News: January 2019
True cost of gambling underestimated, say new publications
The current focus on individual ‘problem gamblers’ fails to take into account the full health and social cost of gambling because it overlooks the wider impact on families, friends and communities, according to new work published today . The joint work by Bangor University, Public Health Wales, Heather Wardle Research and Swansea University also shows that problem gambling rates are highest in the most deprived communities of Wales
Publication date: 29 January 2019
School of Health student Jade Parsons has been shortlisted for the BJM Awards 2019’s student midwife of the year
Publication date: 21 January 2019
Enhanced research reporting method to improve patient care
Patients could benefit from improved care and outcomes thanks to new research reporting guidance developed from a study that Bangor University researchers contributed to. Experts have developed an approach that enables better reporting of findings from the combination of qualitative studies such as information garnered from patient interviews and focus groups. The study has led to the creation of the first-ever tailored reporting guidance for the methodology, known as meta-ethnography. It will give researchers and healthcare bosses greater confidence in the findings of qualitative studies and, ultimately, aid the improvement of patient care and services.
Publication date: 17 January 2019
Assessing the value of dementia support groups
New ageing and dementia research at Bangor University will soon be underway, with a team from the Bangor Institute of Health and Medical Research in the School of Health Sciences being the only university in Wales to be awarded funding as part of the ESRC-NIHR Dementia Research Initiative 2018 . This programme of work, led by partners at University College London, centres around people living with rare dementias, and will involve the first major study of the value of support groups for people living with or caring for someone with a rare form of dementia.
Publication date: 10 January 2019
Interprofessional Simulation
Recently third year child field Nursing students and radiography students took part in the school’s first interprofessional simulation. The simulation was possible due to the purchase of new high fidelity child field simulation equipment and took place in Wrexham Campus radiology department X-Ray room.
Publication date: 7 January 2019