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Medical Research Council Project

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/primarycare/social-prescribing/mrc-project

University of Plymouth researchers are partnering with the SIPHER consortium to use a structured approach to design a future programme of community-referred social prescribing suitable for individuals to use and access community assets for their health.

Medical students deliver online reading sessions to local schools

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/medical-students-deliver-online-reading-sessions-to-local-schools

The Right to Read Scheme, run by Plymouth Children in Poverty (PCiP) and funded by Plymouth Drake Foundation, sees students from across Peninsula Medical School drop in online to read a story to pupils, and follow it up with a discussion.

Careers with the PGCE/Certificate in Education

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/certed-certificate-in-education-incorporating-the-diploma-in-teaching-further-education-and-skills/careers

Certificate in Education (incorporating the Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills))

You’ll experience a range of teaching and training settings during your time on the PGCE/Certificate in Education programmes. Many of our students find their first jobs with their placement institutions.

MP visit highlights need for ‘joined-up’ health and social care in Plymouth

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/mp-visit-highlights-need-for-joined-up-health-and-social-care-in-plymouth

Plymouth University news: A visit by Oliver Colvile MP to the Cumberland GP Practice and Dental Education Facility in Devonport has highlighted the need for more 'joined-up' health and social care in Plymouth

Top 10 ranking for ‘outstanding’ and ‘influential’ dental academic

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/top-10-ranking-for-outstanding-and-influential-dental-academic

Professor Liz Kay MBE, Foundation Dean of Peninsula Dental School at the University of Plymouth, has been named the sixth most influential person in the dental profession by magazine, Dentistry.

New research helps address problem of hospital bed blocking

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/new-research-helps-address-problem-of-hospital-bed-blocking

Experts have led a study questioning assumptions about the best way to stop unnecessary admissions and extended hospital stays for frail, elderly people.

Harrison Nash: Award-winning social work in South Africa

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-features/harrison-nash

Award-winning social work in South Africa.

Research hopes to make dental visits less stressful for children with autism

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-hopes-to-make-dental-visits-less-stressful-for-children-with-autism

Inspired by her own experience as a mum to a five-year-old son with autism, dental hygienist Nicole Thomas has published new research hoping to make dental examinations less stressful for autistic children.

Making smart decisions on technology

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/making-smart-decisions-on-technology

Plymouth University news: Following recent concerns about the use of technology in schools, Steve Wheeler from the Plymouth Institute of Education explores a debate that has been raging for generations