Posts related to Health & wellbeing
Equality in the NHS: a work in progress
December 15 2017Roger Kline revisits the Workplace Race Equality Standard and examines the impact it’s had on the NHS since its introduction in 2014
Rethinking disciplinary action in the NHS
Roger Kline outlines the cost of disciplinary investigations and puts forward a case for more learning and less blame when mistakes are made in the NHS
World AIDS Day: fear, community and hope
December 01 2017As we near the end of the fourth decade of the HIV epidemic, Ant Babajee explores how far society has moved on
Researching the wellbeing of students
May 08 2017The Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies is using a platform called the Computerised Life Events Assessment Record to investigate student wellbeing
Violence and women’s mental health
January 04 2017Associate Professor in Mental Health Nicky Lambert reviews a new piece of research linking violence against women to higher levels of mental distress
The sickness label
February 09 2016Dr Sarah Carr explores a brief history of psychiatry and gay liberation
The social impact of authoritative parenting
January 21 2016Professor Lynn McDonald discusses the role of families in modern society and how they can be empowered to improve children’s academic performance
Researching cancer using social media
January 20 2016Senior Lecturer in Natural Sciences Dr Britta Stordal is harnessing the power of social media to gather information on cancer incidence among the population of the UK
Understanding the stress of life events
November 10 2015Research Fellow Ruth Spence is examining how people deal with negative situations, and the different degrees of stress caused by significant life events
The QUEST study: understanding suicidal thoughts
September 10 2015Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Lisa Marzano shares findings from the QUEST study, and how it’s helping organisations like the Samaritans gain a deeper understanding of suicide
