New research awards at the Cicely Saunders Institute
24th August 2016
Clinical Lecturer Dr Catherine Evans has been awarded funding by Sussex Community NHS Trust to develop and implement a symptom and psychosocial toolkit for use in community hospitals to improve communication and palliative care. The programme builds on Dr Evans’ previous work in optimising palliative care for the elderly in the community. Dr Evans is Cicely Saunders International Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Care and Research, Development and Innovation Director and Clinical Nurse Specialist at Sussex Community NHS Trust. She was supported through the BuildCARE programme funded by Cicely Saunders International.
Researcher Joanna Davies has been awarded funding from the Dunhill Medical Trust to complete a PhD training fellowship. Joanna previously worked for the Social Disadvantage Research Centre at Oxford University. Joanna’s will carry out research to understand the social determinants of outcomes important to older people at the end of life in order to reduce social inequality in palliative care.
Consultant Dr Sabrina Bajwah has been awarded funding by the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme to carry out research into symptom control and quality of life for patients with lung disease. One of the co-investigators on the study is Dr Claudia Bausewein, former Cicely Saunders Scholar at the Cicely Saunders Institute, and currently Professor of Palliative Medicine at the University of Munich.
Research Nurse Marsha Dawkins has been awarded NIHR funding through its Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellowship programme to work with colleagues in NHS trusts across London to ensure that research is translated quickly into clinical practice. Through innovative practice and systematic study KMR Fellows advance knowledge and understanding about research use, influence and impact.
Physiotherapist Jo Bayly has received a research fellowship from the NIHR to develop a short-term integrated rehabilitation service for people with newly diagnosed thoracic cancer. The aim is to find out if the service helps people maintain participation in daily life activities. The service will use individualised proactive rehabilitation interventions to minimise treatment-related symptoms and side-effects. Jo is supervised by Dr Matthew Maddocks, Cicely Saunders International Lecturer for Older People.