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Prof. EJ Oliver

@_EJOliver

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Psychologist and Professor of Behavioural Sciences @UniofNewcastle; interested in motivation and health. Keen on mountains & egg-chasing (She/Her)

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Prof. EJ Oliver
19 days
Delighted to join a brilliant panel discussing health behaviour support for dementia prevention at the House of Lords today. Crucial learning from the APPLE-Tree study re. working in inclusive ways, via non-clinical staff, and in and with community organisations
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@NIHR_PRUBaSS
NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences
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πŸ†• We’re exploring how adults at risk of cardiovascular disease and mild-to-moderate mental health concerns engage with integrated care in the UK. Read our systematic review protocol that will look at this in depth here:
systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of premature death globally. CVD is expensive to treat and therefore carries a significant cost for public healthcare systems and...
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@NIHR_PRUBaSS
NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences
3 months
πŸ§ πŸ“£ OptICS workshop – 6 Oct (online)! For professionals supporting heart and mental health through joined-up care: β€’ Primary care (GPs, nurses) β€’ ICS roles (e.g. commissioners, planners) β€’ Social care & allied health 🌐 Register: https://t.co/zJ8dz7Dj9P
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@EquallyWellUK
Equally Well UK
3 months
People with severe mental illness often have poorer physical health, but face major barriers to exercise & fitness. A new report from Centre for Mental Health and Rethink shows how mental health services, councils and leisure providers can overcome this: https://t.co/Q5ShjcSoQN
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@Benjamin_Rigby
Ben Rigby
3 months
New publication β€œWe Do Have Enemies and We Should Know Who They Are” πŸ“– https://t.co/dtSD0Z3Mv2 πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ Why is it so hard to get people moving? πŸ’Ό Because powerful industries don’t want us to. We call for bold action. #Physicalactivity is political. Let’s treat it that way.
journals.humankinetics.com
Physical activity (PA) is political and has enemies. This article lays out the common understanding of enemies of physical activities, offers some critiques, and provides ways forward to improve our...
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@NIHR_PRUBaSS
NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences
3 months
πŸ§ πŸ’¬ Calling all professionals delivering, managing or commissioning #IntegratedCare You can register now to join our online OPTICS workshop on the 6th of October to explore how behavioural & social science can optimise integrated care 🎟️ Register here:
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Do you want to help develop the future direction of integrated care? Reserve a spot to secure your workshop space.
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@corferesearch
Prof Bernard Corfe
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Fully funded MPhil to analyse effects of ultra-endurance exercise on posture, based in @HNERC_NclUni with me, Iain Spears and Anette Pantal. Thanks to @LDWA1 for generous support. https://t.co/m842Sp6Sgc
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@NIHR_PRUBaSS
NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences
5 months
Our latest paper on populist-aligned beliefs and receipt of public health interventions is out now! We reviewed qualitative evidence to understand how populist-type views may impact on how people receive public health interventions. https://t.co/3mZyYjgRDH
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@BehaviourRes_UK
Behavioural Research UK
5 months
❗ CLOSING THIS WEEK – Reminder that applications for this Research Associate position based at Cardiff Uni closes this Thursday. Click below for further information!
@BehaviourRes_UK
Behavioural Research UK
6 months
We are recruiting a #ResearchAssociate based at the University of Cardiff and working with Professor Graham Moore and others on our health & wellbeing theme. This post will also contribute to the work of the DECIPHer Centre. More details & how to apply:
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@NIHR_PRUBaSS
NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences
5 months
In this @LSEpoliticsblog, our researchers Dr Alison McKinlay and Dr @jackmbirch discuss how collaboration between research, policy, and service sectors is needed to improve public health and tackle inequality. Read here: https://t.co/tREWAySIUx @UCLBehaveChange @UniofNewcastle
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Health inequalities track social and economic inequalities, as highlighted during COVID. The research, policy and service sectors must collaborate to reduce the impact inequalities have on health.
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Prof. EJ Oliver
6 months
We share this open letter respectfully, with the hope that our government commits to long-term sustainable support & enhancement of services. We ask that you share far & wide to help amplify the much-needed conversation. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 3/
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Prof. EJ Oliver
6 months
Today, via @fuseonline we publish an open letter to the UK Prime Minister co-produced with our community advisory group. This highlights the urgency with which holistic mental and physical health support is needed.
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Prof. EJ Oliver
6 months
As good as #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is at highlighting the issue, people living with severe mental ill-health face challenges everyday and it is imperative that they are (and feel) supported to live well and thrive as part of our communities 1/
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@fuse_online
Fuse
6 months
Blog: β€œWe cannot afford to wait.” Fuse researchers @UniofNewcastle join people with lived experience to call for urgent government action to improve support for people with severe mental ill-health. Today's #fuseblog for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek ⬇️ https://t.co/aPc0KQSoys
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Prof. EJ Oliver
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It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek & we're sharing our work on integrated physical & mental health support for people living with SMIH. You can view/download our policy brief here: https://t.co/JlfkMeZwTk made in collaboration with @ResearchRetold
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@marmotihe
The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity
6 months
New @WHO report on social determinants of health equity provides a much needed reminder to the global community that to improve health equity we must improve society, say @michaelmarmot and @jessjallen
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β€œSocial injustice is killing people on a grand scale” was the rallying cry of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), published in 2008.1 It remains appropriate to the World...
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@_EJOliver
Prof. EJ Oliver
6 months
πŸ“’ Funded PhD: Are you interested in better ways to support people living with poor mental and physical health? Take a look at this new PhD, the lead supervisor is the brilliant Susanna Mills, with support from Sheena Ramsay, Jack Birch, and me:
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@IRR_Intl
Institute of Research & Reforms, International
6 months
Public trust in government is eroding β€” but not beyond repair. Our latest report reveals how inclusive policymaking can rebuild confidence. Governance must be done with the people, not to them. Read the findings here: ➑️ https://t.co/cTzEAgXuz7
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@NIHR_PRUBaSS
NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences
7 months
✨ New paper ✨ Our new systematic review explored barriers and enablers people without a diagnosis of hypertension face to having their blood pressure checked. The paper is available open access here:
tandfonline.com
Identifying influences on engagement with blood pressure (BP) checks can assist with intervention design for hypertension detection. This systematic review searched four databases (Embase, Emcare, ...
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