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The NIHR Schools for Public Health Research (SPHR), Primary Care Research (SPCR) and Social Care Research (SSCR) (“Three Schools”) have joined together in a unique collaboration between leading academic centres in England to collaborate on a programme of work on Prevention Research, led by the SPHR and funded through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

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Preventing early onset of type 1 diabetes in children at risk with physical activity

Expanding access to prevention for farmers

Children at risk Research Development Network

Supporting people with multiple health conditions living in deprived areas

New research has identified four key themes in how healthcare professionals can support people living in deprived areas with multiple long-term conditions. The research, published in the British Journal of General Practice was led by Elle Wyke, a Three Schools Prevention Programme pre-doc fellow. Multiple long-term conditions…

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New research project to tackle ‘Social Frailty’ in older adults secures NIHR Three Schools funding after groundbreaking preliminary study

A research initiative focused on improving how ‘social frailty’ is recognised and addressed among older adults has now completed its initial development phase and received funding for a significant follow-on study through the NIHR Three Schools Prevention Research Programme. The development phase, titled “Putting the ‘Social’ into Frailty:…

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NIHR Three Research Schools Early Career Researcher event

On Wednesday 20th November 2024, early career researchers from across the Three Schools came together for a day of networking, sessions and discussions. More than 100 researchers attended from the Schools for Public Health Research (SPHR), Primary Care Research (SPCR) and Social Care Research (SSCR). …

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