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May 14
‘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 …
May 10
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 …
May 01
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 …
Apr 10
NEW Blog from UK EXCEPT project Youth Ambassador on final project conference
Patrick Cantellow, an 18-year-old social entrepreneur from Sittingbourne, Kent is the Youth Ambassador for the UK EXCEPT project team. Aged 15 he founded Swale Young People, an organisation that takes an innovative digital approach to youth empowerment. Patrick is also an Ambassador for a number of organisations across London and the South East, notably the NSPCC, …
Mar 27
CHSS Director: KM Medical School news ‘fantastic’
‘The new Medical School will strengthen the clinical teaching and research partnerships that already exist between CHSS and local NHS and other health care organisations. The Centre looks forward to developing new areas of research and contributing to this exciting new development’. – Professor of Health Policy, Stephen Peckham, CHSS Director Stephen Peckham has welcomed …
Mar 26
Prestigious BA Fellowship funds joint UK/Brazil study of Brazilian health policy
CHSS Director and Professor of Health Policy Stephen Peckham has won a prestigious two year grant from the British Academy in partnership with Dr Fabiana da Cunha Saddi, post-doc researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University of Goias in Brazil. The BA Newton Advanced Fellowship award will fund a new study around primary …
Mar 12
CHSS Director – Canterbury needs cleaner air now!
Clean air campaigners are mounting an aggressive effort to improve the Canterbury environment. With the backing of the city’s MP Rosie Duffield, campaign group Clean Air met on Saturday 10 March to discuss air quality issues. CHSS Director Professor Stephen Peckham, who is currently working with Dr Ashley Mills gathering data on air quality in …
Feb 26
Parliamentary event to present EXCEPT project findings 25/4/18
2pm, Wednesday 25 April, 2017 Portcullis House, House of Commons, Westminster, London This Parliamentary reception at Portcullis House will share the findings from the EU-funded EXCEPT project. “Social Exclusion of Youth In Europe: Cumulative Disadvantage, Coping Strategies, Effective Policies and Transfer” (EXCEPT) is an innovative EU-funded research project which aims to develop effective policy initiatives …
Feb 19
International ‘Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly’ project – Sally Kendall leads British team
CHSS is working with Yale School of Public Health as part of a global project to promote breastfeeding. Sally Kendall, Professor of Community Nursing and Public Health, is leading the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) programme for England, Scotland and Wales. The BBF programme involves a five-step process to accurately assess barriers to successful breastfeeding on …
Feb 16
NEW Blog! UK EXCEPT project Youth Ambassador’s perspective on youth unemployment
Patrick Cantellow, an 18-year-old social entrepreneur from Sittingbourne, Kent is the Youth Ambassador for the UK EXCEPT project team. Aged 15 he founded Swale Young People, an organisation that takes an innovative digital approach to youth empowerment. Patrick is also an Ambassador for a number of organisations across London and the South East, notably the NSPCC, …
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