Health Research
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Profile
Research Degrees Director Location
MPhil/PhD Dr Katherine Froggatt Alexandra Square
PhD in Palliative Care
Postgraduate Enquiries
Professional Doctorates
tel: +44 (0)1524 593169
Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)
e-mail:
shm-pg-admissions@lancaster.ac.uk
Taught Courses
for DClinPsy
MRes/PgDip/PgCert in Health Research
e-mail:
clinicalpsychology@lancaster.ac.uk
(by Distance Learning)
Website
.lancs.ac.uk/shm/dhr/
Number of Postgraduate Students
www.lancs.ac.uk/shm/dhr/
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The Division of Health Research conducts, represents and
promotes health-related research at Lancaster University and works
closely with individuals and organisations outside the University
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who are themselves involved in health research, development and
implementation.
It brings together over fifty academics whose research covers one
or more of the following broad areas: end of life care, disability
studies, mental health, ageing, organisational well-being and public
health. Close links exist with other university departments that also
address areas of health research, including: Sociology, Geography,
Psychology, Linguistics, Management Science, Behaviour in
Health Resear
Organisations and the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies.
The Division acts as a focus for health research and its activity
includes major programmes of research funded by various funding
Professor Sheila Payne BA(Hons),
bodies. This research programme involves collaboration with health
RN, Dip.N, PhD, C. Psychol professionals in many organisations, and reflects the Division’s ethos
Help the Hospices Chair in Hospice Studies,
of conducting high quality academic research and developing and
International Observatory on End of Life Care,
implementing the outcomes of this research.
Lancaster University.
The Division has a number of research and teaching objectives.
Developing research areas include health and place, health inequalities,
Professor Sheila Payne is a health psychologist, with a
health and participation. Teaching objectives include the
background in nursing and over 20 years experience in
development of new taught postgraduate courses and health
academia. She is the Co-ordinator for Post-Graduate Research
research training opportunities.
studies in the Division of Health Research.
TAUGHT COURSES
Based in the End of Life Observatory Sheila’s post, (the first of
Health and Medicine:
its kind in the UK and supported since 2006 for five years by MRes/PgDip/PgCert in Health Research (by
the National Charity Help the Hospices) will lead important new Distance Learning)
research to help improve lives of many thousands of patients
and families that depend on hospice care. She also co-directs
Director of Studies: Dr Anne Grinyer.
the NCRI funded Cancer Experiences Collaborative for 5 years
Duration: 24 months part-time (MRes), 18 months part-time (PgDip).
from 2006 and since 2007 she has been Vice President of the
Entry Requirements: A second class honours degree. Candidates
European Association for Palliative Care.
who hold other equivalent academic and/or professional qualifications
will be considered for entry if they can provide evidence of the ability
Sheila has a long track record in palliative care research and
to undertake work at postgraduate level.
scholarship. Her research agenda focuses on palliative care, end
Assessment: Combination of coursework and research
of life care and bereavement support. Sheila has supported
project/dissertation.
over 20 PhD students and has been published widely in
IELTS: 6.5
Funding: NHS Trusts and other employers may be willing to sponsor
academic and professional journals. She has written ten books
places - see also page 196.
and edits the “Health Psychology” book series published by the
Further Information:
www.lancs.ac.uk/shm/dhr/
Open University press.
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