Addressing local ageing priorities with our first PhD programme

Posted on
28 June 2024

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Applications are now open for the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing’s first PhD programme ‘FAIRER’.

By listening to our local partners, patients and community about their ideas, concerns, and aspirations for healthy ageing, we identified key priorities to inform the PhD research topics. Involving local people is fundamental to ACHA, ensuring our research is community-focused and addresses local needs.

We are offering three fully-funded non-clinical PhD studentships, registered at Queen Mary University of London, supported by Barts Charity and the Dunhill Medical Trust.

Local health and care staff of all backgrounds who want to add research into their career are encouraged to apply, particularly those in roles less traditionally associated with research like nurses, allied health professionals, health visitors, ambulance staff, or care home workers.

Althea Bart, Head of Community Participation at Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, said:

“It’s exciting to see that ACHA is already listening to the local community and using our feedback to directly influence their research.”

Steph Taylor, Professor of Public Health and Primary Care at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary said:

“This is a fantastic opportunity for any health and care professional who wants to integrate research into their career. With support from Queen Mary and Barts Health, ACHA is enabling the local workforce to get involved in research in healthy ageing, supporting their professional development and improving the care of patients and the health of our local population.”

Find out more about this opportunity here.

If you have any questions, please email us: bartshealth.acha@nhs.net

About ACHA:

The Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) is a new research, education and training centre from Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London.

We work closely with local people and health and care staff in north east London to improve care and support for people as they grow older.

For more information, get in touch

 

ACHA offers an exciting opportunity for Whipps Cross. By integrating academic expertise into our clinical structures, we can efficiently address local needs and set a dynamic research agenda. Together, we'll utilise the Living Lab structure to create impactful solutions for patients, healthcare workers, and the ageing population in north east London. ACHA will be the springboard for local innovation, with international impact.

Dr Mark Rawle

Consultant geriatrician and older person’s services research lead, Whipps Cross Hospital

We’re looking forward to working with the local community to understand their health priorities for older people in north east London. ACHA aims to be a step change, placing the health and wellbeing of older people at the forefront. By uniting academics, healthcare professionals, and public health colleagues, ACHA will focus on the best ways to support older people. Additionally, ACHA will develop training and dissemination initiatives to ensure research evidence is shared and embedded into practice.

Professor Steph Taylor

Professor of public health and primary care at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London

Whipps Cross is delighted to support this innovative partnership, which will contribute to improved services across our local area and to wider NHS policy and practice across the country. By working with, and listening to, diverse local communities, clinicians, and caregivers our new centre will mix innovative research with practical tools to enable better care to help all of us age more healthily.

Dr Amanjit Jhund

Chief executive, Whipps Cross Hospital

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