26 November 2024
Barriers to healthcare impede the wider implementation of mind and body care. To address these barriers, the KHP Mind & Body Improvement Network is empowering individuals to make a change by becoming Mind & Body Champions.
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KHP Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity recently conducted a health needs assessment to better understand the needs of people living with both a severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes.
We hear about the findings from the international BETTER-B randomised trial. The aim of the project was to test the effectiveness of mirtazapine (a drug repurposed for severe breathlessness) in patients with advanced respiratory diseases.
Multiple myeloma, also known as myeloma, is a type of bone marrow cancer.
Prof Graham Lord, MA MB BChir PhD FRCP FRSB FMedSci, NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus, joins King's Health Partners as its new Executive Director.
Mr Karagama – consultant Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon and laryngologist – shares how he is supporting the the development of surgical innovations with the aim transform his practice and improve quality of life for patients.
As newly elected president for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Prof Emma Duncan will champion the KHP ethos of clinical academic collaboration, to help people living with bone-related disorders across the globe.
The Institute represents an exciting opportunity to combine resources and research strengths across King's Health Partners.
"Blood clots are the leading cause of preventable deaths in hospitals and there is still so much we don’t understand about them. This means that research in this area has the potential to save many lives."
The Private Patients Business Development Manager for Adult Services explains how he joined the NHS as an apprentice instead of going to university, working his way up from ward clerk to his current management role.
The clinical specialist physiotherapist explains that "FND is as common as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and just like any other condition, when it is more widely understood more staff are able to deliver appropriate treatment".
Nurses, midwives, allied and other health professionals across south London will be supported into research careers, following a funding award from the NIHR’s INSIGHT: Inspiring Students into Research scheme.
“Research is not a solo act,” says Dr Mandy Wan, recent NIHR award recipient. As the Lead Paediatric Research Pharmacist, she has been pivotal in managing clinical trials that bring innovative treatments to young patients.
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