SAPPHIRE research group, University of Leicester
@socscihealth.bsky.social
Our #socialscience #research uses #qualitative & #quantitative methods to study #healthcare #improvement.
Interested in safety culture in perinatal care? Don't miss our upcoming webinar where Prof Nici Mackintosh and
Dr Liz Sutton will introduce MOMENTS - a practical tool for enhancing local safety cultures.
Monday, 1 December 2025, 2-3pm, online.
Register at tinyurl.com/momentsperin...
Dr Liz Sutton will introduce MOMENTS - a practical tool for enhancing local safety cultures.
Monday, 1 December 2025, 2-3pm, online.
Register at tinyurl.com/momentsperin...
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Interested in safety culture in perinatal care? Don't miss our upcoming webinar where Prof Nici Mackintosh and
Dr Liz Sutton will introduce MOMENTS - a practical tool for enhancing local safety cultures.
Monday, 1 December 2025, 2-3pm, online.
Register at tinyurl.com/momentsperin...
Dr Liz Sutton will introduce MOMENTS - a practical tool for enhancing local safety cultures.
Monday, 1 December 2025, 2-3pm, online.
Register at tinyurl.com/momentsperin...
Our superstar PhD scholar @critcarenurse.bsky.social
kicking research career goals across the board - presenting to
@nihr-gmpsrc.bsky.social one day, @baccnuk.bsky.social
the next! If you're an early career critical care nurse interested in being part of this research, get in touch!
kicking research career goals across the board - presenting to
@nihr-gmpsrc.bsky.social one day, @baccnuk.bsky.social
the next! If you're an early career critical care nurse interested in being part of this research, get in touch!
Are you a critical care nurse in England? We want to hear your story!
As part of our Enhancing Cultures of Safety research theme, we are seeking early career nurses working in critical care units in England who can spare 45 minutes for a confidential one-to-one online i...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Our superstar PhD scholar @critcarenurse.bsky.social
kicking research career goals across the board - presenting to
@nihr-gmpsrc.bsky.social one day, @baccnuk.bsky.social
the next! If you're an early career critical care nurse interested in being part of this research, get in touch!
kicking research career goals across the board - presenting to
@nihr-gmpsrc.bsky.social one day, @baccnuk.bsky.social
the next! If you're an early career critical care nurse interested in being part of this research, get in touch!
Our @drjulieroberts.bsky.social and Nici Mackintosh 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/rep...
Supporting improvements in care for preterm babies
Delivering a care pathway for optimisation and stabilisation of the preterm infantThis policy briefing was produced by Professor Nicola Mackintosh, Professor of Social Science Applied to Health, and D...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Our @drjulieroberts.bsky.social and Nici Mackintosh 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/rep...
Time's running out if you're interested in this Research Development Award! If you're interested in safety culture and would like to discuss taking your award with us at the University of Leicester please do get in touch with one of our theme co-leads: www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/our-research...
🚨 Final call! Applications for Round 2 of the NIHR GM PSRC Patient Safety Research Development Award close Monday, 20 October.
🔗 Find out more and apply: psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/development-...
#PatientSafety #ResearchOpportunity #HealthcareInnovation #NIHR #CareerDevelopment
🔗 Find out more and apply: psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/development-...
#PatientSafety #ResearchOpportunity #HealthcareInnovation #NIHR #CareerDevelopment
October 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Time's running out if you're interested in this Research Development Award! If you're interested in safety culture and would like to discuss taking your award with us at the University of Leicester please do get in touch with one of our theme co-leads: www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/our-research...
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_fa...
University of Leicester
warwick.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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_fa...
First publication congratulations to our @merissaehickman.bsky.social, for her piece with Rebecca Muir @qmul-wiph.bsky.social expanding the WPR approach in health policy analysis, published in Critical Policy Studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Integrating co-analysis and researcher reflexivity into Bacchi’s ‘what is the problem represented to be?’ framework: A cervical screening case study
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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September 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
First publication congratulations to our @merissaehickman.bsky.social, for her piece with Rebecca Muir @qmul-wiph.bsky.social expanding the WPR approach in health policy analysis, published in Critical Policy Studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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!
🚨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
🔗 www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/development-...
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
🔗 www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/development-...
September 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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!
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Listen to Nici and I in conversation about the PremPath study- an ethnographic study of perinatal optimisation for #WorldPatientSafetyDay
#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?...
🎙️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?...
(2) World Patient Safety Day 2025 | Patient Safety from the Start: Caring for Pre-Term Babies
YouTube video by NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC
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September 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Listen to Nici and I in conversation about the PremPath study- an ethnographic study of perinatal optimisation for #WorldPatientSafetyDay
Our Nicola Mackintosh and @drjulieroberts.bsky.social star 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.
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https://youtu.be/NqLVXcjMWsM?si=tpk3MrbOkq583pcG
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September 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Our Nicola Mackintosh and @drjulieroberts.bsky.social star 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.
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Round-up of recent publications from our SAPPHIRE team:
First up, from our Carolyn Tarrant with @evakrockow.bsky.social, David Jenkins, @sam-mkumbuzi.bsky.social
and @sflusberg.bsky.social, this paper explores why antimicrobial messaging doesn't get through to the public: doi.org/10.1093/jaca...
First up, from our Carolyn Tarrant with @evakrockow.bsky.social, David Jenkins, @sam-mkumbuzi.bsky.social
and @sflusberg.bsky.social, this paper explores why antimicrobial messaging doesn't get through to the public: doi.org/10.1093/jaca...
Validate User
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September 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Round-up of recent publications from our SAPPHIRE team:
First up, from our Carolyn Tarrant with @evakrockow.bsky.social, David Jenkins, @sam-mkumbuzi.bsky.social
and @sflusberg.bsky.social, this paper explores why antimicrobial messaging doesn't get through to the public: doi.org/10.1093/jaca...
First up, from our Carolyn Tarrant with @evakrockow.bsky.social, David Jenkins, @sam-mkumbuzi.bsky.social
and @sflusberg.bsky.social, this paper explores why antimicrobial messaging doesn't get through to the public: doi.org/10.1093/jaca...
Very proud of our @lucyswancott.bsky.social and her excellent presentation on her exciting PhD research, well done!
I’ve had the best week presenting some of my PhD findings at the EAWOP 2025 conference in Prague, meeting lots of fab people with some time to explore the city too 🌇 lots to think about! @socscihealth.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Very proud of our @lucyswancott.bsky.social and her excellent presentation on her exciting PhD research, well done!
Our superstar PhD researcher @clairehastings.bsky.social is a podcast star too! Hear her speaking about her research about "not-doing" in healthcare on the "Listen to THIS" podcast from @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk.
I’m excited to share a podcast I took part in for THIS institute, we discuss why it’s so hard to do less in healthcare.You can find it on Spotify, Apple Poscast or Amazon music. Just search ‘listen to THIS’ I’m episode 6. Or here’s the link to the website www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/podcast/why-...
Why is it so hard to do less in healthcare?
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May 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Our superstar PhD researcher @clairehastings.bsky.social is a podcast star too! Hear her speaking about her research about "not-doing" in healthcare on the "Listen to THIS" podcast from @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk.
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🎙️New Podcast Episode!
A positive safety culture empowers staff to speak up, leading to better #patientsafety. Join us as we explore the vital role of organisational culture in healthcare
🎧Listen now: www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/podcast/
#SafetyCulture #NHSLeadership #NHS #NIHR #HealthcareStaff
A positive safety culture empowers staff to speak up, leading to better #patientsafety. Join us as we explore the vital role of organisational culture in healthcare
🎧Listen now: www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/podcast/
#SafetyCulture #NHSLeadership #NHS #NIHR #HealthcareStaff
February 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🎙️New Podcast Episode!
A positive safety culture empowers staff to speak up, leading to better #patientsafety. Join us as we explore the vital role of organisational culture in healthcare
🎧Listen now: www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/podcast/
#SafetyCulture #NHSLeadership #NHS #NIHR #HealthcareStaff
A positive safety culture empowers staff to speak up, leading to better #patientsafety. Join us as we explore the vital role of organisational culture in healthcare
🎧Listen now: www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/podcast/
#SafetyCulture #NHSLeadership #NHS #NIHR #HealthcareStaff
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How do you manage your #workload❓ What's important, what can wait,🤔 who decides this⚖️ how do you learn this❓
I'm still looking to speak to any #criticalcare #nurses who registered for the first time after Jan 2019, follow the link below to get involved.
www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/2025/01/30/a...
