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KathCheckland @khcheck

Professor of Health Policy and Primary Care - views my own

Joined November 2010
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Health Services Research UK@HSRN_UK
May 12
💡#HSR Career Opportunity Research Fellow role available at #HSRUK member LSHTM working on NIHR and DHSC policy research. 📍 London 🕒 Full/part-time ⏰ Deadline: 14 May - apply soon! 🔗 jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp…

Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working...

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SHOC-OBHC@SHOC_OBHC
25 Nov 2025
Shifting care into the community: Using Ostrom to explore collaborativ... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Policy@Manchester@UoMPolicy
10 Oct 2025
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: ow.ly/KjfO50X8AuK
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Margaret McCartney@mgtmccartney
20 Sep 2025
Currently trying to tell as many people as possible about medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/ce… and our first event on 31st october. but....some organisations have been refusing to pass on the invite because the event is paid-for/

The Centre for Evidence and Values

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Margaret McCartney@mgtmccartney
18 Sep 2025
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/content/15/9…

Does online information about hormone replacement therapy (or menopause hormone therapy) reflect...

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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Patrick Burch@PatrickBurch
17 Sep 2025
Does anyone still care about continuity? Our new paper exploring patient and clinician perspectives on continuity has been released online. bjgp.org/content/early/2025/…

What do patients and clinicians think about continuity in general practice in England? a qualitat...

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...

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Margaret McCartney@mgtmccartney
1 Sep 2025
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! medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/ce…
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HOPE at UoM@HOPE_UoM
21 Aug 2025
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: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-gp-pa…

The GP Patient Survey | Data that drives change

This free one-day event focuses on the value The GP Patient Survey brings to primary care research in England

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Matt Sutton@MattXSutton
24 Jul 2025
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..... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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NIHR PRU HSSC
@NIHR_PRUHSSC
24 Jul 2025
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: tinyurl.com/4henntde
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David Oliver@mancunianmedic
4 Jul 2025
Impact of physician assistants on quality of care: rapid review bmj.com/content/390/bmj-2025…

Impact of physician assistants on quality of care: rapid review

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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Jonathan Stokes
@DukeStokes
3 Jul 2025
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! gla.ac.uk/research/az/optima… jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/Jo…
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NIHR PRU HSSC
@NIHR_PRUHSSC
1 Jul 2025
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: shorturl.at/tYr7u
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Debra Milne@debrasusanmilne
3 Jun 2025
Why I . . . am a jazz singer bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r743

Why I . . . am a jazz singer

Consultant pathologist Debra Milne tells Helen Jones about her love of jazz—from performing in a band to helping to run a local music venue “I’ve always loved music but particularly jazz and the...

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UoM Biology, Medicine and Health@FBMH_UoM
22 May 2025
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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Healthecon-all@Healtheconall
23 May 2025
The NIHR Economics Group will be launched at a one-day in-person event taking place in Manchester, UK, on Monday 13 October 2025. dlvr.it/TKxfsm #healtheconomics
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Peter Bower@Bowercpcman
9 May 2025
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 journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/h…
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Come work with us! RA job available, working on projects exploring current NHS policy. Friendly team jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/Jo…

Research Associate (Qualitative):Oxford Road

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KathCheckland@khcheck
30 Apr 2025
pleased to see this paper published: journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful… 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.

Tackling health inequalities: What exactly do we mean? Evidence from health policy in England -...

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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Policy@Manchester@UoMPolicy
29 Apr 2025
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: ow.ly/QkES50VJzb4
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