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
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Research Studies
Latest publications
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Multidisciplinary Meetings at the Emergency Department A conversation-analytic study of decision-making
Journal article
SEUREN L. et al, (2019), Social Science and Medicine
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General Practitioner's use of online resources during medical visits: managing the boundary between inside and outside the clinic.
Journal article
Stevenson F. et al, (2019), Sociol Health Illn, 41 Suppl 1, 65 - 81
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Reorganisation of general practice: be careful what you wish for
Journal article
Park S. et al, (2019), British Journal of General Practice, 69, 517 - 518
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Triple Dutch
Journal article
Waqar S., (2019), InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 175573801987198 - 175573801987198