@SocSciHealth

Our #socialscience #research uses #qualitative & #quantitative methods to study #healthcare #improvement.

 University of Leicester
www2.le.ac.uk/departments/health-sciences/research/soc-sci
Joined December 2014
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Interested in what "family" might mean when it comes to neonatal care? We're offering a fully-funded PhD studentship from @mgsesrcdtp, supervised by @drjulieroberts + @NicolaMackintos , supported by @Blisscharity . jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ447/esrc-d…, closes 26th February.
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It's on again - our internationally-renowned Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement Summer School! 8th-10th July, 2026, here in Leicester. For researchers to learn & reflect on use of ethnographic research in healthcare settings. Limited places available: shop.le.ac.uk/product-catalo…
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Merry Christmas from all of us at SAPPHIRE!
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A great new piece from our @JulieRoberts12 and @NicolaMackintos with Laura Gray @UoL_Biostats and colleagues - scoping out the evidence and potential for public involvement in statistical methodology research! journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…

Mapping the evidence for patient and public involvement and engagement in statistical methodology...

Objective To identify and map the existing literature on the conduct of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) for statistical methodology. Introduction PPIE refers to the consideration...

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Our @GeorgiaSpiliop1 represented our @GM_PSRC "LISTEN" project at the recent @NHS_RHO roadshow
Dr Joy Spiliopoulos@GeorgiaSpiliop112 Nov 2025
And it's kicked off! A lot of enthusiasm here at the 5th #RHORoadshows on ethnicity pay and progression gaps and how to challenge these @RohitSagoo @nafiza_anwar @feliciakwaku @SocSciHealth @GM_PRSC
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Interested in safety culture in perinatal care? Don't miss our upcoming webinar where @NicolaMackintos and @LizSule will introduce MOMENTS - a practical tool for enhancing local safety cultures. Monday, 1 December 2025, 2-3pm, online. Register at tinyurl.com/momentsperinatal
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The @NIHRPSRCs 2025 Symposium was a brilliant opportunity to listen to some inspiring work on tackling inequities in patient care and catch up with some brilliant researchers. Thank you to the GM PSRC support team for doing such a fantastic job hosting! 👏🏻👏🏻 @SocSciHealth – at Leicester, England
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Our superstar PhD scholar @IC_nurse kicking research career goals across the board - presenting to @GM_PSRC one day, @BACCNUK the next! We are proud of Paul's great work on early-career Critical Care nurses and their workload management experiences!
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Paul's interview study is still open - if you're an early career critical care nurse and open to talking about your experiences with learning to manage your workload and safety obligations, do get in touch! xitter.cf/GM_PSRC/status/1885279…
NIHR PSRC: Greater Manchester@GM_PSRC31 Jan 2025
🏥Calling early career critical care nurses in England! If you've been registered with the NMC for 5 years or less, we need your insights on nursing workload & #PatientSafety! Click to take part in our study⬇️ bit.ly/4gkH2hN #CriticalCareNursing #EarlyCareerNurse
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Our @JulieRoberts12 and @NicolaMackintos have produced this excellent policy brief on supporting improvements in care for preterm babies. Full of essential policy recommendations to improve care for little ones and their families! figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/r…
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Have a dream PhD project in social science + health/wellbeing? Applications open for the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP. Interested in patient safety/risk, integrated care, health workforce or health inequalities? We'd love to host you at SAPPHIRE! warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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Applications to UoL by 1 December, and to the DTP by 13 January. To find out more about our potential supervisors and the areas of research they can support, see le.ac.uk/sapphire/people

People | SAPPHIRE | University of Leicester

Meet the team behind the social science research at the University of Leicester.

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First publication congratulations to our @MerissaEHickman, for her piece with Rebecca Muir @QMUL_WIPH expanding the WPR approach in health policy analysis, published in Critical Policy Studies: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Integrating co-analysis and researcher reflexivity into Bacchi’s ‘what is the problem represented...

The ‘What is the Problem Represented to Be’ (WPR) approach to policy analysis is a widely used framework that problematizes how policy problems came to be and scrutinizes the effects of a policy pr...

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If you're a clinician, practitioner, methodologist or other professional working in the Northwest or East Midlands with an interest in patient safety research, this scheme will help you develop the next steps into your research career. Come and take a short placement with us!
NIHR PSRC: Greater Manchester@GM_PSRC9 Sep 2025
🚨Applications are now open for Round 2 of our Patient Safety Research Development Award! We’re inviting professionals in the Northwest & East Midlands to help advance patient safety across health and care settings 🗓️Join our webinar on 25 Sept 🔗 psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/developme…
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News | Neonatal care recommendations for preterm babies could help save lives 👉 le.ac.uk/news/2025/september… #CitizensOfChange | @SocSciHealth GM_PSRC @NIHRresearch
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Listen to our @NicolaMackintos and @JulieRoberts12 on this special World Patient Safety Day podcast speaking about the PremPath study which is working to improve safety culture in the pathways of care for premature infants.
NIHR PSRC: Greater Manchester@GM_PSRC17 Sep 2025
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#WorldPatientSafetyDay 🎙️Episode 2 explores how NIHR-funded research is helping improve safety for pre-term babies through the PremPath study, with practical recommendations to improve care experiences for families and staff. 🎧 Listen now: youtu.be/NqLVXcjMWsM?si=tpk3…
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Round-up of recent publications from our SAPPHIRE team: First up, from our @carolynctarrant with @EM_Krockow, @DafyddSiencyns, @Samkele_11 and @steve_flusberg, this new paper explores why antimicrobial messaging doesn't get through to the public: doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf1…
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Next, our @CourtneyJLight with @tomwilks444 @DrMattGB and Alice Smith @leicskidney explore facilitators and barriers to self-management for people with chronic kidney disease: doi.org/10.1007/s40620-025-0…

Supporting people with chronic kidney disease to self-manage their condition: understanding the...

AbstractBackgroundSelf-management has been identified as an essential component in the effective management of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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And our @grace_tidmarsh with @Kirstykrb @Mary_q6 and @drjenncumming present a scoping review of literature on athletes’ access to, attitudes towards and experiences of help-seeking for mental health: doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024…
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