Medicine and Health
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Blog: Critical illness survivorship – challenges ahead
For many patients, the experience of being admitted to intensive care units is unexpected and traumatic. Patients and relatives are usually unable to prepare for the...
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News: Churchill Fellow takes on climb to raise funds for NHS
Churchill Fellow Robin Hanbury-Tenison (CF 1971) has climbed Cornwall’s highest summit in a bid to raise funds for the NHS - just five months after recovering from...
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Blog: Top tips for good hygiene during Covid-19
As an independent Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP), no day is ever the same for me. Chartered EHPs are trained as holistic practitioners in public...
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News: Life under lockdown uncovered through new website
First-person accounts of living through the current pandemic are being collected on a new online platform set up by Churchill Fellow Chloe Reeves (CF 2018).
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Blog: Supporting high-risk Covid-19 patients with diabetes
People with diabetes have an increased risk of both Covid-19 infection and poor outcomes following Covid-19 infection. This has resulted in a large proportion of the...
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Blog: Communicating with patients while wearing a face mask
One of the most effective ways of engaging with people from minority groups is by face-to-face contact – which can be difficult when wearing a face mask during the...
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Protecting infants from shaken baby syndrome: Suzanne Smith's story
This has been an exciting year for child protection expert Suzanne Smith. Her programme for preventing abusive head trauma among infants has spread to 12 regions across...
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Blog: Helping health workers and patients to communicate better
During the pandemic we have all learned how Covid-19 can leave people struggling to breathe, leading to panic, stress and anxiety. As the symptoms intensify, a patient...
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Blog: Using mobile learning technology to support carers during the pandemic
Our society relies on people who are willing to care. Never before have we all been made so aware of this. Covid-19 has transformed social care workers from ‘unskilled’...
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Covid-19 Action Fund winners: health and social care
PageThe Covid-19 Action Fund provides grants for Churchill Fellows to run projects combatting the effects of Covid-19 in all areas of society. Hundreds of pandemic projects...
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Blog: Healthcare lessons from previous crises
I cannot count the number of times I have heard a newsreader use the word ‘unprecedented’ recently. It is true, we have not been in times like these before, but health...
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Activate award winner Suzanne Smith: protecting infants from Shaken Baby Syndrome
PageThe problem Shaken Baby Syndrome occurs when a child under four years of age is shaken violently, typically by a parent or carer, causing brain damage and possibly deat...
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Activate award winner Joanne McPeake: preventing readmission of critical care patients
Page"I am delighted to received this award from the WCMT Activate fund. Now more than ever, survivors of critical care require support to reintegrate into their home life....
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Blog: Supporting care homes during Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic raises a new set of challenges for care home residents, their families and the staff that look after them. Care homes will need to rapidly adapt to...
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News: Supporting BAME communities during the Covid-19 outbreak
Churchill Fellow Yvonne Field has launched a national petition which calls on the government to consider the challenges that are facing BAME communities during the Covid...
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Blog: Exploring the benefits of health technology in the USA
How the health sector uses technology is changing rapidly in the age of Big Data and artificial intelligence. The UK is a world leader in this area, but I was keen to...
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Blog: Childhood obesity – what is the hype all about?
Obesity is the biggest epidemic facing our children at the moment. Yet our governments make only limited efforts to alter the trajectory of future generations.
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News: Social Worker of the Year Award nomination for Churchill Fellow
News | 18 Oct 2019 |Veterans campaigner Tony Wright (2011) has been nominated in the Lifetime Achievement category at the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2019.
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Blog: Improving palliative care for people with chronic breathlessness
Breathlessness is a serious, frightening condition. When it is bad, people fear they are dying. My Churchill Fellowship in 2015 explored how palliative care services can...
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Blog: How digital art therapy can help people with terminal illness
My Churchill Fellowship in 2015 explored how digital technology is helping hospices deliver art therapy to enhance, extend or limit the care of people with a terminal...
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Comparing paramedic models of pre-hospital critical care
Christian Wiggin, a paramedic from Devon, travelled to Australia and New Zealand to study critical care delivered by paramedics. He will use his findings to support the...
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FGM; how healthcare professionals from affected communities are supported
Astrid Fairclough, an NHS programme director from Swanage, Dorset, travelled to Kenya, Egypt, Sierra Leone and Australia to learn how the End FGM projects are being...
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An exploration of best practice to support critical illness survivorship
Dr Pamela Page, a critical care nurse academic from Essex, travelled to Australia, New Zealand and the USA to investigate support for people who have survived critical...
