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@kathcheckland.bsky.social
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What features should an effective system for declaring and managing conflicts of interest in healthcare have? An adapted Delphi study of key stakeholders in the UK
Objective To identify views and establish agreements of key stakeholders on the features of an effective system for declaring and managing conflicts of interest in healthcare. Design A modified Delph...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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imcdermott.bsky.social
📢 We’re looking for a Research Fellow (with a strong qualitative research background) to work on an NIHR-funded project exploring additional roles in primary care in England and Scotland. You will be working with a great team @kathcheckland.bsky.social @damianeh.bsky.social
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Research Fellow (NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR)):Oxford Road
The successful candidate will be expected to be a highly experienced qualitative researcher who is able to work independently while also working alongside experienced colleagues and with shared responsibility for managing the project.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Spotlight 30-sec preview on #QualitativeResearch: youtu.be/H4eRJ5Ev2jA
Are you a qualitative researcher? BJGP outlines key theoretical concepts from Prof. @kathcheckland.bsky.social in this 30-min video youtu.be/FxvdAtJdhxk. Read this linked editorial, free till 31 August: bjgp.org/content/75/7...
Qualitative research: key theoretical concepts – preview
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August 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Qualitative research keynote at BJGP conference 2025:
@kathcheckland.bsky.social
presents on the myth of the emerging themes: why qualitative research needs theory.
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#BJGPRC #PrimaryCare #QualitativeResearch
Qualitative research keynote at BJGP conference 2025
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August 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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BJGPLife: Kieran Sweeney Prize winner 2025: The GP model for delivery of Primary Care is outdated for the society in 2025
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
August 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Qualitative research keynote at BJGP conference 2025: @kathcheckland.bsky.social presents on the myth of the emerging themes: why qualitative research needs theory.
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#BJGPRC #PrimaryCare #QualitativeResearch
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June 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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With reference to this new paper from @kathcheckland.bsky.social and team journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Congratulations to SPCR colleagues Louise Laverty, Katherine Checkland, and Sharon Spooner, who are joint winners of the 2025 Sage Prize for Innovation and Excellence: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-sa...

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SPCR-Funded Research Wins 2025 Sage Prize for Innovation and Excellence
Congratulations to SPCR colleagues Louise Laverty, Katherine Checkland, and Sharon Spooner, who are joint winners of the 2025 Sage Prize for Innovation and Excellence.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Come and work with us! Research Associate role in our friendly team
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Research Associate (Qualitative):Oxford Road
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May 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Great new piece from @kathcheckland.bsky.social & team about what policy means when it asks NHS orgs to reduce health inequalities:
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Tackling health inequalities: What exactly do we mean? Evidence from health policy in England - Kath Checkland, Donna Bramwell, Jonathan Hammond, Simon Bailey, Lynsey Warwick-Giles, 2025
Objectives To develop a model to support health systems in clarifying how they might target action to reduce health inequalities, and to use it to understand cu...
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April 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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#PQS evaluation, quality incentive scheme for #communitypharmacy in England, published. Positive impacts on practice, but not always evident to those doing PQS. Income stability important. Concerns over complexity and time involved in completion. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Do pay-for-performance schemes improve quality in community pharmacy? A mixed-methods study exploring stakeholder perspectives on implementation of the nationwide Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) in Engl...
Main study objectives To evaluate implementation and impact (at pharmacy and system level) of the pharmacy quality scheme (PQS), a pay-for-performance quality incentive scheme in community pharmacies ...
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April 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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janeclarejones.bsky.social
Sisters, Still some places available for courses in April at The Centre for Feminist Thought.

Intro to Feminism Part 1 - The Second Wave - Wed 23 April, 7pm

Intro to Feminist Part 2 - The Amazing Disappearing Woman - Mon 21 April, 7pm

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The Centre for Feminist Thought
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March 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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manchester.ac.uk
Four @fbmh-uom.bsky.social academics have been appointed as @nihr.bsky.social Senior Investigators, in recognition of their leading research 🩺

🎉 Congratulations to Professors @kathcheckland.bsky.social, Rachel Elliott, David French and Peter Hoskin.

