Patients needed for irritable bowel syndrome trial
IBS is a common gut disorder affecting one in ten people. Abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel habit affect patients’ quality of life substantially and can force them to take days off work. Low-dose amitriptyline is recommended as a treatment option for people who have persistent, troublesome IBS symptoms. It is thought to work at low doses in IBS because it has pain-relieving properties and changes bowel activity. However, there have been no large studies done in primary care to test whether or not it works.
The study, known as ATLANTIS (Amitriptyline at low-dose and titrated for IBS as second-line treatment) is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and will recruit over 500 people with IBS, who will receive either amitriptyline or a placebo tablet for at least six months. Participants will be recruited from general practices across three hubs within the South West of England, the South and Yorkshire.
Original source - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2020/january/ibs-trial.html
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'Crisis café' helping people with mental health issues after hours to open in Weston
An out of hours ‘crisis café’ to support people struggling with their mental health is to open in Weston-super-Mare this Spring.
The new mental health crisis and recovery centre is being pioneered by Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset Care Commissioning Group (CCG)
The centre, commissioned as part of the Healthy Weston programme, will provide a safe and welcoming place for people in acute emotional distress and those seeking to prevent the onset of crisis.
It will open from 6pm to midnight seven days a week, with services being delivered by local mental health charity Second Step.
The aim of the new centre, which will be based on The Boulevard, is to ease pressure on existing services, such as accident and emergency and 999 crews who are often called to deal with people in distress.
Original source - https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/crisis-caf-helping-people-mental-3713252
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