The PCU’s Dan Holman has appeared on the Radio 4 programme, ‘Thinking Allowed’ with Laurie Taylor, as part of a debate on why talking treatments so underused by working class people in the NHS. The full Radio 4 programme can be found here for a limited time : Thinking Allowed, Wednesday 9th July 2014. Dan is talking on the […]
BMJ Biography of Professor Theresa Marteau
Professor Theresa Marteau of the Cambridge-based BHRU (within the Primary Care Unit) has been featured in the BMJ biographies, asking some rather fearless questions. Please see the full peer-reviewed article at the BMJ here – http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g3360 More on Professor Marteau and her work at the BHRU Website
Symposium : “Theorising Personal Medical Devices: New Perspectives” Registration Open
Online registration for the Theorising Personal Medical Devices Symposium is now open and can be accessed here: http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=246&catid=744&prodid=1075
June 2014: Two papers presented at EACP 2014 in Lleida 5th-7th June
‘Variation in care and support needs of patients with advanced COPD – baseline data from an ongoing longitudinal study of trajectories and need’ (an oral paper). ‘Preparedness to care in advanced COPD. How prepared are informal carers of patients with advanced COPD and what are their support needs? Baseline data from an ongoing longitudinal study’ (a […]
Symposium : “Theorising Personal Medical Devices: New Perspectives” call for papers
Theorising Personal Medical Devices: New Perspectives 18th-19th September 2014 Post-doctoral Suite, 16 Mill Lane, University of Cambridge, Cambridge There is a call for papers for this symposium, for full details & contacts for this, please see full article on the Primary Care Unit web pages here Online registration for the symposium is now open and can […]
VBI Programme – Main trial (Workstream 4) starts recruiting practices for pilot phase
Four practices are currently being recruited for pilot work testing study design characteristics. This work will inform the main trial, due to commence in early 2014. The trial will evaluate the ‘best-bet’ very brief intervention to come out of workstream 3. The main trial will involve recruitment of 20 practices. If you are interested in […]