The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute has launched a new ethical framework, checklist and resources to support higher education institutions in planning and running asymptomatic COVID-19 testing programmes for students. The team consulted students and staff at the University on ethical issues relating to the asymptomatic COVID-19 testing programme for students. Their views, combined with […]
Archives for February 2021
Unequal access to hospices: white, middle-class, middle-aged patients with cancer are over-represented in hospice populations
Persistent inequalities in hospice care provision have been revealed in a study of the demography of hospice populations carried out at the University of Cambridge. The figures, drawn from a systematic review of literature on the characteristics of hospice populations in the UK and other countries with similar healthcare models, show that certain groups have […]
SAFER: The complete works
Blog by Dr Rakesh Modi, a GP and Wellcome PhD Fellow in the Primary Care Unit of the University of Cambridge. He is performing research on the landmark NIHR-funded SAFER trial investigating screening to detect an undiagnosed heart condition responsible for one in ten strokes. Here he writes on how the SAFER programme has evolved […]
What can primary care do about health inequalities?
How can primary care help reduce health inequalities? Dr John Ford, University of Cambridge, and Dr Geoff Wong, University of Oxford, are launching NIHR-funded research to find out how actions taken in primary care services and GP surgeries around the country can affect health inequalities and what should change. Four chronic conditions, cardiovascular disease, cancer, […]
Robotic dogs and laughter therapy: 10 ways to combat loneliness and isolation while social distancing
Robotic dogs, laughter therapy and mindfulness are some of the ways that might help people – particularly the elderly – cope with loneliness and social isolation while social distancing, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Lockdown and social distancing measures have meant that many people have little or no contact with others, which can […]