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Public Policy and Health

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Fuse five year funding renewal success

A North East research centre, working to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation, is set to expand its activities after successfully securing funding for a further five years.

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Professor David Hunter becomes a member of the Advisory Group

Professor David Hunter has been invited to become a member of the Advisory Group for a Foresight Future of Demographic Change project in the Government Office for Science.

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New Appointment of Professor of Global Health Policy

Ted Schrecker

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Ted Schrecker to the position of Professor of Global Health Policy at Durham University.

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12th Brazilian Congress of Family Medicine Invitation

Professor David Hunter has been invited to take part in two sessions at the 12th Brazilian Congress of Family Medicine held in Belem, Brazil from 29 May to 2 June 2013. 

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Changes to NICE

Professor David Hunter continues to be a non executive director on NICE although the organisation has undergone a number of organisational and branding changes.

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Presenting at the National Institute for Health Research's Advisory Board

Professor David Hunter has been invited to present at the next meeting in mid-May of the National Institute for Health Research's Advisory Board which exists to advise and support the Chief Medical Officer for England in her capacity as the lead for Research and Development at the Department of Health.

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Health Improvement Scotland - Evaluation of healthcare improvement: how do we know we are making a difference?

Jonathan Erskine recently presented findings from the NIHR HS&DR-funded research project 'An Evaluation of Transformational Change in NHS North East' at a Health Improvement Scotland seminar titled 'Evaluation of healthcare improvement: how do we know we are making a difference?' on 19th March 2013. 

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Celebrating the first 10 years of the Medical Management Centre

Professor David Hunter recently spoke at an event to celebrate 10 years of the Medical Management Centre at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

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WHO European Action Plan

David Hunter and Linda Marks contributed significantly to the World Health Organisation’s European Action Plan for Strengthening Public Health Capacities and Services.  The Action Plan has been adopted by the 53 WHO Europe member states.  http://www.euro.who.int/publichealth

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