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
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Research Studies
Latest publications
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Portugal's voluntary food reformulation agreement and the WHO reformulation targets
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Goiana-da-Silva F. et al, (2019), Journal of global health, 9
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Improving primary care Access in Context and Theory (I-ACT trial): a theory-informed randomised cluster feasibility trial using a realist perspective
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Ford JA. et al, (2019), Trials, 20
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Protocol for the impact of paramedics in NHS primary care: application of realist approaches to improve understanding and support intelligent policy and future workforce planning
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Eaton G. et al, (2019), British Paramedic Journal, 4, 35 - 42
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Has the Polypill finally proven its worth?
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TREADWELL J., (2019), Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin