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CaHRU presents two papers at the XX World Congress of Sociology in Melbourne, Australia, 25 June – 01 July 2023

Posted on August 26, 2023 by lellis — No Comments ↓

Dr Gupteswar Patel, a member of the CaHRU team, presented two papers from the NIHR-funded Community First Responder project at the XX World Congress of Sociology in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 June to 01 July 2023. This quadrennial conference brought Continue reading CaHRU presents two papers at the XX World Congress of Sociology in Melbourne, Australia, 25 June – 01 July 2023→

CaHRU awarded Lincoln Policy Hub grant to shape policy on Community First Responders

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

In December 2022, Dr Gupteswar Patel and Prof Niro Siriwardena from CaHRU successfully secured funding from the Lincoln Policy Hub to engage decision- and policy-makers for ambulance services and CFR schemes at local, regional and national levels ito co-create and Continue reading CaHRU awarded Lincoln Policy Hub grant to shape policy on Community First Responders→

CaHRU team give five oral presentations at 50th Society for Academic Primary Care conference

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

Members of staff from CaHRU attended the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Academic Primary Care, ‘Recovery and Innovation’, at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) in Preston which took place between 4 to 6 July 2022. The Continue reading CaHRU team give five oral presentations at 50th Society for Academic Primary Care conference→

CaHRU’s Despina Laparidou wins prize at 999 EMS Research Forum conference

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

Members from the Community and Health Research Unit provided elevator and poster presentations at this year’s 999 EMS Research Foum Conference online, ‘All in this together: collaboration in emergency prehospital care research’. Highlights from the CaHRU team included a rapid Continue reading CaHRU’s Despina Laparidou wins prize at 999 EMS Research Forum conference→

Gupteswar Patel joins CaHRU as a postdoctoral research associate

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

Gupteswar Patel joined CaHRU in October 2021 as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Health Services Research. He will be working on a national NIHR funded study Community First Responders’ role in the current and future rural health and care workforce. Continue reading Gupteswar Patel joins CaHRU as a postdoctoral research associate→