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YouTube video by NIHR PHIRST LAMBETH MADE SAFER POEM/ VIDEO

A powerful short film amplifies local voices, featuring poetry by Lambeth artist Binta Yade, shaped by residents involved in violence reduction work (4/4) 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBp...

Donate to The Smiths - Tim and Amy x, organized by Louise Anthony In October this year Tim was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease after experiencing months o… Louise Anthony needs your support for The Smiths - Tim and Amy x

Condolences to you & your family-she sounds amazing woman. MND organisation is a great support too as my nephew Tim just diagnosed breaks our hearts knowing devastating outlook ahead so we now focus making happy memories for their children includes taking them to Paris Disney gofund.me/c2dc76702

Day 24: How many people do you think can't hear clearly in the UK?

The answer: 18 million adults. That's 1 in every 3 people who could benefit from captions.

Have a look at our website for a captioned or live subtitled event near you: www.stagetext.org/whats-on/

#CAW #CaptioningAwarenessWeek

Navy blue background with a vertical red stripe and the words 'PHIRST Webinar Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning. 20 October 2025, 12-1.30PM, Online, MS Teams'. There is an image of a communal green space with plants and benches next to a block of apartments and a shared play space next to some housing.

Join the next PHIRST Webinar, Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning
⏰Monday 20 October, 12-1.30PM on MS Teams.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/1664383829...
How local governments in England have been working to design and deliver healthier places

@nihr-phirst.bsky.social @sarahjanac.bsky.social

A graphic for the National Institute of Health and Care Research. Text on a blue background reads: "What does impact in Patient and Public Involvement mean? Join us for this free webinar with William Lammons, PPI Lead at ARC North Thames, and Raj Mehta, a public contributor. They will share findings from a narrative review of reviews on the impacts of PPI, covering: -Types and examples of reported impacts -Limitations in how these impacts are described - Practical implications for PPI professionals, researchers and public contributors [Calendar icon] Online, Oct 15, 12-1.30pm.

There is still time to sign up for the next webinar in the ARC National events series on Patient and Public Involvement research arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...

YouTube video by NIHR PHIRST PHIRST South Bank - the role of public contributors

Want to know what it's like to be a public contributor on a PHIRST evaluation? This great video from PHIRST South Bank lets their contributors share their experiences 🎬👏 youtu.be/pm_XZybRTdw

A mixed-methods formative process evaluation of the falls management exercise programme in an English county - BMC Public Health The Falls Management Exercise (FaME) Programme has been shown in clinical trials to reduce falls amongst the over 65s. FaME was implemented in one large, rural county in England. The current study is ...

📢New Paper Alert - Implementing the Falls Management Programme #FaME in Lincolnshire from PHIRST Insight. ✔️Positive impacts on participants.
⁉️Challenges of rolling out in a rural county
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

A qualitative evaluation of a partnership between a local authority and community organisations to improve mental health and wellbeing - Discover Public Health Mental health problems lead to earlier mortality, poor physical health and socioeconomic disadvantage. Some people, including those from black and minority ethnic groups and low-income households, are...

📢New Paper Alert from PHIRST Insight looking at
👉barriers and facilitators to a community-led mental health partnership model working well
👉perceived benefits to those involved
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PublicHealth #Evaluation

Interested in making a difference with local authorities through research and knowledge mobilisation? Apply for two Research Associate posts to work as part of a great team @nihr-phirst.bsky.social Fusion, led by @petercraig.bsky.social and me! Closes 28 August. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

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The latest PHIRST newsletter is now available. Catch up on new evaluation reports and published articles tinyurl.com/phirst-july25
Sign up to the mailing list to receive future editions straight to your inbox phirst.nihr.ac.uk/newsletter-s...

You can find more info and practical guides to the updated Accessible Information Standard, for blind and partially sighted people, and NHS and social care staff, here: rnib.in/AISUpdate 7/7

“Blind and partially sighted people have the legal right to receive their health and care information in formats like large print, email, audio and braille. Too often, these rights are still not being upheld. #MyInfoMyWay”. Black on white graphic with pink hashtag.

NHS England has just published the updated Accessible Information Standard, which makes clear how NHS and social care services in England must provide information to blind and partially sighted people in a way they can read.

