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Research in the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology at the University of Nottingham has improved the lives of children with eczema throughout the world. This has been achieved by improving the evidence base for clinical care through identifying treatments that work and those that do not, thus reducing the burden of disease for patients and reducing costs for patients and the NHS. Clinical care has been improved, economic benefits have been realised and Government policy informed.
Research into the process and efficacy of structured peer group supervision (PGS) for trainee and practicing psychologists, led by Akhurst at York St John University, collaborating with partners at the University of Leeds, has impacted on a number of psychology training programmes. The PGS model is also being adopted by various health practitioners to complement individual supervision. The model has been implemented variously in the Republic of Ireland, South Africa and the UK. Optimising use of the internet as a means for materials dissemination has enabled the DVD created by the research team to be used widely in professional development.