Student wins Student Nursing Times Award · Parchaa, Head of Department for Midwifery and Oyunbileg...

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Megaphone Online

In this issue:• Studentsengageinhealthpromotion

• VisitfromMongolianmidwives

• PCMISudpate

• KnowledgeexchangevisittoSydney

April 2018

the voice of Health Sciences’ staff and students

Student wins Student Nursing Times AwardHugecongratulationstothird-yearnursingstudentJoeAktinsonwhohasbeennamedStudentNurseoftheYearinthecategoryofmentalhealthattheStudentNursingTimesAwards2018.

Theawardscelebratestudentnurses,aswellastheuniversitiesandplacementprovidersthateducateandtrainthem.Thisthefourthtimeintheawardseight-yearhistorythataUniversityofYorkstudenthasbeenhonoured.

Joesaid:“EverydayisdifferentwhenyouarestudyingandtrainingtobeaNurse.Eachpatientisuniqueandso,forme,nursingatitsbestisaboutlisteningtothepatient’sspecificneedsandworkingcollaborativelytocomeupwithaplanthatwillaidthemintheirrecovery.

“Winningthisawardinthementalhealthcategorymeansalottomebecausethemedicalprofessionismakingmuchbiggerstridesinmentalhealththanithasinthepast.Thereisnosetpathtorecoveryinpatientswithmentalhealthissues,andsothekeyfornursepractitionersinachievingthebestoutcomeliesinunderstandingwhatismostimportanttotheindividualpatient.”

Followingarecord-breakingyearofawardentries,thewinnersoftheStudentNursingTimesAwardswereannouncedduringaceremonyheldattheLondonHilton.Studentnurses,universitiesandorganisationsfromacrossthestudentnursingcommunitywerehonouredin19categoriesdedicatedtocelebratingexceptionalachievement.

HeadofDepartment,ProfessorKarlAtkinsaid:“WeareextremelyproudofJoe’sachievementandhisawardiswelldeserved.TheDepartmentiscommittedtoprovidingafirst-classeducationtosupportinthedevelopmentofoutstandingnursesforthefuture”

TheStudentNursingTimesAwardswillreturnin2019andaretheonlyawardsrecognisingstudentnursesandnurseeducation.

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Student News

Nursing students engage in health promotion activities

EmmaFerguson,secondyearlearningdisabilitystudentwrites:“AspartofourIndividualLedPracticewehavebeenworkingwithagroupofadultswithlearningdisabilitiesatadayserviceinLeeds.

Afteradiscussionwiththegroupwedecideduponproducingaprogrammeofworkaroundhealthpromotion.Weagreeduponstartingtheprogrammewithasessiononhandhygiene.Aswewantedtomakeitaspracticalaspossiblefortheserviceuserstoenjoy,weborrowedtheUVlampandbacteriahighlightingcreamfromtheClinicalSimulationUnit.

Thesessionwentdownatreatwiththeserviceusersfullyengagingandinteracting,whilstlearningtheinvaluableskillofhandwashingusingthe15stepguidepublishedbytheNHS.EachserviceusergotachancetopracticethestepswetaughtthemandusedtheUVlampbeforeandafter,todeterminethedifferenceinbacterialcollectionsontheirhands.

Everyonemanagedtoreducethelevelsofbacteriaandwereallveryexcitedbytheseresults.Werecappedtowardstheendofthesessionandtheserviceuserswereabletonoticeatrendinbacteriacollectioninnailsandfingertips,whichtheywillbeabletoapplytofuturehealthpromotionsessionswhereweplantocreateandcookamealtogether.Itwaslovelytoseehowmuchtheserviceusersenjoyedthedayandtheyareallexcitedtocontinueworkingwithus.”

Student article in print

Congratulationstothirdyearmentalhealthstudent,MaisieHarewhohasjusthadareflectivearticlepublishedintheNursingTimes.Maisie’sarticlereflectsherexperienceofatraumaplacementwithinamentalhealthcaresetting.

Readmoreathttps://www.nursingtimes.net/students/trauma-informed-care-in-an-acute-setting/7023644.article

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Farewell to March 2016 PG Diploma in Nursing intake and hello to the March 2018 intake

InMarch,theDepartmentsaidfarewelltoour2016intakeofPostgraduateDiplomainNursing(AdultField).Thegrouphaveallsecuredjobsandwewishthemallthebestwiththeirfuturenursingcareers.

