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The Drug Khat
26th January 2012
BBC Radio 4's documentary strand The Report discusses the drug Khat. Axel Klein, author of 'Chewing Over Khat Prohibition' has been interviewed for the programme which is broadcast Thursday 26th January at 8:00 pm.
University brings public and private health care providers together
23rd January 2012
A day-long workshop, titled Working Together for Adult Health and Social Care, brought together representatives of the University's Centre for Health Services Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University and Kent and Medway Care Alliance (KMCA) on Friday at Kent's Canterbury campus.
Policing as a causal factor – a fresh view on riots and social unrest
23rd January 2012
Dr Axel Klein of the Centre for Health Services Studies comments on the outbreak of disturbances in England and other parts of the world. It seeks to argue that in many cases rioting and the breakdown of public order is a direct response to policing practice.
Chewing over Khat prohibition
13th January 2012
Dr Axel Klein discusses the anomoly of Khat, providing a unique example of a herbal stimulant that is defined as an ordinary vegetable in some countries and a controlled drug in others
Responding to minority ethnic groups' language support needs in Britain
13th January 2012
Peter Aspinall and Ferhana Hashen discuss the British state's relationship with its diverse minority ethnic communities, how have politics framed administrative allocation of language support services?
CHSS's Kate Hamilton-West awarded Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
1st December 2011
Dr Kate Hamilton-West, Research Fellow and Quantitative Research Advisor NIHR Research Design Service, South East has been awarded the title 'Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society' (AFBPsS).
SHELTER
13th October 2011
The SHELTER final conference will showcase how person level data can address cross-cultural differences in the quality of care and the organization of LTCF care practice.
A study into the effectiveness of a postural care education programme for parents and teachers who are responsible for the postural care needs of disabled children at home and school
13th October 2011
Previous research has highlighted that a lack of knowledge of postural care and low levels of confidence in providing such care can hinder therapeutic goals, which in turn can affect posture, function and well-being.
National report showcases University of Kent research
22nd June 2011
A Centre for Health Services Studies project has been chosen as one of the most important pieces of work currently taking place in universities, according to the Big Ideas for the Future report. Emeritus Professor of Human Aging Iain Carpenter is the UK lead researcher in an EU-funded project to analyse over 4,000 residents of nursing homes in eight European countries.
CHSS Newsletter
10th June 2011
The latest editon of the CHSS newsletter carries as its cover story details of a new ESRC funded project exploring the effects of changes in the law on the way that parents seeking IVF are assessed for treatment.
A Learning and Development Strategy for Children’s Hospices across London
20th April 2011
A new report from Jenny BIllings and Linda Jenkins of the Centre for Health Services Studies. This project lays the foundation for the development of a sustainable and unified approach to learning and development by bringing together policy, practice and evidence, and interfacing with regulatory requirements that have recently been strengthened for hospices and that are inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Research collaboration aims to help stroke sufferers
13th April 2011
A new Medical Research Council (MRC)-funded project, involving the University of Kent (including Professor Simon Coulton from the Centre for Health Services Studies) and clinicians from Kent & Canterbury Hospital, William Harvey Hospital and Margate Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, will test the efficacy of a new treatment for stroke sufferers diagnosed with a visual-spatial impairment known as hemi-spatial neglect.
Making normative structures visable: The British National Health Service and ths hospice movement as signifiers of compassion and hope
9th April 2011
Compassion and hope are vital to individual and societal flourishing, not least through the solidarity and change that they facilitate. This article, co-authored by Patrick Brown of the Centre for Health Services Studies, considers the importance of these two social phenomena for welfare institutions, and in particular for the hospice movement and the National Health Service in Britain.
Design of a methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated commissioning arrangements and their outcomes
9th April 2011
Kent County Council are currently developing a strategy for commissioning integrated health and social care for older people with the health services. This project will support the development of this strategy by assisting with the development of definitions and key principles around central concepts of integration and by using a consultation and validation approach as the strategy progresses.
Health Counts East Sussex 2011
9th April 2011
This survey takes a social marketing approach to understanding the different life-stages people are at and what motivates their lifestyle choices. The Healthy Foundations Life-stage Segmentation Model identifies how much people feel in control of their health and how ready they are to follow risky behaviours.
Developing a Patient Preference Questionnaire for Place of Care When Dying
Phase 2: Nursing home, primary care and secondary care settings
1st March 2011
A new report from Laura Holdsworth and Annette King from the Centre for Health Services Studies looks at the Department of Health's End of Life Care Strategy. The aim of this study was to use exploratory methods to develop a toolkit consisting of a questionnaire and training guide for three healthcare settings which would be acceptable to patients, carers or family members and healthcare professionals for recording preferences for place of care and death with end of life patients.
GP Training Capacity in East Kent - a research study
10th January 2011
A new report from Annette King and Linda Jenkins from the Centre for Health Services Studies looks at the reasons why there are comparatively fewer GP trainers and training practices in East Kent compared to other areas.