PhD success Xiaolei Zhao - Development and Feasibility Testing of a Webpage Based Diabetes Education in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in China

PhD student Xiaolai Zhao - pictured here with second supervisor Roger Watson - has defended her thesis with minor amendments. The first supervisor was Andrea Hilton.

An enduring legacy: contributions of Royal College of Nursing fellows to nursing science

Roger Watson has co-authored:

Benton D, Tierney A, Watson R, McCourt K (2020) An enduring legacy: contributions of Royal College of Nursing fellows to nursing science Nursing Standard doi: 10.7748/ns.2020.e11584

Roselyne Masamha PhD!

We are pleased to inform you that Roselyne Masamha in the Department of Psychological Health, Wellbeing and Social Work has gained her Doctorate. This is a wonderful achievement for Dr Masamha. Dr Masamha has several publications and research achievements these are available for viewing through the Faculty blog.

Sun-safe behaviours, personal risk, level of concern, and knowledge about cutaneous melanoma in italy: time for social marketing?

Mark Hayter & Roger Watson have co-authored:

G. ALEO, A. BAGNASCO, E. COZZANI, A. PARODI, S.P. CANNAVÒ, R. WATSON, M. HAYTER, L. GEDDES, G. CATANIA, M. ZANINI, L. SASSO (2020) Sun-safe behaviours, personal risk, level of concern, and knowledge about cutaneous melanoma in Italy: time for social marketing? J PREV MED HYG 61: E246-E258

Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship

Tom Phillips has co-authored:

Thomas Phillips, Chao Huang, Emmert Roberts and Colin Drummond (2020) Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship Alcohol and Alcoholism doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agaa086

New research on key role of community pharmacy in COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Andrea Hilton is a co-applicant on a successful bid to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with co-researchers from the Universities of Aston, Oxford and Sheffield, as well as academics in Australia (University of Tasmania) and Canada (University of British Columbia).

Aston university, who will be leading the research have published several press releases:

Press release 1

Press release 2

For full details of the protocol see the entry on Prospero.

Roger Watson has published:

Watson R (2020) Writing for Wikipedia Nurse Author & Editor doiL 10.1111/nae2.4

Will evidence‐based medicine be another casualty of COVID‐19?

Roger Watson has co-authored:

Watson R, McCrae N (2020) Will evidence‐based medicine be another casualty of COVID‐19? Journal of Advanced Nursing doi: 10.1111/jan.14543