The ECHILD project is a research study run by University College London joining existing health, education and social care data for children for the first time.
🚨New job opportunities with #ECHILD – apply now!
Recruiting for 3 roles:
🔹 Research Fellow (Childhood Cancer)
🔹 Research Assistant
🔹 Data Scientist
tinyurl.com/mvna6bbb
Great for population health researchers using admin data.
🗓 Deadline: 1 June
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CPRU co-director Ruth Gilbert comments on SEND reform in the BMJ: Special educational needs reforms are a good start to resolving the crisis in schools—but where is the focus on health? bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s539
📢 New CPRU paper on hospital admissions of adolescents with SEND/care experience using @ucl_echild data. Our paper found high levels of unplanned admissions and low levels of planned care for pupils with multiple needs bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/cont…
Adolescent depression is hard to predict & too often support comes after symptoms appear.
But what if we could predict which young people were at high risk of developing depression in later life?
New research from @KingsIoPPN has developed a tool to do just that.
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📢 New research @BMJMentalHealth 👇🏼
Our latest systematic review & meta-analysis (29 studies, 5,825 participants) finds digital peer support can lead to small-moderate improvements in depression, anxiety & social functioning for people in outpatient mental health care.
💻 Online platforms & apps may offer accessible support between appointments
Benefits seen for symptoms, quality of life & personal recovery
No clear effect on treatment engagement
Digital peer support could be a valuable adjunct to usual care, but we need more research on long-term impact & safe, sustainable delivery.
Read more: mentalhealth.bmj.com/content…#MentalHealth#DigitalHealth#PeerSupport#OutpatientCare
Authors:
Sarah Croke
Ioannis Angelakis
Natasha Tyler
Chloe-Nicole Low
Evgenia Gkintoni
Ozlem Eylem-Van Bergeijk
Alexander Hodkinson
Brian McMillan
Maria Panagioti
@OfficialUoM#UniversityofLiverpool@nottmhospitals#UniversityofPatras
Another day out and proud on the picket lines today at Northumbria University.
Staff are fighting to defend the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and stop management’s attempt to force them out through pay freezes.
This is about dignity, security and refusing to let pensions be stripped away. Show your support to @UCUNUbranch
How can maternity data improve outcomes for mothers and babies?
A new overview explores the value of robust maternity datasets for research, policy and better care.
Find out more: ijpds.org/news/02-03-26-mate…
New insights into maternity data and its potential to improve care and research.
This latest resource highlights how high-quality data can strengthen understanding of maternal and infant health outcomes.
Read more: ijpds.org/news/02-03-26-mate…
Forcing staff out of their pension scheme and threatening dismissal if they object is shameful. It’s fire & rehire by another name.
Show your support for staff at Southampton Solent University striking on 9 & 17 February to protect retirement security. ucu.org.uk/article/14396/Sou…
How are rising employer NICs, higher minimum wages and upcoming employment rights changes affecting the labour market?
In our podcast, @TomWatersEcon sets out the possible trends for youth unemployment in 2026.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/what-rea…
'Can administrative data save your life?'
Listen to @adr_uk podcast 'Connecting Society' with their first #podcast for 2026 now live 😀🎧 Listen to the episode at lnkd.in/ek4R6WPS, or
watch in full on YouTube: lnkd.in/eAMQFveu
“These cuts are hitting the most vulnerable staff hardest.”
Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee.
Watch ⬇️