August 20, 2019 ICR joins Imperial’s Academic Health Science Centre partnership The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has joined the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC). The Imperial College AHSC is a strategic University-NHS partnership that aims to accelerate the translation of scientific breakthroughs into innovative ways to provide patient care. The Imperial College AHSC was the UK’s first AHSC, formed in 2007 and subsequently gaining Department of Health and Social Care designation. Its existing members are Imperial College London, Imperial College […]
Clinicians discuss how leadership programme has prepared them for hospital board Twenty-three NHS clinicians have completed a unique programme to prepare them for hospital board roles. The Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) Leadership and Development programme, which launched in 2017, is a first-of-its-kind course in the UK. It equips senior clinicians and NHS managers with the leadership skills they need to operate effectively at board level, and to address key management challenges facing the healthcare […]
August 13, 2019 Researcher calls for more action to tackle sleep disorders Finding new ways to treat breathing problems during sleep should be a priority for the NHS, says an Imperial expert. Professor Mary Morrell, Professor of Sleep and Respiratory Physiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, talked about her work to develop new treatments and technologies to treat obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in older patients […]
Researcher discusses the mystery of why we sleep Poor sleep can badly affect health but we still do not understand the purpose of sleep, said an Imperial researcher at a recent talk. Professor Nick Franks, Professor of Biophysics and Anaesthetics at Imperial College London, talked about his work on the neuroscience of sleep and what is understood about the role of sleep at […]
August 6, 2019 New hormone injection aids weight loss in obese patients An injection has helped reduce body weight and glucose levels in patients with diabetes and obesity in four weeks. The findings came from a small study in which patients lost on average 4.4kg and the treatment led to substantial improvements to their blood glucose, with some patients’ reducing to near-normal levels. Obesity is a common […]
July 8, 2019 Imperial programme turning health staff into researchers celebrates 10 years A programme to support and encourage more clinical staff to undertake research is entering its tenth year with twelve new fellows. Working in the fields of nursing, speech therapy and gynaecology, the twelve will undertake research over the next year as part of Imperial’s Research Fellowship Scheme. Below, three of the fellows discuss their new […]
Health staff who stepped into research celebrate 10 years of pioneering scheme Imperial marked the 10th anniversary of an innovative programme to encourage hospital staff to get involved in research at a special event last week. More than 60 staff from Imperial College London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Brompton NHS Foundation Trust gathered at Imperial’s South Kensington […]