Monthly Archives: July 2014

New BSc in Management in Primary Care

Posted on July 22, 2014 by mg372

This one-year intercalated BSc in Management in Primary Care is designed for medical students who want to prepare themselves for working in primary care and community, public health or management. The course modules are designed to help students develop critical … Continue reading →

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Actin filament dynamics unravelled by Kent Fungal Group

Posted on July 22, 2014 by mg372

PhD students in Dan Mulvihill‘s group have recently published a study in which they have uncovered the mechanism by which the physical properties of different populations of actin filaments within cells are fine tuned to undertake different functions (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.05.034). While some of … Continue reading →

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Knee Deep in Quantitative Data! – week 2

Posted on July 18, 2014 by mw434

My second week with HTS was revolved around inputting quantitative and qualitative data into Microsoft Excel. It took me a whole week and a bit to finally finish inputting all the Canterbury teams’ data ready to be analysed. From the … Continue reading →

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KSS AHSN Newsletter – 17 July 2014

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Richard Barber

In this week’s edition:   Opportunity to Get Involved in the Systems Leadership, Local Vision Programme SEHTA AGM & Medical Technologies Evaluation Conference – Update The 2014 NHS Leadership Recognition Awards – nominations are now open! Funding Opportunity for Innovations … Continue reading →

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July 2014 Stakeholder Briefing

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Richard Barber

In this issue… Next steps agreed to develop workforce and education plans A year of progress in technology enhanced learning Kent, Surrey and Sussex children’s simulation centre opens in Brighton HEE launches 30-day consultation on ‘Beyond Transition’ plans Welcome This … Continue reading →

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KSS AHSN Newsletter – 3 July

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Richard Barber

On 17 June we held a direction-setting, consensus-building conference about preventing emergency admissions and integrated care. Among the highlights of a full day was the publication of a joint report from The Quality Observatory and Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health … Continue reading →

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Health research lecture

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Richard Barber

Lecture marks anniversary of centre undertaking research into health services. Nick Black, Professor of Health Services Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, will deliver the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) Anniversary Open Lecture at the University’s Canterbury … Continue reading →

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Kent secures £450k research fund

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Richard Barber

Centre for Professional Practice has worked with Kent Innovation and Enterprise to secure a research enterprise fund of £450,000. The fund is to work in partnership with Health Education England Kent Sussex and Surrey (HEKSS) on a work-related initiative aimed … Continue reading →

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Meeting the HTS team! – week 1

Posted on July 11, 2014 by mw434

So the first week of my 8-week placement as an official honorary student at the Home Treatment Service could be described as jam-packed, eye-opening and overwhelming to say the least. This will be my first time writing a blog, so … Continue reading →

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Hospital and community services

Posted on July 8, 2014 by mg372

Reacting to a report from the Health Select Committee suggesting that the NHS faces ‘one of its greatest challenges’ dealing with patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes, Professor Stephen Peckham says that delivering care in the community may prove more expensive than hospital … Continue reading →

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