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Andy Alaszewski, Claire Mackie and Susan Kenyon New collaboration with the Medway School of Pharmacy

September 2006 saw the start of an exciting with recommendations for future studies. Andy Alaszewski, Director of CHSS said, “I new collaboration for CHSS when it began am delighted by this development. We are delivering the research methods teaching Head of the , Professor pleased to be able to recruit new staff and I and supervision for undergraduates at the Claire Mackie said “CHSS has great am particularly enthusiastic about helping to Medway School of Pharmacy. experience of delivering research methods generate new research in this exciting area.” training for the National Health Service. Research methods are taught in the third year Pharmacy is changing so fast, that good For more information on the Masters in of the four year Masters programme. The research skills are a real requirement for Pharmacy go to: http://ils-web.gre.ac.uk/ modules include an in depth review of practitioners. I wanted research teaching that schools/pharmacy or contact Professor literature searching, critical appraisal, would cover not just the traditional empirical Claire Mackie information management, data analysis, methods, but would also focus on research research ethics and research governance for from the patient’s perspective. CHSS has a Medway School of Pharmacy, the NHS. great history in this area in particular”. The at Medway, Chatham Maritime, Kent. Pharmacy students undertake a research Sessions will be taught by existing CHSS staff, Tel: 01634 883150 or 883145 project which makes up 50% of their final plus two new lecturers to support the year mark. They have to generate original venture. data, analyse it and produce a written thesis 2

A sprat to The ethnic options of mixed catch a race people in Britain mackerel The Economic and Social Research agencies and the providers of educational, Council has funded a new two year health and other public services with a CHSS turns over about £1,000,000 a year in research project to explore the ethnic comprehensive insight into the personal, research income. A key objective is to options of young, 18 to 25 year old mixed- group and political dimensions of mixed- increase this figure, so in April this year 15 race people attending colleges of further race identities. staff members travelled to Bruges for two and universities in England. days dedicated to developing new research The findings of a pilot survey for one part ideas. Director Andy Alaszewski said that: The £156,000 project investigates the of the project, based on 50 questionnaire ‘This was a gamble. In the long term, the hard range of identity choices potentially responses, have recently been published, outcome will of course be funded proposals. available to mixed-race young people in see: Aspinall PJ, Song AM, & Hashem F. In the short term, there were benefits that are Britain. Peter Aspinall and Dr Miri Song Mixed race in Britain: A survey of the more difficult to measure, but valuable just the from the University’s School of Sociology, preferences of mixed race people for same. In the future it may be possible to Social Policy and Social Research, together terminology and classifications. Canterbury: include other partners from health and social with research fellow Dr Ferhana Hashem, CHSS, 2006 (July). An electronic copy is care. Most projects require partnerships so are undertaking the largest and most available at: http://www.pih.org.uk/ this will be important to consider.’ detailed study of its kind in the UK. It will features/mixedraceinbritain_report2.html supply the research community, census Time was spent working in teams, developing ideas into research proposals which were then presented and evaluated by facilitator staff were positive about the benefits of the Professor Mike Bury of the University of trip, so I am looking forward to seeing the Dr Ferhana London. Staff valued Mike Bury’s ability to results of the experiment.’ help them understand the policy context of their proposals. Support staff who took part CHSS is always interested in discussing Hashem collaborative research ideas and forming said that it gave them a deeper insight into Ferhana Hashem completed her doctorate in CHSS work. research partnerships. If you have an idea that you would like to discuss, whatever the political sociology in 2003. Her thesis examined Bengal Muslim identity in the Indian Executive officer, Peta Hampshire, who holds stage, contact Professor Andy Alaszewski on sub-continent. As part of her doctoral the purse strings for CHSS said, ‘we have to 01227 827645 or email research she undertook fieldwork in India wait and see how income generation goes, but [email protected] and Bangladesh and worked at the University of Calcutta and the University of Dhaka. Following the completion of her PhD Ferhana undertook research on equality and diversity in the British fire service.

