Interdisciplinary Research in Health Sciences (IRIHS)

>£10m in ongoing research studies

>40 peer-reviewed publications in 2017

13 doctoral students

Interdisciplinary research at the interface between social sciences and healthcare.

Interdisciplinary research in health sciences irihs

IRIHS is a mixed-method research unit established in 2015, led jointly by Professor Trish Greenhalgh and Dr Sara Shaw.

The group aims to undertake excellent research and teaching across disciplinary boundaries, bringing together approaches and methodologies from clinical medicine, epidemiology, sociology, psychology, computer science, management studies, philosophy and social policy.

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IRIHS Annual Report 2015 (.pdf)

IRIHS Annual Report 2016 (.pdf)

IRIHS Annual Report 2017 (.pdf)

Doctoral students:

Dominic Hurst (PT) 2012-. General Dental Practitioners’ knowledge encounters.
Gemma Hughes (PT) 2012-. Integrated care in practice: a case study of health and social care for adults with complex needs considered at high risk .
Adrian Rohrbasser (PT). 2013- .Exploring why Quality Circles work in Primary Health Care: A realist approach about how, why and under what circumstances they work.
Samantha Roberts (PT) 2015-. Application of evidence on affordability and the use of co-design principles to enhance delivery of prevention programmes for type 2 diabetes in an area of high prevalence.
Tim Stephens (based at Queen Mary University of London, PT) 2015-. What influences sustainability of quality improvement in acute healthcare settings?
Sietse Wieringa (PT) 2016-. A qualitative study of how mindlines develop and their link with clinical guidelines.
Caitlin Pilbeam (FT) 2016-. Doctoral studentship linked to Wellcome SCALS Senior Investigator Award. Wellbeing and assisted living solutions.
Eleanor Barry (PT) 2018-. NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship. The patient experience of pre-diabetes.
Richard Gleave (PT) 2017-. Providing Government with evidence-based advice on the public's health.
K Micklitz (PT) 2017-. Mindfulness programmes in the workplace.
Mona Koshkouri 2018-. Implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive.
Jackie Walumbe 2018-. Supporting successful self-management strategies for people living with chronic pain.

Our team:

Trish Greenhalgh

Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences
Sara Shaw

Senior Researcher
Geoff Wong

Clinical Research Fellow
Nick Fahy

Senior Researcher
Chrysanthi Papoutsi

Health Services Researcher
Polly Kerr

NIHR Oxford BRC PPI and Programme Manager
Christine A'Court

Clinical Researcher & GP
Joseph Wherton

Senior Researcher
Jillian Fardon

Theme Liaison BRC PHWI /Snr PA IRIHS Unit
Linnemore Jantjes-Robertson

Priority Setting Partnership Coordinator
Luke Allen

Academic Clinical Fellow
Claire Duddy

Realist Reviewer (NIHR Systematic Review Fellow)
Alexander Finlayson

Academic Clinical Fellow
Caitlin Pilbeam

DPhil Student
Julian Treadwell

NIHR In-Practice Fellow and General Practitioner
Alexander Rushforth

Post-doctoral researcher
Eleanor Barry

NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, DPhil Student
Nick Hicks
Salman Waqar

Academic Clinical Fellow
Farzana Dudhwala

Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Health
Gemma Hughes

Health Services Researcher
Teresa Finlay

Postdoctoral Researcher
Jacqueline Walumbe

DPhil Student
Stuart Faulkner

Programme and Operations Manager
Suzanne Ii

Post-doctoral Researcher (Part-time)
Charlotte Thompson-Grant

Personal Assistant to Professor Trish Greenhalgh, Dr Sara Shaw and Dr Nick Fahy

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