UEAHSCP's 'Together' magazine - Spring 2022

UEAHSCP team supports the launch of new Citizens Academy initiative Meet our newest group AbiliTec, looking at rehabilitation technology Meet our Partnership Support Team

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WELCOME TO THE SPRING 2022 EDITION OF TOGETHER MAGAZINE LETTER FROM THE EDITOR - RESEARCH DIRECTOR CARRIE JACKSON This Spring, UEA Health and Social Care Partners (UEAHSCP) celebrates its third anniversary. The partnership consists of 11 health and social care partners working through a consortium as a catalyst to seed fund collaborative research and innovation that is practice led and addresses improvements in population health outcomes, health and social care services and care delivery in Norfolk, Suffolk and North East Essex This season has heralded many new beginnings for our partnership, including two exciting endeavours: we’ve launched a new research group ‘AbiliTec’, led by Dr Nicola Hancock, which explores innovation in Rehabilitation Technology (page 4), and we’re supporting an ambitious new initiative called the UEA Citizens Academy led by Professor Caitlin Notley that works directly with public representatives to shape and co-produce health research and education (page 5).

We have been working closely with our Executive and Management board members to refresh our plans for the next few years and will be launching a new programme funding call on 8 June to invite applications for collaborative research. Watch this space!

We will be holding our Annual Celebratory Conference on 4 July to showcase the impact of projects that the partners have funded over the past year and hope that you will be able to join us.

I hope you enjoy catching up on the latest news in our Spring 2022 edition of Together magazine.

If you'd like to find out more about any of the work featured, or you're interested in working with our team to grow your research, please get in touch to see where we can support you - ueahscp@uea.ac.uk.

Carrie Jackson, Research Director UEA Health and Social Care Partners

In Our Spring Issue: New Research Group Aim to Boost Rehabilitation Innovation .....................................................................p.4 Citizens Academy Launch .......................................................................................................................p.5 Meet the Team .........................................................................................................................................p.7 Helpful Sleep and Stress Resources ......................................................................................................p.8 Dates For Your Diary .............................................................................................................................p.9 Catch Up On Demand ...........................................................................................................................p.10 How Can we Work Together ..................................................................................................................p.11

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This season has heralded many new beginnings for our partnership

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NEW RESEARCH GROUP AIMS TO BOOST REHABILITATION INNOVATION

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ur newly formed research group AbiliTec, led by UEA’s Dr Nicola Hancock, is a collaborative initiative of clinicians and researchers looking to support co-production of innovative technologies for rehabilitation.

Local health partners, service users and clinical researchers have identified a need to develop, evaluate and implement new rehabilitation technologies.

Work to date has centred on stroke and acquired brain injury, and as AbiliTec continue to innovate in this area, the group will also support innovation across the rehabilitation community.

The group’s goal is to address the current challenges of uptake and use of new innovations by service users, commissioners, providers, and clinical teams.

Nicola says: "Well-designed technologies have enormous potential to meet needs across local services. The inclusive development and use of new rehabilitation technologies aligns with national policy on personcentred care for those with long-term conditions."

Researchers will adopt principles of inclusive, user-centred design of devices and testing programmes. Well-designed technologies have great potential to meet service need and the development of new rehabilitation technologies aligns with national policy on person-centred care for those with long-term conditions. One such project is our work in developing a prototype walking device for people with stroke, alongside clinicians, service users, engineers, academics, and the Design Council UK.

Nicola welcomes queries from those interested in working together with the group - get in touch via ueahscp@uea.ac.uk.

Dr Nicola Hancock UEA Lecturer & Researcher in Physiotherapy/Neurorehabilitation Research Lead, new UEAHSCP AbiliTec research group

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CITIZENS ACADEMY LAUNCH

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n Tuesday 3 May, our team attended the collaborative launch of the new Citizens Academy at the Norwich forum.

The Citizens Academy is a new venture from UEA’s Faculty of Medicine and Health that aims to involve the community and patients in health education and research. We would like to offer a huge thank you to those who joined us for the event - it was a pleasure to chat about all things health research and public representation.

If you couldn't make it to the launch, the panel with service users chaired Professor Christie Watson, Professor of Medical and Health Humanities and author of medical memoir The Language of Kindness: A Nurse’s Story was livestreamed and BSL interpreted; click here to watch the panel on YouTube.

Read our blog on the event here.

Pictured (left to right): Partnership team members Carrie Jackson, David McCabe, Bianca Bianchi.

Meet the whole team on page 7.

Pictured: David and Bianca chat to a member of the public about how to get involved in health and social care research

Pictured: Talented regional illustrator Rebecca Osborn (@rebeccavosborne on Twitter) puts pen to paper in an eye-catching graphic illustration of the launch.

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“We all have a valuable experience to share to enhance health research and education, whether that’s direct experience through living with a clinical condition, or caring for someone with a medical condition, or through educational training and work experience.

Public Involvement is an integral part of the entire research process, and this is just the start of this exciting initiative.”

- Director of the Citizens Academy Professor Caitlin Notley Pictured: Professor Caitlin Notely makes opening remarks at the launch, with UEA's Vice Chancellor David Richardson watching on from the front row.

