In a recent blog post we looked at the effectiveness of deworming policies among children, and a recent meta-analysis that provided little support for such practice. This topic has now been featured in an article in the BBC online news magazine and provides more information on this interesting topic.

The medical and business schools of Monash University, Australia, and the University of Warwick have formed a new health care alliance aiming to improve health care through collaborative and innovative approaches to research and subsequent clinical practice.

Many thanks to Prof Charles Vincent for his recent seminar on patient safety, 'Safer Healthcare: Strategies for the Real World', and thanks to all who attended.

CLAHRC WM Director Richard Lilford recently spoke on BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire regarding weekend hospital deaths. If you are in the UK you can listen online until Saturday 15 August 2015. The interview starts at 02:05:27.

Congratulations to PhD student Kaitesi Mukara who was a member of the team who won best press release at the recent NIHR Doctoral Training Camp.

Congratulations to Dr Celia Taylor who has been invited to join two committees: the GMC Assessments Advisory Board; and the MSC Assessment / British Pharmacological Society Prescribing Safety Assessment Research Group, of which she will also be chair.

Key actors attended a successful event on 30 July 2015 at University of Birmingham exploring the health policies of the new UK government and the potential implications for the CLAHRC WM initiative.

During the second week of July, members of the Warwick Business School (WBS) Behavioural Science group hosted the third ‘Summer School on Medical and Ethical Decision-Making’ for the University of Warwick in Venice (the programme is available online).

We are delighted to release our first ‘SUPER’ BITE (Brokering Innovation Through Evidence) which brings together the evidence base and commissioning documentation leading to a major change in the way mental health services are delivered in Birmingham.

On the 9th and 10th June 2015, the CLAHRC WM held its second annual Scientific Advisory Group meeting in Birmingham. Attendees agreed that the event was a great success, with the ‘speed dating’ in particular, deemed a hit for both Advisors and Researchers!