Peter runs clinical sessions as a GP in an inner-city PMS Pilot, mainly seeing substance misusers and asylum seekers. He is a Principal Investigator in the large MRC-funded RESPECT trial of pharmaceutical care in ambulant elderly, and he leads on communication and consultation skills teaching at HYMS.
Bill trained in general medicine and paediatrics in the UK and Australia before specialising in neonatology. In his present post, he aims to continue to promote the use of research synthesis to support the evidence-base for policy and practice in perinatal and child health.
Mary is an experienced health researcher with a clinical background in midwifery. Her core research interests are in:
- maternal and infant nutrition
- midwifery policies and practice
- addressing inequalities in health
- the interface between research, education, policy and practice
- involving users and practitioners in research
Eve's PhD research on miscarriage led to a sustained interest in the determinants of adverse reproductive events, and subsequently to the determinants of cancer, particularly leukaemia, in children and young adults.
Ian's main research interests are:
- communication and healthcare
- effectiveness of health and healthcare interventions
- the dissemination of research evidence and professional behaviour change
- the interface between public health and primary care
Available evidence suggests that at least one in five malignancies worldwide is attributable to infection. Such cancers might be preventable by vaccination. Rob's aim is to investigate the possible role of infectious agents in the aetiology of cancer.
Victoria is a chartered statistician with the Royal Statistical Society. She manages the HYMS Statistical Consultancy Service, which provides health professionals in NHS organisations across North and East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire with access to statistical support and advice. She also lectures in Health Sciences at the University of York, as well as within HYMS.
Steven's major research interests are in factors including adult diet which may influence the development and progression of prostate cancer. He has taught epidemiology and public health in Newcastle and Bristol and is now leading on population health and medicine within the HYMS curriculum.