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Contributing to the BRC Surgical Innovation Group as a public and patient representative
In this blog post, Val Snelgrove talks about her experience of working as a public and patient representative with a team based at the Bristol BRC’s surgical and orthopaedic innovation theme, training opportunities in public involvement and a Learning for Patient and Public Voice (PPV) course she recently attended. My…
Study highlights challenges in reporting surgical innovation
A study published in the BMJ Open has revealed significant challenges in how surgical innovation is reported and evaluated using the IDEAL framework. The framework, which stands for Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, and Long-term study, is designed to guide the development of new surgical procedures and devices.
New guidance helps researchers set up and report on trials using surrogate outcomes
An international team has developed checklists to help researchers while they set up or report on health care trials where surrogate outcomes are used. The study was jointly led by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Bocconi University in Italy, and the reporting checklists and accompanying documentation have been…
Longer hospital wait times are leading to patients accessing more healthcare services
People who are on a waiting list for hospital treatment are accessing healthcare services more than their peers who aren’t awaiting treatment. This means that long waiting lists for elective (scheduled rather than emergency) care could represent a significant and previously unrecognised hidden cost to the health service, according to…
Study sheds light on two types of shoulder replacement surgery for osteoarthritis
A new study has found that reverse total shoulder replacements (RTSR) provide similar long-term outcomes to traditional anatomical total shoulder replacements (TSR) for patients aged 60 years or older with osteoarthritis (OA) and intact rotator cuff tendons. The study was funded by the National Institute for Health…
Real-time capturing of shared decision making experiences in surgery acceptable to patients
Patients undergoing surgery were satisfied with using an electronic system to capture their real-time experiences of shared decision making through an online survey. They found the system acceptable and easy to both use and access, according to a paper published in JMIR Human Factors. Shared decision making…
Patient recovery after oesophageal cancer surgery isn’t influenced by using standard or keyhole incisions
New research has found no evidence of a difference between recovery time and complications when comparing standard and keyhole surgical incisions for the treatment of oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet). The study, led by the University of Bristol Medical School and published…
NIHR Bristol BRC Director’s Fund award for three new research projects
Three new research projects have secured funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre’s (Bristol BRC) Director’s fund. The Director’s Fund supports exciting new projects across all our research themes which we hope will be developed into something that could directly benefit patients.
Bristol researcher wins BHF Research Story of the Year for work on children’s heart plaster
A University of Bristol researcher who has developed a new type of ‘heart plaster’ that could improve the way surgeons treat children living with congenital heart disease has won this year’s British Heart Foundation (BHF) Research Story of the Year. The award is part of the charity’s annual Heart Hero…