Ageing, dementia and frailty are national priority areas for the NIHR. A consortium comprising ARC Wessex, working together with ARC Greater Manchester, ARC Yorkshire and Humber and ARC Southwest Peninsula, has recently been awarded £1.88 million by the NIHR. These funds will be used to commission outstanding research on these topics with the aim of delivering evidence-based service change at the supra-regional and/or national level.

As part of the NIHR School for Social Care Research’s commitment to developing the evidence base in adult social care, we are inviting applications for full Research Proposals.
The deadline for submission is Monday 30 November 2020.

The University of Stirling are looking to recruit a Research Fellow for an NIHR study which aims to improve palliative care to care home residents. The post is a full time, fixed term contract for 28 months from 1 October 2020 until 31 January 2023. The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 31 August 2020. Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 9 September.

As part of the NIHR School for Social Care Research’s commitment to developing research capacity in adult social care, we are inviting applications for Individual Research Career Development Awards. The deadline for submission is Monday 18 January 2021.

Guidance for directors of public health, care providers and those involved in planning visits to care homes in England

The British Society of Gerontology share the outputs from the inaugural Care Homes Research SIG symposium. They also set out plans for a future symposia.

A policy brief published by the World Health Organisation outlines 11 policy objectives and key action points with a view to prevent and manage COVID-19 across long-term settings

The NIHR supported Vivaldi care home study have published findings from a large scale survey which examined COVID-19 infections in care homes in England for those aged over 65.

Sir Jackie Stewart’s Race Against Dementia charity, in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK, has announced a second call for pioneering dementia research projects worth £1m.

A new NIHR report from Bath’s Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones focuses on the impact of austerity over the past decade for those with learning disabilities