Postgraduate research opportunities The Future Hospital & Beyond Its Walls

Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Research in Multidisciplinary Exploration of Health Oriented Data & Digital Health

This Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) funds relevant doctoral research activity that supports advancements in digital health and data technologies to optimise health and care delivery. In this phase of funding, our CDT aims to support a portfolio of research activity that sits under the theme of the ‘Future Hospital and Beyond Its Walls’.

The ‘Future Hospital’ is a network that is agile, flexible, and responsive, connected by a digital infrastructure and providing data-driven-care; supporting people to be cared for in their communities with at risk populations monitored remotely and empowered to engage and be active participants in their own health and care.

The ‘Future Hospital’ will have better flows and processes, be more efficient, saving costs and enhancing patient experiences and outcomes.

Future care will focus heavily on the wellbeing and prevention agenda, rather than just responding to illnesses when they occur.

Long-term solutions in prevention of disease, remote monitoring, early diagnosis, and detection will be key components of the Future Hospital, reducing burden on inpatient services, optimising staff roles and workloads and unlocking new opportunities for innovative use of hospital and virtual spaces.

Projects

• must be supervised by academics at the University of Strathclyde and be supervised across two academic departments
• must be supported by the NHS, Care or Third Sector and clearly demonstrate potential to make a significant positive impact on health and care delivery under the auspices of the ‘Future Hospital’ by the innovative use of digital health and/or data technologies in their host organisation
• engagement of the NHS, Care or Third Sector through the full studentship must be evidenced through a letter of support from the organisation and confirmation granting day release for the candidate to undertake their studies
• the NHS, Care or Third sector organisation is responsible for ensuring the student has allocated study leave (at no cost to the University of at least four working days per month) to undertake their PhD

Interaction with the Centre for Doctoral Training

The student will provide the CDT with a six-monthly report to include a summary of progress and achievements relating to the studentship.

The University partner and student will acknowledge Leslie Stretch as the funder in all publications and other forms of communication such as posters, presentations and at conferences.