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Fire and Rescue Services Could Help Early Detection of Mental Ill Health in Older Adults
8th November 2023
MPFT was the leading NHS organisation for an NIHR-funded research study, which aimed to understand the role of the fire and rescue service staff in identifying and sign-posting older adults to access support for mental health problems.
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MPFT Consultant Rheumatologist awarded honorary professor title by Keele University
27th April 2023
MPFT are delighted to announce that Professor Jon Packham has received the prestigious award of Honorary Professor of Rheumatology from Keele University’s School of Medicine.
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Launch of Starting out in Health and Social Care Research Online FutureLearn Course
24th April 2023
MPFT are proud to announce the launch of our online FutureLearn course: "Starting out in Health and Social Care Research" aimed at staff working across the whole of the health and care system.
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Proportion of adults diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis in England has increased by more than 40%
1st November 2022
The proportion of adults in England diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis has increased by at least 40% between 2004 to 2020, new research led by Dr Ian Scott, Consultant Rheumatologist at MPFT and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Keele University’s School of Medicine has found.
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Research study finds steroid injections provide effective relief for arthritis patients
8th April 2022
Dr Zoe Paskins, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) and Reader in Rheumatology at Keele University has led on a research study which has found that steroid injections can provide an effective means of treating patients with arthritis in their hip.
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Video Research Explores Dementia-Care Worker Skills
2nd March 2022
Researchers based at the Trust are carrying out video-ethnographic research to explore the ‘naturalistic’ skillset used by dementia-care workers. John Chatwin and Katherine Ludwin are carrying out this 18-month study which is being funded by the National Institute for Health Research.