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The future of UK Infection Care for Immunocompromised Hosts
Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas, a medical consultant from Cambridge, travelled to the USA to study the treatment of infections following organ transplants. She will use her...
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Small scale Sustainable Herb Farming: Lessons from France and Australia
Bryony Allwood, a qualified medical herbalist from Hull, travelled to Australia and France to explore sustainable, small scale herb farming. She will develop a pilot...
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Incentives and levers for digitising and integrating primary care in New Zealand, Australia and the USA – lessons for the UK NHS
Dimitri Varsamis, a health policy worker from London, travelled to Australia, New Zealand and the USA to explore the use of digital technology in primary healthcare. He...
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Understanding the role of the 'talking circle' in enhancing well-being
Sophie Redlin, a General Practitioner from London, travelled to the USA to investigate the impact of American Indian and Alaska Native 'talking circles' on the...
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Exploring wider aspects of managing a growing epidemic-childhood obesity.
Mars Skae, a medical consultant from Manchester, travelled to the USA to study responses to childhood obesity. She will use her findings to inform strategies for...
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Exploring the efficacy of Advanced Practice in physiotherapy: an international comparison
Hannah Morley, an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist and First Contact Practitioner from Gloucestershire and Bristol, travelled to Australia and New Zealand to research...
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Diagnostic Nurse-led Ultrasound in Tertiary Care: Training and Implementation Strategies
Eleanor Corcoran, a senior research nurse from London, travelled to Australia to research the use of ultrasound by nurses working in critical care. She will use her...
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Using the humanities to change medical education
Ian Sabroe, a clinician and researcher from Sheffield, travelled to the USA to investigate the benefits of incorporating humanities learning into medical education. He...
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Alternatives to institutional care for older people
Rebecca Jarvis, a health policy worker from London, travelled to Japan and New Zealand to research support for older people that allows them to remain in their own home....
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Blog: How sunlight strengthens our minds and bodies
Humans evolved on a revolving planet with daily extremes of light and darkness. Our ancestors revered the sun as both a creator and destroyer of life, marking the...
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Blog: Organ donation in BAME communities
Donate, organs, gift, save, life – you are probably going to see these words a lot this week. Between 3 and 9 September, which is Organ Donation Week in the UK, these...
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Blog: Surviving traumatic brain injuries
At the time of my Churchill Fellowship in 2009 I had been working with survivors of brain injury for five years, on a steep learning curve about the issues that affected...
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Report: Enabling health professionals to respond to domestic violence – lessons from New Zealand
Frontline health professionals must be better supported to identify and support victims of domestic violence, according to a report by nurse researcher Dr Caroline...
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Re:Mind Space - Learning from Dementia in Japan
Jack Sardeson is an architect and researcher specialising in healthcare and neuroscience. He travelled to Japan to investigate how alternative care typologies might be...
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End of life in prison
Maggie Bolger, from Cardiff, travelled to the USA to explore approaches to end-of-life care for elderly prisoners. She is currently Head of Talent Management, Succession...
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Learning from the introduction of Pre Exposure Prophylaxis
Daniella de Block Golding, a junior doctor from London, travelled to South Africa and the USA to investigate new treatments for people at high risk of contracting HIV.
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Third sector contribution to the 'Buurtzorg' model of care
Chloe Reeves, a consultancy director from St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, travelled to Sweden and the Netherlands to explore new models of person-centred health and...
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Rapid drug screening for multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis: A deadly disease
Samantha Donnellan, a post-doctoral research associate from Liverpool, travelled to South Africa and the USA to investigate new approaches to testing drug treatments for...
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Embedding Public Health skills into nursing practice
Anne Mills, a nurse, midwife and specialist public health practitioner from Sturminster Newton, Dorset, travelled to Canada to explore approaches to embedding public...
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A comparative exploration of midwifery education in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand
Cathryn Britton, a senior lecturer in Midwifery from York, travelled to Australia and New Zealand to explore best practice in midwifery education.
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Involvement: shaping a new conversation with the public
Michelle Tennyson, a public health policy worker from Belfast, travelled to the USA to research public involvement in shaping health services.
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Bringing meaning and purpose in community health & wellbeing
Karen Leach, a health and social care service manager from Guernsey, travelled to New Zealand and the USA to study models of health and social care which promote purpose...
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Reducing the harms of Lyme disease in Scotland's Western Isles
Isabell MacInnes, a nurse from the Isle of South Uist, Scotland, travelled to Canada, France and the USA to investigate strategies for tackling lyme disease.
