December 2016 archive

NEW REPORT: CHSS Evaluation of BLF Integrated Breathe Easy Groups

Do ‘Breathe Easy’ patient groups improve health outcomes in chronic lung disease? Over the past two decades, the British Lung Foundation (BLF), has made impressive progress setting up a nationwide support network of Breathe Easy (BE) groups for those living with lung conditions, and family and friends who support them. In 2014, with a grant …

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Which Hospice at Home services work best for everyone involved?

For this new NIHR-funded project, CHSS will be collaborating with a team of partners to find out what works best and for whom, when it comes to ‘Hospice at Home’ (HAH) end of life care services. Prof Tricia Wilson leads the CHSS team which also includes Dr Ferhana Hashem. Chief Investigator of the project is Dr …

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