Author Archives: Richard Barber

Tizard awarded Queen’s Anniversary prize

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Richard Barber

The University of Kent was recognised for the work of its Tizard Centre, which carries out research into intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), focusing on the relationship between policy, management and practice. Dame Julia Goodfellow, vice-chancellor of the university, said … Continue reading →

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News – 21 November 2013

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Richard Barber

Impressive Along with a couple of hundred NHS delegates from across the patch, I went to the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Leadership Collaborative conference and leadership awards last Friday. It was an impressive occasion that highlighted many areas of excellence … Continue reading →

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Kent bioscientists celebrate success of Canterbury school science project

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Richard Barber

Bioscientists from the University of Kent and staff and pupils from the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury celebrated the success of a pioneering joint project on 4 November with scientist and broadcaster Professor Sir Robert Winston. They … Continue reading →

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Dr Oliver leading on a NICE Guidance

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Richard Barber

Dr David Oliver, Honorary Reader at the Centre for Professional Practice at Medway and Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the Wisdom Hospice has been appointed as the Chair for the Clinical Guideline Group on Motor Neurone Disease for the National … Continue reading →

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News – 4 October 2013

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Richard Barber

Upcoming events The Office for Budgetary Responsibility estimates that the UK will spend £50 billion on debt interest payments this year. This is equivalent to the annual turnover of the UK Life Science sector of pharmaceutical, medical technology and medical … Continue reading →

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CLAHRC bid update

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Richard Barber

The note below comes from Tom Quinn, AHSN Transition Board Member, who was instrumental in getting the CLAHRC bid off the ground and also deserves our thanks and congratulates for mobilising the research interests in the patch so effectively. “We … Continue reading →

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The quality question – 26 July 2013

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Richard Barber

Publication of the Keogh report last week put a spotlight back on the quality of NHS services and deficiencies in the inspection regime. It wasn’t long before a new process was announced, with the Chief Inspector of Hospitals identifying pilot … Continue reading →

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British Academy Fellowship for Kent psychologist

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Richard Barber

Dominic Abrams, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent, has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. He is one of only 42 new Fellows from 18 different UK universities, each of them a highly distinguished … Continue reading →

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New contract for RDS South East – good news forregion’s health and social care researchers

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Richard Barber

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has renewed its funding to CHSS and the Universities of Surrey and Brighton to manage the NIHR Research Design Service South East (RDS South East) for a further five years.As part of a … Continue reading →

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PRUComm – Policy Research Unit in Commissioning and the Healthcare System

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Richard Barber

PRUComm, the Commissioning and Health Systems Policy Research Unit, is one of several policy research units funded by the Department of Health and is a collaboration between the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Department of Primary Care … Continue reading →

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