Awarmwelcometothe25studentswhostartedontheprogrammeinMarch.

Wehopethatyouenjoyyourtimewithus.

Student News

Funding available for self-funded PhD students

YGRSConferenceFundareopeningapplicationsforathirdbiddingroundwithadeadlinenextmonthofTuesday15May.

AnyinterestedpartiesareaskedtoworkontheirapplicationswiththeirsupervisorsASAPsotheycanbesubmittedbythedeadline.Bidscanbemadeforresearchactivitiesincludingbutnotlimitedtoconferences.Thefundmayalsobebidintotosupporttrainingcourses,summerschoolsorsimilareventsinoroutsidetheUK.

Formoreinformationvisithttps://www.york.ac.uk/research/graduate-school/fees-funding/

Pictured above, PG Dip 2016 intake and pictured left, PG Dip 2018 intake

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Teaching NewsVisit by Midwifery Educators from Mongolia

HelenBedford,lecturerinMidwiferywrites.“TheDepartmentrecentlyhostedhostedcolleaguesfromtheSchoolofNursingattheMongolianNationalUniversityofMedicalSciencesinUlaanbaatar.TsetsemgaaParchaa,HeadofDepartmentforMidwiferyandOyunbilegУambii,SeniorLecturerofDepartmentforMidwiferywerewelcomedbymembersoftheDepartment’smidwiferyteam.

AvariedprogrammeexploredplanninganddeliveryofmidwiferyeducationandincludedavisittothemidwifeledunitatNorthallerton.TheguestsmetwithstaffandstudentsandgaveafascinatingpresentationonchangestomidwiferypracticeandeducationinMongoliainrecentdecades.

ThevisitwasinstigatedbylocalmidwifeMaaikeCarter,whowithcolleagueFrancesBarnsleyhassupportedmidwiferyeducationinMongoliaoverthelistdecadevia‘BirthLink’.TheUniversityofYorkvisitdovetailedwiththeinternationalguests’subsequentvisittoclinicalpartnershipareaswithinYorkTeachingHospitalNHSFoundationTrust,towitnessstudentmentorshipandclinicalassessmentinpractice.”

Teaching and Learning Conference - registration now openRegistrationisnowopenforthisyear’sTeachingandLearningConferencebeingheldonFriday22June,entitled“Research-ledteaching-inpursuitofexcellence”,whichisopentostaffandstudents.

Research-ledteachingandlearningaredistinguishingfeaturesofRussellGroupuniversities.Theyarealsokeyfactorsthatinfluencestudents’choiceofuniversityandtheirsatisfactionwiththeircourse.Translatingresearchexcellenceintolearningopportunitiestoexposestudentstocurrentresearch,includingourowncontributionstothediscipline,areprioritiesfromtheUniversity’sLearningandTeachingStrategyandformcoreelementsoftheYorkPedagogy.Yorkhasanoutstandingreputationforresearchinmanyfieldsandiswell-placedtoinspireandengagestudents.TheUniversityensuresthatstudentsbenefitfromtheverylatestknowledgeandthinking,enablingthemtodevelopanalyticalskillsvitaltotheirfuturecareers.

However,despiteclearandnumerousbenefitsofbridgingthetraditionaldividebetweenresearchandteaching,achievingtheseobjectivespresentsseveralchallenges.Thisconferencewillexplorehowthesechallengescanbeovercomebyshowcasingexamplesofbestpracticeinresearch-ledteaching.Thiswillbeachievedthroughkeynotepresentations,lightningtalks,discussionworkshopsandpostersessions.Visitwww.york.ac.uk/staff/teaching/community/events/annual-conference/2018/formoreinformation.

Pictured above (left to right) Oyunbileg Yambii and Tsetsemgaa Parchaa and right, an example of midwifery skills education in Mongolia

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Teaching News Senior Midwifery Lecturer receives Travel Fellowship Award

DrCathrynBritton,SeniorlecturerinMidwiferyandLeadMidwifeforEducationhasbeenawardedaWinstonChurchillMemorialTrustTravelFellowship.

