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Aug 30
RAPPORT study videos – Six essentials for embedding PPI in health research
The RAPPORT study was a national evaluation of patient and public involvement in health research, and was led by Professor Tricia Wilson when she was based at the University of Hertfordshire. Since moving to Kent she has continued to work on developing useful resources from the study. The RAPPORT results suggested that there were six …
Aug 24
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 …
Aug 03
HEEKSS/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme – Bridging Scheme 2020-21
Health Education England Kent, Surrey and Sussex (HEEKSS)/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme – Bridging Scheme 2020-21 CHSS will continue as a provider for the Health Education England Kent Surrey Sussex (HEEKSS)/National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Integrated Clinical Academic Programme (ICAP) Bridging Scheme 2020-2021. Funding has been awarded to the Centre to enable up to two …
Jul 31
CHSS welcomes applications for (HEEKSS)/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme 2020/21
Health Education England Kent, Surrey and Sussex (HEEKSS)/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme Internships 2020-2021 CHSS will continue as a provider for the Health Education England Kent Surrey Sussex (HEEKSS)/National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Integrated Clinical Academic Programme (ICAP) 2020-21 Funding has been awarded to the Centre to enable up to eleven successful interns to receive …
Jul 20
COVID-19 and Social Care – CHSS expert comments
CHSS Research Associate Dr Rasa Mikelyte has recently featured on KMTV commenting on Coronavirus and UK Social Care. COVID-19: Why have UK care home residents been so badly affected? 29/6/20 Rasa talks about the ‘devastating but not surprising’ statistics around Coronavirus in UK care homes. She gives her views on why they compare so badly …
Jun 30
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 …
Jun 16
Dr Lindsay Forbes on Kent’s COVID distribution
CHSS Senior Clinical Research Fellow (Public Health) Specialist Dr Lindsay Forbes offers expert comment on why there is a concentration of COVID-19 cases around Ashford, named as one of the country’s virus ‘hotspots’. in a recent feature in Kent Online, Lindsay offers insight on underlying factors behind the data which may help to explain differences …
May 22
Welcome Dr Natalia Gusak
CHSS welcomes Dr Natalia Gusak to the Centre until August from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine, funded by the Global Challenges Doctoral Centre. Natalia is Head of the School of Social Work Department. Her postdoctoral appointment will see her work with Professor Sally Kendall and Dr Olena Nizalova on the collaborative study exploring …
Apr 27
CHSS Health and Social Care PhD Opportunities
These five 3-year full-time (5 years part-time) PhD scholarships are supported by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex. ARC KSS aims to develop applied health and social care research across the region for the benefit of patients and the public. We are keen to invite applications from potential PhD applicants to undertake …
Mar 16
COVID-19: CHSS in the media
As UK Coronavirus cases have increased over the past week, CHSS Senior Clinical Research Fellow (Public Health) Specialist Dr Lindsay Forbes has given numerous tv and radio interviews. On 12 March she talked to Fred Dinenage on ITV Meridian news on likely impacts for those of us who rely on the NHS. She also appeared …
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