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People experiencing homelessness faced unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including changes to accommodation availability, societal restrictions impacting access to essentials like food, and services moving to remote access. There is a paucity of in-depth qualitative research exploring how the pandemic affected this population, which this research aims to address. ⋯ Nuffield Foundation, Wellcome Trust.
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In the UK, one-in-three births are to a non-UK born woman. A gap exists in co-produced research to understand their experiences. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) defines co-production as "an approach in which researchers, practitioners, and members of the public work together, sharing power and responsibility". This project co-produced a grant proposal to improve maternity care for underserved migrant women in the UK. We reflect on transferrable learning for engaging those whose voices are less-often-heard in grant writing. ⋯ National Institute for Health and Care Research Design Service London Public Involvement Fund.
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Despite declining tuberculosis crude incidence rates (CIRs) in Ireland, the CIR among migrants remains five times higher than among non-migrants. We analysed notifications from the Irish tuberculosis surveillance system to compare the epidemiology of active tuberculosis among migrants with non-migrants in Ireland from 2011 to 2020 to inform future prevention and control strategies. ⋯ Health Service Executive, Ireland.
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Combinations of unhealthy behaviours are associated with greater mortality than single behaviours, but some combinations might have stronger associations than others. High-risk combinations might be more prevalent among socioeconomically deprived populations. We examined associations between combinations of 11 unhealthy behaviours and mortality and explored socioeconomic distributions of high-risk combinations. ⋯ UK Medical Research Council.
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The UK COVID-19 vaccination programme began in December, 2020. By February, 2021, eight North West London Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) had the lowest vaccination rates nationally. This study evaluated the impact of behavioural science-informed (BI) letters on vaccination uptake. ⋯ None.