KathCheckland
@khcheck
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Professor of Health Policy and Primary Care - views my own
Joined November 2010
In this article, Professor Ellen Schafheutle presents findings evaluating the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS), and what this means in the context of the 10 Year Health Plan and the shift from hospital to community. Read it here: https://t.co/83iEZVJFhs
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Introduction to Feminism in October, one place left! -
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Currently trying to tell as many people as possible about https://t.co/ghBPAj4J1M and our first event on 31st october. but....some organisations have been refusing to pass on the invite because the event is paid-for/
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk
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New research! TLDR: it’s quite difficult to find truly independent info about benefits of HRT online: most comes with some kind of conflict of interest: and: many online claims go well beyond indications stated by NICE/BNF, making informed choice hard.
bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To describe: (1) the most visible information (from individuals or organisations) on UK social media regarding hormone replacement therapy (HRT)/menopause hormone treatment for menopause;...
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Does anyone still care about continuity? Our new paper exploring patient and clinician perspectives on continuity has been released online.
bjgp.org
Background Relational continuity, an ongoing therapeutic relationship between a patient and a clinician, has long been a hallmark of general practice. However, its prevalence in England has declined...
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am beyond thrilled: the Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare, University of St Andrews. critical appraisal, risk, ethical innovation, governance, leadership, bioethics, conflicts of interest....first event 31st October. Please join us! https://t.co/ghBPAj4J1M
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GP Patient Survey Conference 📢Registration is now open! 📍 Manchester | 1 October 2025 🎤 Keynote: Dan Wellings (The King’s Fund) “20 Years of Understanding Patient Experience – What Have We Learnt?” 💡 Free to attend 👉Register & find out more: https://t.co/JddczBKt63
eventbrite.co.uk
This free one-day event focuses on the value The GP Patient Survey brings to primary care research in England
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Do we spend more on hospital care in the north of England because of higher needs or higher availability? Our new paper takes a look.....
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Today we are publishing our 12th GP Worklife Survey, which provides a unique and detailed look at how the working lives of GPs have changed over time. To read our full report, visit:
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Impact of physician assistants on quality of care: rapid review
bmj.com
Objective To determine the impact of physician assistants, compared with physicians, on quality of care in the context of an ongoing UK policy review. Design Rapid systematic review. Search strategy...
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Our @HOPE_UoM colleagues recruiting a health economist/quant researcher to work on evaluability of a large place-based intervention (20-min neighbourhood) with potential health (inequality) impacts. Come work with us on OPTIMA! https://t.co/f77CMGO6Xp
jobs.manchester.ac.uk
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As we await the release of the #NHS10YearPlan, Prof @khcheck reflects on what we already know about the provision of services across Neighbourhoods in new blog, read here:
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Interested in Community Health Services? Check out the findings from our recent study on adult CHS commissioning and avoidance of hospital admissions @khcheck @GoffMhorag @RachelMeacock
‘We’re not there yet!’: a qualitative study exploring the commissioning of adult Community Health Services in England to support the avoidance of hospital admissions https://t.co/VoAmilxdvs
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Professors Kathryn Abel, Tony Day and Matt Sutton from The University of Manchester have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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The NIHR Economics Group will be launched at a one-day in-person event taking place in Manchester, UK, on Monday 13 October 2025. https://t.co/9oQZWahJb5
#healtheconomics
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Delighted to present the final report for our DIPLOMA evaluation of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. A true team effort - thanks to everyone who helped along the way TL;DR prevention at scale is viable, with plenty of scope for optimising further https://t.co/UJOqF2FONj
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Come work with us! RA job available, working on projects exploring current NHS policy. Friendly team https://t.co/M6SJO71km9
jobs.manchester.ac.uk
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pleased to see this paper published: https://t.co/jCZOa4LhHJ current health policy in England aspires to tackle health inequalities, but there is considerable confusion about what the NHS can and should actually do. I hope our conceptual framework might be helpful in clarifying.
journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To develop a model to support health systems in clarifying how they might target action to reduce health inequalities, and to use it to understand cu...
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Dr Imelda McDermott and Professor Ellen Schafheutle present the findings of a new study on the pressures facing pharmacy technicians, and what policymakers can do to stem the exodus of this vital workforce. Read the article here: https://t.co/jsrl8j2hDM
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