CathrynwillusetheChurchillFellowshiptovisitAustraliaandNewZealandtoexploreapproachestothedesignanddeliveryofmidwiferyeducationcurricula,investigateinnovationsinsimulationofpracticeandexplorestrategiestoimprovetheretentionofnewlyqualifiedmidwivesinmaternityservices.

TheWinstonChurchillMemorialTrust(www.wcmt.org.uk)istheUK’snationalmemorialtoSirWinston,andeachyeartheTrustawardsFellowshipgrantstoUKcitizensinarangeoffieldstoenableChurchillFellowstocarryoutresearchprojectsoverseas.Theseprojectsaredesignedtoexchangeideasandbestpractice,andbuildgreaterunderstandingbetweenpeopleanddifferentcultures,inorderthatprofessionsandcommunitiescanbenefitfrominternationalcollaboration.

Cathrynsaid:“IamdelightedandproudtobeawardedtheChurchillFellowship.Thereissomuchforustolearnandsharewithothersandthisawardenablesthattooccur.MidwiferyeducationintheUKischangingandthisopportunitywillhelpmeconsiderthesechangesanddisseminategoodpracticefromelsewherethatwemaywishtoconsider.Ihaveaparticularconcernthatmanyexcellentnewlyqualifiedmidwivesleavetheprofessionanditistimelytoconsiderstrategiesthatmayhelpretainthemwithinthematernityservices.IhaverecentlyattendedaseminarfornewlyawardedChurchillFellowsandwasinspiredbytherangeanddiversityofprojectsthathavebeenfunded.”

CathrynintendstovisitfouruniversitiesinAustraliaanduniversitiesintheNorthandSouthislandsofNewZealand.ThisopportunityistimelywiththedevelopmentofthenewMidwiferyEducationStandardsbytheNursingandMidwiferyCouncilandwillfeedintothereshapingofthemidwiferycurriculumwithintheDepartment.

Scholarships available

TheDepartmentofHealthScienceshasbeenawarded5CommonwealthDistanceLearningScholarshipsbytheCommonwealthScholarshipCommissionintheUnitedKingdom(CSCUK)forstudentsjoiningeithertheonlineMScInternationalHumanitarianAffairscommencingtheirstudiesinSeptember2018.TheCommonwealthScholarshipsareadministeredbyCSCUK,workingastheUKarmoftheCommonwealthScholarshipandFellowshipPlan(CSFP).TheawardsthemselvesarefundedbytheDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment(DFID).TheCSFPareworkingtowardspartnershipsbetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaimedatcombiningacademicexcellencewiththedesiretomakearealdifferenceinsomeoftheworld’spoorestcountries.

Formoreinformationvisitwww.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/gradschool/funding/.

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Research News

Knowledge exchange visit to SydneyResearchFellowKateBosanquet,writes:“IvisitedtheBondiCentre,aSouthEasternSydneyLocalHealthDistrictcommunitymentalhealthcentre,duringlateFebruaryandearlyMarch2018aspartofmyNIHRDoctoralResearchFellowship(www.nihr.ac.uk/funding-and-support/funding-for-training-and-career-development/fellowship-programme.htm)tolearnabouttheinnovativeKeepingBodyinMind(KBIM)programmeofwork.DirectedbyDrJackieCurtis,KBIMaimstoimprovethephysicalhealthandlifeexpectancyofpeoplelivingwithseriousmentalillness(SMI)usingamulti-disciplinaryteamwhichincludesexercisephysiologists,dieticiansandpeersupportworkers.DuringafascinatingfewweeksIwitnessedKBIM’spositiveapproachtoencouragingvulnerableindividualslivingwithSMItoengagewithlifestyleinterventions.Itwastrulyinspirational.Iexperiencedavastarrayofactivitieswhichrangedfromsittinginonaone-to-onesessionataClozapineclinic,tobeingpartofapresentationtopitchforthefundingofasmokingcessationtrial.