Dr Ferhana Hashem

If you would like to find out more about the project contact Dr Hashem on 01227 824887 Bruge or email [email protected]

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Comparing channel side health and lifestyles

Both France and England have a north south In the first six months researchers looked at • Coding for mortality is different on both divide in terms of inequalities in health, but demography, social indicators and mortality sides of the channel although people in France live longer than in indicators. Making comparisons between the England, it is not known if people living in measures in the two countries generated Fortunately, both regions have conducted Calais are healthier than those living in interesting problems which included: recent and directly comparable lifestyle Dover.The “Health and Health Behaviour in surveys. and Northern France” • The geography for comparisons was project aims to find out why. different. French cantons are usually The project is co-financed by Interreg IIIA, a three times the size of an English European Union Programme financed The project, which was launched in electoral ward and much more variable through the European Regional Development November 2005, is led by CHSS Honorary in their population size Fund. Partners on the English side include Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Ann Palmer and • UK deprivation indices are generated Kent County Council and the University of Dr. Benoit Dervaux at the Institut Catholique from census data and well developed. Greenwich. de Lille. It is a two year project involving local The French census does not collect as For information on the project and a copy of partners and supporters. much information and indices are less the first report please contact Dr Ann Palmer developed The project is analysing data from routine on 01227 827914 or email sources and local health surveys, focusing on • Mortality data and population statistics [email protected] health inequalities and social cohesion. was only readily available for different www.cosph.com time periods for the two countries

Kent County Council has set twelve targets men taking part in the survey were Kent survey to improve public services and address overweight or obese and 44.7% of women. issues such as unhealthy lifestyles. Increasing Obesity appears to have risen slightly The CHSS Health and Social Survey Unit physical activity to reduce obesity is a between the 2001 and 2005 surveys. is helping Kent County Council with data government wide, rather than just a health on obesity and exercise from its recent priority. It is well recognised that being In an early analysis of the survey data, over health and lifestyle surveys. In addition to overweight or obese increases the risk of a quarter of the sample claimed to be tracking body mass index, the 2001 and the biggest killer diseases – coronary heart ‘moderately’ active in 2005, against 16% in 2005 surveys measured the type of disease and cancer – as well as diabetes, 2001. Dr Ann Palmer, who is leading the activity people undertake and how this high blood pressure and osteoarthritis. study said “this needs more work, it’s not changes with age and sex, geography, what we would necessarily expect, so we access and personal circumstances.The In 2005 one in fifty homes across Kent were need to look at the data very closely.” results will give a figure for obesity in sent a health and lifestyle questionnaire and For more information about the surveys Kent to set a target for increasing about a quarter of residents responded. contact Dr Ann Palmer on 01227 827914 physical activity. The survey showed that nearly 16% of the or email [email protected] sample population were obese, 56.4% of Older people have their say!

Canterbury and District Pensioners' Forum events. Many people were isolated because recently reported on a survey they of the lack of frequent, accessible and cheap conducted in collaboration with CHSS to public transport and the lack of well find out about the health and lifestyle of maintained and well lit pavements. pensioners in Canterbury’s Westgate ward. Funded by Canterbury City Council, the Respondents were asked to list up to three survey was designed and written by the things that they felt the council could do to pensioners in collaboration with CHSS improve lifestyles. The list was grouped into research fellow Jenny Billings and Dr Eleni themes, many of which the council has direct Hatzidimitriadou, a researcher and lecturer responsibility. in community psychology at the Tizard Centre. Not all comments were negative and one resident said ‘I would like to commend the Information generated by this project is council for excellent upkeep of the public helping the Forum to promote issues related gardens.’ to older people’s quality of life. The report ‘Older People Have Their Say!’ Travel and getting about were the most Survey of Older People’s Needs in Westgate central issues for the elderly people Ward, Canterbury. is available from surveyed, not only for access to essential http://www.kent.ac.uk/chss/publications/ services, but also for social facilities and pub_listmore.php?pid=872 Canterbury City gardens 4

