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Susan Michie

@susanmichie.bsky.social
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#BehaviouralScience, Professor of Health Psychology, University College London. Director of Centre for Behaviour Change www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/cent… (also on BlueSky). Research on health, environment & AI potential.

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Susan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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David Shaywitz @dshaywitz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Perspective @ai.nejm.org from @susanmichie.bsky.social & colleagues-who have devoted careers to substantial structural challenges around study of behav health-offers impt perspective on what needs to change to accelerate meaningful learning in this vitally important area. ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Building an AI-Ready Evidence Base for Behavior Change
AI has begun to make an impact on the development of interventions to promote healthier behaviors and assist with disease management, primarily through apps and chatbots, but also in health communi...
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David Shaywitz @dshaywitz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Critically @susanmichie.bsky.social et al argue that to build a cumulative science of behavior change, need to systematize the characterization of behavioral interventions; vague descriptions result in series of one-offs, not sustained learning...
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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
One important principle that risks being lost in polarised debate following Jason Arday’s tragic death is this: intent is not the test for discrimination or institutional racism. The more important Q for any institution is whether its processes, practices and actions produced discriminatory outcomes
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 13/08/2026
Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that will require the MMR vaccine to be delivered in separate doses. US policies are making a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases inevitable www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
We need to separate two distinct failures: 1/Schools stayed closed longer than they needed to bec the govt failed to put in strong mitigation measures to make them safe 2/Johnson failed to invest properly in helping children recover – a failure that led Sir Kevan Collins to resign as “catch‑up tsar”
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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
There are other important factors too. Nearly 40% of pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds. Many lived in communities disproportionately exposed to covid-19, with higher risks of severe illness and death before vaccines. Children do not live in isolation from their families/grandparents.
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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
But it was never simply a question of “should schools be open or shut?” during the pandemic. The key question pre‑vaccine was: were schools safe enough to be open - for teachers, vulnerable children and whole communities – given the wholly inadequate mitigations the Johnson government put in place.
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Everybody who is reading this survived Covid. Not everyone did.
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
1. Many school support staff were at very high risk 2. Your argument assumes the virus somehow behaved differently in schools 3. debate should never have been about schools closed/open - as we argued it should have been about making them safe www.independentsage.org/wp-content/u...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Hey @lewisgoodall.com here is our Lancet article on Long COVID. Happy to chat. www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
ICYMI - Guardian editorial which quotes @britishacademy.bsky.social research on cuts to the social sciences, humanities and arts www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on humanities cuts in universities: academic departments are more than cost centres | Editorial
Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Go see Life Support. Healthcare workers bearing witness to genocide in Gaza. #medsky lifesupportfilm.co.uk
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Life Support – The Film
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
No. Someone did a TINY trial on 47 overweight people, 26 of whom had restricted eating hours. They presented their non peer reviewed findings at a conference. Science journalists who should know better bigged up the press release. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find
Preliminary study shows older people who avoided food four hours before bed did better in problem solving tests
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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)
In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of:

improved recognition
changing help-seeking behaviour
institutional incentives
pressures within existing service pathways
Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including:

real increases in distress in some groups
improved recognition of previously unmet need
changing expectations about support
systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance
Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services.