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Empowering individuals to live well with cancer related cognitive changes
Tamsin Longley, an occupational therapist from Brixton, travelled to Australia, Canada and the USA to research support for individuals affected by Cancer Related...
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Delivering healthcare to refugees and asylum seekers: Learning from general practice in Sweden, Germany and Italy
Jessica Smith from Greater Manchester, formerly of the Care Quality Commission and now a Principal Researcher at Greater Manchester Combined Authority, travelled to...
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Improving care for people with hearing loss, tinnitus and dementia
Justine Sweet, from Tadworth, is Head of Audiology, ENT and Oral Services with Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She travelled to the USA to look into improving...
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Food delivery for terminally ill people: Zoe Barber's Story
Zoe Barber travelled to the USA in 2015 to research the role of food delivery in supporting terminally ill people.
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Effective strategies to manage bullying in the healthcare workforce
Malcolm Wright, from Edinburgh, and Chief Executive of NHS Grampian in Scotland, travelled to the USA to research effective strategies aimed at tackling bullying in the...
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Blood glucose awareness training in type 1 diabetes
Gayle Richards, a Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse from Woolacombe, Devon, travelled to the Netherlands and the USA to investigate training for health professionals in...
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Microbiological Contamination Control in Aseptic Processing: A US perspective
Lucy Morton, a trainee clinical pharmaceutical scientist from Bolton, travelled to the USA to study methods of monitoring and preventing microbiological contamination in...
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Gender Reaffirmation Surgery in Helsinki
Dr Michael Ng, a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon from Glasgow, travelled to Finland to study best practice in gender reaffirmation surgery services.
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Generating innovative biological tools to assess lipid-sensing immune cells
Dr Kristin Ladell, a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University, who travelled to Australia to investigate innovative biological tools to assess lipid-sensing immune...
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New video techniques for diagnosing stroke in patients with vertigo
David Jay, a Clinical Scientist in Audiology from Manchester, travelled to the USA to study new video technology for diagnosing strokes.
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Secondary stroke prevention: Developing a health enhancing lifestyle clinic for individuals with stroke
Dr James Faulkner, a Senior Lecturer at Winchester University, travelled to Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden to research exercise and education programmes...
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Optimizing light exposure to improve health and well-being
Linda Geddes, a freelance science journalist from Bristol, travelled to Denmark, Germany, Norway Sweden and the USA to explore ways of optimising light exposure to...
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Can't see a GP? More medical students choosing a career as a GP
Dr Maryanne Freer, a doctor from Northumberland, travelled to Canada to research initiatives aimed at increasing the numbers of medical students choosing careers as GPs.
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Delivering Healthcare to Homeless People: Lessons from Scandinavia and the USA
Rachel Brennan, from Manchester, and Homeless Team Leader for Urban Village Medical Practice, travelled to Norway, Denmark and the USA to investigate practices aimed at...
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Filipa Pereira-Stubbs’ Story
Story | By Filipa Pereira-Stubbs | Moving from Problem to Potential: Dance and Wellness in the US | 2014Filipa Pereira-Stubbs travelled to the USA in 2014 to learn about dance programmes for older people.
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Kirsten Horsburgh's Story
Kirsten Horsburgh travelled to Australia in 2015 to research strategies aimed at reducing drug-related deaths.
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Rob Moon's Story
Story | By Robert Moon | Plasmodium knowlesi in Malaysia: bringing the fifth human malaria parasite from the field to the lab | 2011Rob Moon travelled to Malaysia in 2011 on the trail of a monkey malaria parasite known to be a significant cause of disease in humans throughout South East Asia.
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Medical Practice & Education Fellows' Story Collection
Read more about some of our Fellows' achievements in this area.
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Norway's pioneering approach to drug addictions: lessons for the UK?
Dr Joseph Malone, a doctor from Lymm, travelled to Norway to research their pioneering approach to drug addictions.
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Organ Donation: Breaking Taboos Amongst British BAME Communities
Nishtha Chugh is an online journalist and producer from London. Nishtha travelled to India, Israel, Qatar and the USA to investigate breaking the taboos against organ...
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Best Practices in The Integration of Hospital Clowns into the Healthcare Environment
Suzanna Ferguson, a freelance Hospital Clown from Glasgow, travelled to Argentina, Portugal and Spain to explore the integration of Hospital Clowns into healthcare units.
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Influenza Vaccination: Protecting Healthcare Workers And Those In Their Care
Nicola Meredith, a specialist immunisation nurse from Cardiff, travelled to New Zealand to look into ways of improving the flu vaccine uptake in healthcare workers.
