New ‘Communicating your research’ toolkit from the Health Foundation The Health Foundation have launched their new online toolkit which provides resources and tips to support wider communication of research findings in a way that priorities action in response to evidence. The toolkit includes guidance, templates, support materials and links to […]
Invitation To Participate NIHR Call For Older People With Complex Needs Workshop 13 & 14 September 2017 Cambridge CLAHRC & EAHSN together are delivery partners for the NIHR Older People With Complex Needs Workshop. The ability to successfully secure external grants is essential for many researcher across our region. While […]
What to look for when choosing a good care home Blog by Claire Goodman. This blog first appeared on The Conversation website. Although four out of five adult care homes in England evaluated in a recent report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) were found to provide good care, it is the shocking […]
Why You Should Never Promise Your Parents You Won’t Put Them Into A Care Home (And Why Parents Should Never Ask) Blog by Claire Goodman. This blog first appeared on the HUFFPOST uk website. The recent furore around so-called “dementia tax” has placed the costs of care homes firmly at […]
What does good look like when thinking about care homes? Blog by Claire Goodman. This blog first appeared on the British Geriatrics Society website. Claire Goodman is Professor of Health Care Research at University of Hertfordshire. Claire has a district nursing background and is a NIHR Senior Investigator. Her research focuses […]
Senior Research Associate, Patient and Public Involvement Research, CLAHRC EoE Vacancy opportunity at University of East Anglia (UEA) Part-time post (40% fte), available immediately on a fixed-term basis until 28 February 2018 (Adoption leave cover) An opportunity for an enthusiastic, flexible post-doctoral Senior Research Associate is available immediately at the […]
Advancing Care – Research with Care Homes New NIHR Themed Review: Advancing Care A new Themed Review of NIHR research with care homes has just been published. Advancing Care brings together NIHR research on three themes relating to the care of older people in care homes: Living well – maintaining […]
INVOLVE is recruiting for a new Chair Can you champion the role of patients and carers in improving UK health and care research? Do you have the skills to help our advisory group become a leading influence in global public involvement? If the answer is yes, apply to become the […]
CLAHRC East of England Training and Career Development Funding “Boot Camp” Background There are a number of ways to build a career in health care research. The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and various charities (e.g. Alzheimer’s Society) recognise the value of investing in research careers. Pre-doctoral, post- doctoral […]
Dementia friendly communities blog post 01/07/2017 The thing with maps… By Professor Tony Arthur What is it with maps? There is nothing as powerful as a map to demonstrate at a glance how social, demographic, health, and political factors are distributed within and between different regions of the country. In […]