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Research Unwrapped podcast series – Born in Wales researcher Hope Jones speaks to Sharon Jones (Lead Research Midwife) and Heather O’Shea (Infant Feeding Co-ordinator)

Research Unwrapped is a podcast series highlighting topics and research from the National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research. In this episode, Born in Wales researcher Hope Jones speaks to Sharon Jones (Lead Research Midwife) and Heather O’Shea (Infant Feeding Co-ordinator) from Swansea Bay University Health Board. In the podcast, Hope chats to Sharon and Heather about what areas…

Research blog: Uncovering the cost burden of cellulitis for the NHS in Wales

A 20-year population-scale study of patients with cellulitis, published in the International Wound Journal, has revealed the full economic cost burden for the NHS in Wales. Caused by bacterial infection, cellulitis can make skin, anywhere on the body, painful, hot or swollen, sometimes accompanied by blistering. Cellulitis accounts for a significant financial and resource cost…

Research blog: Welsh care home study finds proportion of residents with dementia a significant risk factor for COVID-19 infection.

A new study using SAIL Databank suggests that environmental and social COVID-19 mitigation measures in care home settings may be more effective in reducing infection than focusing on individual risk factors. People in the community with dementia have been more likely to be hospitalised with COVID-19, but there is a lack of evidence on  how…

Educational pathways & outcomes for children who are looked after

A blog by Dr Emily Lowthian, Lecturer in Education, Swansea University. Health and Care Research Wales this week announced £6.4m for health and social care research in Wales. Funded by the social care grants funding scheme as part of this announcement, a new project will investigate different patterns in care delivery for looked after children that are…

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