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MEET THE TEAM Carrie Jackson, Research Director There are many parts of my role I find rewarding: Being part of a creative team with great energy, drive and commitment, working with partners to seed fund collaborative research that makes a difference to people's lives and experiences, and co-producing research that matters to people and improves the quality of their lives together.

Heather Judson, Communications Officer Primarily, my role is to showcase the fantastic work of our clinician-led research, and to help communicate complex projects and findings in an accessible way. It’s so satisfying being part of a team that helps produce needs-based research that’s centred on improving public health.

Joe Fitzsimmons, Project Officer Just one of the many rewarding aspects of my job is knowing that I've played a key role in facilitating the formation of vital projects that make a real difference in improving health and social care across our region.

Bianca Bianchi, Projects Administrator One of the most rewarding aspects of my role within HSCP is supporting the inception and growth of research projects. It's exciting seeing clinical, academic, local organisations and public representation all come together to find solutions. I feel very privileged to be a part of creative workshops at the vanguard of research idea generation.

David McCabe, Communications Intern A rewarding aspect of my job is knowing that I contribute to an organisation that helps share resources and research not for personal gain, but out of a desire for co-operation, collaboration, and mutual aid

For more updates on our work, follow us on Twitter or connect with us on LinkedIn. You can also join our mailing list here.

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HELPFUL SLEEP & STRESS REROURCES World Sleep Day in March came as a good reminder to make time to prioritise good quality sleep. UEAHSCP linked to some helpful resources relating to sleep in personal health and wellbeing, critical for health and social care practitioners: World Sleep Day – the website for the official World Sleep Day campaign Seven ways to deal with night shifts - an article from the NHS website giving advice to health and social care workers struggling with long nights Sleep and Tiredness – the NHS info page on sleep and tiredness How to Get Sleep – NHS advice on maintaining healthy sleep The Sleep Charity – this resource offers information on “all aspects of sleep from triggers to treatments” 11 things you can do to adjust to losing that hour of sleep when daylight saving time starts - from The Conversation The Teen Sleep Hub - for advice on how to sleep better, tweaking your routine or understanding the science behind your sleep patterns️ Headspace NHS - free access to Headspace, the world’s most science-backed meditation app, to all NHS clinical and nonclinical staff.

RESOURCES Yoga YouTube channel Free wellbeing podcasts and videos

by Mental Health Foundation Free Headspace Plus for NHS workers Meditation YouTube channel ‘How to manage and reduce stress’

by Mental Health Foundation Stress Management Society

Stress Awareness Month runs throughout April each year to increase public awareness about the causes of stress and to share tools and resources to cope with modern life.

We all deal with stress differently. It’s important to remember that our ability to cope can depend on our life experiences.

We shared stress management techniques throughout the month that you can try.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Wrapping Capabilities around Citizens and Service Users DATE: 12pm - 1pm, 28 June FORMAT: Online FACILITATOR: ImpACT research group

REGISTER FOR IMPACT'S JUNE WEBINAR HERE

The penultimate webinar in our summer series for 2022 showcases 3 case studies demonstrating how to co-create single interprofessional career and capability frameworks structured around people/citizens to grow and retain a multiprofessional health and social care workforce.

Regional Advanced Practice Research Webinar DATE: 11am-1pm, 9 June FORMAT: Online FACILITATOR: Health Education England

This webinar recognises the need for greater understanding about the research pillar. It will provide an opportunity for Advanced Practitioners and trainee Advanced Practitioners to hear more about how clinicians can identify opportunities for engaging in research embedded in the workplace and how to demonstrate the impact of their research.

Programme: Demonstrating / evidencing the research pillar in academic practice Skills required to systematically demonstrate the impact of research Introduction to embedded research opportunities and case studies The promotion of embedded research by system leaders Q&A

REGISTER FOR HEE'S JUNE WBEINAR HERE

We'll soon be announcing our next Research Funding Round, make sure you're following us on Twitter @UEAHSCP so you're the first to know!

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW US!

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CATCH UP ON-DEMAND Congratulations to our ImpACT research group on their recent nomination for Partnership of the Year at the UEA Innovation and Impact Awards 2022.!

Watch their finalist video by clicking the thumbnail on the right, and catch up here to watch the awards ceremony in its entirety.

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Adopting Innovation Hub is one of four hubs funded nationally by the Health Foundation.

The hubs will work with system partners to promote the adaptation and adoption of proven innovation, with a focus of addressing health inequalities.

Learn all about the hub and its goals, as well as the partnership with our ImpACT Research Group.

Speaking of ImpACT, catch up on their webinar 'Facilitating an integrated approach to learning, development, innovation and improvement'.

Join the team as they explore an integrated approach to learning, development, innovation, and improvement.

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How can we work together?

With an established network across health and social care organisations within Norfolk, Suffolk and North East Essex, UEAHSCP makes it easier for you to do more research and innovation with clinicians and health and social care professionals.

The Partnership’s focus is on increasing collaboration to improve care and support to both service users and professional staff. Membership includes clinicians, academics, health and social care professionals, service user representatives and associates.

Get in touch to see how we can work together ueahscp@uea.ac.uk.

Our partners East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk, NHS West Suffolk and NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Norfolk County Council Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust The Queen Elizabeth King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust University of East Anglia West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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WE HELP MOBILISE IDEAS

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