New research will discover how well the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test works to catch harmful forms of prostate cancer in men visiting their GP. The CanTest team, from Cambridge and Exeter Universities, will then try out a new way to combine PSA results with other data to help improve the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer […]
Research reveals pandemic’s impact on healthcare for people with chronic autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Researchers found increased damage, distress and distrust amongst ‘abandoned’ chronically diseased patients and clinicians from pandemic-related delays and decisions. The new research, from the University of Cambridge, details how the pandemic reduced access to routine and emergency care for rheumatology patients and describes the long-term impacts on their health and medical relationships. ‘The feeling of […]
Public health experts urge government to put health at centre of levelling up agenda
COVID-19 has exacerbated health inequalities, say researchers Health needs to be at the heart of the Government’s levelling up agenda, say researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Newcastle. The team have today published practical guidance on how to reduce health inequalities. Based on decades of research around tackling health inequalities at local and regional […]
Medical education: making the most of remote consulting in primary care
The rapid expansion of remote consulting in primary care, after the pandemic struck in the UK in 2020, changed the experience of medical education, both for the GP tutors and for medical students in primary care placements. What can be done to protect and enhance the educational value of primary care placements in the post-COVID […]
Palliative care emergency service co-designed by Dr Stephen Barclay wins HSJ award
The NHS 111 Option 3 Palliative Care Hub service, developed for patients, family members and staff across Cambridgeshire, won the Health Services Journal Primary Care Innovation of the Year Award on 18th November 2021. The service was developed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), with guidance and support from Dr Stephen Barclay, […]
Medical students think GP careers mean favourable work hours but not academic opportunities
First year medical students associate GP careers with favourable working hours and flexibility but not with academic or research opportunities, according to a University of Cambridge study of 483 students at three medical schools, published in BJGP Open. The study was an electronic survey of students beginning their six year courses at three East Anglian […]
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