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New Sussex Integrated Dataset Video Focuses On Researcher Engagement |
The SHCRP team, in collaboration with BSMS, NHS Sussex and ARC KSS, have produced an introductory video to the Sussex Integrated Dataset, also known as SID, for potential researchers. The SID is a primary and secondary health and social care dataset that links together de-identified routinely collected service user and activity data from all the health care providers in Sussex, and as such is an invaluable tool for health and care research. |
The March Kent Medway and Sussex Secure Data Environment bulletin can be read here: |
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SHCRP Research Training Hub |
The Spring event series continues with: Making the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts: The Power of Meta-Synthesis Thursday 7th May, 13.00-14.00 on Teams Facilitators: Carolina Goncalves, Senior Lecturer, University of Portsmouth & Julian Robinson, Clinical Knowledge Specialist, University Hospitals Sussex Knowledge and Libraries Service The Sussex Health and Care Research Training Hub invite you to a session focusing on integrating findings from multiple qualitative studies. An insight into the process that involves the systematic comparison of qualitative data to identify common themes, patterns, and overarching theories, offering a richer, more holistic understanding of a particular phenomenon or research area. Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE): How To Get Started Tuesday 16th June The Sussex Health and Care Research Training Hub invites you to meet and learn about the different PPIE groups in Sussex. Representatives from University Hospitals Sussex, Sussex Partnership, Sussex Community, East Sussex Healthcare, the South East Coast Ambulance Service, the Research Delivery Network, the Applied Research Collaboration, Youth PPIE group and the Surrey & Sussex Research Engagement Network will outline the PPIE support available within their organisation and across the region. The session aims to increase awareness and provide valuable connections to all clinicians, academics and researchers who are planning a research project and would like to start their PPIE journey. |
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Sussex Clinical Academic Conference The 2026 Sussex Clinical Academic Conference will take place on Wednesday 1st July at the University of Brighton Falmer campus. This year’s theme will be ‘Embracing Diversity – Hope through Research’ with an aim to focus on widening participation in research. To register for the 2026 conference and submit an abstract, please click here. Please note that he deadline for the submission of abstracts is now 5pm on 22nd May. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s event! |
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We welcome Maya Kihara to the Public and Community Advisory Group (PCAG). As part of her role as an NHS Volunteer Youth Consultant, Maya will be working alongside fellow PCAG member Wednesday Croft to bring youth insight into these conversations, ensuring young people’s perspectives help shape how research is developed and shared. “I have been a youth consultant for two years and witnessed the importance of community work to improve conditions for all. My background is in medical neuroscience, and I currently work as a UX researcher. Being a part of this team allows me to bring in my educational insights to help create a more connected research community in Sussex.” |
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Sussex NIHR-funded IAT trainee Dr Stephen Naulls has been awarded the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Addiction Faculty Lecture Prize 2026. Stephen is an engaged and active trainee, and won the RCP’s Core Resident Doctor of the Year prize last year. Stephen’s current research focuses on addiction in the LGBTQ+ community, aiming to combine both neuroscience and population-health driven approaches. He believes in a future of psychiatry that is concerned with equity of outcome, and that inclusive clinical leadership and research is how to achieve this. |
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Stephen said, “It’s a real honour to get the chance to share the stage with some absolute powerhouses in addiction research and policy.” He will be delivering his lecture on Chemsex on the second day the conference in May. |
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JCRO joins University of Brighton Research and Knowledge Exchange Week |
Mairéad Stickings of University of Brighton and Yvette Wagner of JCRO |
The fourth University of Brighton Research and Knowledge Exchange Week took place from 13th 16th April. The events brought together research colleagues and postgraduate research students at all stages of their research and knowledge exchange careers, and from all disciplines. On 14th April, colleagues from the Joint Clinical Research Office (JCRO) joined forces with Mairéad Stickings, Head of Research Development at the University, to discuss the university’s framework for health and care research grants, and how best to work together with the JCRO on grant applications. The event was well-attended and a great networking opportunity for all. |
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Matchmaking Event - Harnessing Local Data for Data Insights and AI Thursday 7th May 2026, Brighton |
The Sussex Health and Care Partnership aims to foster strong working relationships between Sussex clinicians and health care professionals and our local university research sector.