Vulnerable Common health promotion families’ views policy for older people

used to Longer life-expectancy is making health programmes for older people successful and promotion over the whole life-span to provide evidence for their sustainable develop early increasingly important.While there are many effects. Jenny Billings, Andy Alaszewski and single initiatives to promote older people’s Patrick Brown are working to identify such intervention health in most European countries, many of models of good practice and evaluation in them are not evaluated and there are few the UK. The project findings will be strategy comprehensive measures and policies in this summarised in guidelines and CHSS has been helping development of a pilot area. CHSS is one of eleven academic recommendations for policy makers, ‘early intervention’ project aimed at institutions across the European Union practitioners, older people themselves, and vulnerable families in the Newington area of working on the EC funded public health other relevant stakeholders across Europe. Ramsgate. Here health and social care teams “healthPROelderly” project. For more information contact Patrick Brown have been fused to share in preventative work The main focus of healthPROelderly is to on 01227 824532 or email following referrals from GP practice staff. identify criteria which make health promotion [email protected] Families who are vulnerable due to health and social inequalities can benefit from help and advice on housing, finances, boundaries for children, self-confidence, relationships, parenting, child-care, family difficulties and domestic violence. Why do older people put Research fellow Jenny Billings and research assistant Patrick Brown have recently finished themselves into homes? an evaluation of the service. Interviews with users showed that the help offered was as West Kent Primary Care Trust and Kent With funding from Kent County Council, much to do with building self-esteem and County Council have a specialist team for CHSS research associate Kirstie Coxon has anxiety management as with more practical older people following discharge from been undertaking a qualitative study to find help with parenting skills or accessing child hospital. The ‘community pathfinder’ out what sort of experience service users care. service provides specialised rehabilitation, (and their carers) have of the pathfinder help to become independent and service, and whether there is evidence that Being approachable seemed crucial to the provision of aids and adaptations that it is successful in helping people live success of professionals in helping young make the home safer for older people. independently. The study also explores mothers. One mother said: “They’ve all just what service users think are the been there without judging, which is nice, and So why, when this service is available, do alternatives to living at home with unusual, cos you often feel judged when you’re some older people continue to put rehabilitation and personal care, and a single mum”. The importance of a successful themselves in nursing and residential whether there are areas of unmet need. first visit where trust was gained was also homes? The cost of care homes can be crucial in determining positive outcomes. high, and older people are often self- Findings from the study will be available at funding, using savings or proceeds from the end of 2006. If you would like to know The report Billings, J., & Brown, P. (2006). the sale of their homes. If these funds run more about the study, contact Kirstie Thanet early intervention scheme. Pilot project out, the cost of care is transferred to the Coxon on 01227 827963 or email NEST evaluation report. Canterbury: CHSS, Local Authority. [email protected] is available at: http://www.kent.ac.uk/chss/publications/ pub_listmore.php?pid=874 Stroke survivors need information Stroke survivors are often unaware of Geriatrician Dr Jonathan Potter, and Annette sophisticated knowledge through the crucial information such as how to prevent King, Research Programme Manager at the Internet. The Cochrane Collaboration further strokes and other lifestyle advice, trust will look at the reasons why advice is website has the latest on medical such as the restrictions on driving after not reaching the right people. treatments and technologies, or they can stroke. A new collaboration between look on the Dr. Foster site at the risks of CHSS and East Kent Hospitals Trust is The study explores why barriers arise and different treatment facilities in the United examining how stroke survivors get the how to engage in better communication. This Kingdom. We want to find out what information they need. The idea came will be a pilot for a larger project to develop information people want and how best to from a previous Stroke Association funded guidance on communicating information to provide it.” study of post-stroke normalisation and stroke patients. rehabilitation. For further information contact Helen Research associate Helen Alaszewski said: Alaszewski on 01227 827641 or email The project team; Professor Alaszewski, “We are aware that if people have the skills [email protected] Helen Alaszewski (CHSS), Consultant and resources they can access highly 5

