The International Collaboration Conference on Population Health and Wellbeing Research 2022 welcomes abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations at this year’s Conference. The Conference, which is being held online from 9th – 10th February, is free to attend and offers an excellent opportunity to present your research to an international audience of researchers. All work…
Registration for the Health and Care Research Wales conference on 14 October is open now! The theme of this year’s event is learning and looking forward and after the success of last year’s event, it will again be an entirely digital day. There are some great plenary sessions lined up on important topics including Health…
As the use of mindfulness has increased globally, its importance in education has also been recognised. Though it is not yet on any curriculum, it is being used in schools around the world to improve pupils’ well-being, mental health, social and emotional learning, concentration and cognition. Many schools are now enrolling their teachers on mindfulness…
More than 1.6m people in the UK alone are estimated to have an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. These disorders predominantly affect vulnerable women, but men can develop them too, and most people are diagnosed during adolescence and early adulthood. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for those with an eating disorder but…
Developing the School Health Research Network GOV.UK blog post Schools have long been recognised as an important setting for young people’s health improvement and there is growing evidence of ‘school effects’ on health. Schools’ willingness to devote time and energy to health, however, is variable and even when schools do channel resources towards health, evidence…
Turning 18 years old is usually a time for celebration, but for thousands of young people in the UK who are living with life-limiting or life threatening diseases.. ..making the transition from children’s to adult’s palliative care between the ages of 16 and 18 can cause feelings of confusion, anger and alienation. Palliative care patient…
In a series of articles our researchers reflect on their work around prevention Prevention is about helping people live a healthy, happy and independent life, and at NCPHWR it is at the heart of what we do. Our research and interventions look to support people, physically and mentally, throughout life. In a series of 5…