Interdisciplinary Research in Health Sciences (IRIHS)
>£2.5m in ongoing and new research studies
107 peer-reviewed publications in 2022
27 doctoral students and a further 8 students outside IRIHS
IRIHS, founded in 2015, is a mixed-method research unit led jointly by Professor Trish Greenhalgh and Associate Professor Sara Shaw. We undertake interdisciplinary research, teaching and applied scholarship in fields relating to clinical practice, organisation and delivery of health services, health policy, translational science (covering the social and behavioural science of innovation and adoption), digital health and the patient experience.
Group Leads
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Trish Greenhalgh
Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences
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Sara Shaw
Professor of Health Policy & Practice
Resources

NASSS-CAT Tools
The NASSS-CAT tools have been developed to help you plan, undertake and evaluate technology-supported change projects in health or social care. They are based on the Non-adoption, Abandonment, and challenges to Scale-up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) framework which has been combined with a complexity assessment toolkit.
Projects
Former research studies
Featured publications from 2022:
'I can't cope with multiple inputs': a qualitative study of the lived experience of 'brain fog' after COVID-19
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Callan C. et al, (2022), BMJ open, 12
Understanding what happens to attendees after an NHS Health Check: a realist review
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Duddy C. et al, (2022), BMJ Open, 12, e064237 - e064237
Using Linguistic Ethnography to Study Video Consultations: A Call to Action and Future Research Agenda
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Seuren LM. and Shaw SE., (2022), Qualitative Health Research
Social prescribing for older people and the role of the cultural sector during the COVID ‐19 pandemic: What are link workers' views and experiences?
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Tierney S. et al, (2022), Health & Social Care in the Community
Health worker experiences of implementing TB infection prevention and control: A qualitative evidence synthesis to inform implementation recommendations
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van der Westhuizen H-M. et al, (2022), PLOS Global Public Health, 2, e0000292 - e0000292
Safety implications of remote assessments for suspected COVID-19: Qualitative study in UK primary care
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Wieringa S. et al, (2022), BMJ Quality and Safety
'It was like being hit with a brick': a qualitative study on the effect of clinicians' delivery of a diagnosis of eye disease for patients in primary and secondary care.
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Ferrey A. et al, (2022), BMJ Open, 12
Why do GPs rarely do video consultations? qualitative study in UK general practice
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Greenhalgh T. et al, (2022), British Journal of General Practice, 72, E351 - E360
Why doesn’t integrated care work? Using Strong Structuration Theory to explain the limitations of an English case
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Hughes G. et al, (2021), Sociology of Health and Illness
How have remote and digital approaches impacted continuity? A mixed-studies systematic review
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LADDS E. et al, (2022), British Journal of General Practice
UK newspapers “on the warpath”: media analysis of remote consulting in 2021
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Mroz G. et al, (2022), British Journal of General Practice, BJGP.2022.0258 - BJGP.2022.0258
Implementation and delivery of group consultations for young people with diabetes in socioeconomically deprived, ethnically diverse settings.
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Papoutsi C. et al, (2022), BMC Med, 20
Understanding how and why quality circles improve standards of practice, enhance professional development and increase psychological well-being of general practitioners: a realist synthesis
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Rohrbasser A. et al, (2022), BMJ Open, 12, e058453 - e058453
Clinical risk in remote consultations in general practice: findings from in-COVID-19 pandemic qualitative research
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Rosen R. et al, (2022), BJGP Open, 6
Latest publications
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Rau Steuernagel C. et al, (2023), BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 382
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Gadsby EW. et al, (2023), NIHR Open Research, 3, 32 - 32
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DUDDY C. et al, (2023), Health and Social Care Delivery Research
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Preprint
Seuren LM. and Shaw S., (2023)
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Howe J. et al, (2023)