Nov 01
CHSS will be hosting a health policy debate on the evening of Thursday 28 November in advance of the December 2019 General Election. Please note the venue for the debate has changed from Grimond Lecture Theatre at the University of Kent TO: THE MICHAEL BERRY LECTURE THEATRE, CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY, (campus map) Old Sessions House, …
Feb 08
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 …
Dec 19
We are delighted to announce that Dr Kate Hamilton-West, CHSS Reader in Health Psychology, has been appointed Faculty Director of Medical Social Sciences. This is a new role within the Kent and Medway Medical School, a joint venture between the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. Kate will work across the Faculty to develop a strong …
Aug 03
It was cream teas and smiles all round yesterday at a special event to thank, and mark the contribution of, our wonderful ‘Opening Doors to Research’ Public Engagement Group (ODRG). There was a great turnout for the afternoon tea, organised by CHSS Public Engagement Officer Amanda Bates and with a delicious selection of scones, cakes, …
May 14
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 …
Jan 22
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, 9am-5pm, Friday 2 March, 2018 Register now! #efpckent18 Strong primary care is the cornerstone of health systems across Europe. This means that features including structure, access, coordination, continuity, and comprehensiveness can be observed and monitored and are part of health care policy. Increasingly it is recognised that integration between primary care …
Sep 26
Offering general practices more money according to the number of people with long-term health conditions they treat, for example, with diabetes, cancer or dementia, does not lead to improved care, according to a study by Centre for Health Services Studies at the University of Kent.The study, led by Dr Lindsay Forbes, Senior Clinical Research Fellow. …
Jul 31
Our latest CHSS Newsletter is now available to read or download on our website. We hope you will enjoy our latest news, events, publications and staff updates, including: a report on the highly successful CHSS pre-election health policy debate our recent KAPCU (Kent Academic Primary Care Unit) seminar exploring how primary care and mental health services can …
May 05
NB: closing date for applications is now (midnight) 3 July 2017 interviews take place during week commencing 10 July 2017 CHSS (Centre for Health Services Studies) is currently inviting applications for a PhD scholarship in applied health research in partnership with Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), to commence September 2017. This scholarship is provided …
Jan 30
A CHSS evaluation report of the effectiveness of 12-week physical activity intervention ‘Let’s Get Moving’ (LGM) has been published. Developed by the NHS and the Department of Health, LGM uses motivational interviewing to promote positive changes in health behaviour. Not-for-profit body ukactive, delivered LGM through two GP surgeries in north Kent, in partnership with Dartford, …
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