News
More than eight out 10 women with gestational diabetes missing out on crucial postnatal care
18 March 2013
Just 13 per cent of women who have had gestational diabetes receive the right care after giving birth — a shortfall that leaves many at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
Researchers at Surrey studied data on nearly 800 women with gestational diabetes across England. Their results, presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2013, found that only 102 of the women were recorded as receiving one or more blood-glucose tests following their delivery. This runs contrary to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommendation that women who have had gestational diabetes are monitored post-birth, receiving blood-glucose tests six weeks after delivery and then annually.
Surrey Health Care Graduate Lands Top Job
11 February 2013
“The most important thing I have learnt at the University of Surrey is that with the right support and hard work, the sky will be the only limit”.
In September 2012, Beauty Chakani completed her part-time Master’s degree in Health Care Management alongside a full-time job as a staff nurse in charge of ten care-givers at a home for people living with dementia. Within three months of graduating, she had won herself a highly prized position as manager of a seventy-bed care centre in Tonbridge Wells.
Surrey Academic Foundation Doctors present at National Conferences
23 January 2013
Meena Rafiq and Andrew McGovern, academic foundation doctors, have recently presented research developed as part of their academic foundation attachment with the Clinical Informatics Group at the University of Surrey.
The research is based on data collected for the Quality Improvement in Chronic Kidney Disease Trial (QICKD).
Look out for Clinical Informatics research from HCMP at this year's Diabetes UK conference!
21 December 2012
Our diabetes research team in collaboration with colleagues at the Chelsea and Westminster, Leicester and Royal Surrey County hospitals have succeeded in getting two oral presentations and four posters into the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference. The conference which takes place in Manchester (13 – 15 March) is the premier healthcare conferences in the UK attracting over 3000 attendees and covers a wide range of scientific and clinical themes related to diabetes care. We will be presenting data on the clinical management of diabetes in primary care; the relationship of diabetes, kidney disease, and hypertension; early analysis of the Global Attitudes of Patient and Physicians (GAPP2™) survey, the quality of primary care follow-up for women who have developed diabetes during pregnancy as well as providing insights into the difficulties diagnosing diabetes in young patients.
Business and Management Postgraduate Research Studentships
8 November 2012
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law is offering full-time doctoral (postgraduate research) studentships in Business and Management starting in October 2013. The 3 year studentships will cover all tuition fees, and provide maintenance for a total of up to £16,800 pa*.
We are looking to recruit exceptional doctoral (PhD) students to join our internationally recognised research groups in which our doctoral students play an important part. As a member of the ESRC funded South East Doctoral Training Centre we offer excellent research training and the opportunity to be part of a vibrant research community that shapes agendas of scholarship and practice.
Getting to the Heart of the Matter
20 September 2012
Excellent news has reached us from Greece, where Dr Khaled Sadek of the Health Care Management and Policy team won the best oral presentation prize at the recent fifth annual European Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (EPCCS) conference in Athens. Khaled’s presentation focused on the use of medical informatics to bridge the gap between IT and clinical practice in order to reduce cardiovascular disease, particularly in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease and concurrent anaemia. His illustration of the work of the School of Health Care Management and Policy’s Primary Care and Informatics Group also included a poster display.
Department's Research into operation cancellations covered by the Mail Online
17 September 2012
Research by Professor Simon Jones and Dr Graham Cookson (Kings College, London) was recently covered by The Mail Online. This research, published in the journal Health Economics found that patients from poorer backgrounds and ethnic minorities were more likely to have their operation cancelled than other sectors of the population. Professor Jones recently joined Prof Simon de Lusignan in the Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes Research Group. His hospital data expertise is complimentary to its previous focus on primary care and mental health data and consolidates the group's capability to conduct research across the increasingly integrated health space.
Official Opening for Department of Health Care Management and Policy
12 September 2012
Tuesday 11 September saw the official opening of the University of Surrey’s Department of Health Care Management and Policy. To mark the occasion Anne Milton MP unveiled a plaque and met academics and researchers. Based in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law the Department has been built up over the last year as a result of demand for courses in health care management and the opportunity to bring together research expertise in patient safety, health informatics and management of health care organisations.
Surrey Informatics Summer School 2012
23 February 2012
How to use routine health data for quality improvement and research
Venue: University of Surrey
Price: Full Fee: £1,500, Post Graduate Fee: £750
Dates: 9 -14 July 2012
Business and Management Postgraduate Research Studentships Available
1 November 2011
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law is offering full-time doctoral (postgraduate research) studentships in Business and Management starting in October 2012.
The 3 year studentships will cover all tuition fees, and provide maintenance for a total of up to £16,800 pa*.
We are looking to recruit exceptional doctoral (PhD) students to join our internationally recognised research groups in which our doctoral students play an important part. As a member of the ESRC funded South East Doctoral Training Centre we offer excellent research training and the opportunity to be part of a vibrant research community that shapes agendas of scholarship and practice.
