Tag: health management

Public Health England – failed organisation or scapegoat? CHSS Director comments

Following Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s announcement  (18 August 2020) that Public Health England (PHE) will be replaced with a new National Institute for Health Protection, Professor Stephen Peckham of the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) says: ‘Since the beginning of July there has been speculation that Public Health would be abolished due to its failure to …

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CHSS Newsletter Summer 2020

The Summer 2020 CHSS Newsletter is out now. This issue, written over the lockdown period, features latest CHSS research and news, including a look at the many varied media stories that the Centre team have been involved in shaping. Senior Clinical Research Fellow Lindsay Forbes who has been a frequent expert commentator on Coronavirus; is …

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NEW! CHSS/KBS MSc in Healthcare Management @ University of Kent, Medway Campus

Apply now for September 2019! The new MSc in Healthcare Management has been designed in collaboration with the Kent Business School to meet the needs of business and industry and offer unique insights on contemporary issues in the global economy. Through varied modules covering the most relevant and current issues relating to healthcare management, it …

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CLOSING DATE EXTENDED! Fully-funded PhD Scholarship (KentHealth)

NB: closing date for applications is now (midnight) 3 July 2017 interviews take place during week commencing 10 July 2017   CHSS (Centre for Health Services Studies) is currently inviting applications for a PhD scholarship in applied health research in partnership with Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), to commence September 2017. This scholarship is provided …

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NOW OPEN: Postgraduate International Healthcare, Leadership & Management Programmes

Applications are now open for three new flexible international postgraduate programmes in Healthcare Management. The programmes will start in September 2016. A PG certificate, PG Diploma and MSc will focus on and cover Leadership and Management. They will deliver the skills necessary for health leaders to address new approaches within and across NHS, EU and other global health systems. 90% of the learning …

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KAPCU Seminar 23/6/16 – Physician Associates in Primary Care in England

Physician Associates in Primary Care in England. Insights from a national study Thursday 23 June, CHSS, University of Kent, Canterbury Campus 1.00 – 1.15 pm Free sandwich lunch and refreshments. 1.15 – 2.15 pm Research seminar Professor Vari Drennan, Professor of Health Care and Policy Research Kingston University & St. George’s University of London will …

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