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The Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford Brookes has two
ESRC CASE studentships. Please can you display or pass on the following
information:
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
ESRC CASE STUDENTSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Department of Sociology has two ESRC CASE studentship opportunities
in the following areas:
1. Assessing the public health role of Primary Care Groups and Trusts
Applications for the research studentship are invited from persons
interested in researching the public health role of primary care
organisations. The studentship will be based in the Department of
Sociology and supervised by Stephen Peckham and Dr Sin Yi Cheung.
Research is currently being undertaken in the Department focuses on the
role of community organisations in local public health action and their
relationships with Primary Care Groups. This project is led by Stephen
Peckham as is being undertaken in conjunction with the UK Public Health
Association (UK PHA) who are sponsoring this studentship. This project
builds on earlier work developing a public health model of primary care
(see Peckham S, Macdonald J and Taylor P (1996) Towards a Public Health
Model of Primary Care Birmingham: Public Health Alliance AND Taylor P,
Peckham S and Turton P (1998) A Public Health Model of Primary Care:
>From Rhetoric to Reality Birmingham: Public Health Alliance). The
opportunity exists for the student to work alongside the research team
and draw on the research data or complement the research in some other
way.
The key objectives will be:
1. To identify the specific public health contributions made by primary
care groups to reducing local inequalities in health.
2. To explore the way the internal organisation and activities of
PCGs/PCTs which either inhibit or promote public health and to identify
key structures and processes which support public health action.
3. To determine the impact of wider organisational and collaborative
arrangements between HAs, Local Authorities and other organisations on
the public health role of PCGs/PCTs.
2. An evaluation of the influence of a dedicated, school based service
for young people on their perceptions of health services.
Applications for the research studentship are invited from persons
interested in researching adolescent health services. The studentship
will be based in the Department of Sociology and supervised by Stephen
Peckham and Professor Mary Boulton. This collaborative student award is
being supported by Oxfordshire Community NHS Trust and Oxfordshire
Health Authority. The project builds on initial research on the Bodyzone
clinics being undertaken by Stephen Peckham and Cindy Carlson (School of
Health Care). The Oxfordshire Community NHS Trust is committed to
supporting the research students in their research programme and
providing opportunities for the student to participate in the activities
of the Trust in relation to adolescent health and family planning
services. The Trust will provide an induction programme to ensure the
student has a good understanding of the work of these services and how
they relate to the wider activities of the Trust. In addition the Health
Authority will provide an induction programme within the Public Health
Department with regard to the development of sexual health strategy.
The aim of the project is to evaluate the impact of drop-in services for
young people on their knowledge and use of health services and on their
contraceptive behaviour. It will specifically examine the contribution
of school based clinics (Bodyzone) to promoting the health of young
people in the context of local and national policy on young people’s
health.
Further details about both of these opportunities can be obtained from
Jan Powers
School of Social Sciences and Law
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane Campus
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP
Tel: 01865 – 483762
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Many thanks
Stephen Peckham
Senior Lecturer in Social Policy
School of Social Sciences and Law
Oxford Brookes University
Tel: 01865 484292
Fax: 01865 483937
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