“So much more than just a free swim”: A participatory action research project to explore people’s experiences of OutSwimming Cancer. In 2023/24 Dr Sarah Dean was lucky enough to get a space on the University of Staffordshire’s participatory action research (PAR) programme. Through this she was trained in how to carry out PAR and was…
In this blog, Professor Patrick Saunders brings the current webinar series to a close. Patrick was one of the founders of the CHAD/Faculty of Public Health Webinar Series and has continued to play a crucial role in the series throughout. We are hugely grateful to Patrick for all his support. We are excited to be…
Recognition and education in violence, abuse and neglect for medical and healthcare practitioners (REVAMP) is an innovative, trans European project that is free to access. It consists of online and engaging training that has been developed for medical, health and social care practitioners to enhance their recognition of and understanding of intimate partner violence and…
Smoking during pregnancy It’s (not) all about the money: Insights into financial incentives to help pregnant women in a deprived area stop smoking In our recently published paper (available here) (McCormack et al., 2022), we explored the experiences of pregnant women who took part in a smoking cessation programme that used financial incentives. Why is…
Addiction – Stigma, Inequalities and Punishment CHAD and the Faculty of Public Health hosted the first webinar of the series for this academic year (2022-23), which was focused on the inequitable pathways to addiction, treatment, and outcomes, alongside the punishment of addiction. Over 120 delegates attended, representing local government, national government, third sector and academia.…
Hospital Discharge for people experiencing homelessness: how can practice be improved in the context of funding cuts? Since 2016, a key research topic within our Health Inclusion theme has been experiences related to homelessness, which has led to various reports and publications. Our latest paper, published earlier this year, focused on stakeholder views on how…
Using Facebook to involve patients and the public in health research by Sophia Fedorowicz Sophia Fedorowicz discusses the latest Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) paper ‘Using social media for patient and public involvement and engagement in health research: The process and impact of a closed Facebook group’ which can be accessed HERE. Involving patients…
Making the case for EFT/Tapping by Professor Liz Boath. Liz Boath, Professor of Health and Wellbeing, has published an essential guidebook to help Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practitioners design, conduct, write, publish and disseminate their own EFT case studies. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or ‘tapping’ is a simple to learn and easy to use combined…
NICE advocate for integrated health and social care for people experiencing homelessness by Sophia Fedorowicz and Fiona McCormack The National Institute for Healthcare Excellence released guidance in March 2022 encouraging coordinated care across services for people experiencing homelessness and the ‘Health Inclusion’ CHAD team are delighted. We work in partnership with local organisations including Expert…
Is alcohol and physical activity appropriately discussed with patients in preventive care? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is made up of conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels, including heart disease and stroke. Over 25% of deaths recorded each year in the UK are from cardiovascular disease, yet peoples’ risk can be reduced through making changes to…