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
Interrupted or invigorated? Qualitative health research during the Covid-19 pandemic
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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.
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.
Aerosols and making spaces safe
Hands - Face - Space - Replace
A series of animated video summaries of Professor Trish Greenhalgh's research on preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Video consulting in the NHS
Developed by Professor Sara Shaw and Professor Trish Greenhalgh from the IRIHS Team in collaboration with Barts Health NHS Trust and Design Science.
Projects
Research studies
Former research studies
Featured publications:
What items should be included in an early warning score for remote assessment of suspected COVID-19? qualitative and Delphi study
Journal article
Greenhalgh T. et al, (2020), BMJ Open, 10
Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19?
Journal article
Jones NR. et al, (2020), BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 370
Additional publications
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An urgent call for the environmental sustainability of health systems: A 'sextuple aim' to care for patients, costs, providers, population equity and the planet.
Journal article
Alami H. et al, (2023), Int J Health Plann Manage
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Impact of General Practitioner Education on Acceptance of an Adjuvanted Seasonal Influenza Vaccine among Older Adults in England
Journal article
de Lusignan S. et al, (2023), Behavioral Sciences, 13, 130 - 130
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Full BLOOD count TRends for colorectal cAnCer deteCtion (BLOODTRACC): development of dynamic prediction models for early detection of colorectal cancer using trends in blood tests from primary care
Conference paper
Virdee PS. et al, (2023)
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Diagnostic accuracy of natriuretic peptide screening for left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the community: systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal article
GOYDER C. et al, (2023), ESC Heart Failure
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Uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in people with blood cancer: population-level cohort study of 12 million patients in England
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HIRST J., (2023), European Journal of Cancer
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Author's reply. RE: Proposed Assisted Dying Bill: implications for mental healthcare and psychiatrists
Journal article
Bhui K. and Malhi GS., (2023), The British Journal of Psychiatry, 222, 89 - 89
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Understanding and Improving Older People's Well-Being through Social Prescribing Involving the Cultural Sector: Interviews from a Realist Evaluation.
Journal article
Gorenberg J. et al, (2023), J Appl Gerontol
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Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake in people with kidney disease: an OpenSAFELY cohort study.
Journal article
OpenSAFELY Collaborative None. et al, (2023), BMJ Open, 13
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Re-examining advice to complete antibiotic courses: a qualitative study with clinicians and patients.
Journal article
Borek A. et al, (2023), BJGP Open
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Design and validation of a new Healthcare Systems Usability Scale (HSUS) for clinical decision support systems: a mixed-methods approach.
Journal article
Ghorayeb A. et al, (2023), BMJ Open, 13