The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🔍 Interested in improving how the BCIO is used in evidence synthesis? We are conducting a study to explore the barriers and enablers to using the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology (BCIO) in evidence synthesis applications, such as scoping and systematic reviews or structuring databases.
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Not yet part of our Community of Practice? Now is a great time to get involved! 👉 Join the CoP: accelerate-basso-discourse.regenstrief.org/invites/b4CQ...
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Accelerate Basso
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Micaela Santilli will describe how an ontology is being used to organise evidence from multiple living systematic reviews on mental health within the GALENOS Project.
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Don't miss our upcoming session in the APRICOT Community of Practice Work Spotlight Series! 📅 May 28, 2026 ⏰ 3:00 PM (GMT+1) 👇 See full details below and register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
📌 1 June | Interactive Workshop: Annotations using the BCIO Presented by Ella Howes, Hannah Froome & Lisa Ann McDaid Sign up here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Exciting things are happening in the APRICOT Community of Practice! 🍑 We have a packed programme of activities this year - webinars, workshops, spotlights, ask me anything - all focused on ontologies for behavioural and social sciences. 2 events are coming up soon and we'd love for you to join us
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Micaela will walk us through how she and her team built an ontology to organise evidence across multiple living systematic reviews on mental health — and how it's been applied to strengthen evidence integration across a range of topics!
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Not yet part of the APRICOT Community of Practice? Now is a great time to join: accelerate-basso-discourse.regenstrief.org/invites/b4CQ...
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
⏰ Reminder: our first APRICOT CoP Work Spotlight is next week Title: GALENOS Project: Developing a Mental Health Ontology Speaker: Micaela Santilli 🗓 May 28, 2026 | ⏰ 3:00–3:45 PM (GMT+1) See full details below and register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change @ucl-cbc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
What challenge will you tackle? There's still time to join our online course ‘Applied Principles and Practice of Behaviour Change’, 6-10 July 2026. Learn how to apply principles of #BehaviouralScience to your work using a practical framework of interventions. Details 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
Word cloud of various topics submitted for the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change Intermediate training course, under the heading 'What challenge will you tackle?'
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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change @ucl-cbc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
📢 Save the date! Join us on 9-10 March 2027 for ‘Conversations about #BehaviourChange’, an online event hosted jointly by UCL CBC and @be-change.bsky.social 📅 Call for abstracts will open late Sep 2026, more details soon! Join our mailing list for updates 👉 ucl.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Poster with text "Save the date! Join us online on 9-10 March 2027" and logos for UCL Centre for Behaviour Change and NOVA Escola Nacional de Saude Publica
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Matti Heino @heinonmatti.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Lookit! #BCConf2026
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UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care @ucliehc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We're delighted to share that Ghada Alswayied won the Best Research Poster Award at the #BCConf2026 in Lisbon! The conference featured 80+ poster presentations, reflecting outstanding work from researchers across the field of behaviour change. See the poster here: padlet.com/bcconf2026/b... ⬅️
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Post in Behaviour Change Conference 2026
Why fitness apps fail her?
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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change @ucl-cbc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We're really pleased you were able to present your work on Co-Creation at the Behaviour Change Conference 2026. Thank you for attending #BCConf2026!
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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change @ucl-cbc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Days 2 & 3 of #BCConf2026 continued with more exceptional presentations, posters & discussions + keynotes from Joana Gonçalves de Sá on bias in #AI & @estherpapies.bsky.social on using #BehaviourChange to respond to the planetary emergency 🌏 Highlights on our website 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
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Behaviour Change Conference 2026 brings global community together in Lisbon
More than 300 delegates from 44 countries joined us for the 10th International Behaviour Change Conference, co-hosted by UCL CBC and BE-Change Knowledge Centre at NOVA University Lisbon.
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María Romay Barja ❤️🖤🤍💚 @romaybarja.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
It has been a pleasure to present our Unit of Health Behavioural Insights at the @saludisciii.bsky.social within the international #BCConf2026 in Lisbon and to be in this @whoeurope.bsky.social symposium with #KatrineBachHabersaat sharing ideas about how to implement our objectives and goals
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Day S. Borges @daysborges.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I'm pleased to share my poster on "Qualitative tools to understand capability, opportunity and motivation in researcher behaviour" as part of the 2026 Behaviour Change Conference, organised by @The UCL Centre for Behaviour Change and @BE-Change Knowledge Centre #BCConf2026 padlet.com/bcconf2026/b...
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Publicação em Behaviour Change Conference 2026
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Sander Hermsen @sanderhermsen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Using ontologies to inform behaviour change intervention development seems promising (see www.humanbehaviourchange.org), but as yet there’s been a lack of usable tools to do so. CACTIS 1.7.2 robertjwest.github.io/Unlocking-Be... and PAT the Paper Authoring Tool look useful there #BCConf2026
screenshot of CACTIS 1.7.2 showing combining intervention function with behaviour change technique to prompt concrete behavioural interventionsScreenshot of the Paper Authoring Tool
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James Curwen @jamescurwen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A fantastic 1st day of the Behaviour Change Conference 2026 in Lisbon, with great talks, discussions & poster sessions, attended by delegates from 44 countries! Thanks to everyone at NOVA University Lisbon / UCL Centre for Behaviour Change for hosting. @ucl-cbc.bsky.social #BCConf2026
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Sander Hermsen @sanderhermsen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Launching the Prevention Hub Co-Creation Toolkit at the Behaviour Change Conference 2026 #BCConf2026 in Lisbon
Cover of the toolkit bookA canvas to help you translate your research question to design phases and processesHere your co-creation journey starts!Example pages with co-design activities
