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We lead multidisciplinary applied research and training to rethink the way health care is delivered in general practice and across the community.
“Better ethics - better research”: Ethics and ethnographic research in NHS and social care settings
What are the ethical challenges of ethnographic research in health and care settings? Catherine Pope and Nici Mackintosh, University of Leicester, explore this question and share insights from their recent symposium – and call for more proportionate, inclusive, and practice-based approaches.
Academic Leadership: Sit on the sidelines or ‘dare greatly’?
As the first cohort of MSc Global Healthcare Leadership graduates, Professor Kamal Mahtani reflects on leadership's core challenge: daring to make a difference.
We need to talk about menopause. But with whom and how?
On International Women’s Day Dr Anne-Marie Boylan discusses approaches to new research on improving communication about menopause for women from South Asian backgrounds living in England.
Endometriosis Action Month: Enhancing care through collaboration
To mark Endometriosis Action Month, in a collaboration between the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and The Endometriosis Care Centre, Dr Sharon Dixon and Dr Tatjana Gibbons discuss research projects taking place to improve understanding, diagnosis and support for endometriosis patients.
Beyond the Binary: An Intersectional Approach to Digital Health Disparities for Marginalised Women
- Digital health & innovation
- Health Services Research
- Health experiences
- Patient experience
- Policy & health systems
- Public engagement & involvement
Digital health disparities disproportionately affect marginalised women, making it challenging for them to access healthcare services. These women may face multiple hurdles such as lack of accessibility to digital technologies, gaps in language and translation support, low health and digital literacy, dismissive attitudes of healthcare providers, and the adverse impact other aspects of social policy have on their health and ability to access care.
Research Finds Negative Impact of VP/VLBW on Adult Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes
In this blog post, Dr Corneliu Bolbocean, Senior Researcher in Health Economics, highlights findings from two recent papers examining adulthood quality of life outcomes for those born very pre-term or low birthweight, as well as work showing the better measure of physical or cognitive aspects of health to use.
Long Covid, like most chronic illness, is having a dramatic effect on family life, schooling, and relationships
As a chronic illness long Covid can have a dramatic effect on individual and family life, schooling, and relationships. Debilitating symptoms may last months, or years. Our team in the Medical Sociology & Health Experiences Research Group (MS&HERG) have been finding out how family life has been transformed by having, or caring for someone with, long Covid.