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

Advisory group member Etta De Benedetti 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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Overflow in Urgent Care: Are Non-Urgent Patients the Culprit?

Academics in SCHARR have taken part in research efforts with the NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber to try and find the cause of long waiting times in NHS emergency departments.

| Published by NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber
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Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash

What can we learn from local government research systems?

Local government has been unfairly characterised as a black hole when it comes to getting evidence into practice. our recent review found plenty of evidence of academia, local officials and other partners collaborating to make a difference.

| Published on the Evidence & Policy Blog
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SCHARR online short course: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis

14 - 23 November 2023
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SCHARR Masterclass #32: Improving trauma care through research

Join us online for a monthly masterclass by one of our health research experts, as we explore topics in the changing world of public health research.

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HEDS Newsletter - Winter 2023

The Winter 2023 edition of the HEDS Newsletter is available and includes:
HEDS at ISPOR Europe 2023
Launch of the Sheffield Evaluation Hub
£11m Policy Research Unit funding
Societal costs for respiratory diseases
Our latest publications