NIHR CLAHRC Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

This one day course enables participants to understand how their research can inform policy and to acquire tools and techniques for drawing policy recommendations from their research findings and conclusions.  For more information please visit their website.

A Social Dimensions of Health Institute/NHS Education for Scotland conference

25-26 June 2012, University of St Andrews

The conference is aimed at researchers, practitioners and policy makers. The focus of the conference is on how social and organisational research can help deepen our understanding of what makes for safer health care organisations: organisations in which the dynamics and interactions, structures, processes and cultures are conducive to both staff and patient safety. The flyer gives further details of the conference themes.

The conference builds on a very successful event held last year. Further information about the 2011 conference including plenary and parallel sessions can be seen here.

Please Click here to read the 2012 newsletter of the MHRN East Anglia Hub.

HSRN Symposium: Delivering better health services- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

19- 20 June 2012, Manchester Central

Deadline for submission 17 February

The HSRN annual Symposium is the premier knowledge event for Health Services Research. The event offers presentations and discussions at the leading edge of evidence-informed healthcare and an unparalleled interface with managerial and clinical communities of practice.

Call for abstracts

All those working in the field of health services research and healthcare policy are invited to submit abstracts for presentation and/or poster display. You can find out more by clicking here.

Research is a patient priority but many Trusts are unaware of how they are performing in this aspect of the NHS Constitution.  According to a poll published in 2011, 97% of the public believe it is important for the NHS to support research into new treatments.

Please click here to read find out how your Trust is performing.

New guidelines have been issued from NICE offering advice on improving the experience of service users using adult NHS mental health services.

Please click here to read the document.

Please click here  for the bulletin from the NIHR Research Design Service for the East of England.

In this Bulletin you will find regular updates for Researchers, R&D staff and Research Advisors alike.

This issue includes:

• · What can the RDS do for you?
• · Training Opportunities
• · NIHR Funding
• · Research Training Awards & Fellowships
• · Other Funding Opportunities
• · How to obtain help

The first two speakers in the C2:AD seminar series for 2012 are Professor David Nutt and Dr Jennifer Wild. The seminars will take place from 12.30 – 1.30 at the Herchel Smith Building (HSB) Click here for directions

Friday 3rd February:

Professor David Nutt (Imperial College London)

ANXIETY: NOT ALL IN THE MIND?

Friday 2nd March:

Dr Jennifer Wild (Institute of Psychiatry) PREVENTING PTSD IN PEOPLE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO TRAUMA

The remainder of the 2012 programme is currently being finalised, but the provisional programme can be viewed on the C2:AD website

This event is being held on Thursday 8th March 2012 at Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London.  For more information please click here.