Psychology class: ‘Exodus’ of clinical researchers sparks concern over future of UK healthcare

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‘Exodus’ of clinical researchers sparks concern over future of UK healthcare

• The article notes the importance of medical research to patient care and the economy. Using an example from a topic of study, explain how clinical psychology research can impact on the economy

• Professor Williams describes “an exodus of talent”. Imagine you are a researcher investigating why people are leaving the medical research profession.

  a) Write a suitable question for collecting qualitative data about people leaving

  b) Write a suitable question for collecting quantitative data about people leaving

• The findings of a study by Cancer Research UK are given. Express as a fraction in its simplest form the proportion of people giving ‘leaving the EU’ as a reason for quitting clinical research

• Professor Cooke explains that young clinicians are not being “rewarded for what they’ve done in science”. Drawing on the behaviourist, social learning and humanistic approaches, discuss how young clinicians might be encouraged to commit and progress. Refer to the article

Danny Galbraith, St Bartholomew’s School