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Landmark study shows consistent approaches to surgical innovation are urgently needed
A consistent approach to NHS policies on surgical innovation is urgently needed, a landmark study by University of Bristol researchers has shown. The INTRODUCE study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC) published in the British Journal…
Improving shared decision making and informed consent for surgical innovation – stakeholder workshop
National stakeholders got together on 4 July 2022 at a workshop organised by the Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (Bristol BRC) to talk about standards for shared decision making and informed consent in surgical innovation. They also discussed how to implement this into the wider health service. Attendees took part in…
First in human study to assess knee cartilage repair implant launches at Southmead Hospital
A new first in human study to assess the safety and performance of FibroFix Cartilage P™ (FibroFix™), an innovative implant that repairs knee cartilage, is starting at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. The FFLEX clinical trial has been awarded nearly £1.2m by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and…
Knee replacement surgery decreased after NHS policies on patient’s weight were introduced, worsening health inequalities, study finds
New research has found that weight/body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are associated with a decrease in knee replacement surgery and may be contributing to health inequalities. With one in ten people likely to need a knee replacement, many thousands of patients are directly…
What do patients want to know about new surgical procedures – a public consultation
What information do patients want to know about a new surgical procedure before undergoing it? The team at the Surgical Innovation theme at the National Institute of Health and Care Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC) has launched a public consultation to find out. A recent…
Working collaboratively with public groups to support safe and transparent surgical innovation
The Surgical Innovation team are one step closer to developing a list of baseline information, known as a core information set, to guide consultation discussions following a milestone multi-stakeholder meeting last month. This list will ensure NHS patients being offered new procedures and devices receive more transparent and consistent information…
Making innovations in surgery safer
A study to help surgical innovations be developed more safely and efficiently has published a ‘core outcome set’ for new surgical techniques and devices in the Annals of Surgery. The COHESIVE study, led by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded researchers at the University of Bristol, devised the…
Bristol BRC professors join Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
Professor Jane Blazeby and Professor Jonathan Sterne have been elected to The Academy of Medical Sciences’ respected and influential Fellowship. They join 50 outstanding biomedical and health scientists selected for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of medical science. Jane Blazeby FMedSci is Professor of Surgery at the University of…
Making sense of consensus meetings – what happened next?
Dr Christin Hoffmann from our Surgical Innovation theme shares our new animation that helps public contributors make sense of consensus meetings. In a previous post, I blogged about consensus meetings, and touched upon why we use them in the BRC’s Surgical Innovation theme and other research areas…