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Health and Care Research Unit shares research with British and Italian governments

Advisory group member Etta Di Benetti shared the EQUALD project policy brief (led by Professor Liz Croot) with Italian Minister for Disabilities Dr. Alessandra Locatelli and UK Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms.
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Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ‘acute crisis’

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an “acute crisis” requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Sheffield and UCL.
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The University of Sheffield to play key role in shaping future of health screening

A team from SCHARR has been selected as one of three institutions to form a new specialist Evidence Synthesis Group contributing to the work of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), thanks to a £15 million investment from the NIHR.
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Preventing Behaviour Change Trials from Doing Harm

Episode 36 of the Communicable Research podcast is out. This time we discuss the topic of preventing behaviour change trials from doing harm with Diana Papaioannou from the Clinical Trial Research Unit in the Division of Population Health.

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UK-China HTA Masterclass

In November 2020, ScHARR held a Masterclass on Valuing Health Outcomes for Health Technology Assessment at the Shandong University in Jinan, China.

The Factors associated with Student Mental Health - Reviewing the Evidence

The Factors associated with Student Mental Health - Reviewing the Evidence

Join us online for a monthly online masterclass by one of our health research experts as we explore topics in the changing world of public health research.
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Valuing the care in healthcare: priorities and trade-offs

Healthcare decisions are complex, whether we are considering individual choices about our own health, or policy decisions made by political or professional bodies.

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University professor appointed prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator

Congratulations to Professor Alicia O'Cathain for her research excellence and work to improve the outcomes for patients and the public through research into health and social care services.
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ScHARR Masterclass: Evaluating QI projects: reflections from QI practitioners

Master class: reflections from QI practitioners on evaluating improvement