In 2018 Dr Pritti Aggarwal, a GP and University of Southampton academic set up the GP Consultant Exchange Model to improve relationships between primary and secondary care. She tells Medically Speaking, about the aims of the project and the improvements it’s made to caring for patients.
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The dark or light side? Insights from the GP-consultant exchange programme
Fellowships for three Faculty early career researchers
Three early career researchers from the Faculty of Medicine have been included in a flagship fellowship scheme to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the University of Southampton.
Read moreCo-producing the future of medical research with young people
EACH-B are working with young people to work with a film company to conceptualise, research, produce, film, edit and disseminate four videos about taking part in medical research.
Read moreDeliberate infection of human volunteers for research
Professor Rob Read, of the Faculty of Medicine, discusses the value and importance of human challenge trials.
Read moreReflections of The Faculty of Medicine Research Conference
Emma Reeves reflects on the Faculty of Medicine Research Conference 2022
Read moreBringing artistic skills and medical expertise together
A former Southampton medical student is putting her artistic skills and medical expertise together to help children and their families understand Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Disorder (PIMS). PIMS is a new condition that happens weeks after someone has had the virus
Read moreReflecting on 20+ years with the Faculty of Medicine
After more than 20 years at the University of Southampton, and a distinguished career of working to improve the health of mothers and their children around the world, Professor Mark Hanson retires at the end of June. Medically Speaking speaks
Read moreMedicine’s 2021 REF outcome
The results of the 2021 REF were published last week, the culmination of a seven-year assessment period. The University of Southampton’s outstanding research and impact has been recognised with ninety-two per cent of the University’s research classed as ‘world leading’
Read moreA trip of a lifetime: bringing children with cancer from Ukraine to England for treatment
In March 2022, a group of Southampton clinicians embarked on an important mission to evacuate 21 Ukrainian children with cancer and bring them to the UK so they could continue their treatment. The children ranged in ages from babies to
Read moreWomen in medicine by Professor Diana Baralle Associate Dean (Research)
As I write this, it’s International Women’s Day and I have been enjoying all the support on twitter and the media. Last month we also had Women and Girls in Science Day, championing full and equal access and participation for
Read moreResearching own lived experience: break the taboo! by Dr Nisreen Alwan
I invite my fellow researchers to reflect a bit on why they might consider someone with a lived experience of a health condition researching it more biased than someone without. I have researched maternal health and pregnancy for many years
Read moreWhy we do research by Professor Salim Khakoo
I was recently in conversation with my NHS colleagues and one of them questioned as to why do research. To a large extent this is related to curiosity about how things work and how we can make things better for
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