Prof. Peter Huxley appointed to Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leaders Group

Congratulations to Professor Peter Huxley, who has been appointed to the Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leaders Group.

The senior researcher group has a representative on the executive board of Health and Care Research Wales which in turn hosts the School of Social Care (Wales). Health and Care Research Wales provides an infrastructure to support and increase capacity in research and development to focus on current and emerging areas of excellence. It aims to ensure an integrated all-Wales approach from research to evidence-based practice.

With a colleague in the School, Dr Alison Orrell, Senior Research Fellow, Professor Huxley is a member of a task and finish group looking at Health and Care Research Wales communication with the social care sector to involve the sector in research support and dissemination. This is a prestigious appointment and reflects his contribution to health and social care research in Wales and beyond.

Publication date: 5 April 2016