Emergency consultant Shweta Gidwani (CF 2018) spoke at an online event hosted by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine on 11 February. The event explored solutions for healthcare staff retention and Shweta shared learnings from her Fellowship, which researched wellbeing support for doctors.
This month an Early Day Motion was tabled in the House of Commons, welcoming a new breakfast club model created by Lynne Hindmarch (CF 2018) and Lindsay Graham (CF 2014). The model is the first of its kind in the UK and has already helped to support over 800 children.
By Lynne Hindmarch,
An intergenerational programme set up by Lorraine George (CF 2017) and Kay Jodrell (CF 2019) received the 2020 Best Inclusive Practice Nursery World Award on 15 February. The programme engages childminders and children with residents at a care home in Torquay and is the first of its kind in the UK.
By Lorraine George,
The charity of police sergeant Garry Botterill (CF 2016), Service Dogs UK, was published in the West Sussex Gazette on 9 February. Garry’s Fellowship explored how assistance dogs can help veterans with PTSD, and he used these findings to develop the work of this charity.
By Garry Botterill,
Mental health campaigner Debbie Frances (CF 2018) took part in an online Q&A with wellbeing provider Recovery Devon on 23 February. Debbie shared her own experiences as a mental health carer and findings from her Fellowship, which explored early-intervention initiatives that promote wellbeing.
By Debbie Frances,
