New sickle cell documentary launched
‘Sickle Cell Warriors’, a two-part documentary supported by Genomics England, has launched in Bristol.
World AIDS Day 2024 events and testing locations announced
World AIDS Day events World AIDS Day is on 1 December 2024. Since 1988, communities…
UK’s hidden disability: new codes to help thousands with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
People living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) — one of the most common…
Mental Health Trust secures investment to support Mood Disorders research
Our partner Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) has been awarded more…
Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (InPsyTe) HIT concludes after 10 years
A Health Integration Team (HIT) dedicated to improving talking therapies in primary care has…
Psychosis risk prediction tool could help GPs detect risk of condition early
GPs could potentially use a psychosis risk prediction tool (P-risk) developed by researchers supported by…
Community-led HIV programme Common Ambition Bristol wins national award
Pioneering local HIV programme Common Ambition Bristol has won the Commissioning for Patient Experience…
Researchers urge UK governments to tackle serious mental health illness and substance use
Researchers are urging UK governments to introduce expert clinicians across all health services to co-ordinate…
Research study aims to improve dementia assessments for diverse communities in Bristol
UWE Bristol has launched a research project aimed at transforming the assessment and diagnosis…
Recommendations framework for developing accessible patient information leaflets
Researchers at the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have worked in partnership with…
Health disparities in preterm births in England, study finds
Preterm birth rates are lower than the national average for White women and higher for…
Researchers discover new blood group system - MAL
The discovery of a new blood group, MAL, has solved a 50- year-old mystery.