CHSS hosts Risk and Society Health service Conference professionals CHSS organised the 2006 British Sociological Professor Alan Petersen from the University win! Association ‘Risk and Society’ forum annual of Plymouth focused on how risks are framed conference in collaboration with the by the media, and what effect this has on University’s School of Sociology, Social Policy public understanding. Using nanotechnology Jacqueline Watson and Claire Bowman, two and Social Research. With a theme of as an example, he described the very variable experienced health service professionals, ‘Health, Risk and Society’, highlights included reportage, ranging from sci-fi style have won a competition offering waived the lecture of Professor Tulloch from Brunel scaremongering about ‘grey goo’ to tuition fees for an MA in Health Services University. Professor Tulloch survived the measured, if somewhat baffling, accounts of Research at CHSS. London terrorist bombings of July 2005 and this ‘new’ technology. Professor Petersen gave both an extraordinary tale of survival successfully demonstrated the importance of Now in its second year, this competition is and a re-analysis of risk throughout his clear communication between scientists and open to professionals seeking a career in rehabilitation and gradual return to public life the media. health services research. and lecturing. His account provoked much debate and discussion during the conference. The programme included presentation of Professor Andy Alaszewski, Director of more that fifty papers covering environmental CHSS, said “I would like to congratulate Issues of research governance and ‘risk risks such as bird flu, genetic modification and Jacqueline and Claire, the winners of our assessment’ are challenging in social science hydrogen based fuels and a range of other 2006 competition. The MA in Health Services research. Dr Tom Horlick-Jones from Cardiff risk and theory related papers. Research aims to produce graduates with University recounted some of the difficulties skills in health services research and a critical in assessing risk for researchers after a ‘gate- If you would like to know more about this understanding of current health issues and keeper’ providing access for researchers event or see copies of the papers, please the research agenda. Upon graduation, both engaged in a Russian study was shot dead. contact Kirstie Coxon on 01227 827963 or students will be thoroughly equipped to email ([email protected]). contribute to the development of health and social care in the South East and the UK in general.”

Jacqueline Watson, a member of West Kent Kent and Medway Researcher PCT, was stimulated to increase her research knowledge by participating in a community of the Year 2006 health needs assessment. She said, “Undertaking the MA in Health Services Primary care researchers from the NHS conference in Sydney, Australia in July 2006. Research will broaden my knowledge, were asked to nominate outstanding particularly of the social and political agendas individuals who had made a marked Joanne is currently undertaking PhD on and develop my understanding of the contribution to furthering research outside occupational therapy in vocational sociological perspective of health.” hospitals. Kent and Medway Primary Care rehabilitation at Canterbury Christ Church Research Network members selected University. Vocational rehabilitation aims to Claire Bowman, a Patient Quality Care Co- Joanne Ross, an occupational therapist, as help people who are disadvantaged by ordinator at a General Practice in Ramsgate, the network’s ‘Researcher of the Year’. illness or disability return to work or other said, “I was involved in a GP practice’s Joanne received £500 towards attending a useful employment. assessment of suitability for undertaking research and learned much in the process; since then, I have wanted to take this further and the competition has provided me with an ideal opportunity.”

The MA in Health Services Research is full time for one year, or part time over two years with modules in: research design and data collection; using secondary and qualitative data; philosophical approaches to research; quantitative analysis; the management of health risks; the formation and implementation of health policy; health care ethics and current issues in health policy.

For more information on the MA in Health Services Research contact Jackie Newton on 01227 827851 or email [email protected] Bill Gillespie, Chief Executive of Medway Teaching PCT & R&D lead for the NHS in Kent & Medway presents Joanne Ross with her award. 6

Kent and Medway Primary Open lecture Care Research Network ends 2006 The University runs a series of open lectures The Kent and Medway Primary Care new opportunities for participation in high during the academic year and CHSS has Research Network, which has been based at quality research”. started sponsoring one in the Autumn term. CHSS since September 2003, ceased at the The lectures are given by a mixture of public end of September 2006. In its place is a new Support for researchers in primary care will figures and recently-appointed professors network to concentrate on recruiting continue to be provided by the South East giving open inaugural lectures. This year, patients and practices to clinical trials and Research and Development Support Unit, recently appointed professor, Iain Carpenter other high quality studies. The new South which is led by CHSS. The SE RDSU covers will give his inaugural lecture on December Coast PCRN (England) local research Kent, Surrey and and provides a range 8th 2006. His title is: 'The personal is network is led by Professor Helen Smith at of opportunities for training and specialised political: Rethinking health and social care for the and Sussex Medical School. support through colleagues at the older people.' Dr Iain Carpenter is a half-time Universities of Surrey and Brighton. Consultant Geriatrician, East Kent Hospitals Professor Andy Alaszewski is a member of NHS Trust, Professor of Human Ageing and the new steering group for the reconfigured Kirstie Coxon will move into the South East Associate Directors (Older People) at CHSS. PCRN and is keen to become involved in its Research and Development Support Unit and The lecture is at 6pm on Friday 8th new activities, “I am pleased that primary continue providing support for primary care December 2006 Brabourne Lecture Theatre, care is getting a new research network professionals. Keynes College – admission free (no booking recognising the unique contribution primary or tickets required). For further information care can make to the NHS in Kent and For more information on the SE RDSU go to: go to: Medway. We look forward to promoting www.brighton.ac.uk/health/RDSU/ www.kent.ac.uk/arts/events/lectures.html SE RDSU launch

