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CaHRU hosts second East Midlands Research into Ageing Network regional seminar at University of Lincoln

Posted on December 5, 2015 by — No Comments ↓

The Community and Health Research Unit, as part of the work of the centre’s Healthier Aging programme of research, recently hosted the second East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) seminar that took place at the University of Lincoln on 25 Continue reading CaHRU hosts second East Midlands Research into Ageing Network regional seminar at University of Lincoln→

International media coverage for research linking flu vaccine with reduced risk of stroke

Posted on November 16, 2015 by — No Comments ↓

A study from CaHRU, ‘Influenza vaccination and risk of stroke: self-controlled case-series study‘, recently published in the journal Vaccine, received international coverage in news media. The study of almost 18,000 patients with stroke looked at data from general practices in Continue reading International media coverage for research linking flu vaccine with reduced risk of stroke→

HEI Challenge for Patient Supported Quality Improvement and Education in Healthcare PPI conference

Posted on October 29, 2015 by — No Comments ↓

HEI PPIE Eventat the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine

The Higher Education Institution (HEI) Challenge for Patient Supported Quality Improvement and Education in Healthcare held its Patient and Public Involvement Working Group Conference at Loughborough University on 1st October 2015. This collaborative event formed a central part of the Continue reading HEI Challenge for Patient Supported Quality Improvement and Education in Healthcare PPI conference→

CaHRU’s REST project features in Health Foundation’s stories of outstanding impact in primary care

Posted on September 27, 2015 by — No Comments ↓

The Resources for Effective Sleep Treatment (REST) project featured in the Health Foundation’s recent newsletter, ‘Stories of outstanding impact in primary care‘. The REST project is an ongoing area of research within the Quality and Outcomes in Primary Healthcare group Continue reading CaHRU’s REST project features in Health Foundation’s stories of outstanding impact in primary care→

Ethnicity and prehospital emergency care briefing paper published

Posted on May 26, 2015 by — No Comments ↓

A new briefing paper, ‘Ethnicity and prehospital emergency care provided by ambulance services‘, was published today by The Race Equality Foundation. The paper was co-authored by Viet-Hai Phung, Professor Niro Siriwardena, and Dr Zahid Asghar from CaHRU and Dr Karen Continue reading Ethnicity and prehospital emergency care briefing paper published→