H. McGregor

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Prof. Chris Whitty to deliver CHSS Annual Lecture 11/10/19

CHSS Annual Open Lecture: ‘Interdisciplinary Research and Neglected Areas’ – Professor Chris Whitty Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser Department of Health and Social Care  5.30 for 6pm, Friday 11 October 2019 Colyer Fergusson Building, University of Kent, Canterbury The lecture is preceded by a drinks reception from 5.30-6 pm. We hope you will be able …

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CHSS Newsletter Summer 2019

Our Summer 2019 CHSS newsletter is now available to read or download on our website. Our cover features news of a significant NIHR research funding package to establish a new Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) for Kent, Surrey and Sussex. CHSS Director Stephen Peckham will lead the ARC, which will work to boost applied health and care research …

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CHSS Director to head new NIHR regional research collaboration

Professor Stephen Peckham will be the first Director of the £9m Applied Research Consortium for Kent Surrey and Sussex. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the ARC aims to improve health and social care research. The five-year funding will be boosted by an additional £5m investment from local NHS trusts, local authorities …

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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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CHSS Newsletter Spring 2019

Our Spring 2019 CHSS Newsletter is now available to read or download. This issue is full of research news including new projects with topics ranging from Yoga for wellbeing, to increasing NHS workforce research capacity to improve clinical practice. Recent events reported include the successful launch of a new video to promote breastfeeding among the Kent …

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Darzi project film launched to promote breastfeeding

A film to promote breastfeeding among Kent’s Slovakian Roma community was formally launched on Thursday 25th April at the Turner Contemporary Gallery, Margate. CHSS Visiting Darzi Fellow Philippa Burden co-produced the video which documents women’s own views and experiences. The event attracted over 70 people who participated in a workshop about next steps supporting breastfeeding …

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NEW article! Digital healthcare – let’s not leave patients behind!

CHSS visiting Darzi Fellow Dr James Hadlow (pictured) and CHSS Clinical Professor Chris Farmer have written a timely article on Digital Healthcare, newly published in the New Statesman Tech.  The fascinating piece raises ethical and moral questions about a ‘digital future’ which is already with us, highlighting the vital importance of meaningful patient engagement in this area. Work …

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Researchers find way to predict kidney transplant rejection

Researchers from the MRC Centre for Transplantation and the NIHR Guy’s and St Thomas’ Biomedical Research Centre have found a novel way to predict rejection of a kidney transplant before it happens by monitoring the immune system of transplant patients. The research, featured in journal EbioMedicine showed that a signature combination of seven immune genes …

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CHSS Professor receives MBE at Buckingham Palace

Congratulations to Sally Kendall, who received her MBE on 31 January in recognition of 30 years of research in nursing and health visiting. As Professor of Community Nursing and Public Health she is renowned for practice-based research in the area of parenting and maternal and child health. Her parenting work is internationally recognised and implemented from Kent to Japan. …

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CHSS Newsletter Winter 2018/19

Our latest CHSS Newsletter is now available to read or download. We are working on some new and exciting research including our cover story around improving migrant health and an NIHR project to find the optimum team climate for General Practice. Events news includes a recent World Cafe Dementia event, ‘Tea, Technology and Me’ and …

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