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University celebrates four prestigious research awards
Four academics from the Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health have been appointed as National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators, in recognition of their leading and t...
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March 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Really enjoyed the #BJGPRC research conference. @annawilding.bsky.social presenting on social prescribing. @hope-uom.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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imcdermott.bsky.social
Thrilled to share that our paper on pharmacists' professional identity work is one of the Top 10 most-cited papers published by SHI in 2023! READ HERE onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ellenschaf.bsky.social #TopCitedArticle #pharmacy #pharmacist #identity #sociology
To be or not to be: The identity work of pharmacists as clinicians
This study explores how pharmacists legitimise the expansion of their clinical work and considers its impact on pharmacists’ professional identity work. In the context of pharmacy in the English NHS,...
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March 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Congratulations 🎉 to all new (& reappointed) NIHR Senior Investigators inc. @kathcheckland.bsky.social from @hope-uom.bsky.social
See more: tinyurl.com/3bdru4xk

@nihr.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social
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March 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Reposted by Kath Checkland
nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Our research with the Health Economics Unit & @mariecurieuk.bsky.social reveals how much public money is spent on health care, social care & social security for those in their final year of life.

Over half of the £22bn annual total goes on health care. 💷

Read report: https://buff.ly/3Eqyfxz
February 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by Kath Checkland
imcdermott.bsky.social
Our new paper delves into the complexities of employment and deployment models of #ARRS staff. Using #realistevaluation we explored how #PCN & #GPpractice decision behind staffing choices influence the operationalisation of ARRS @kathcheckland.bsky.social
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bjgp.bsky.social BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · Jan 29
This study provides novel insights into the complexities of different employment and deployment models of Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme staff. 
  
Understanding these models is fundamental for building a sustainable and effective #GeneralPractice workforce doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 
Employment and deployment of additional staff roles in general practice: a realist evaluation of what works for whom, how, and why | British Journal of General Practice
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February 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Reminded that Living with Dying by @mgtmccartney.bsky.social is the best book about end of life that I have read. Get yourselves a copy.
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February 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Sisters!

New courses are availabel to book now at The Centre for Feminist Thought.

Introduction to Feminism Part 1.

Wednesday 23rd April 2025 and Tuesday 2nd October, 7-9 pm.

5 week course, sessions online.

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February 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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bjgp.bsky.social
Compared with a patient's regular GP, practice GPs without continuity show similar increases in GP and A&E workload to locums for acute consultations doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare
Continuity and locum use for acute consultations: observational study of subsequent workload | British Journal of General Practice
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January 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reposted by Kath Checkland
bjgp.bsky.social
This study provides novel insights into the complexities of different employment and deployment models of Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme staff. 
  
Understanding these models is fundamental for building a sustainable and effective #GeneralPractice workforce doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 
Employment and deployment of additional staff roles in general practice: a realist evaluation of what works for whom, how, and why | British Journal of General Practice
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January 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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bjgp.bsky.social
BJGP Top 10 Research 2024

No. 10 #BJGPTop10 – Online consultations: Insights into patients' experiences of online consultation systems doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

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#UniversityOfManchester #PatchsHealth
January 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Really interesting opinion piece from @ellenschaf.bsky.social

Educational supervision is needed to support community pharmacists as independent prescribers  pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opin...
Educational supervision is needed to support community pharmacists as independent prescribers
Pharmacists face a whole host of difficulties when trying to gain and apply their independent prescribing (IP) qualification in community pharmacy.  The ‘Independent prescribing in community pharmacy ...
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January 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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profjudithsmith.bsky.social
The annual @hsruk.bsky.social conference will be held in Newcastle from 2-3 July 2025. We are seeking abstracts of your health services, policy & organisational research, and proposals for workshops, so do send them in to HSRUK2025.org! #healthpolicy #medsky #healthservicesresearch #healthreserarch
hsruk.bsky.social Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Dec 5
📢 Submit your abstracts for #HSRUK25! Don’t miss this chance to contribute to our engaging, innovative and friendly conference. Submit early!

Apply here: hsruk2025.org
December 18, 2024 at 9:59 PM