Interdisciplinary Research in Health Sciences (IRIHS)
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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.
>£10m in ongoing research studies
>50 peer-reviewed publications in 2018
14 doctoral students
RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2018
Group Leads
NASSS-CAT TOOL
Complexity Self-Assessment Tool for your project - designed to help you plan, undertake and evaluate a technology-supported change project in healthcare or social care. The tool has been developed to try to reduce the high proportion of technology projects that fail in these sectors.
Research Studies
Latest publications
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The NASSS-CAT Tools for Understanding, Guiding, Monitoring, and Researching Technology Implementation Projects in Health and Social Care: Protocol for an Evaluation Study in Real-World Settings.
Journal article
Greenhalgh T. et al, (2020), JMIR Res Protoc, 9
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Using Complexity Assessment to Inform the Development and Deployment of a Digital Dashboard for Schizophrenia Care: Case Study
Journal article
Gremyr A. et al, (2020), Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22
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Physical Examinations via Video for Patients With Heart Failure: Qualitative Study Using Conversation Analysis
Journal article
Seuren LM. et al, (2020), Journal of medical Internet research, 22
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Bridging the ‘two cultures’ of research and service: Can complexity theory help?: Comment on “Experience of health leadership in partnering with university-based researchers in Canada – A call to ‘Re-imagine’ research”
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Greenhalgh T., (2020), International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 9, 87 - 88