Inmyfinalweek,IwasgiventheopportunitytotalkaboutmyownresearchaskeynotespeakerataPrimaryCareForumheldattheUniversityofNewSouthWales(UNSW).IpresentedanoutlineofmyPhDproject,“Meetingthephysicalhealthneedsofpeoplewithseriousmentalillnessinprimarycare”.IfocusedontheUKpolicycontextandhighlightedsomeoftheresourceswecurrentlyuseinUKpracticewhichwerefirstdevelopedinAustralia(e.gtheLesterToolusedtoassesscardiometabolicriskwww.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/Lester%20update%20June%202014%20FINAL.pdf).BeforeclosingIchampionedtheDepartmentattheUniversityofYorkandtalkedspecificallyaboutrelatedMentalHealthandAddicitionResearchgroupprojectsonSMIandphysicalhealth.

IwasalsoinvitedbyGregHunt,theMinisterforHealth,toattendaMentalHealthResearchRoundtableonMonday5March2018atParliamentHouse,Canberra.MyrolewastobringaninternationalperspectivetoadiscussiononAustralia’smentalhealthresearchprioritiesalongsideotherstakeholders,aimingtodevelopastrategicroadmapforfutureinvestment.Itwasaninterestingeventwhichofferedconsiderablescopetonetwork.PatrickMcGorry,ProfessorofYouthMentalHealthatTheUniversityofMelbourneandDirectorofOrygen,introducedhimselfandinvitedmetovisithisteaminMelbourne.IalsometProfessorHelenChristensen,DirectoroftheBlackDogInstitute(UNSW)whodevelopedtheMoodGymApp.Iwasconsistentlyimpressedbythepositivefocusonearlyinterventionandpreventativecare.

ItwasavaluableexperienceandgreattodeveloprelationshipswithJackieandhercolleagues.Iamkeentobuildonthesetoensuremyvisitmarksthebeginningoflongertermcollaborationoninnovativeresearchbetweenourgroups.ForanyofyouconsideringapplyingforfellowshipsIwouldrecommendplanningavisittoanexemplarinyourfieldofresearch,evenifitmeansflyingtotheothersideoftheworld!Itprovidesanunmatchedopportunitytomakeconnectionswhichcouldbeinstrumentaltoyourfutureresearchcareer.

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Research News

Department hosts second international conference on stepped wedge trial design

TheDepartmentwaspleasedtohosttheconferenceforasecondtimeandwelcomeinternationalspeakerstothetwo-dayevent.

Thesteppedwedgetrialdesignisapragmaticclustertrialdesignenjoyingincreasingattention.Itinvolvestherandomisationofclusterssuchasdifferentgeographicalsitestothetimingatwhichtheyswitchfromcontroltoaninterventiontreatmentuntilallclustersreceivetheintervention.Theaimoftheconferencewastoshareideas,experiences,bestpracticeandchallengesforthedesign,implementationandanalysisofthesteppedwedgedesignmodel.SpeakersincludedDrKarlaHemmingandAlanGirlingfromtheUniversityofBirminghamaswellasProfessorJimHughesfromtheUniversityofWashington.

Theeventattractedaninternationalaudienceandincludedposterpresentationsandawell-receivedworkshoponsamplesizecalculationforthedesign.

AdaKedingoftheeventorganisingteamsaid:“Awiderangeofpresentationsgaveanexcellentsnapshotofthelatestresearchsurroundingsteppedwedgetrials,andwewerepleasedtowelcomesomanyfamiliarandnewfaces.Theeventprovidedagreatforumforresearchersimplementingthesteppedwedgedesignindiversehealthsettingstoexchangeknowledgewithleadingmethodologistsinthefield.”

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Research NewsWorld Delirium Awareness Day ImogenFeatherstone,ResearchFellowfromMentalHealthandAddictionsResearchGroup(MHARG)writes:“On14thMarch2018itwasWorldDeliriumAwarenessDay.StafffromtheMHARGwhoareinvolvedindeliriumresearch,decidedtocelebratethedaytohelptoraiseawarenessofthiscondition,whichiscommonandcanbeverydistressing.WeheldadeliriumteapartyintheMHARGstaffroomandhadaninformationstallinHealthSciencesreception.WehopethatcelebratingWorldDeliriumAwarenessDaygavestaffandstudentstheopportunitytochataboutdelirium,takeawaysomeinformationandlearnalittlemoreaboutthisunder-recognisedcondition.