The new South East Research and The event was held at the University of The keynote speech was preceded by an Development Support Unit; a collaboration Sussex. Professor Nick Bosanquet from afternoon of workshops which were designed between CHSS, the Faculty of Health at the Imperial College, London gave the keynote to demonstrate how the South East Research University Brighton and The Postgraduate speech on the future of NHS research and and Development Support Unit works with Medical School at the , development in the South-East. Professor NHS professionals to support their research was officially launched on May 31st 2006. Bosanquet is well known for his book – ‘The activity. Delegates liked the variety and NHS in 2010: reform or bust’, which explains content of the workshops, the welcoming CHSS takes the lead for the collaboration, the reason for the service's current financial atmosphere and the overall structure of the with Professor Andy Alaszewski as the difficulty and shows why these difficulties will day; “The structure was good – plenty of Director. He explains that: ‘The South East worsen after 2008. He illustrated the likely choice and time to network; choice of Research and Development Support Unit aims future challenges for research and workshops was good.” to support NHS researchers in developing an development in the South East. evidence-based health service, in which there Stands were provided by the Kent, Surrey, is an active programme of research identifying The conference was open to all in health and Sussex Library Services, the University of the most effective way of caring for patients. social care with an interest in research and Kent, INVOLVE and NHS Innovations. It is funded by the Department of Health and was well attended, with enthusiastic feedback is one of over a dozen Research and from those who participated. Staff from the three universities who are Development Support Units in England.’ involved in the RDSU have a wide set of skills including: health professionals, statisticians, public health and quantitative and qualitative researchers. There are members with expertise in building research capacity and forging links between practitioners, healthcare organisations and academic researchers.

Now that the South East Research and Development Support Unit is launched, it will have its own newsletter. If you are interested in receiving a copy or knowing more about the unit and its activities, please contact Domino Moore, RDSU Administrator, South East NHS Research & Development Support Unit, Faculty of Health, University of Brighton

Telephone 01273 643952 Email Left to right Professor Michael Whiting, Dean of the Faculty of Health at the University of [email protected] Brighton, host of the SERDSU launch, Professor Nick Bosanquet, , www.brighton.ac.uk/health/rdsu Keynote Speaker at the launch and Andy Alaszewski, Director of the SE RDSU. 7

