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University Hospitals Plymouth takes a major step towards digitalisation
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust will be the first NHS Trust to implement an open standards approach to electronic health records - taking a big step towards becoming a wholly digital organisation. Dr Arunangsu Chatterjee co-organised launch event
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Celebrating the founder of modern nursing
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/celebrating-the-founder-of-modern-nursing
To mark International Nurses Day, Professor Bridie Kent from the University of Plymouth writes about the lasting influence of arguably history’s most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale
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World-first study aims to improve survival rates after major surgery
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/world-first-study-aims-to-improve-survival-rates-after-major-surgery
The Coronary Anatomy and Dynamic Exercise Test (CADET) study is investigating the effectiveness of different types of tests carried out prior to major surgery, to assess patient fitness, and therefore the likelihood of a good post-surgery recovery.
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Altered images: new research shows that what we see is distorted by what we expect to see
University of Plymouth news: New research by the School of Psychology shows that humans “see” the actions of others not quite as they really are, but slightly distorted by their expectations.
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Supportive dental professor awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Plymouth
Professor Nairn Wilson CBE, a Past President of the British Dental Association, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School.
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Emergency health team excels in military challenge
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/emergency-health-team-excels-in-military-challenge
Staff and students from the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences finished second out of 17 teams in annual South West Military Challenge.
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Weight loss can be boosted fivefold thanks to novel mental imagery technique, research shows
A study has shown how overweight people lost an average of five times more weight using Functional Imagery Training (FIT), a brief individual motivational intervention teaching self-motivating skills with mental imagery, compared with just talking therapy
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‘Floundering without support’ – a dementia carer’s story on why new research is vital
Dorothy Tudor has cared for her partner Bob since he was diagnosed with dementia seven years ago, and explains why new Plymouth and NIHR dementia research is vital
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Derriford Research Facility
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/facilities/derriford-research-facility
University of Plymouth. Find out more about our life-changing medical research and the Derriford Research Facility (DRF).
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National prize win for dental PhD student
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/national-prize-win-for-dental-phd-student
Jonathan Davies, from the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry, won the Unilever Poster Prize; one of the key prizes awarded at the British Society of Oral and Dental Research (BSODR) 2017 annual conference held in Plymouth this month.
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