What is delirium?Deliriumiscommonamongolderpeople,peoplehavingsurgery,inintensivecareandthosenearingtheendoftheirlife.Peoplewithdeliriumbecomeconfused:theycanbecomeagitatedorsleepyandcanhaveproblemswithlanguage,memoryandperception.Itcanbeverydistressingforpatientsandtheirfamiliesaswellasbeingassociatedwithhighermortality.However,itisoftenmissedbyhealthcareprofessionals.Deliriumcanbepreventedbyinterventionsthatequatetobasicgoodqualitycarebutareoftenneglected.

Delirium research at YorkSUNRISE(Studiestounderstandandimprovedeliriuminpalliativesettings)isaninternationalcollaborationbetweenresearchstafffromMHARG(DrNajmaSiddiqi,ImogenFeatherstoneandRebeccaWoodhouse);colleaguesatHYMSandinAustraliaandCanada.Thefocusofourworkisresearchtodevelopandtestinterventionsfordeliriuminpalliativecaresettings.Currentprojectsincludeaqualitativeinterviewstudytolearnmoreaboutcareofdeliriuminhospicesandresearchtodevelopasetofkeyoutcomesfordelirium

trials.AspartofSUNRISE,ImogenisworkingonanNIHRdoctoralfellowshipprojecttoimprovethepreventionandmanagementofdeliriuminhospices.TheresearchteamatYorkareinvolvedinseveralCochranereviewsondeliriumindifferentsettingsandNajmahaspreviouslyledstudiesfocusedondeliriumpreventionincarehomes.

IfyouwouldliketolearnmoreaboutdeliriumandWorldDeliriumAwarenessDay,pleasevisittheiDeliriumwebsite:http://www.idelirium.org/

IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutourdeliriumresearchatYork,pleasecontact:ImogenFeatherstone(Imogen.featherstone@york.ac.uk)orDrNajmaSiddiqi(najma.siddiqi@york.ac.uk)

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University SWAT team to improve UK medical trialsAteamledbyresearchersfromtheDepartmentwillbetestingwaystoimproveclinicaltrialsintheNHS.

Theprogrammewilluseamethodcalled“StudieswithinaTrial”orSWATtotestwaystorecruitandretaintrialparticipants.Thestudieswillbecarriedoutwithin25medicaltrialsinvolvingmorethan105,000participants.

Clinicaltrialsarevitalforbringingoutnewmedicinesandensuringtreatmentmethodsaresafe,however,50%oftrialsdonotachievetheirtargetsamplesizebecauseparticipantsdropoutorcan’tberecruitedontimeandtobudget.

Themethodsusedtoapproachpeopletotakepartintrialshaveneverbeentestedtoseeiftheywork,meaningresearchteamsdon’tknowhowbesttorecruitandkeepparticipantsengaged.

Thenewstudy,fundedbytheMedicalResearchCouncil,willbethefirsttolookatwaysofimprovinghowtrialsarecarriedoutinordertoimproveresearchefficiency,reducewasteandimprovepatienthealth.

DrAdwoaParker,ResearchFellowintheYorkTrialsUnitintheDepartment,said:“Trialsaimtoproduceevidenceforthesafetyandeffectivenessoftreatments,butironicallythebestwayofgoingaboutthetrialsthemselveshasnotbeentested.Thisprojectwillenableustorapidlyandsystematicallyestablishanevidencebaseonwhichwecanestablishbestpracticeguidelinesfortrials.”

Theteaminvolvingresearchersfrom10universitiesincludingYork,Oxford,NottinghamandSheffieldwilltryoutnewwaystokeeptrialparticipantsfromdroppingoutsuchassendingpersonalisedtextmessagesremindingthemaboutfollow-upappointments.Theyalsoplantotestatrainingcoursetohelpclinicianscommunicateeffectivelywithparticipantsandexplaintrialconceptstothem.

DrParkeradded:“Failingtrialsareverycostlyandahugewasteofpublicmoney.Alackofparticipantsreducesthestatisticalpowerofastudyandcanmeanthatwedon’tspotdifferencesbetweentypesoftreatments.Failedtrialsdelaythegenerationofevidenceandtheadoptionofeffectiveinterventionsandinsomecasestheyresultinthecontinueduseofinterventionsthatareineffective,harmfultopatientsorboth.”

