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Health Sciences news roundup

Published: 25 June 2015

Dr Catherine Murphy, supervised by Dr Jacqui Prieto and Professor Mandy Fader, has been published in the British Medical Journal Quality and Safety under ‘original research’. Her article is titled: “It's easier to stick a tube in”: a qualitative study to understand clinicians’ individual decisions to place urinary catheters in acute medical care. This was accompanied by an editorial by USA researchers which focused on the value of the research paper.

Catherine Pope, Professor of Medical Sociology, has been selected to join the inaugural participants of a ground-breaking new initiative to improve the quality of care for patients in the NHS. The Q initiative , run by independent health care charity the Health Foundation together with NHS England , will connect people dedicated to improving the quality of care across the UK. Continue reading here .

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Further to last week’s news about Dr Martin Warner who, along with four colleagues, successfully abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower, for Arthritis Research UK. The team has since increased its money raised to over £3,500! Thank you to all who supported Martin and his colleagues.

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The International Journal of Nursing Studies has again been confirmed as number one for impact (of 100 journals listed), achieving an impact factor of 2.901. Congratulations to Professor Peter Griffiths who is executive editor for the publication.

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Congratulations to Julie Wintrup who is part of a cross-Faculty module team who have been awarded a Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award 2015 for ‘ Ethics in a Complex World ’. The module was created as part of the University’s strategy of providing innovative, interdisciplinary and transformative education for undergraduates. It has developed well beyond this brief in the three years since, leading to the development of a growing national network and community. An inaugural conference on the theme of ‘everyday ethics’ was held in January 2015, attracting national and international leaders. A second conference is planned for 2016.

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