New appointments

pharmacy students understand the role of followed by an international conference on human agency in scientific research (both as its Travel Behavioural Research in Kyoto. undertakers and subjects). I also hope to soften students’ apprehension towards numbers. If What did you think of Durban and Kyoto? sociologists can learn stats, there’s no excuse for Both places were amazing. I didn’t spend much pharmacists! time in Durban itself – I stayed at Umhlanga Rocks, a few miles up the coast, which is much One of your recent activities was analysing safer than Durban. After the conference, my the anonymised records of over a million partner Simon and I spent two weeks travelling people in one English county, during a 6-year around KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. We had period across many public agencies. That an incredible time, including: surviving an sounds a rich dataset, what did you use it for? elephant stampede; abseiling down a 107 metre I used the dataset to investigate the service waterfall; and sleeping in a treehouse! Kyoto needs of “vulnerable” populations, like seemed like a different world. I didn’t have time offenders and mental health patients, and to to do much sightseeing, but enjoyed Japanese test for the association between mental health restaurants and had a great night out at a and crime. A major concern in my work has karaoke bar. been to avoid using this and other well-know associations to “statistically” stereotype Oh, and the conferences were ok, too! vulnerable populations. Thus, I have shown how, Dr Jorge Rodriguez behind the “offenders” and “mental health Why did you decide to come to Kent and the patients” labels, it is possible to identify a Newly appointed senior lecturer in University? variety of statuses that can change over quantitative methods, Jorge Rodriguez has I’m from Kent and wanted to ‘come home’ to be individuals’ life courses. come to CHSS via the nearer to my family; and I had been wanting to and his home country, Spain. Born in Madrid, move into teaching, whilst retaining a strong Dr Rodriguez can be contacted on 01227 research element. This position seems to fit the Jorge graduated from Universidad 824535 or email [email protected] Complutense in Sociology and completed his bill perfectly! PhD at Northwestern University in the For your PhD you used a technique called a United States. Jorge describes himself as a Dr Susan Kenyon quantitative, longitudinal, panel based diary sociologist with an interest in health and Before she took her new appointment in study. Can you describe that? social care, the sociology of work and CHSS as lecturer in qualitative methods, I used a quantitative method, to complement occupations and in political sociology. He also Susan Kenyon was Research Fellow in the qualitative research in a previous study. I counts among his areas of interest survey Transport and Social Exclusion at the Centre decided to do a longitudinal study because methods, logistic and log-linear models, for Transport & Society at the University of people have difficulties remembering multivariate techniques of analyses, and the West of England. Susan, whose research behavioural change. This way, they don’t have Boolean algebra for qualitative comparisons. interests combine Internet use, transport and to remember change – the data remembers for social exclusion, describes herself as a social Here in CHSS we are interested in Spanish them. I used the same panel of participants, scientist with a background in environmental rather than taking unrelated samples over time, food. Do you cook and do you have any politics. favourite Spanish dishes? because this is a more accurate way of Yes, I do cook. My specialties are “paella” (rich- measuring change – you can be more confident This summer she travelled to South Africa that the changes that you measure are due to flavoured rice made with meat or seafood), and Japan, presenting findings from her Spanish (potato) omelette, and “croquettes” your measured variables, rather than to recently completed PhD. First stop was the differences in the characteristics of the people (fried balls of breaded béchamel paste), all ISA World Congress of Sociology in Durban, made from scratch. I also can make some good that you are talking to. Finally, I used a diary pasta dishes, thanks to the teachings of my method, because we found that people generally Italian wife. aren’t aware of their behaviour, so it is difficult for them to accurately recall what they do each Why did you decide to come to Kent and the day. By asking people to write down all of their University? activities, I hoped to overcome this problem. Kent has one of the best Centres of Health Studies in the country. Everybody working in this You are going to be teaching qualitative field would like to be here. Plus the centre research methods to pharmacy students, belongs to the School of Social Policy, Sociology what do you think this can offer them? and Social Research, which is a bonus for a I hope that I can teach the students to sociologist like myself. understand that there are different types of ‘knowledge’ and that, if they want to be good You are going to be teaching pharmacy pharmacists, they need to consider all of the students, what do you think your research evidence available to them, some of which can background can offer them? only be gained by using qualitative methods. Nowadays, researchers in all fields are becoming increasingly aware of the Dr Kenyon can be contacted on 01227 “embeddedness” of science in social practices. I 824908 or email [email protected] hope that my sociological background will help 8

