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"The Nightingale legacy: using data to improve public health from the time of the Crimea to the time of the coronavirus"
28 November 2022

ScHARR 2023 Pemberton Lecture: The Nightingale Legacy

Professor Deborah Ashby, Director of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, will be giving the 2023 Pemberton Lecture on "The Nightingale Legacy: using data to improve public health from the Crimean War to the coronavirus."

Published by Eventbrite
Professor Suzanne Mason
28 November 2022

Corridor medicine could help with ambulance handover delays

Professor Sue Mason speaks to the NHS 'Health on the Line' podcast about the changes needed to Urgent and Emergency Care ahead of NHS England’s review, including returning to ‘corridor medicine’ in Emergency Departments to reduce demand.

Published by the NHS Confederation
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Regent Court
16 November 2022

Seven fully funded PhD scholarships available in the Wellcome Doctoral Training Centre for Public Health Economics and Decision Science (PHEDS)

We are seeking bright and enthusiastic graduates who want to make a difference in population health and have a background in disciplines including the health, social, mathematical or computer sciences.

Published by Jobs.ac.uk
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14 November 2022

ScHARR's Communicable Research, Episode 15: Mark Clowes - Searching for Evidence

In this episode of ScHARR’s Communicable Research Andy Tattersall is joined by Mark Clowes, a fellow Information Specialist within the school.

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COVID vaccines: why many people have had two doses but not their boosters

As of October 23 2022, although 80% of adults had received two doses of a COVID vaccine, only 66% had received a third. Professor Andrew Lee explores the reasons why some people in the UK aren't coming forward for a booster.

9 November 2022 | Published by The Conversation
Health System Emergency Preparedness: from COVID-19 to Climate Change

ScHARR Mini Master Class in Health Research - Health System Emergency Preparedness: from COVID-19 to Climate Change

Dr. Richmond will draw upon research from the COVID-19 response in Canada and the UK, to explore what lessons can be learned to help prepare our health systems for the increasing number of weather-related disasters brought about by climate change.

9 November 2022 | Published by Eventbrite
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HEDS Newsletter: Winter 2022

Highlights from our latest edition include: HEDS at ISPOR Europe 2022, NHS recommendations for HEDS ReQol-10 PROM, and how greater involvement of
health economists could help local decision-makers get better value for money.

3 November 2022
Student nurse talking to a patient.

New online Masters programme for aspiring NHS, health and social care researchers

The University of Sheffield is delighted to be developing and delivering the NIHR-AoMRC Clinician Researcher PGDip and Masters extension pathway.

24 October 2022
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ScHARR Learn from Experts: *New* Professional Learning Programme Autumn 2022- Spring 2023

We are pleased to announce our autumn-spring programme of professional learning short courses.

13 October 2022