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New NIHR study begins exploring Community First Responders’ role in rural healthcare workforce

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Members of CaHRU have started this February 2020 a major NIHR-funded study on Community First Responders (CFRs) which aims to understand their role in the current and future rural healthcare workforce. CFRs are members of the public who have received Continue reading New NIHR study begins exploring Community First Responders’ role in rural healthcare workforce→

Placebos and sleep

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You may have seen ‘The placebo experiment: can my brain cure my body?‘ recently broadcast on the BBC. This was a fascinating programme in which doctor and broadcaster Dr Michael Mosley, who I met recently at his ‘Great Lives’ lecture Continue reading Placebos and sleep→

Dr Coral Sirdifield speaks at Westminster Legal Policy Forum

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Dr Coral Sirdifield, Research Fellow in CaHRU was asked to speak at a Westminster Legal Policy Forum on the 7th of November 2017. The event was attended by people from a variety of organisations including the voluntary sector, Her Majesty’s Continue reading Dr Coral Sirdifield speaks at Westminster Legal Policy Forum→

Laura Simmons joins CaHRU and the Lincoln Institute for Health

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Laura Simmons joined CaHRU and the Lincoln Institute of Health this September 2016 as a PhD student, researching the effects of camaraderie among paramedics and their stress responses to critical incidents. Before commencing her studies at the University of Lincoln, Continue reading Laura Simmons joins CaHRU and the Lincoln Institute for Health→