{"id":1492,"date":"2022-03-07T16:23:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/ris\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:24:40","slug":"1million-funding-to-support-new-research-to-help-kent-communities-access-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/ris\/2022\/03\/07\/1million-funding-to-support-new-research-to-help-kent-communities-access-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a31million funding to support new research to help Kent communities access healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS)<\/a>\u00a0will be able to advance research into helping local communities access essential healthcare thanks to a \u00a31million grant from\u00a0Oak Foundation<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The funding will establish a new Oak Professor of Rural and Coastal Healthcare which will support research in the important but neglected area of rural and coastal healthcare.<\/p>\n

This is the first philanthropically funded Chair, or Professorship, at KMMS and is one of the most significant investments a contributor can make.<\/p>\n

KMMS Founding Dean,\u00a0Professor Chris Holland<\/a>, said: \u2018We would like to thank the Oak Foundation for their generous gift and support that will establish the first Oak Professor of Rural and Coastal Healthcare. It will help KMMS lead on essential research into one of the key areas of health inequalities in our region.<\/p>\n

\u2018The challenges of providing excellent healthcare in rural and coastal areas has a widespread impact on health outcomes in Kent and Medway. This Professorial role will help to grow the relationship between KMMS and NHS partners in the community we serve, and will build on the expertise of our newly formed research team. This generous donation will ensure that together we can create lasting impact on healthcare in our region.\u2019<\/p>\n

The social and geographic nature of Kent and Medway means that local communities face unique challenges and the region\u2019s health and care system is under unprecedented stress in trying to meet current and future demand.<\/p>\n

KMMS is a joint initiative between\u00a0Canterbury Christ Church University<\/a>\u00a0and the University of Kent. It welcomed its first students in September 2020, and is the first medical school for the region. The School\u2019s research aims to make a difference for the residents of Kent and Medway by addressing particular healthcare issues in the region\u2019s aging, coastal and hard to reach communities that cause health and life outcome inequalities. The new Professorial role will aim to join and strengthen current and future Higher Education, NHS and regional research work.<\/p>\n

Oak Foundation said: \u2018We are delighted to support the Kent and Medway Medical School and very much welcome the first Oak Professor of Rural and Coastal Healthcare.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged, making the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live.<\/p>\n

The funding for Oak Professor of Rural and Coastal Healthcare comes from Oak Foundation\u2019s Special Interest Programme which reflects the Trustees\u2019 interests in making dynamic, diverse, large and innovative grants. Special Interest grants cover a wide range of fields, including health, humanitarian relief, education and the arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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