New study shows that one third of patients with diabetes attended by an ambulance for severe hypoglycaemia transported to hospital

A new study has been published in Primary Care Diabetes on ‘Severe hypoglycaemia requiring emergency medical assistance by ambulance services in the East Midlands: a retrospective study’. Hypoglycaemia or low blood sugar is important because this may be linked to Continue reading New study shows that one third of patients with diabetes attended by an ambulance for severe hypoglycaemia transported to hospital

SAFER 2 (Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals) trial protocol published

The SAFER 2 study is a randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of new protocols for emergency ambulance personnel to assess and refer older people who fall to appropriate community based care.  The protocol for the study, Continue reading SAFER 2 (Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals) trial protocol published

Improvement science and methods seminar series: experimental methods in health research

The latest seminar in the ‘improvement science and methods’ seminar series covered non-randomised experimental designs and was given by director of CaHRU, Niro Siriwardena. The seminar included discussion of pre-experimental (uncontrolled before-and-after) designs and quasi-experimental designs such as time series, Continue reading Improvement science and methods seminar series: experimental methods in health research

Online communities and social networking platforms for computerised therapies

A new study investigating how computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) can be enhanced through the use of social networking platforms was published in the British Journal of General Practice in December 2012.  This qualitative study, funded by the EPSRC and Continue reading Online communities and social networking platforms for computerised therapies