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Jennifer MacLellan
Qualitative/Mixed Methods Researcher
I am a nurse/midwife with a background in public health, humanitarian response and research delivery. In response to the debate around quality care in childbirth, my PhD explored vulnerability and identity negotiation in childbirth through narrative and dialogic analyses of online birth stories. This has led to spin off studies in perineal assessment and clinical decision-making among midwives. Using narrative and synthesis methods I have also looked at the experiences of peer support workers in health and their practice of critical resilience in the transition to an advanced care provider role.
The value of peer support models for improving client access, uptake and engagement with healthcare is well known. However, the impact of digital platforms on access, engagement and experience is less well documented. Within the MS & HERG group I am currently working on an ethnographic study of patient pathways and workforce implications of NHS 111 online.
My research interests include service user perspectives and health service quality improvement.
Recent publications
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Primary care practitioners’ experiences of peri/menopause help-seeking among ethnic minority women
Journal article
MacLellan J. et al, (2023), British Journal of General Practice, BJGP.2022.0569 - BJGP.2022.0569
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Informed consent in episiotomy; Co-analysis with midwives and distillation of best practice
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MACLELLAN J. et al, (2023), Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care
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Infrastructure challenges to doing health research "where populations with the most disease live" in Covid times-a response to Rai et al. (2021)
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MacLellan J. et al, (2022), BMC medical research methodology, 22
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Red flags for episiotomy in a midwife-led birth: Using co-production with midwives to capture clinical experience.
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MACLELLAN J. et al, (2022), Women and Birth
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Black, Asian and minority ethnic women's experiences of maternity services in the UK: A qualitative evidence synthesis
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MacLellan J. et al, (2022), Journal of Advanced Nursing
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Delivering Covid-19 research during the UK pandemic: Experiences of a local research taskforce.
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Gardiner S. and MacLellan J., (2021), J Adv Nurs
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Midwifery assessment of the perineum after childbirth: An exploration of competence and confidence
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Maclellan J. et al, (2021), Practising Midwife, 24, 27 - 31
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Practising critical resilience as an advanced peer support worker in London: A qualitative evaluation of a peer-led hepatitis C intervention amongst people experiencing homelessness who inject drugs
Journal article
Surey J. et al, (2021), International Journal of Drug Policy, 91, 103089 - 103089