May 2018 archive

‘Women should not rely on breast screening’ – CHSS Snr Clin Res Fellow

CHSS Senior Clinical Research Fellow Dr Lindsay Forbes says failures like the one that led to 450,000 women missing breast cancer mammograms are rare but that anyone with breast symptoms should visit their GP promptly for investigation and not rely on screening. With anxious women inundating a breast cancer screening helpline, Lindsay says screening can …

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CHSS welcomes further NIHR contract for Research Design Service SE

Researchers at the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) have welcomed the announcement that the Research Design Service SE (RDS SE) has been awarded a further five years of funding. The award is part of a £50 million investment by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in the national RDS network which operates from 10 regional centres across England. The RDS SE …

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CHSS Newsletter, Spring 2018

Our latest CHSS Newsletter is now available to read or download on our website. We hope you enjoy our latest news, research features and staff updates. This issue reports on the highly successful EFPC (European Forum for Primary Care) Symposium which was held on a very snowy Friday at the beginning of March. Our research …

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