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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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ISPOR Awards for Professor Ben van Hout and Dr Samer Kharroubi

We are pleased to announce that Professor Ben van Hout and Honorary Reader in ScHARR, Dr Samer Kharroubi have both been selected for prestigious awards by ISPOR.
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Learn from the experts - Join us this Autumn for our latest ScHARR online courses

ScHARR short courses: October - December 2021
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New Publications from ScHARR for September 2021

ScHARR MyPubs September 2021
A public health approach to modern slavery and human trafficking

A public health approach to modern slavery and human trafficking

Join us online for a monthly online masterclass by one of our health research experts based in The School of Health and Related Research.
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How COVID deaths compare with other deaths in the UK – latest numbers

Colin Angus, Research Fellow in the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group, discusses the latest numbers of COVID-related deaths and mortality data since restrictions in England were lifted on July 19.

| The Conversation