A research blog by Dr Emma Rees, Associate Professor of Healthcare Science, Swansea University. This research is funded by Health and Care Research Wales’ 2022 Health Research Fellowships award. Read about all the latest funding call awards here – £6.4 million to support vital health and social care research in Wales Why is this research needed?…
A new study has revealed that people living in the most deprived areas were nearly two and a half times more likely to need a hip replacement but far less likely to receive the treatment than their more affluent counterparts. The research included analysis of the number of hip replacement procedures carried out for patients…
COVID-19 has led to substantial changes in community pharmacy drug dispensing patterns. Measures for keeping the spread of the COVID-19 virus under control resulted in many face-to-face activities moving to online and telephone consultations unless necessary. Many individuals experienced this change in their routine interaction with clinical services such as blood tests, repeated medication, GP…
School-based COVID-19 mitigation strategies such as wearing face coverings, two-metre distancing and minimising pupil mixing greatly impacted the primary school day. Researchers in Population Data Science at Swansea University explored how these mitigation measures were associated with COVID-19 infection, respiratory infection, and school staff wellbeing. The study, supported by ADR Wales and Health Data Research…
Researchers have examined whether sex and depression might influence how effectively blood lipids are treated in high-risk heart disease patients. Lipids are blood fats that, amongst other substances, include cholesterol and triglycerides. They looked at whether lipid levels were checked and if so whether guideline target levels for lipids were achieved through the prism of…
