Community and Health Research Unit
High quality research for quality improvement in health and social care
Georgie 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 Continue reading Georgie Nicholls joins PANDA study
On 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 Continue reading Improvement science and Research Methods seminar given by Dr Gupteswar Patel: Use of theories in qualitative research – a multi-disciplinary perspective
In 2023 we completed a Lincoln Policy Hub -funded policy engagement and knowledge translation activity for future Community First Responder (CFR) schemes in England and beyond. We aimed to disseminate evidence, inform policy decisions, and promote change through this project. https://policyhub.lincoln.ac.uk/policy-engagement-towards-informing-the-current-and-future-role-of-community-first-responders-in-the-united-kingdom/ Continue reading Policy engagement informing the current and future role of Community First Responders’ in the United Kingdom
On 16th January 2024, Dr Stephanie Armstrong gave a seminar on research ethics, university processes and HRA. Steph is an Associate Professor in College of Social Science with responsibility for Allied Health Professions pre-registration programme and the school lead for Continue reading Seminar: Research ethics, University research processes and HRA
The latest edition of the CaHRU Newsletter (Autumn 2023) is now available. The newsletter presents the work of the research centre over the previous three months and includes articles from the CaHRU blog covering publications, conferences and funding. The newsletter Continue reading Community and Health Research Unit Newsletter – Autumn 2023