The work of Dr Tim Robbins (CF 2016) and his team received the Our Health Heroes Digital Innovation Award this month. The award is in recognition of Tim’s Covid-19 Action Fund project, which is looking at ways of monitoring the health and wellbeing of Covid-19 patients from deprived communities who have diabetes.
The work of Garry Botterill (CF 2015) and his charity Service Dogs UK was featured in an article in the April issue of Your Dog magazine. Garry co-founded the charity following his Fellowship, which explored how specially trained assistance dogs can support PTSD sufferers.
By Garry Botterill,
Social enterprise founder William Case (CF 2011) gave a guest lecture to health and social care students at Manchester Metropolitan University this month. William discussed his Action Fund project, which is offering support to disabled people and their carers on how to problem-solve during a time of crisis.
By William Case,
Nurse Dr Ruth Oshikanlu (CF 2019) has launched a new website, Nurses and Midwives Talk, this month, featuring the conversations she’s had with healthcare workers during the pandemic. The project was inspired by Ruth’s Fellowship, which explored trauma-informed approaches to care.
By Ruth Oshikanlu,
Health and social care director Rebecca Jarvis (CF 2019) contributed to a new report entitled Cultivating Neighbourhoods that Care: A Manifesto for Change, which was published this month. Rebecca drew upon learnings from her Fellowship, which researched support for older people that allows them to remain in their own homes.
By Rebecca Jarvis,
