)s across the […]

Celebrating Transgender Week Awareness: Some Thoughts

Celebrating Transgender Week Awareness: Some Thoughts

Posted on 14 November 2021 by Kerry Hood

What’s in a pronoun: a collection of personal perspectives  For this Transgender Week of Awareness, a few of us reflected on why we use our pronouns how we do.  Christy Barlow (she/her)   […]

RDCS Workshop: Building Blocks of a Competitive Grant Application

RDCS Workshop: Building Blocks of a Competitive Grant Application

Posted on 30 September 2021 by Richard Haggerty

In July 2021, the Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales held its second event of the year with an afternoon workshop on the building blocks of a […]

ISOQOL and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)

ISOQOL and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)

Posted on 13 September 2021 by Timothy Pickles

What is ISOQOL? ISOQOL is The International Society for Quality of Life Research. From their website https://www.isoqol.org/ Core Values The International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) is a […]

You’re cast away on a desert island and ….. – exploring physical activity experiences with adults with hip dysplasia

You’re cast away on a desert island and ….. – exploring physical activity experiences with adults with hip dysplasia

Posted on 28 July 2021 by Julie Latchem-Hastings

“You’re cast away on a desert island and …..” When my office mate and experienced qualitative researcher Dr Kim Smallman suggested we used a ‘castaway’ style elicitation activity/task in our […]