Top 50 healthcare innovator appointed as Health Innovation Manchester’s Chief Executive Officer Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Professor Ben Bridgewater, a digital trailblazer in healthcare and former cardiac surgeon, who was named as one of the UK’s top 50 health innovators, has been appointed as Health Innovation Manchester’s new Chief Executive Officer. Continue reading full article: Top 50 healthcare innovator appointed as Health Innovation Manchester’s Chief Executive Officer
NIHR Manchester BRC PhD studentships – deadline 2 February Posted: Friday, January 5, 2018 The Manchester BRC is advertising nine specialised PhD studentships across a number of clinical and non-clinical areas. The deadline for applications is 2 February. Continue reading full article: NIHR Manchester BRC PhD studentships – deadline 2 February
Event – How Precision Medicine will transform healthcare – 2 March 2018 Posted: Monday, December 11, 2017 This event in partnership with Manchester Precision Medicine Institute and Health Innovation Manchester will provide attendees with an understanding of precision medicine approaches and an overview of some of the existing research in this area across Manchester and within industry. Continue reading full article: Event – How Precision Medicine will transform healthcare – 2 March 2018
BRC Hearing Health Showcase attracts world-wide interest Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2017 World-wide representatives across research, industry and the NHS came together on 11 October 2017 to learn about Manchester’s ground-breaking hearing health research Continue reading full article: BRC Hearing Health Showcase attracts world-wide interest
Short research placements available for nurses, midwives, pharmacists and allied health professionals Posted: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 The NIHR Manchester BRC, in collaboration with the NIHR Manchester CRF and supported by Oxford Road Corridor and Health Innovation Manchester is investing in the next generation of NHS researchers and want you to be part of it. Continue reading full article: Short research placements available for nurses, midwives, pharmacists and allied health professionals
Effective Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in experimental medicine event 27th Nov Posted: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 This workshop will provide attendees with opportunities to discuss and develop practical strategies for effective PPIE to enhance the design and delivery of their research and to meet the requirements of research funders. Continue reading full article: Effective Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in experimental medicine event 27th Nov
Hearing impairment: A modifiable risk for dementia? By Dr Piers Dawes Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017 A recent review of dementia prevention, intervention and care in the Lancet identified hearing impairment as the largest potentially modifiable mid-life risk factor for dementia. In response Dr Piers Dawes has written a blog post for policy@manchester Continue reading full article: Hearing impairment: A modifiable risk for dementia? By Dr Piers Dawes
Manchester researchers uncover novel insights into early detection of cancer Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Three new publications in the high impact JAMA group of journals provide information that could shape the way in which patients with a genetic predisposition are screened for cancers associated with brain and nerve cell tumours, Lynch Syndrome and Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. Continue reading full article: Manchester researchers uncover novel insights into early detection of cancer