Researchers at the University of Bristol have received £1.5 million from the NIHR for their trial looking at easing the pain of ear infections.This is part of a larger investment of over £15.8 million into research to tackle into drug resistant infections, by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the research arm of the NHS.
An innovative SSC entitled the “Global Environment and Human Health”, designed and implemented by Dr Trevor Thompson, was selected as an example of best practice by the Public Health Educators in Medical Schools (PHEMS) group for presentation at the January 2010 meeting of the Academy of Medical Teachers.
It’s a common dilemma faced by many working parents: your child has a cough or a cold, do you send them to nursery? Researchers from the University of Bristol have, for the first time, investigated the process of decision-making that parents go through when faced with this situation.
The November 2011 teaching newsletter is now available.
Researchers have found that computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) is likely to be ineffective in the treatment of depression.
The Academic Unit of Primary Health Care seeks to appoint an outstanding researcher who has an established track record in leading and conducting research on important questions relating to primary health care.
Patients have expressed an appetite for potential cancer symptoms to be checked out much sooner than current NHS thresholds guidelines suggest, new research has revealed.
The CAPC team that is part of the Bath Additives for the Treatment of Childhood Eczema (BATHE) project is celebrating passing the 100 participant milestone, and being ahead of its target to recruit 150 children
The University of Bristol has been awarded an NIHR Clinical Lectureship programme in Primary Health Care. This post provides an excellent opportunity for a general practitioner with outstanding potential to develop a successful career in academic primary care within a thriving and supportive environment.
Professor Gene Feder has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for services to healthcare and victims of domestic abuse.
