- Welcoming Dr Udara Gunathilake to CaHRUWe are delighted that Dr Udara Gunathilake has joined the Community and Health Research Unit (CaHRU) for an international fellowship. Representing the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dr Gunathilake brings extensive experience and passion for enhancing healthcare quality, patient safety, and evidence synthesis. Dr. Gunathilake’s medical journey began with…
- Research seminar: Self-controlled case series methodology.On 17th July Dr Zahid Asghar gave a seminar on “Self-controlled case series methodology”. Epidemiological study designs, such as cohort and case-control studies, have been widely applied in medical research. However, there are several situations, where standard epidemiological study designs fall short. For example, in the research of adverse effects of vaccines it can be…
- CaHRU presents at the Society for Academic Primary Care Annual Conference, Bristol, 3 - 5 July 2024Members of the CaHRU team, including Prof Niro Siriwardena, Dr Gupteswar Patel, and Dr Joseph Akanuwe, together with a BMedSci student from Lincoln Medical School, Taliha Samar, attended the Society for Academic Primary Care Annual Conference held in Bristol on 3–5 July 2024. The team presented research that they conducted in collaboration with various partners…
- Multiple Symptoms Study 3 - developing and testing a complex intervention in primary careOn Wednesday 19th June 2024, Professor Chris Burton gave the latest Improvement Science and Research Methods seminar on the topic of complex intervention trials in primary care. Around 2% of adults have multiple persistent physical symptoms (such as pain, fatigue, dizziness, gastrointestinal symptoms) which don't fit into neat diagnostic categories. Many of them have poor…
- NIHR alert for CaHRU study: How do community first responders help in emergencies?The following NIHR alert was published by NIHR Evidence (Health and Social Care Services Research on 17.05.24 doi: 10.3310/nihrevidence_62850: This study describes the role of community first responders in England: their activities, organisation, cost and impact on care outcomes. It found that responders: arrive ahead of ambulances in 1 in 11 of the most serious…
- Improvement science and research methods seminars given by Dr Joseph Akanuwe: Recruiting general practitioners (GPs) for Primary Care Research – challenges and strategiesThe latest CaHRU Improvement Science and Research Methods seminar was given by Dr Joseph Akanuwe on 15 May 2024 on "Recruiting general practitioners (GPs) for Primary Care Research – challenges and strategies." Dr Akanuwe is a postdoctoral research associate at CaHRU working on a range of different studies since completing his doctorate. The seminar covered…
- International Seminar on Serious Mental Illness – International Challenges for Criminal JusticeOn the evening of Tuesday 7th of May 2024 the International Network for Criminal Justice (IN-CJ) hosted an international seminar on serious mental illness – international challenges for criminal justice. The seminar was chaired by Dr Coral Sirdifield, Senior Research Associate from CaHRU, University of Lincoln and began with a presentation from Tonya Van Deinse,…
- CaHRU awarded NIHR ARC EM grant to evaluate ambulance innovations and mental health pathways in the East MidlandsProf Niro Siriwardena and Dr Gupteswar Patel from CaHRU successfully secured funding from NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands for a new study, Evaluating New Ambulance Mental Health Pathways (ENAMHP), to work with mental health care providers, a lived experience panel, and public representatives and patients, to understand the current state and develop recommendations for…
- Georgie Nicholls joins PANDA studyGeorgie Nicholls recently joined the Community and Health Research unit as a research assistant on the PANDA project (Improving Pain mAnagment for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance). This project utilises a realist methodology to identify what can be done to better manage children’s pain in the prehospital setting. Previously, Georgie worked on the…
- Improvement science and Research Methods seminar given by Dr Gupteswar Patel: Use of theories in qualitative research - a multi-disciplinary perspectiveOn 16th April Dr Gupteswar Patel gave a presentation on the topic of the “Use of theories in qualitative research: a multi-disciplinary perspective”. Qualitative research relies on theories to provide frameworks for understanding and interpreting complex phenomena, guiding researchers in conceptualising their studies and interpreting their findings. Theories in qualitative research help in analysing data,…