Jul 12
CHSS will continue as a provider for the Health Education England Kent Surrey Sussex (HEEKSS)/National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Integrated Clinical Academic Programme (ICAP) Internships and Bridging Scheme 2022-2023. Funding from HEEKSS will enable successful applicants to receive funding for backfill, training and academic supervision and mentorship Available to Nurses, Midwives, and Non-Medical Allied …
May 12
The Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) has performed strongly in its first submission to the Research Excellence Framework (REF), with 100% of impact and over 60% of outputs evaluated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. The Centre’s scores are based on results in the Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care Unit of Assessment announced …
Oct 09
Building back better for population health and wellbeing – NIHR Senior Investigators Public Health Interest Group. Professor Stephen Peckham joins other NIHR Senior Investigators in calling for a truly integrated public health function. The authors reflect on what direction public health should be taking in the UK, and urge current politicians to learn from the …
Aug 30
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 03
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 20
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 …
Mar 09
How could COVIDー19 impact the UK health and social care system? As confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue rising in the UK, CHSS Senior Clinical Research Fellow (Public Health) Dr Lindsay Forbes has commented on the likely impacts on the UK health and social care system. Lindsay said: ‘The key issues with COVID-19 seem to be …
Mar 03
The new CHSS newsletter is now available to read or download on our website. We feature the latest CHSS news and events including an update from the wonderful OPEL project which is seeking to find out what works best, for whom and under what circumstances, when receiving Hospice at Home Services. We are also happy to report …
Feb 24
Professor of Health Policy Stephen Peckham, Director of CHSS has been appointed NIHR Senior Investigator (SI). The award is one of 28 given to outstanding national research leaders in the NIHR 2020 SI appointments. Stephen, who is also Founding Director of the new NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, Kent Surrey and Sussex (ARC KSS) said ‘This …
Dec 03
On Thursday 28 November, Professor Stephen Peckham chaired a lively health services debate in advance of the forthcoming General Election, at the Old Sessions House, Canterbury Christ Church University. Organised and hosted by the University of Kent’s Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) with support from the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Canterbury Christchurch …
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