Community and Health Research Unit
High quality research for quality improvement in health and social care
Prof Niro Siriwardena gave an invited keynote presentation on 24 November at THIS Space 2021, the annual flagship event of The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute at Cambridge University led by Prof Mary Dixon-Woods, on the topic of, ‘Improving the evidence Continue reading CaHRU at THIS Space 2021 on the evidence for improving cross-sector working
Gupteswar Patel joined CaHRU in October 2021 as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Health Services Research. He will be working on a national NIHR funded study Community First Responders’ role in the current and future rural health and care workforce. Continue reading Gupteswar Patel joins CaHRU as a postdoctoral research associate
Dr. Nimali Wijegoonewardene joined the Community and Health Research Unit in October 2020 as an International Research Fellow, from the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She graduated as a medical doctor from the Faculty of Medicine, Continue reading Dr Nimali Wijegoonewardene joins CaHRU from Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
Members of CaHRU have started this February 2020 a major NIHR-funded study on Community First Responders (CFRs) which aims to understand their role in the current and future rural healthcare workforce. CFRs are members of the public who have received Continue reading New NIHR study begins exploring Community First Responders’ role in rural healthcare workforce
Dr Iresha Jayawickrama joined CaHRU this October 2019 as an international visiting fellow from the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She completed her primary medical education in 2006 at the Central South University of China with Continue reading Dr Iresha Jayawickrama joins CaHRU from Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo