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Megaphone Online

In this issue:• MidSochostconference

• SigmaawardforProfErsser

• PCMISudpate

• Studysuggestsscreeningcouldpreventhip

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February 2018

the voice of Health Sciences’ staff and students

Graduating students awarded prizes

Some238studentsgraduatedfromtheDepartmentinJanuary.AheadoftheceremonyinCentralHall,areceptionwasheldforthegraduandsandtheirfamilieswhowerejoinedbystaffforrefreshments.KarlAtkinwelcomedthemandpresentedanumberofacademicprizes.

Maddy French,OutstandingTaughtPostgraduateAcademicAchievementPrize:MasterofPublicHealthAndrew Mott OutstandingTaughtPostgraduateAcademicAchievementPrize:MScAppliedHealthResearchStephanie AllerstonJamesBegleyPrizeandOutstandingAcademicAchievementPrize:Nursing,Eleanor GarrawayOutstandingPracticeAchievementPrize:NursingRachel King OutstandingDissertationPrize:NursingAamir Kamran OutstandingDissertationPrize:NursingOlivia Lindsay-Gould OutstandingDissertationPrize:NursingFelicity Chapman OutstandingDissertationPrize:MNursingBethany Mayhew OutstandingPracticeAchievementPrize:MidwiferyKaren RobertsOutstandingUndergraduateAcademicAchievementPrize:MidwiferyandOutstandingDissertationPrize:MidwiferyHeather Baxter OutstandingAcademicAchievementPrize:FoundationDegreeEmily Shephard OutstandingDissertationPrize:Part-timeSSPRDpathway

Congratulationstothefollowingwhoalsoreceivedprizesbutwerenotabletoattendgraduation:Chimwemwe Msukwa,OutstandingTaughtPostgraduateAcademicAchievementPrize:MScInternationalHumanitarianAffairsandOutstandingTaughtPostgraduateDissertationPrizeJoseph GregoryOutstandingPracticeAchievementPrize:MNursingandOutstandingAcademicAchievementPrize:MNursingJodie Coulson,OutstandingDissertationPrize:Part-timeSSPRDpathwayVictoria Fleetwood,OutstandingPracticeAchievementPrize:FoundationDegree

Above: Maddy French receives her award from Karl Atkin (more pics can be found on page 2)

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Student News

Graduation January 2018

Above: Andrew Mott

Above: Rachel King

Above: Eleanor Garraway

Above: Bethany Mayhew

Above: AAamir Kamran

Above: Stephanie Allerston

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Student News

Graduation January 2018

Above: Olivia Lindsay Gould

Above: Felicity Chapman

Above: Felicity Chapman

Above: Karen Roberts

Above: Heather Baxter Above: Emily Shephard

Above: MHIA Graduands

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Student NewsMidwifery Society (MidSoc) host successful conference

MidSocwrite:“On10thFebruarywehostedanInfantLossandBereavementCareconferencewiththeHarrogatebasedcharity‘OurAngels’.

Wewerereallykeentotakeonthisconferencebecause,particularlyasstudents,infantlossisthemostdauntingaspectofmidwifery.Sofarwehavehadlittleexposuretothetopicandfeltthattobeabletogivethesefamiliesthebestcare,wereallyneededtounderstandtheprinciplesunderlyingthisandthedifferencesinthecarewewouldnormallygiveawomaninlabour.

ChrisBinnie,atrusteeofOurAngelsbelievesthereshouldbemoreeducationandtrainingmadeavailableforallmaternitystaff,notjuststudents.Wehadarangeofspeakersattheevent.JacqueGerrard,DirectoroftheRoyalCollegeofMidwives(RCM),gaveusaninsightintotheglobalaspectofbabyloss.Wehadanumberofparentsspeakingattheeventwhohadexperiencedlosingababy,includingChrisBinnie,DavidandSiobhanMonteithandJulietteGaunt,whoalsofeaturedinthefilm‘StillLoved’whichwescreenedduringtheconference.Whileeachparenthadadifferentexperience,theyallagreedonthesameprinciplesofcareandtheeffectthatthemidwife’scarehasontheexperience.

WealsohadanumberofstallholdersattheeventfromvariousstillbirthandbabylosscharitiesincludingMummy’sStar,BeyondBeaandAbbie’sFund.Thesestallsshoweduswhatisavailableforbereavedparents,suchasmemoryboxesandprofessionalvolunteerphotographers,andalsothewealthofsupportavailableforfamilies.

ThefundingoftheeventwasfromJude’sRainbow.OrganisedbyMatthewandBronaghThompsoninmemoryoftheirsonJude.Over38bikerscompletedacoasttocoastcyclechallengeraisingastaggeringamount.”

Cake sale raises funds for Dementia

CongratulationstoRebeccaTurner,firstyearPGDiplomainNursingstudent,whorecentlyheldacakestallintheDepartmentandraised£105forYorkHospital’sDementiaAppeal.

RebeccawillalsobedoingaskydiveinApril.

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Student News

New ‘Student Space’ in Student and Academic Support ServiceTheDepartmentofHealthSciences,inconjunctionwithEstatesandCampusServices,arepleasedtoannouncethatournew‘StudentSpace’isnowreadyforuse.Thenewareahasbeendevelopedinresponsetostudentfeedback,bothfromourOnlineSurveys,NationalStudentSurveyandfromstudentrepresentativesatourStudent-StaffForums.WelistenedandrecognisedthatyouneededaspacewithintheDepartmentwhichwillhopefullyhavetheaddedbenefittoenhancetheoverallstudentexperienceforstudentswithinHealthSciences.

ThespaceislocatedoutsideoftheStudentandAcademicSupportServiceonthegroundfloorofSeebohmRowntreeBuilding,justoffthecorridorleadingtotheClinicalSimulationUnit.Thereareanumberofsoftseatingareaslocatedaroundthespacewithtablesandadjustablelaptoptables.WehavealsoaddedanL-Shapesofaandabenchtablewithbarstoolswhichseatsupto6students.Thestudentspaceprovidesqualitystudentspaceformixedmodesofstudyandrelaxation.

MatthewJacobs,HeadofStudentandAcademicSupportServicesays:“thisnewstudentspaceisareallyexcitingdevelopmentforourstudentsandthewiderdepartmentasawhole.ThisnewstudentspacewillhelprecreateasenseofbelongingandcollegialityforHealthSciencesstudents.

Overthenextfewmonthsyouwillseefurtherdevelopmentswithinthespaceincludingtheinstallationofacoldwaterdispenserandanumberofwallmountedstudentresourceholders,includingonededicatedspecificallytoMentalHealthandWellbeing.Inadditiontoyourprogrammenoticeboards,wewillalsohavededicatednoticeboardstoCareersandEmployability,LibraryandITService,‘RoyalCollegeofNursing(RCN)andRoyalCollegeofMidwives(RCM)aswellasUnisonMembership,andtheNurSocandMidSocSocieties.”

Matthewgoesontosay:“IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankMarysiaKoc(DepartmentalManager)andJohnMaddison(FacilitiesManager,EstatesandCampusServices)formakingthisideacometofruitiontoandSarahParkinson(StudentandAcademicSupportAdministrator)forhervision,designstyleandinspiration.

Thisisyourspacesopleasefeelfreetoeatanddrinkherebutpleaseremembertocleanupanyspills,keepthefurnituretidyandsegregateyourrubbishintothebinsprovided.Mostofallenjoyyourspace”.

FinallytheDepartmentisseekingcreativesuggestionsforthenameofyournew‘StudentSpace’andisofferinga£25LovetoShopvoucherforthewinningsuggestion.PleaseemailyourentrytoMatthewJacobs(matthew.jacobs@york.ac.uk)byMonday 12 March 2018.Getyourcreativecapson!

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Teaching News

Sigma award given to Professor Steven Ersser

ProfessorinClinicalNursingResearchandInterimDeputyHeadofDepartment(Nursing&Midwifery),StevenErsserhasbeenawardedtheInternationalNurseResearchersHallofFameAwardfromSigmaThetaTauInternationalHonorSocietyofNursing.

Sigmainductsresearcherswhohaveachievedsignificantandsustainednationaland/orinternationalrecognitionfortheirwork;andwhoseresearchhasimpactedtheprofessionandthepeopleitserves.ItisthehighestinternationalresearchawardfornursesandStevenisoneofasmallgroupofnursesrecognisedworldwidefor2018.Followingthe2017induction,STTIwillhaverecognized156nurseresearchersfrom13countries.

Stevenhasbeenafullprofessorsince2007andcurrentlytheinauguralProfessorinClinicalNursingResearchattheUniversityofYork,UK.InadditionheisanAdjunctProfessorofNursingatMemorialUniversity,CanadaandaVisitingScholarinnursingattheNationalUniversityofSingapore.Hehasbeenengagedinresearchrelevanttonursingforover30yearswhichspanshisyearsinclinicalpracticeandsubsequentacademicwork.Hisclinicalareaisdermatologicalandskincarenursing.Hehasbeenapioneerinthefieldofdermatologicalnursingandtheapplicationofevidencetoimproveskincareinternationally.In2006,StevenreceivedtheStoneAwardbytheBritishDermatologicalNursingGroup(BDNG)inrecognitionofhispioneeringwork.Heisbelievedtobethefirstnurseinternationally,toholdanursingchairdedicatedtothefieldofdermatological/skincarenursing;firstly,in2007attheUniversitiesofBournemouth,thenatHull(asDeanandProfessorofNursing&DermatologyCare)from2011-2014,thenattheUniversityofLeeds(asDameKathleenRavenProfessorofClinicalNursing)from2014-2017andsince2017attheUniversityofYork.HehasbeenaVisitingscholaratStJohn’sCollege,Cambridge,theStJohn’sInstituteofDermatologyKing’sCollege,LondonandNewYorkUniversity;andHonoraryProfessorofNursingattheUniversityofCapeTown.ProfessorErssercurrentlyservesasanursememberoftheDermatologyNationalSpecialtyGroup,NIHRClinicalResearchNetworkSpecialtyCluster.

Stevenhasmadeasubstantialcontributiontothefieldsofdermatologyandnursingthroughhisworkondevelopingtheory-basedinterventionstosupportthoselivingwithlong-termskinconditions,suchaseczemaandpsoriasis.Thisworkextendstopeoplelivinginresource-poorcountrieswithneglectedtropicalskindiseases.Hehasalsopromotedthedevelopmentandevaluationofskincareforadultsandchildreningeneralcaresettingstoimprovetheirskinbarrierfunction.Hiscurrentworkonsupportingself-managementaimstoinvestigateeffectivemethodsofhelpingthepublicathigherriskofskincancertoengageinskinself-examination,topromoteitsearlydetection.

TheawardalsogivesrecognitiontoSteven’ssubstantialcontributiontomentoringnursesandotherhealthprofessionalsonresearchmethodsandissuesrelatedtoenhancingandevaluatingskincareanddermatologypractice.

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Teaching News

Staff take part in Spring Lane Building opening

StaffintheDepartmentrecentlytookpartintheeveningheldtoofficiallyopentheSpringLaneBuilding.

JessicaPowell,DavidGraham,HelenBedfordandRachelLavellehostedthreesimulationworkshopsandgaveaninsightfultalkonhowsimulationisusedforteachingbothnursingandmidwiferystudents.

TheeveningwasopentostaffandstudentsandthetalkswereattendedbycolleaguesfromotherDepartmentswithintheUniversity.

AfterthetalkstherewasanopportunityforpeopletohaveagoonsomeofthesimulationequipmentthatwastransportedfromtheCSUtotheSpringLanebuilding.

Ifyouarewonderinghowthisequipmentwastransported,theimageontheleftmaywellgiveyouaclue.

Itraisedanumberofeyebrowsandafewoddcommentsfromstudentsonthetripbackoveraftertheevent!

Congratulations to Jodie Coulson

CongratulationstoJodieCoulson,LecturerinPrescribingandMedicinesOptimisation,whorecentlycompletedherBScinHealthandSocialCarePractice.