Recent CHSS Publications Staff at CHSS Alaszewski, A. (2006). Managing risk in Reports community practice: nursing, risk and decision- Andy Alaszewski Hon MFPH, BA, MA, making. In P. Godin (Ed.), Risk and nursing practice Aspinall, P. J. (2006). A review of databases PhD Director of CHSS and Professor of (pp. 24-41). London: Palgrave Macmillan. and other statistical sources reporting ethnic Health Studies group and their potential to enhance the Aspinall, P. J. (2006). Secondary analysis of Helen Alaszewski RGN, BA evidence base on health promotion (Health administrative, routine and research data sources: Research Associate ASERT Programme Wales Report 5). Cardiff: lessons from the UK. In J. Y. Nazroo (Ed.), Peter Aspinall BA, MA Welsh Assembly Government. Health and social research in multicultural societies Senior Research Fellow (pp. 379-455). London: Routledge. Aspinall, P. J. (2006). A review of the Jenny Billings BSc Hons, MSc, RGN, literature on the health beliefs, health status Alaszewski, A. (2006). Diaries as a source of PGDipHV, DipN Research Fellow and use of services in the minority ethnic suffering narratives: A critical commentary. Patrick Brown BA, MA group population and of appropriate health Health, Risk & Society, 8(1), 43-58. Research Assistant care interventions (Health ASERT Programme Rose Cappello BSc, MA Alaszewski, A., Alaszewski, H., & Potter, J. Wales Report 3). Cardiff: Welsh Assembly (2006). Risk, uncertainty and life threatening Government. Research Associate trauma: analysing stroke survivor's accounts Bridget Carpenter BA, DipM ACIM Aspinall, P. J. (2006). A review of the literature of life after stoke. Forum Qualitative Social Development Manager for Research & on the health beliefs, health status and use of Research, 7(1), Art. 18. Development services in the refugee and asylum seeker Iain Carpenter MD, FRCP Aspinall, P. J. (2006). Informing progress population and of appropriate health care towards race equality in healthcare: Is routine interventions (Health ASERT Programme Wales Associate Director (older people) at CHSS data collection adequate? Advances in Psychiatric Report 4). Cardiff: Welsh Assembly and Honorary Consultant Geriatrician Treatment, 12(2), 1-11. Government. Tara Chapman BSc Administration Assistant Billings, J. (2006). Staff perceptions of ageist Beddall, D., Belworthy, A., Mason, M., practice in the clinical setting: Practice Williams, S., Billings, J., & Hatzidimitriadou, Kirstie Coxon RM, RGN, BSc, MA development project. Quality in Ageing, 7(2), E. (2006). Older people have their say! Survey Research Associate 33-45. of older people's needs in Westgate Ward, Sylvia Francis Communications and Support Officer for the Calnan, M., Wainwright, D., Glasner, P., Canterbury. Canterbury: The Canterbury and Newbury-Ecob, R., & Ferlie, E. (2006). District Pensioners' Forum with University Research and Development Support Unit 'Medicine's Next Goldmine?' The implications of Kent. Peta Hampshire Administrator of new genetic health technologies for the health Billings, J. (2006). Taking standards for better Ferhana Hashem Research Fellow PhD service. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, health forward in East Kent Coastal Teaching Charlotte Hastie BA, MA 9(1), 33-41. Primary Care Trust (Final report). Research Associate Calnan, M., Wainwright, D., O'Neill, C., Canterbury: CHSS, University of Kent. Linda Jenkins BSc, MSc Cstat Winterbottom, A., & Watkins, C. (2006). Billings, J., & Brown, P. (2006). Involving older Public Health Specialist Making sense of aches and pains. Family Practice, users of continence services in developing Paula Loader Secretarial Assistant 23(1), 91-105. standards of care: A pilot study (Final Report Susan Kenyon MA, PhD Carpenter, G. I., Hastie, C. L., Morris, J. N., on Stage 3). Canterbury: CHSS, University Mathew Mackenzie BSc, PhD Fries, B. E., & Ankri, J. (2006). Measuring change of Kent. Research Associate in activities of daily living in nursing home Billings, J., & Brown, P. (2006). Thanet early Jan Macvarish BA, Research Associate residents with moderate to severe cognitive intervention scheme. Pilot project NEST Jackie Newton Secretary to impairment. BMC Geriatrics, 6(7). evaluation report. Canterbury: CHSS, Professor Alaszewski Morrissey, Y., Bowman, C., & Carpenter, I. University of Kent. Ann Palmer Honorary Senior Research (2006). Assessment of patients in long-term Billings, J., Hastie, C., & Jenkins, L. (2006). Fellow care should be used to improve quality as well as Service development programme: Maximising Tony Rees Data Management Clerk allocate funds. Age and Ageing, 35(3), 212-214. life opportunities for teenagers.Teenagers' views Jorge Rodrigue PhD, Senior Lecturer Wainwright, D., Calnan, M., O'Neill, C., and experiences of sex and relationships Marion Scholes SRN, BA Winterbottom, A., & Watkins, C. (2006). education, sexual health services and family Research Assistant When pain in the arm is 'all in the head': The support services in Kent (Survey findings for David Wainwright MA, PhD management of medically unexplained suffering in year 2). Canterbury: CHSS, University of Senior Lecturer in Health Services Research Kent. primary care. Health, Risk & Society, 8(1), 71-88. Helen Wooldridge Secretarial Assistant 10/06 This review is published by CHSS, George Allen Wing, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF, United Kingdom If you would like further information on any of the features in this newsletter please contact Peta Hampshire by telephone. 103870

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