Find out how Deputy Chief Pharmacist Nicola has supported the integration of mental health in medication support, working on the New Medicines Service for antidepressants: bit.ly/3L1FJaP

#Pharmacy24

This is an important finding: seeing anxiety as central to your identity is associated with more avoidance *even after controlling for anxiety severity*

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Delighted to present this research at #swsapc24 today with such supportive and inspiring colleagues ✨ SAPC

⭐️ We’re advertising a PhD opportunity on young people’s mental health in primary care at CAPC, Bristol University of Bristol ⭐️ application deadline is 25th March ⏰

Less than 2 weeks left to apply to be part of GROW 2024!

Dont miss out on networking, coaching and skills sessions!

mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow/

Charlotte Archer Ruth Naughton-Doe Hazel Marzetti Josefien Breedvelt, PhD Dr Alice Wickersham Kat Jackson

Non-recreational #prescriptionmedicationsharing is a public health concern which is common, with patients sharing both low and high-strength painkillers and antibiotics. Read about which medicines patients are sharing and why
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2…

Dr Shoba Dawson #PrimaryCare

I’d really encourage any ECR working in mental health research to apply for this programme - it’s brilliant! 🌱💫
CAPC, Bristol NHS BNSSG ICB Clinical Effectiveness & Research 💙 NIHR School for Primary Care Research The Mental Elf

Good News!

Our highly regarded GROW programme is back for another year, now supporting #ECRs in mental health and addiction research roles.

Details of who can apply and how, can be found on our website!

We are NIHR The Mental Elf MQ

mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow-2024-now-…

Really looking forward to starting work on this project with Myles-Jay Linton Lucy Biddle David Kessler and Nicola Wiles 🧠 🗣️ 📱 💻
CAPC, Bristol

📢 I'm hiring a Research Associate! 📢

Part-time (0.6 FTE) with funding until June 2026

To work on the Create for Confidence project, co-developing an art and wellbeing programme to help prevent anxiety and depression in schools 🎨

More info/apply: jobs.ac.uk/job/DFF333/res…

Our calls for our #PDF and #PCCCP #fellowships are now open - a fantastic opportunity to become a member of the We are NIHR

Primary Care Clinician Career Progression: tinyurl.com/PCCCPAug24
Post-doctoral: tinyurl.com/PDFOct24

Deadline for both: 13:00 on 14 March 2024

Calling all UK #mentalhealth researchers! Please do follow Incubator for Mental Health Research so that you don't miss out on exciting future opportunities. I was lucky to be in the first Grow #ECR #careerdevelopment cohort. It's been transformative + I've made some wonderful friends. Highly recommend.

📢Are you a mental health professional working with UK secondary schools?
We want to hear from you!
Share your views in a Bristol-based focus group and receive a £30 thank you voucher
Register here: shorturl.at/qvOU4
Pls RT Dr Helen Bould British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health British Psychological Society Off the Record Youth Counselling 🧡

Interesting NIHR HPRU in Behavioural Science and Evaluation blog on the usefulness of #ChatGPt for generating easy-to-read text for public health interventions - 3 case studies illustrate pros & cons. ⬇️

If you’re a University researcher working in mental health then please consider completing this survey 🧠 💭 CAPC, Bristol SAPC NHS BNSSG ICB Clinical Effectiveness & Research 💙 AWP R&D The Mental Elf

Congratulations Matthew Ridd and colleagues👏 🎉

Did you catch our thread about our Great GROW Gathering last week? Want to know more about what our alumni and current cohort got up to?

Handily we have just published a post about it:
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/the-great-grow…

Dr Aislinn Gómez Bergin Ruth Naughton-Doe Dr Catriona Connell Dr Eva A Sprecher Dr Eleanor Chatburn

A blog by my wonderful colleague, David Kessler, on ‘Six years of researching mental health – what’s changed?’ 🧠

capcbristol.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2023/10/10/six…

CAPC, Bristol Incubator for Mental Health Research The Mental Elf SAPC NHS BNSSG ICB Clinical Effectiveness & Research 💙 NIHR School for Primary Care Research

Learning all about flexible strategies for prioritisation and planning tasks at Incubator for Mental Health Research Grow event! 📅 🌱We are NIHR Cathy Creswell 💙

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay

With new opportunities, a set #NHS agenda to integrate and harness the clinical expertise of Community Pharmacy, playing a leading role in supporting much-needed mental health wellbeing in our communities is a must.

pharmacymagazine.co.uk/opinion/we-mus…