JodiealsoreceivedtheOutstandingDissertationPrize:Part-timeSSPRDpathway.

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Research NewsStudy suggests screening could prevent a quarter of hip fractures Communityscreeningforosteoporosiscouldpreventmorethanaquarterofhipfracturesinolderwomen,newresearchinvolvingtheDepartmentofHealthSciencessuggests

AmajorstudyreportedinTheLancethasrevealedthatasimplequestionnairecombinedwithbonemineraldensitymeasurementsforsome,couldhelpidentifyindividualsatriskofhipfractures,allowingthemtobeofferedpreventativetreatmentbeforefracturesoccur.

Around79,000peopleintheUK,manyofthemolderwomen,sufferhipfractureseachyearanddueanageingpopulationthatnumberissettoincrease.Theinjuryisoftenaccompaniedbyadevastatinglossofindependence,withlessthanonethirdofpatientsmakingafullrecovery.

Thenewstudy,whichinvolvedmorethan12,000womenaged70to85,foundthatscreeningthroughGPpracticesallowedpatientstobetargetedforosteoporosistreatment,astepwhichledtoa28%reductioninhipfracturesoverfiveyearsinthewomenwhoagreedtoparticipate.

Collaboratoronthestudy,ProfessorDavidTorgersonsaid:“Morethan2,000womenfromtheNorthYorkshireregionwereinvolvedinthisimportantstudy,whichisoneofthelargesttrialsoffracturepreventionintheworld.”

Ofthe12,483womeninvolvedinthetrial,halfwerescreenedsothatscreeningcouldbecomparedwithroutinecare.Amongthosescreened,treatmentwassubsequentlyrecommendedforoneinsevenwomendeemedathighriskofhipfracture.Overthreequartersofthewomenathighriskwereonosteoporosismedicationswithinsixmonthsofscreening.

Whilescreeningdidnotreducetheincidenceofallosteoporosis-relatedfractures,therewasstrongevidenceforareductioninhipfractures.

Inthescreeninggroup,therewere54fewerwomenwhosufferedoneormorehipfracturescomparedtotheroutinecaregroup.Thestudysuggeststhatonehipfracturecouldbepreventedforevery111womenscreenedandearlyanalysissuggeststheapproachislikelytobecost-effective.

Themulti-institutionalresearchteamwasledbyacademicsattheuniversitiesofEastAngliaandSheffieldandinvolvedresearchersfromfiveotheruniversitiesincludingManchester,BirminghamandYork,inadditionto100primarycarepractices.TheresearchersusedatooldevelopedattheUniversityofSheffieldcalledFRAX,asimplecalculationtoolthatintegratesclinicalinformationtopredicttheprobabilityofahiporotherosteoporosis-relatedfracturetoidentifywomenathighrisk.

DrNatalieCarter,headofresearchliaisonandevaluationatArthritisResearchUK,said:“TensofthousandsofpeopleayearpresentwithhipfracturesintheUK.Aswellassignificantlyincreasingmortality,ahipfracturecanstopaperson’sabilitytoliveindependently,with43%nolongerbeingabletowalkindependentlyintheyearafterthefracture.

Wewelcomethiscommunitybasedscreeningprogrammeandanyotherresearchthatreducesthelikelihoodoffractures.”

Therandomisedcontrolledtrial“ScreeningforOsteoporosisinOlderwomenforthePreventionoffracture”(SCOOP)isreportedinTheLancetandwasfundedbytheMedicalResearchCouncilandArthritisResearchUK.

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Gap between rich and poor widening, according to Oxfam reportThegapbetweenthesuper-richandtherestoftheworldwidenedlastyearaswealthcontinuedtobeownedbyasmallminority,areportbyOxfamhasrevealed.

TheRewardWork,NotWealthreportrevealedsome82%ofmoneygeneratedlastyearwenttotherichest1%oftheglobalpopulationwhilethepooresthalfsawnoincreaseatall.

ThereporthasbeenwelcomedbyKatePickett,ProfessorofEpidemiologyintheDepartmentofHealthSciences,andtheUniversity’sResearchChampionforJusticeandEquality.

ProfessorPickettistheco-authorofTheSpiritLevel,abest-sellingbookwhichhighlightstheproblemscausedbyunequaldistributionofincomes.

ProfessorPickett,whoalsoadvisedonsomeaspectsoftheOxfamreport,said:”I’mdelightedthatOxfamcontinuestodrawtheworld’sattentiontotheintractableandgrowingproblemofinequality,andallofitsterribleconsequences,aswellashighlightinghowmuchpeople,allacrosstheworld,wouldliketoliveinmoreequalsocieties.”

Thereporthighlightstaxevasion,corporateinfluenceonpolicy,erosionofworkers’rightsandarelentlessdrivetominimisecostsinordertomaximisereturnstoinvestorsascontributingfactorsinthewideninggapbetweenthesuper-richandtherest.

Billionairewealthrosebyanaverageof13%ayearbetween2006and2015–sixtimesfasterthanthewagesofordinaryworkers.IttakesjustfourdaysforaCEOofoneoftheworld’sfivebiggestfashionretailerstoearnasmuchasaBangladeshigarmentworkerwillearninherentirelifetime.

Thereportrevealswomenconsistentlyearnlessthanmenandareconcentratedinthelowest-paid,least-secureformsofwork.Atcurrentratesofchangeitwilltake217yearstoclosetheglobalgapinpayandemploymentopportunitiesbetweenwomenandmen.

MarkGoldring,OxfamGBChiefExecutive,said:“Theconcentrationofextremewealthatthetopisnotasignofathrivingeconomybutasymptomofasystemthatisfailingthemillionsofhard-workingpeopleonpovertywageswhomakeourclothesandgrowourfood.

“Leadersshouldensurethatwealthyindividualsandbusinessespaytheirfairshareoftaxbycrackingdownontaxavoidance,andinvestthisintoessentialserviceslikeschoolsandhospitals,andcreatingjobsforyoungpeople.”

ImproveddatahasledtoanupwardrevisionofOxfam’sannualestimateofhowmanypeopleownthesameasthepooresthalfofhumanity,althoughthetrendofwideninginequalityremains.

Now,42peopleownthesamewealthasthepoorest50%.InitslatestGlobalWealthReportCreditSuisseexpandeditsdataset.Usingthisnewdata,Oxfamnowcalculatesthatlastyear61peopleownedthesameashalftheworld.Asrecentlyas2009,thefigurewas380.

Research News

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Research News

Why some older people turn to cannabis for pain relief45to65agegroupareshowingthehighestproportionofhouseholdspendingoncannabis,ratherthantheyoungergeneration.IanHamilton,MentalHealthlecturerwritesforTheConversationonthesubjectofwhytheoldergenerationareturningtousingcannabis.

Whenmostpeoplethinkofcannabisusers,theyprobablythinkmainlyoftheyoungergenerations.Butit’sactuallythe45to64agegroupwhoshowthehighestproportionofhouseholdspendingoncannabis.

RecentfiguresoncannabisuseinCanadafoundnearly5mpeopleagedbetween15and64spentanestimated5.7billiondollarsoncannabisduring2017.That’soneinfivepeopleinthisagegroup.Mostofthiswasspentonthedrugforrecreationalratherthanmedical,whichiscurrentlyillegalinCanada.NosurprisethenthatthecannabisindustryinCanadaisnowbiggerthanthebeerandtobaccoindustry.

Well,that’sjustCanada,youmightthink,butyouwouldbewrong.InAustralia,lifetimecannabisusemorethandoubledbetween2004and2013intheover50s.TheUKhasseensimilartrends,withlifetimeuseofcannabisinthe65to74agegrouprisingmorethansevenfoldbetween2000and2014.IntheUS,therateofself-reportedcannabisuseovertheprevious12monthsinpeopleaged65andabovealsojumpedmassivelybetween2003and2014.

