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Leading social care provider clinches top digital health award with groundbreaking pressure ulcer prevention trial 

The Highlands’ largest social care provider, Highland Home Carers (HHC), has been recognised at the 6th annual Digital Health & Care Awards for its groundbreaking work helping combat pressure ulcers in a care at home setting. At the Edinburgh ceremony – which is Scotland’s foremost celebration of digital innovation across the health and social care […]

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Comparative effectiveness of heel-specific medical devices for the prevention of heel pressure ulcers: A systematic review

Greenwood C, Nelson EA, Nixon J, Vargas-Palacios A, McGinnis E, view paper on the JTV website. This review of randomised control trials concludes that from the low-quality evidence available offloading devices may reduce pressure heel ulceration, but there is insufficient evidence to support the idea that dressings reduce incidence. This indicates that offloading needs to […]

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Are you interested in medical research that matters to patients and the NHS?

The MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership (TMRP) aims to Improve health by improving trials. The MRC Doctoral Training Partnership presents an opportunity to undertake training for a PhD in trials methodology. Applications are now open for PhD studentship from the MRC TMRP DTP. A list of potential projects and the application form is available online. Find […]

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