Qin Xi joined PCU in summer 2022 to study for her PhD. Her research is on the economic evaluation of predictive genetic testing. From Beijing to Yale I have been interested in health care since I did my Bachelor’s thesis, which was on China’s public and private health insurance market. My B.A was in economics […]
Archives for October 2022
LGBTQ+ Research and Involvement – what have we learnt?
Reflections on working with a LGBTQ+ public panel to inform research undertaken by Katie Saunders from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge. by Clara M de Barros, Katie Saunders and Sally Crowe Dr Catherine (Katie) Saunders, researcher, Cambridge, Clara M de Barros, member of the LGBTQ+ panel and public contributor, […]
End of life care research opportunity for community nurses
Dr Ben Bowers, Prof. Alison Leary, Prof. Stephen Barclay and colleagues at the University of Cambridge and University of Nottingham are researching community nurses’ experiences of providing end-of-life care since the start of the pandemic. The research is funded by the General Nursing Council Trust. Ben would like to invite two registered nurses, currently working in district […]
New study begins decades-long work to improve mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people
A ground-breaking new research collaboration launches today to transform mental health and wellbeing support received by children and young people who have social work involvement. The collaboration is led by Dr Robbie Duschinsky, head of the Applied Social Science Group at the Primary Care Unit. Parents and young people with experience of the care sector […]
Innovation and research in anticipatory prescribing: Study Day report
Anticipatory Prescribing in community End of Life Care by Dr Ben Bowers Recent innovations and research in end-of-life anticipatory prescribing practice were discussed at a national Study Day hosted by PELiCam on 21 September 2022. The national Cross-Applied Health Research Collaboration (ARC) event brought healthcare professionals and researchers together to share and discuss recent research […]
Community nurse volunteers needed to take part in a research study of GP Care of Care Home Residents at End of Life
Community nurses, district nurses, care home nurses working in London Boroughs of Harrow and Brent are invited to take part The Palliative and End of Life Care Group in the Primary Care Unit at the University of Cambridge and St Luke’s Hospice Harrow, London is running a research project to examine general practitioner care of care […]