Readthefullarticleathttps://theconversation.com/comfortably-numb-why-some-older-people-turn-to-cannabis-for-pain-relief-91350

York Trials Unit writing week continues TheYorkTrialsUnitwritingweekcontinuesandBelenCorbachowrites:“ManythankstoallofyouwhotookpartintheSecondEditionofSemanaGastronomica.Also,thankyoutoAndrewFosterforaninterestingsessionaboutcostingresearch.

Weachievedmostofourplanandverypositivefeedbackwasreceivedfromallteams.Despitebusytimesandpressingdeadlinesweallmanagedtodevotesometimetowritinginseveralways.Wehavecontributedtofourgrantapplications(onenowoutforcomments)andoneIRASamendmentform.WemadeprogressinthreeprotocolsandfourHTAreports;oneconferenceabstractwassubmittedandonePHDedited.

Overallwemanagedtomadeprogressfor23papersinseveralways:formulatingideas,searching,screening,codinganalysis,addressingreviewerscommentsandsubmittingmanuscripts.ThewinningteamwasSevillewhohadanimpressiveweekandsubmitted3manuscripts.AlexMitchellwashonouredtoreceivethe‘Paellera’awardonbehalfthechefleaderAdaKeding,whocouldnotattendthepricegivingsessionduetoothertastycommitments.EmilyPeckhamwasour‘Michelinstarredchef’oftheweekfortheoutstandingcookperformance(twodeliciouspapers!).IhopethewinnerslikethericeandsaffronbroughtfromSevilleandenjoyedcookingwiththem.Justaquicktip:thereisnoplaceforchorizoinpaella!!

Pictured L-R Alex Mitchell, Emily Peckham, Adwoa Parker, Belen Corabcho and Liz Cook

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Research News

Highlights from 15th annual Child Mental Health Research Network Day 2018 HostedbytheChildOrientedMentalHealthInterventionCentre(COMIC)ResearchTeam,thedaybroughttogetheradiverserangeofresearchersandhealthprofessionalswithaninterestinchildmentalhealthresearch.

ItbeganwithCOMICResearchFellow,DanielleVarley,whospokeaboutresearchundertakenbytheCOMICteamintotwointerventionsforchildrenwithanAutismSpectrumDisorder(ASD),SocialStories™andLEGO®-basedtherapy,andhowthesewerecreatedspecificallyforchildrenandyoungpeopleandcanhelpwithsocialskillsandunderstanding.ThenextpresentationwasgivenbyCOMICResearchAssistantMeganGarsidewhopresentedabouttheClusterSchoolsProject,anongoingstudywhichidentifiesandthenevaluatesmentalhealthandwellbeingservicesinmainstreamsecondaryschools.ThepresentationincludedsomeinitialresultswhichwerecollectedinJanuary2017,andinformationabouttheprocessofthestudygoingforwardthisyear.DrElizabethEdginton,COMICResearchFellow,presentedkeyfindingsfromtheirfeasibilitystudy;anRCTtoimproveinter-generationalattachmentforchildrenaged5-11withtreatmentresistantconductdisorders.ThenextpresentationwasgivenbyProfessorMarkMon-Williams.Hispresentationhighlightedtheimportanceofmovement,andmotor-control.ThisincludedinterestingfindingsfromstudieswhichlinkedsensorimotorcontrolandcognitiveattainmentinyoungchildrenfromtheBorninBradfordcohort.

ProfessorBarryWright’spresentationoutlinedinitialfeasibilityresearchplanswiththeUniversityofYorkinvestigatingtheroleofmicroRNAsinautism.Thisincludedasummaryoftheexistingliterature,andanoverviewoftheplantobuildateamtoexploreifmicroRNAscouldbebiomarkersinASDandtheimplicationsforaetiology.ThenexttalkwasgivenbyCOMICResearchAssistants,RachelHodkinsonandEllenKingsley.TheyspokeaboutdepressioninadolescentsandcurrenttreatmentoptionsrecommendedbytheNationalInstituteforHealthandCareExcellence(NICE).

