Informal carers experience a double disadvantage of poorer health-related quality of life and worse patient experience in primary care compared to those without caring responsibilities, according to a study of data from nearly 200,000 carers presented to the Royal College of General Practitioners. The study, from the Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research at the […]
Archives for September 2016
Top tips for medical students on attending your first major academic conference
Sophie Jackman, final year medical student at the University of Cambridge, shared top tips from attending her first major academic conference From the 28th August to the 31st August, Barcelona played host to the international Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference. 3500 people from across the globe descended on the Spanish city more […]
Outstanding opportunity for clinician-researchers with Wellcome Trust
New Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowships: Call for expressions of interest The Wellcome Trust has launched a new and exciting funding scheme which offers up to eight years of funding for medical, dental and clinical psychology graduates at postdoctoral level, and the flexibility to balance research and clinical work. The Fellowship from the […]
Vaccination uptake among Traveller communities significantly lower than in general population
Traveller communities have significantly lower uptake of vaccinations compared to the general population, suggesting that more work needs to be done to promote understanding and appreciation of the benefits of vaccination among this population, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. Vaccinations are incredibly important to help protect children from potentially serious diseases, and […]
All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Report on Heart Failure
On Tuesday 13 September (the hottest day in September since 1911) I attended the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Report on Heart Failure. The launch was held at the House of Commons, with MPs invited to drop by to talk to clinicians, researchers and patients. The report was the culmination of an […]
South Asian patients have worse experiences of GP interactions, study suggests
Communication between doctors and South Asian patients is poor, according to national GP surveys, but a question has been raised about whether this reflects genuinely worse experiences or differences in responding to questionnaires. Now, a new study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge has shown that it is in fact the former – […]