We are pleased to announce that we will be taking part in the Cambridge Science Festival 2019! Join us on Sunday 24th March for two events based at the Biomedical Campus, Addenbrookes. Taking medication: discovering your fête Come along to our family-friendly fête to play a handful of games that will aid your discovery and […]
Archives for January 2019
SAPC award for Cambridge medical student, Rachel Fox
Rachel Fox, who is studying medicine at the University of Cambridge, won the Novice Presenters prize at the Society for Academic Primary Care’s Madingley Hall conference on 24th January 2019. She explained that the presentation, titled “The views of women with gestational diabetes on post-partum screening for type 2 diabetes: the role of concern about […]
Health research project required advice or approval from 89 different people to get the green light, in case study of approvals process
Which health research projects involving humans are ethically justified, safe and legal? Who decides whether they should get the green light to proceed? In one case study, researchers at the Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge, found that eighty nine different people were involved in approving a single small scale health research study for ethics […]
Join our team! University lecturer and 2 PhD opportunities
We have three exciting new openings in our team: a University Lecturer post (Honorary Consultant) in Palliative Care (closes 28 Mar 19), a Clinical Research Fellowship (closes 28 Feb) and a PhD studentship (closes 28 Feb). University Lecturer (Honorary Consultant) in Palliative Care Applications are invited to an exciting new opportunity to take up […]
Automated phone calls may help patients to take medicines as prescribed, pilot study suggests
Remembering to take medication is vital for managing long term health conditions such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or multiple conditions. Latest research from the University of Cambridge suggests that using interactive voice response (IVR) technology supports patients to take their medicine as prescribed. The early signs are that this digital intervention is […]
Changing Behaviour for a Healthier Population: PCU contributions to the Annual Report of the CMO, 2018
Professor Dame Sally Davies’s tenth report as Chief Medical Officer, published just before Christmas 2018, examines the strategic opportunities over the coming two decades for the health of the nation. The report includes a detailed look at how principles for changing behaviour to improve health and reduce health inequalities could be applied, authored by Professor […]