May 2020
BSMS projects given funding with JCRO support
Following the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) in Kent Surrey and Sussex (KSS) making funding available for COVID-19-related research, the Joint Clinical Research Office (JCRO) has been supporting applications by its partner organisations, which includes the University of Sussex, University of Brighton, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust and BSMS.
Since applications opened, there have been two rounds of funding. In the first closed round, seven applications in total were submitted from across the region, with four of these being granted funding. JCRO supported four out of the seven applications, with two of them coming from colleagues at BSMS. This includes 'How can community-based care settings for individuals vulnerable to COVID-19 mortality be supported in receiving returning or new clients? A mixed methods study', led by Prof Jackie Cassell.
In round two, 33 applications were received from across the region. ARC KSS funded six of these, with a further two projects coming from BSMS. This includes 'Co-producing public health resources about COVID-19 to meet the needs of elderly ethnic minorities', led by Dr Priya Paudyal.
Read more about the JCRO funding here >
Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes
Dr Neil Singh, Senior General Practice Teaching Fellow, had a long read article (read on the link below or listen to the cholera and coronavirus article here) published in the Guardian in May. His article considers another pandemic, cholera, and why we must reject a colonial logic that widens global health disparities in our fight against coronavirus.
Read the cholera and coronavirus article >