National Institute for Health Research – Applied Research Collaboration North Thames Academy are offering a webinar on ‘Research Planning with the NIHR’. The webinar will take place Thursday 20th May 2021, 11am – 12pm. Registration though Eventbrite is required.

Transnational Law Institute at King’s College London are hosting a seminar on Ageing and Health: Lessons from Covid 19. This event is part of the Transnational Law Institute’s 2021/21 Seminar Series, focusing on Pandemics & Inequality and will take place on Friday 21 May 2021. 15:00 – 16;30 BST

People and Practice: Celebrating care home skills – Wednesday,19th May 10am – 3pm. REGISTRATION IS OPEN.
Tickets are £25.

NIHR Research Design Service North West (RDS NW) is offering this online event for health and social care professionals and researchers who want to develop and submit their first research grant to a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funding programme, or other national, open-call, peer reviewed funding sources. 16 June 2021, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm – registration required

A cross NIHR ARC event brings together practitioners from health and social care and all those interested in taking forward learning from the pandemic to support palliative and end of life care in care homes. The event takes place on the 25th May 2.00pm – 3.30pm. Registration required.

The NIHR’s Health Services & Delivery Research Programme are looking for a Programme Director. 

Are you a care home manager who specialises in dementia care? If so, we would like to hear from you. We would you like to join a working group meeting for AFRI-c study (air filters to reduce respiratory infections) taking place on Thursday 29th April.

The Department of Health and Social Care Guidance has published guidance for adult social care employees – Coronavirus (COVID-19): health and wellbeing of the adult social care workforce.

Vicky Cartwright – Dementia Project Support Officer, Mental Health Team – Policy, Operations and Information Directorate NHS England and NHS Improvement would like to draw your attention to a new publication.

A case study produced by NHS England provide key learnings from a nurse-led COVID-safe and COVID-free care home environment – exploring keeping care home residents safe