It's a step forward - here's what's improved:

#MyInfoMyWay 1/7

NHS England » Accessible information standard NHS England » Accessible information standard

Finally NHS England has published an updated AIS. This includes a sixth step – review.

We hope the changes will improve NHS accountability and we will continue to campaign to remove barriers to healthcare.

View update here: www.england.nhs.uk/accessible-i...

#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

The Accessible Information Standard has finally been updated - SignHealth NHS England has finally released an updated Accessible Information Standard (AIS). This includes a sixth step – review.

View our quick summary of the update in BSL here and what you can do - signhealth.org.uk/announcement... #WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

Great to be celebrating 5 yrs of PHIRST South Bank today and looking ahead to the next 5! @susiesykes.bsky.social @emmadoohan.bsky.social @helenmw66.bsky.social

4 days left to apply! We’re looking for a Theatre Programme Manager (maternity cover) to support theatres across the UK in providing captioned performances for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences. The deadline to apply is 25 May.
www.stagetext.org/working-for-...

YouTube video by NIHR PHIRST PHIRST Seminar, Children and Young People, May 2025

Catch up with our latest PHIRST seminar youtube.com/watch?v=Nv9h... discussing:
👶helping parents bond with their baby
🍔young people's views on food advertising &
🧠supporting mental health of 16-25yr olds

Today, SignHealth and RNID launched our new report - Still Ignored: The Fight for Accessible Healthcare -
signhealth.org.uk/in-the-news/...

We want governments, NHS organisations, GPs and other NHS services to take action.

#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

As the deaf health charity we at @signhealth.bsky.social have been working with @rnid.bsky.social on our new report, Still Ignored.

Deaf people are still fighting for accessible healthcare. Many face extremely poor health outcomes as a result and this must end - no more excuses, no more barriers.

Hidden NHS scandal putting millions of lives at risk - SignHealth A damning new report released today by RNID and SignHealth reveals serious and widespread healthcare failings.

NHS staff said a lack of training, time and a poor IT system were major factors in being unable to provide these accessibility requirements for deaf people.

#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

View our report published today - signhealth.org.uk/in-the-news/...

NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds RNID survey finds half of sign language users did not understand diagnoses – some terminal – or how their treatment worked

A survey of more than 1,000 deaf people in England found that almost 1 in 10 had avoided calling an ambulance or attending A&E due to [barriers], and a quarter had avoided seeking help for a new health concern.

#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Navy blue background with a picture of a laptop. On the screen is a speech bubble with a question mark in it. The NIHR PHIRST logo is in the top left corner and the text reads: NIHR PHIRST E.o.I. webinar, 30 April 2025, 2-3.30PM. Email phirst@nihr.ac.uk

Thinking about submitting an EoI to the PHIRST scheme?
Want to ask some questions?
Join the webinar 📅 30 April, 2-3.30PM to hear about the scheme and ask your questions.
Email phirst@nihr.ac.uk to register your interest

Following on from our very popular December webinar on 'the invisible labour of #PublicInvolvement' registrations are now open for the second webinar in the series, on Emotions in #PPI, led by colleagues from @penarc.bsky.social.
Come join us!

@arceastofengland.bsky.social @elspethma.bsky.social

We’ve published the new @nao.org.uk strategy with a stronger focus on building productive and resilient public services and a whole section on how we support innovation
www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/u...

'We need to meaningfully involve the public, invest in our data and IT systems, and not fall for snake oil technologies, but adopt scientifically proven interventions worthy of our trust.' Hetan Shah, Chief Executive of The British Academy

Enjoyed our #REALChallenge lecture? Read further thoughts from @hetanshah.bsky.social CEO of @britishacademy.bsky.social on how to make AI successful in health.

Read now ⬇️

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Worth watching back: proper grown-up discussion about AI in health

Great lecture by @hetanshah.bsky.social today on #AI. A key message: AI depends on data (quality, coverage, access, linkage) but not enough focus upon it; “data is the unsexy cousin of AI”. Vital we keep focused on AI AND data, and on ensuring the public have a voice within discussions about both.

Thank you for your insightful thoughts and also your highlighting public engagement throughout any developments