Take home message from Dan: Autophenomenology is hard to say! But a useful method in #implementation research 👍🏻 @DisasterDan_ 🪴

#NUQualSIG Lucy Robinson expertly talks through her PhD focusing on the end of life care preferences of older people living with frailty QualSIG

Today we brought together >70 #qualitativeresearchers grappling with a range of complex issues in #qualitativeresearch Newcastle University. We saw a wealth of creativity and innovation in their approaches to overcome challenges + address many important societal issues #NUQualSIG

Amazing to see so many disciplines and backgrounds represented here from across Newcastle University - a great day if we do say so ourselves! Thanks to all who came and made #NUQualSIG 2024 fantastic

A HUUUGE thank you to Siân Russell for galvanising the #QualSIG steering committee into action to put on the symposium today - a lot of work behind the scenes and hope you agree it’s paid off well 🙏🏻💐

🥳📷Congrats to our fab student Charlotte Bowes for getting this important paper ❗️📰out about the multifaceted barriers to accessing dental care faced by people with alcohol dependence in the UK 🍷🦷⚕️Matt Breckons Justin Durham & Richard Holmes NCL Dental School pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38279706/

'Opportunity to facilitate attendance increases when in AD remission through physical capabilities improving. Increasing the person's capability and opportunity can influence attendance...Provision of dental care within recovery services could facilitate access to [dental] care.'

'Fear of “the dentist” is a major barrier to accessing dental care, and pain is the primary motivator among people with AD... Fear and physical, social, and environmental barriers to access contribute to problem-oriented attendance, which negatively affect oral health outcomes'

Good News! Our highly regarded GROW programme is back for another year, now supporting #ECRs in mental health and addiction research roles. Details of who can apply and how, can be found on our website! We are NIHR The Mental Elf MQ mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow-2024-now-…

Can strongly recommend the GROW programme to #mentalhealth #ECRs as a former cohort member! Great support for your development as a future leader

Empowering change at the CO-ACT study workshop 1! Together, we’re working towards better support for over 55’s with heavy drinking and mental health issues in the North East. A big shoutout to everyone involved!#COACT Dr Beth Bareham

We are NIHR The McPin Foundation NIHR School for Social Care Research MQ The Mental Elf NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley Are you an #ecr postdoc forging ahead in a mental health or addiction research career? Our GROW programme offers: - Networking with peers - In person meetings - 1-2-1 coaching sessions - online group training and workshops mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow/

A final parallel session of the morning was presented by Deepti John for ‘addressing the gap in care for co-occurring alcohol & mental health problems in older adults: an intervention mapping’ #PrCareMH2024 #MentalHealth SAPC Claire Ashmore ProfessorCarolynCG Dr Georgina Fletcher Dr Beth Bareham

If you are over 45 please take 5 mins to help Dr Beth Bareham with this important research study. It’s anonymous.

Excited to present our research exploring mental health researcher well-being at this conference in my former home - Bristol! Tickets will be taken fast I’m sure- get your place now. Dr Beth Bareham

📣Please share! We’re now looking for practitioners to take part in our survey about substance use in UK older adults (including prescription drug misuse) Please take part if you can Survey closes 21st June nclpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eX…