Research to find ways to improve frail older patients’ strength after a period in hospital will be carried out at the University of Cambridge by Addenbrooke’s Hospital physiotherapist, Peter Hartley, pictured above. After a period of hospitalisation, older people face substantial risks of leaving with new disabilities and dependencies that developed during their stay in […]
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Research Conference
The annual Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Research Conference was held 18 May on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. This year’s theme: ‘Research and Practice: Making the Connection’ was well illustrated in the presentations and posters on the day. Professor Maggie Shepherd from Exeter began the day with an inspirational keynote talk that educated the audience about […]
NIHR research award for Gillian Gatiss, liver transplant dietitian at Addenbrooke’s, to improve nutritional treatment of patients with advanced liver disease
Gillian Gatiss, a dietitian in the Addenbrooke’s team that works with patients awaiting liver transplantation, has been awarded the HEE/NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship through the ICA HEE/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme for non-medical healthcare professions. She is set to advance knowledge through her PhD at the University of Cambridge about how the nutritional status […]
FAST Healthcare NetworksPlus
Collaboration is essential for nursing, midwifery and AHP research, but we often think of it as collaborating with other health care professionals, or our colleagues in the same profession but different clinical areas. We may draw on the expertise of social scientists, psychologists and health economists but less rarely do we seek collaboration with engineers […]
Can we do this better? Building research capacity amongst Cambridge’s nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
Linking together to explore research opportunities On a November afternoon, a varied group of 30 or so nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) came together to discuss research ideas and interests, find out about research activities and opportunities at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and the University of Cambridge. They were there to find mentors […]
CUH Physiotherapists present research at International Meeting.
On 11-12 November 6 members of the Physiotherapy Department presented their research and service improvement and evaluation work at the European Region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress in Liverpool. The team were: Jenny Adamson, Kerry Alexander, Patricia Costello, Becki Dixon, Nathalie Gibbins and Jasmine Luckett all pictured below. These studies represent the hard work by this group during rotations […]