In this matchmaking event, we invite all clinicians interested in using and analysing health data for research or innovation, to come and meet with university data scientists and machine learning researchers with an interest in health. We particularly welcome those who wish to use patient records and imaging.
The aim is to support research collaborations around health data science and AI in Sussex, making the most of emerging data infrastructure in Sussex. We particularly welcome those who wish to utilise patient records and imaging data.
To find out more, reserve a space, and apply to present at the event, click here. |
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Growing research excellence at UHSussex On 15 April 2026, UHSussex marked a major step forward in its research ambitions with the launch of its first Joint Clinical Academic Directorate (JCAD), focused on Critical Care and Peri-Operative Medicine (CCPOM). The CCPOM JCAD brings together clinicians from University Hospitals Sussex with university and community partners to advance research that improves care for people who are critically unwell or undergoing major surgery. The multidisciplinary team aims to accelerate the translation of innovation into practice - delivering safer treatments, faster recovery and better long-term outcomes for patients. Speaking at the launch, Professor Barbara Philips (who co-leads the CCPOM JCAD with Dr Luke Hodgson) said: “Every year in the UK, around 250,000 people need critical care, 10 million operations take place, and more than 250,000 patients are considered high risk. Working together across Sussex will help us bring advances in care to patients more quickly - both locally and beyond.” Laurence Penn, who received critical care during severe COVID-19 in 2020 and is now a UHSussex patient research champion, emphasised the importance of patient involvement in research design and participation: “Through my experience, I’ve developed a huge appreciation of the NHS, and of how valuable research is to the future of healthcare.” Carolina Congovales, a Physiotherapist at UHSussex, spoke passionately about the role of research in everyday clinical practice: “Research is not an optional extra - it is part of patient care. It is our duty to offer patients access to research, often providing options that may not otherwise be available.” Closing the event, Professor Martin Llewellyn, Clinical Director of R&I at UHSussex, said: “Today’s launch of the first JCAD is an important landmark. The JCADs will be our research flagships as we strengthen the Trust’s culture of research and build partnerships with our medical school and academic partners across Sussex.” |
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University of Chichester Success in Cold Water Mental Health Study |
121 students at the University of Chichester with low mood recently took part in a controlled trial on the benefits of cold water immersion. The health benefits of cold water immersion have been closely studied in recent years, thanks to the popularity of cold water swimming. The study proved that even short periods of immersion effectively improve mood. |
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Merger heralds new Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) |
On 31 March, BSMS welcomed Monica Fletcher OBE, Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director, and Prof Andy Rhodes, Joint Chief Medical Officer, ahead of the launch of the new NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB). During the visit, they met with BSMS colleagues and heard about current research activity. The new ICB formally launched on 1 April 2026, following the merger of NHS Surrey Heartlands and NHS Sussex ICBs. This change is part of wider NHS reform aimed at reducing duplication and strengthening strategic commissioning to improve population health, reduce inequalities and deliver best value for local communities. More information is available on the new website. |
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Understanding Place, Culture and Suicide Prevention at Beachy Head |
Beachy Head Lighthouse by Les Chatfield, via Wikimedia Commons |
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has secured a doctoral research project exploring how cultural narratives associated with Beachy Head influence suicidal ideation and behaviour. The PhD is supported by the South & East Network for Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SENSS) and delivered in collaboration with Goldsmiths, University of London. During the project the researcher will examine the various ways in which Beachy Head has been constructed as a suicide location through overlapping public discourses and popular portrayals. The hope is that by better understanding the reputation of the location, more can be done to move away from the association of this coastal landscape with suicide. ESCC’s public health approach to suicide prevention, combined with strong safeguarding and ethical governance, provided a robust foundation for this sensitive research. The partnership also provides time for the researcher to work directly with ESCC to help disseminate their findings. By bringing together local public health leadership, community insight and academic expertise through SENSS and Goldsmiths, the project demonstrates how collaborative doctoral research can inform suicide prevention policy, communications and practice across Sussex. |
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Partnership News Deadlines |
Deadline for the May edition - Friday 15th May 2026 Publication of May edition - Friday 22nd May 2026 |
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