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Sander Hermsen @sanderhermsen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
At #BCConf2026 in Lisbon, I will present the toolkit today. If you're at this conference, please come see me in the yellow building auditorium (room A102) at 2pm. You can get your own copy of the toolkit book, too.
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Sander Hermsen @sanderhermsen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
For those unfortunate enough to not be attending this marvellous conference: the toolkit and all canvases and material are available from my own website: www.sander-hermsen.nl/prevention-h... #BCConf2026
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Prevention Hub Co-creation Toolkit – Sander Hermsen
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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change @ucl-cbc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A fantastic Day 1 at #BCConf2026! Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to Prof Marijn de Bruin for an inspiring keynote on strengthening behavioural science capacity for societal impact. Great discussions, new connections, and plenty of ideas to take into Day 2. 📷 Photos 1 & 2 by Carolina Silva
Prof Felix Naughton introducing keynote speaker Prof Marijn de BruinView of the audience in the auditorium listening to a speakerLooking down the auditorium at a panel discussion
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Sander Hermsen @sanderhermsen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Love how all the posters are openly available online padlet.com/bcconf2026/p.... Abstracts will be available through zenodo later #BCConf2026
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Behaviour Change Conference 2026
Made with Padlet
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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change @ucl-cbc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We had a great pre-conference day yesterday! You can still join #BCConf2026 virtually - hear from leading researchers, practitioners & policymakers on the latest in behaviour change. 🎟️ Register now to join live sessions + get recordings of panels, symposia & keynotes. 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
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Sander Hermsen @sanderhermsen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Marijn de Bruin delivers his amazing, incredibly information-dense keynote on his perspective on strengthening behavioural science for societal impact #BCConf2026 “As a field, we’re just out of puberty, but we’re ready for the next step upwards”
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Sander Hermsen @sanderhermsen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Such a brave, personal, and insightful keynote… Marijn de Bruin not only makes the case for collective action and activism in behavioural science, but also gives us concrete action plans to do so. Those who say that science isn’t political haven’t been paying attention the last century #BCConf2026
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Matti Heino @heinonmatti.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
After yesterday's pre-conference workshop on storifying behaviour change (using a broadcasting paradigm that rather fits ordered contra complex environments), @susanmichie.bsky.social opens the Behaviour Change Conference. 1/
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Sander Hermsen @sanderhermsen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Susan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social, Marta Marques, and Felix Naughton open the #BCConf2026. Delegates from over 40 countries, with much attention to behaviour change for climate and planetary health
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
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Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence. www.nature.com/articles/d41... "overabundance of conflicting information, from social media, news and peers in real life"
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‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more
Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence.
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Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT @hbcproject.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Huge thanks to Jack Beadle and Oscar Lofts for leading the study and being such wonderful collaborators 🙌 👥 Co‑authors: Jack Beadle, Oscar Lofts, @lisazhang.bsky.social , @carolinacsilva.bsky.social , @susanmichie.bsky.social , @paulinaschenk.bsky.social
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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change @ucl-cbc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A huge thank you from the entire Organising Committee to everyone who’s booked their place at #BCConf2026, we’ve had a fantastic response so far! Haven’t registered yet? Today is the final day to secure Early Bird rates - don’t miss out! 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch... @susanmichie.bsky.social
The 2025 Behaviour Change Conference Organising Committee and Volunteers stood at the front of the room, listening to Dr Marta Marques close the conference. The screen behind shows 'stay tuned - there's more next year!'.
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UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care @ucliehc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Do you want to quit smoking in 2026? Professor Robert West says it's worth considering even if you've tried to quit before and not managed it. "Self-belief when combined with other quitting aids such as vapes or NRT, effectively equip people in giving up." www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
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How to quit smoking for good in 2026 - Here is all the help you'll ever need
Quitting cigarettes is one of the best things you will ever do for your health.
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NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Have you experienced both cardiovascular disease risk and mental health challenges? We're keen to hear from you. We're interviewing people to explore how integrated care can be improved. Find out more on the image, or click the link below: qualtricsxm58qqvslcm.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A flyer showing textual information for a NIHR Policy Research Unit study The text reads: 
Have You Experienced Both Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mental Health Challenges? Share Your Story

What’s the study about?
Have You Experienced Both Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mental Health Challenges? 
Share Your Story
Researchers from the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences are exploring how integrated care can be improved for people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and mild-to-moderate mental health concerns

You can take part if you:
• Are aged 18 or over
• Have experience with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, smoking, or physical inactivity AND
• Mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, or low mood

What’s involved?
• A 1:1 online interview (up to 60 minutes)
• Questions about your experiences with care
• A £20 online shopping voucher as a thank you

Why take part?
Your voice will help shape national recommendations for improving integrated care for hearts and minds. 
The findings will be shared with the Department of Health and Social Care.

Are you interested in taking part? 
To express interest scan the QR code or click this link 
Or email us at fani.liapi@beds.ac.uk 
We’ll send you more information and answer any 
questions
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