ProfessorDavidTorgerson,ChiefinvestigatorforthestudyandDirectoroftheYorkTrialsUnit,said:“Thisstudywillresultinmanyrandomisedcontrolledtrialsbeingmoreefficientandlesslikelytohavebias.ItwillhelptheDepartmentofHealthachieveitsgoalsof‘morepatientsandhealthprofessionalsparticipatinginhealthresearch’,whichwillinturnmakeanenduringcontributiontothehealthandwealthoftheUnitedKingdomandelsewhere.”

TheprogrammeislaunchedinApril2018andlastsfor30months.

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PCMIS updatePCMIS supporting Manchester Arena Attack Resilience Hub

MarkWall,PCMISCommunicationsandMarketingManagerwrites,“InadditiontoourworkwithNHSIAPTmentalhealthservicesandstudentsupportservices,PCMISalsoworkwithlocalauthoritiesandNHStruststoimplementrapidresponsementalhealthsupportintheeventofmajorincidentsandtraumaticevents.

Lastyear,intheimmediateaftermathoftheManchesterArenaattack,PCMISwereapproachedtohelplaunchanewservicebeingestablishedtocoordinatethecareandsupportforchildren,youngpeopleandadultswhosementalhealthand/oremotionalwellbeingmayhavebeenaffected.

HostedbyPennineCareNHSFoundationTrust,theManchesterResilienceHubisstaffedbytrainedmentalhealthprofessionalsofferingphone-basedadvice,supportandinformationforanyonedirectlyaffectedbytheincident.

UponbeingapproachedbyPennineCareregardingtheHub,PCMISsetupa’ManchesterIncidentResiliencePathway’(MIRP)tohelprecordthedetailsofthoseaffectedandmanagetheirtreatmentandsupporteffectively.

PCMISwasutilisedintheHub’sinitialeffortstomakecontactwiththoseaffectedandraiseawarenessofthenewserviceavailabletothem.AnonlineeReferraloptionwasalsosetuptoencourageself-referralandgivelocalGPsacrosstheNorthofEnglandtheabilitytoquicklyrefertheirpatients.

ThethoroughnessandtoneoftheresponsefromtheManchesterauthoritieshasreceivedcommendationsfromthoseaffected,drawnpraisefromacrosstheUK,andisrecognisedasanexemplarthatisnowinformingtheplanningandcoordinationofotherauthorities.

Astheone-yearanniversaryoftheManchesterArenaattackapproaches,theManchesterResilienceHub’sworkisongoing.PCMISwillcontinuetosupporttheireffortsthroughwhatwillnodoubtbeadifficultperiodforthoseaffected.”

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Staff News

Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Group

AcoupleofseminarshavebeenorganisedbytheDepartment’sMentalHealthAwarenessandWellbeingGroupandareopentobothstaffandstudents.

15thMay-YorkSamaritanswilldeliveratalkabouttheircampusdropinsessionsandwillbedeliveringadditionalinformationonhowwecanlookafterourownmentalhealth.Tobookaplacevisitwww.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-samaritans-tickets-45640403676?utm_term=eventurl_text

17thMay-TheteamfromYorkandSelbyIAPTwillbepresentingaslideshowwithinformationaboutwhattypesoftherapytheyprovideandtalkingaboutcommonmentalhealthissuesandhowprevalentitis.

TheywillalsopresentasectionofthefirstsessionoftheirWellbeingcoursewhichmostpeoplethatentersintotheserviceattends.ThatwillfocusonthebasicprinciplesofCognitivebehaviourtherapy,identifyingaviciouscyclethattheymightbeexperiencingatthemomentandhowtosetSMARTgoals.Tobookaplacevisitwww.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-therapies-improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-tickets-45639630363?utm_term=eventurl_text

HelloWe wish a very warm welcome to new members of staff who have joined the department recently, these include: Helen Challand, Sharon John, Michael Backhouse, Liz Wands-Murray, Matthew Robson, Ann Cochrane, Ginny Wilson, Deborah Huskins and Tracy Dancer.

GoodbyeWe also wish a very fond farewell to those who have left the department over the last few months, including: Shezad Ali and Debbie Walton.

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