Monthly Archives: August 2014

Week 6: Lots of Data Entering

This week we have been continuing to collect the paper patient files and enter the SUTO data into the spreadsheet. In order to keep in track of all of the different files and where to find them (there’s files that … Continue reading

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Data Analysis – Week 8

This week I really became one with Microsoft Excel to analyse the final data as I added, formalized, multiplied and filtered the data. In the end there was a total of 472 entries although there were less cases in 2012 … Continue reading

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Worldwide media coverage for international genetics conference at Kent

An international genetics conference at the University attracted national and international media coverage. The annual meeting of the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis International Society (PGDIS) took place at Woolf College, Canterbury campus from 29 April to 2 May. It was attended … Continue reading

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Week 6 and I’ve got so much to do!

So it’s the Tuesday of my sixth week of my placement, and we’ve come back to work after the long bank holiday weekend, and let me say, I definitely appreciated it! Last week was a busy one, full of picking … Continue reading

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KSS AHSN Newsletter – 21 August 2014

Health innovations and evolving healthcare sector The opportunities for us to care more easily for ourselves, or understand our own health better, are increasing rapidly. The Guardian healthcare network reported recently that Google, Apple, and Samsung are all racing to … Continue reading

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Week 1- Discovering Thoracolumbar Fascia.

Today marks the end of my first week working with Kyra De-Coninck. Her PhD is ‘Ultrasound evidence of changes in thoracolumbar fascia in people with lower back pain’. It has been a great week, and I’ve already learnt so much! … Continue reading

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Week 5: File Collection Commences

This week we have finally been able to start collecting patient files from health records for use within the SUTO project. It was quite difficult to get this approval though, with a number of people disagreeing about the type of ID needed for … Continue reading

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CHSS to research integrated service development for NHS

NHS Thanet CCG and NHS South Kent CCG* have invested £30,000 in CHSS to provide research and evaluation support to take forward their integrated care agendas. This investment will fund a part time researcher for one year to undertake an … Continue reading

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Visiting HTS Teams – Week 7

This week I was quite content as I managed to stretch my legs and get out of the office on a wild goose chase to get the missing data needed to finish my report. Ironically this actually involved having to … Continue reading

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Week 5 and we’re very busy

It’s the start of my sixth week here and the ID card sitution has finally been sorted! This meant that on Friday we were finally able to return all of the files that we had collected (over 50) and pick … Continue reading

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