ProfessorMeinspresentedsomefascinatingfindingsfromherlongitudinalresearchspanningthelast20yearsintomind-mindedness,theabilityforparentsto“tunein”towhattheirbabymaybethinkingandfeeling.COMICResearchAssistant,EmilyHayward,withthehelpof“DuckNorris”,theUniversityofYork’smascot,gaveapresentationaboutbehaviouralavoidancetasks.Shediscussedresearchfindingsintheiruseasanoutcomemeasureinspecificphobiaresearchinchildrenandyoungpeople,gavealiveBATdemonstrationandtalkedabouttheASPECTstudywhichiscurrentlybeingundertakenbytheCOMICteamandSheffieldCTRU.ChrisRhymesgaveaninformativepresentationabouttheNIHR’sclinicalresearchnetworkandtheDepartmentforHealth’srecentdecisiontochangetheeligibilitycriteriaforCRNsupport.Excitingly,thiswillmeanthattheCRNisnowabletosupportresearchconductedoutsideofNHSsettingsprovidingitisfundedbyanandCRN,hediscussedhowthisappliedtohisroleasaresearcherontheASPECTTrial.

DrNicoleGridleyreportedontheworkassessingthemeasuresusedtoevaluateparentingprogrammesfortheparentsofyoungchildren.Shepresentedasystematicreviewofrandomisedcontrolledtrials(RCTs)usingvariousmeasures,thefindingsofwhichincludedalackofconsistencyinmeasuresusedandlimitedevidencebasesforusewithyoungerpopulations.ThefinalpresentationofthedaywasgivenbyProfessorBarryWright.HediscussedastudyconductedwiththeBorninBradfordcohort.

Thedaywasafantasticopportunityforresearchers,clinicalstaffandanyonewithaninterestinchildmentalhealthresearchtonetwork.Ifyouwouldlikeanymoreinformationaboutourresearchorinformationaboutfutureconferencesandevents,pleasecontactresearch.comic@nhs.nettobeaddedtothemailinglist.Youcanalsovisitourwebsite-www.comic.org.ukformoreinformationabouttheteamandcurrentprojects.

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PCMIS update

PCMIS supporting Universities UK ‘Stepchange’ student mental health framework

Now,morethanever,thefocusinMentalHealthisonprevention.Charities,thinktanks,governmentaldepartmentsandresearchersarefocusedonhowwecaneducate,supportandengagewithyoungpeopletotrytoensuretheirmentalhealthdoesnotpreventthemfromlivingfulfillinglivesandmaximisingtheirpotential.

Universitycanbeatimeofgreatupheavalanduncertaintyinaperson’slife,whichiswhystudentmentalhealthiscurrentlyreceivinglotsofmediacoverage.

UniversitiesUK,acharityrepresentingandsupportingtheUKuniversitysector,understandsthatuniversitiesplayahugelyimportantroleandshould‘adoptmentalhealthasastrategicpriority,implementingawholeuniversityapproach’inordertolookaftertheirstudentpopulationandwholeuniversitycommunity.

InSeptember2017theylaunchedStepchange,theirvisionformentalhealthinhighereducation.Withrecommendationsforhowuniversitiescanunderstandandapproachmentalhealth,thisnewframeworknotonlysetsoutkeystepsforuniversitiestotakeinchangingtheirculture,butalsoplacesanemphasisonharnessingdata,focusingonevidence-basedinterventionsasameansofidentifyingandadaptingsuccessfulpractice.

WhichiswherePCMIScomeonboard.

AspartofourworkprovidingcasemanagementsolutionstotheHEsector,PCMISworkwithOpenDoor,UniversityofYork’smentalhealthsupportteam.PCMISprovidestheOpenDoorteamwiththetoolstomanagetheircaseloadeffectively,maintainhigh-quality,accuratedata,andreportbacktotheUniversityboardregularly.

From2017onwardstheUniversityofYork,alongwiththeUniversityoftheWestofEngland,Bristol,andCardiffUniversity,willpilotimplementationofthe‘wholeuniversity’approachsetoutintheUniversitiesUKstepchangeframework.