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NHS in Transition: Patient Centred Digital Health and Personalised Care
Dr Tim Robbins, a junior doctor from Leamington Spa, travelled to the USA to explore patient-centred digital health and personalised care.
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Multi-disciplinary simulation and learning for patient safety
Dr Elizabeth Berragan, an associate professor in nursing from Gloucester, travelled to Australia to explore multi-disciplinary simulation and learning for patient safety.
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How can we learn better from healthcare harm?
Dr Suzanne Shale, from London, is an independent consultant in healthcare ethics. Suzanne travelled to Canada and the USA to study ways of improving investigations in...
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Creating legacy projects with patients in hospital, hospice and home
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Learning from large-scale health communication projects in New York City
Prof. Tracey Howe, from Glasgow, is Deputy Chair of Glasgow City of Science. She travelled to the USA to learn from large-scale health communication projects in New York...
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Lift the Lip: an assessment tool for childhood dental decay
Mary Wilson, a specialty trainee in dental public health from Swansea, travelled to Australia and New Zealand to investigate an assessment tool for childhood dental decay.
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Arthroplasty Rehabilitation Framework
Senga Cree, from Prestwick, is the National Lead for NHS Scotland's Musculoskeletal & Ortho Programme. She travelled to Japan and the USA to research the...
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Hope is not a plan: Can healthcare in the UK learn from other safety critical industries?
Professor Alison Leary, from Southwark, is Chair of Healthcare and Workforce Modelling at South Bank University. Alison travelled to Switzerland and the USA to find out...
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Best practice for deaf children from Auditory Verbal centres overseas
Rosemary Richardson, a speech and language therapist from Bicester, will be travelling to Australia and New Zealand to visit and learn from Auditory Verbal centres for...
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Palliative caregivers programme
Ann-Marie Todd, a specialty doctor in palliative medicine from Dundee, will be travelling to Singapore to study their Palliative Caregivers Programme, a training...
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Real-time functional imaging and neurofeedback for tailored psychiatric treatment
Cassandra Gould is a Research Fellow in Clinical Medicine from Brighton. She will be travelling to the Netherlands to investigate real-time functional imaging and...
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Using social media tools and technologies to reduce health disparities
Steven Wilson, a senior programme manager from East Kilbride, travelled to the USA to investigate using social media tools and technologies to reduce health disparities.
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Assessing outcomes of surgery in patients with facial deformity
Allan Ponniah, a reconstructive surgeon from Camden, will be travelling to France, the Netherlands and Japan to examine ways of assessing outcomes of surgery in patients...
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Better research & better palliative care for people with disabling breathlessness
Miriam Johnson, a professor of palliative medicine from Hull, will be travelling to Australia to explore better research and better palliative care for people with...
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Exploring the hospitalist movement in the USA
Tehmeena Khan, a special registrar in acute medicine from Dagenham, will be travelling to the USA to learn from the hospitalist movement in some of America's top...
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Project Angel Food
Zoe Barber, a surgical registrar from Royal Wootton Bassett, will be travelling to the USA to investigate Project Angel Food, which delivers nutritious meals to the...
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Live well; die gently: improving palliative care services
Anne-Maria Olphert, a chief nurse from Leicester, will be travelling to New Zealand to explore best practice in palliative care services.
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Health improvement in radiotherapy: a strategy to improve UK practice
Laura Pattinson, a lecturer from Retford, will be travelling to Canada to investigate health improvement in radiotherapy.
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The role of the physiotherapist within multidisciplinary tracheostomy care teams
Gavin Straffon, a senior physiotherapist from Nottingham, will be travelling to Australia and the USA to research the role of the physiotherapist within...
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Determining whether faith-based health strategies improve bowel cancer outcomes among UK Muslims
Dr Fareed Iqbal travelled to Saudi Arabia and the US to determine whether faith-based strategies improve bowel cancer outcomes among UK Muslims.
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Barriers to HIV testing in African men: causes and consequences
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Behind The Wall: breaking barriers to supporting those subject to domestic violence
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Reducing unnecessary adult deaths in acute hospitals: The Australian experience
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An exploration of comprehensive cancer survivorship care models
There is no formalised method of follow up care for patients who have completed treatment for haematological cancers in the UK. Australia and Canada have well...
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Supporting clients to live when suicide is an option
I travelled to North America, to attend an International conference on Suicide Prevention and to meet and learn from other experts in this field. ...