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The Centre for Health Sciences and Services (CHSS) brings together academic researchers and health professionals in nursing and allied health sciences and services both within the University of Northampton and externally.

About the Centre for Health Sciences and Services (CHSS)

Established in 2017, CHSS builds upon established local, national and international partnerships CHSS to deliver interdisciplinary, collaborative, high quality health research and enterprise projects to advance knowledge designed to improve the health of the population. Central to our work is the focus on working with patients and the public to ensure research is relevant for those whose health we aim to improve.

As a collective, CHSS members continue to provide a home for the development of research and enterprise knowledge and skills in students, staff, and health service users from undergraduates to postdoctoral researchers, early career and independent researchers.

Overall Aim: Create a positive and supportive platform for our research endeavours.

The Centre has over 96 members who are aligned with:

  • Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (internal and external)
  • Researchers in health and wellbeing
  • Public and Patient representatives
  • Health organisation representatives (e.g. Healthwatch)
  • Visiting Professors
  • Faculty of Health Education & Society
  • Faculty of Business & Law
  • Faculty of Art Science & Technology

Stand leaders

Themes

  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Public Health
  • Health Education
  • Children & Young People
  • Student experience
  • Maternal care

View the Centre on PURE

  • Centre for Health Sciences and Services (CHSS) Leadership

    • Dr Tracey Redwood – Leader
    • Sarah Wickes – Co-theme Leads
    • Claire Poole – Co-theme leads

    View our other University Membership on Pure.

    • Well Northants
    • Menopause Wellbeing Project
    • KTP: developing an innovative digital tool to support cognitive decline in ageing populations
    • Creative support: building bonds through paly for people with early onset dementia and their caregivers.
    • Project REGAIN
    • Northamptonshire autism: understand the autistic identified research priorities and creation of the Northamptonshire autism research network
    • Neurodiversity and cyber dependent offending

    Find out more about our Centre’s projects on PURE.

    • Redwood, T., Ward, A., Ali, T., Poole, C., O’Dell, C., & Rebaudo, D. (2024). In praise of postgraduate career clinics: Translating health professionals’ willingness to engagement. Nursing Open, 11, e2113. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2113
    • Redwood, T., Ward, A., Ali, T., Poole, C., O’Dell, C., & Rebaudo, D. (2024).  Continued professional development (CPD) provision for nurses: A qualitative exploration
    • Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 12e32582June 30, 2024Open access
    • A feasibility and pilot study of a “lifelong learning” intervention for people with dementia
    • Soerensen, A., Schack Thoft, D., Ward, A. & Campbell, J., 1 May 2024, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 10, 1, p. 69 13 p., 69.
    • Forensic Measurement Comparison of Foot Insole Impressions
    • Nirenberg, M., Ansert, E., Minetola, T. J., Esbenson, A. M., Samuel, A. L. & Campbell, J., 10 Mar 2024, In: Science & Justice. 64, 3, p. 264-268 5 p.
    • Self-reported physical activity and sedentary behaviour amongst UK university students: a cross-sectional case study
    • Roberts, C., Ryan, D., Campbell, J. & Hardwicke, J., 29 Mar 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Critical Public Health. 36 p.
    • Água negra (black water) and overwhelming details: for more-than-nexus approaches to global water-energy-food challenges
    • Horton, J., Kraftl, P., Perrella Balestieri , J. A., Campos Marques, A. E., Coles, B., Cesar Delamaro, M., Dias, R. A., Hadfield-Hill, S., Hall, J., Nunes Leal, R., Soares, P. V., Walker, C. & Zara, C., 29 May 2024, In: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. p. 1-25 25 p., 1.
    • Raising children in the UK: The Screams of Zimbabwean migrant parents
    • Machaka, R., 24 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. p. 1-21 21 p.
    • Enhancing students’ understanding of Social Media Marketing and the use of Advertising and Public Relations terminology within IMC: A Participatory Action Research project
    • Laurie, S., Mortimer, K., Holtz, M. & Little, B., 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Marketing Education. 46, 1, p. 45 – 56 12 p., 5.
    • Gender inclusive language in midwifery and perinatal services: A guide and argument for justice
    • Pezaro, S., Pendleton, J., van der Waal, R., Lachance Adams , S., Santos, M., Istha, K., Bainbridge, A., Maeder, Z., Gilmore, J., Webster, J., Lai-Boyd, B., Brennan, A. M. & Newnham, E., 1 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Birth. p. 1-13 13 p.
    • Interprofessional education after the pandemic: lessons learned and future considerations
    • Park, V., McLarnon, N., Hutchings, M., Power, A., Blunenthal, S., Wetzlmair, L.-C., Sy, M., McDermott, J., Boyle, L., Herath, C. & Anderson, E., 2 Sept 2023, In: British Journal of Midwifery. 31, 9, p. 519-529 11 p.
    • Prevalence of Hookah Smoking and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Engineering Students of Khwopa College of Engineering, Nepal
    • Raj Baral, Y., Jyakhwo, S., Bist, A., Jyakhwo, S. & Duwal, N., 6 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Family Medicine. 10, 2, 5 p., 1330.
    • Developing a dementia friendly approach to consent in dementia research
    • Pyer, M. & Ward, A., 26 Oct 2023, In: Aging and Mental Health. 28, 2, p. 294-301 8 p., 11.
    • Evaluating the impact on Adolescents’ mental health and wellbeing: a United Kingdom inner city resilience schools programme
    • Redwood, T., Payne, K.-L. & Bayes, T., 16 Mar 2023, In: International Journal of Stress Prevention and Wellbeing. 7, 3, 13 p., 7.

    View more of our Centre’s Publications on PURE.