WearepleasedtoannouncethatPCMISandMHARGaretakingpartofthispilot,ledbyUniversityoftheWestofEngland,assistingwiththecollectionofdataandgatheringevidencetosupportimprovingstudentmentalhealth.

Readmoreaboutstepchangeathttp://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/stepchange

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Staff NewsMental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Group

DanielleSimpsonwrites:“IamdelightedtosaythattheDeparmentnowhasaMentalHealthAwarenssandWellbeingGroup.

ThepurposeofthegroupistopromotepositivementalhealthawarenessandwellbeingtostaffandstudentsintheDepartment.ThiswillhelptosupportKeyObjective3oftheUniversityStrategy2014-2020:Toofferallourstudentsanoutstandingandvaluableexperience.

ThegroupconsistsofMentalHealthFirstAiders,TeachingandScholarshipandSupportstaffaswellasstudentrepresentatives.Thoseinvolvedare:

DanielleSimpson,MatthewJacobs,KateRudd,CliffRiordan,FionaBond,DiStockdale,MattyLaycock(student),MeganCook(student),JaneMilsom,SarahMasefield(PostgraduateDepartmentRepresentative),TinaAlyssandraki(PCMISAdministrator)andKarenHarper.

Thegroupwillmeeteverycoupleofmonthsandwilldiscussideasandeventsthatwillbenefitbothstaffandstudentsandhaveapositiveimpactonmentalhealthandwellbeing.”

Toilet Twinning Rafflet raises £250

AlexBostockwrites:“Justwantedtoletyouknowthatwehaveraisedawhopping£250intotalforToiletTwinning.Thishasenabledustotwinawholeblockoftoilets.

OneofourmosteagerLuckyDipshoppers,OliverShort,whoisalwaysthrilledwithhistopqualityswag,hadrequestedthegentsbetwinnedsohopefullythedownstairsblockofgentslooswillbefurnishedwithatoilettwinningplaqueinduecourse!

Wewouldliketosayabigthankyoutoeveryonewhodonatedprizes,theirtimeandmoneytothecause.Whatagenerousbunchweare!”

AlsoanupdatefromthefundraisinginDecemberfortheChristmasJumperDayinaidofSavetheChildren.Weraisedawhopping£314.

Thankstoeveryonewhoboughtcakes,raffleticketsandguessedthebabies!

Massivethankstoeveryonewhodonatedraffleprizestoo.

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Staff News

Announcing the passing of Professor Alan Maynard

TheDepartmentwassadtoannouncethatAlanMaynard,EmeritusProfessorofHealthEconomicsandFoundingDirectoroftheCentreforHealthEconomicsattheUniversityofYork,passedawayearlierthismonth.

ProfessorMaynardOBEwasfirstappointedtotheUniversityasalecturerin1971andoverthecourseofhiscareerhemadeatremendouscontributiontothefieldofHealthEconomicsandthelifeoftheUniversityasawhole.HewasacrucialvoiceinthedevelopmentofUKandinternationalhealthpolicyandatalentedandprolificacademic.HewillbegreatlymissedbyeveryoneattheUniversityandrememberedforhiskindness,mentorship,witandwisdom.

ToreadsomeofAlan’sseminalcontributionstohealthpolicyandhealtheconomics,aswellascommentariesonthemanywaysinwhichhisworkmadeadifference,seethefreetodownloadMaynardMatters–CriticalThinkingonHealthPolicyhttps://www.york.ac.uk/che/publications/books/maynard-matters/.

HelloWe wish a very warm welcome to new members of staff who have joined the department recently, these include: Helen King, Sue Orange, Susan Heslop, Louise Newbould, Stephanie Morris, Mary Madden, Faraz Siddiqui, Helen Holdsworth, Jenny Fairthorne, Dawn Jones, Sarah Webster, Lydia Flett and Shilpi Swarmi

GoodbyeWe also wish a very fond farewell to those who have left the department over the last few months, including: Kat Chatterton, Arabella Scantlebury and Angela Simpson.

IfyouwouldliketomakeasubmissiontofutureeditionsofMegaphone, pleasecontactJaneMilsom(jane.milsom@york.ac.ukortel01904 321392).