New evidence indicates the need to rethink anticipatory prescribing This Research Alert brings together new evidence on anticipatory prescribing, a widely used resource for healthcare professionals to help control distressing symptoms for people dying in the community. The evidence identifies important problems with current practice in the UK and suggests system-level changes to tackle four […]
Laura Mucha is new Children’s Author in Residence at the Primary Care Unit
Poet, author and children’s advocate Laura Mucha is joining Professor Robbie Duschinsky and the Applied Social Science Group as Children’s Author in Residence at the Primary Care Unit, starting this month. Laura is a past winner of the Caterpillar Poetry Prize, the YorkMix Poems for Children, and the NSTBA Award for Poetry, and has been shortlisted for the […]
Department of Public Health and Primary Care to contribute to two new NIHR Policy Research Units on Cancer and Palliative Care
NIHR has announced a major investment supporting Policy Research Units. Members of the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge are part of the Policy Research Units on Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis and on Palliative and End of Life Care. The Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis Unit […]
Robbie Duschinsky appointed Professor of Social Science and Health
Robbie Duschinsky has been appointed Professor of Social Science and Health at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, eight years after joining the Primary Care Unit as a University Lecturer. Warmly welcoming the news, Professor Stephen Morris, Head of the Primary Care Unit, said: “Robbie’s promotion is an apt recognition of his achievements […]
Experts call for urgent mental health support for people living with long term autoimmune diseases
More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely or never asked in clinic about mental health symptoms, according to new research from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London. The low level of reporting we identified is a major concern […]
Mapping the risks of stroke in people under 65 with atrial fibrillation
For the first time, researchers have mapped the rate at which stroke risks rise in younger patients who have atrial fibrillation but who didn’t need treatment when they were diagnosed. The research provides important information that could help doctors follow up these patients appropriately. Atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition, is a strong risk factor […]
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