I'm still looking to speak to any #criticalcare #nurses who registered for the first time after Jan 2019, follow the link below to get involved.
www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/2025/01/30/a...
April 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
How do you manage your #workload❓ What's important, what can wait,🤔 who decides this⚖️ how do you learn this❓
I'm still looking to speak to any #criticalcare #nurses who registered for the first time after Jan 2019, follow the link below to get involved.
www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/2025/01/30/a...
I'm still looking to speak to any #criticalcare #nurses who registered for the first time after Jan 2019, follow the link below to get involved.
www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/2025/01/30/a...
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Ever wondered how to foster a better safety culture in your healthcare team? Prof Nicola Mackintosh introduces MOMENTS, a practical resource designed to spark crucial conversations and empower local solutions.
🎧Listen now!
#SafetyCulture
youtu.be/Pco3Hrij-1E?...
🎧Listen now!
#SafetyCulture
youtu.be/Pco3Hrij-1E?...
#Ep2 Enhancing Safety Culture in Healthcare | Voices for Safety Podcast
YouTube video by NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC
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April 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Ever wondered how to foster a better safety culture in your healthcare team? Prof Nicola Mackintosh introduces MOMENTS, a practical resource designed to spark crucial conversations and empower local solutions.
🎧Listen now!
#SafetyCulture
youtu.be/Pco3Hrij-1E?...
🎧Listen now!
#SafetyCulture
youtu.be/Pco3Hrij-1E?...
Our Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement Summer School will now be held in the gorgeous Clubhouse at
Leicester Tigers Rugby Club! 23-25 July, 3 days of expert mentoring, networking and advice for ethnography in healthcare research. See shop.le.ac.uk/product-cata.... Limited places available!
Leicester Tigers Rugby Club! 23-25 July, 3 days of expert mentoring, networking and advice for ethnography in healthcare research. See shop.le.ac.uk/product-cata.... Limited places available!
Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement Summer School 2025 | shop@le
A short course designed for researchers and doctoral students to critically engage with the theory and practice of ethnography in healthcare settings.You w
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April 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Our Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement Summer School will now be held in the gorgeous Clubhouse at
Leicester Tigers Rugby Club! 23-25 July, 3 days of expert mentoring, networking and advice for ethnography in healthcare research. See shop.le.ac.uk/product-cata.... Limited places available!
Leicester Tigers Rugby Club! 23-25 July, 3 days of expert mentoring, networking and advice for ethnography in healthcare research. See shop.le.ac.uk/product-cata.... Limited places available!
See this great new paper from our @fawnharradhyde.bsky.social !
New paper in which we argue that at times of deterioration care home residents are seen as ‘out of place’ in both care home and hospital settings.
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Redirecting
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April 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
See this great new paper from our @fawnharradhyde.bsky.social !
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🚀New Resource: Scaling Innovations in Primary Care
Learn how tailored strategies can improve care for patients with multiple long-term conditions.
Key lessons from implementing four interventions nationally.
@socscihealth.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #MLTC
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Learn how tailored strategies can improve care for patients with multiple long-term conditions.
Key lessons from implementing four interventions nationally.
@socscihealth.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #MLTC
arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/arc-store-re...
Learning points from scaling up of innovations for multiple long-term conditions in Primary Care
This infographic presents key learnings and strategies for scaling innovations in primary care for patients with multiple long term conditions (MLT
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April 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚀New Resource: Scaling Innovations in Primary Care
Learn how tailored strategies can improve care for patients with multiple long-term conditions.
Key lessons from implementing four interventions nationally.
@socscihealth.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #MLTC
arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/arc-store-re...
Learn how tailored strategies can improve care for patients with multiple long-term conditions.
Key lessons from implementing four interventions nationally.
@socscihealth.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #MLTC
arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/arc-store-re...
Places are filling fast for our Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement summer school! 3 days 23-25 July, get expert training, networking, mentoring and support for your current and planned ethnographic work in healthcare. See shop.le.ac.uk/product-cata... for more details!
Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement Summer School 2025 | shop@le
A short course designed for researchers and doctoral students to critically engage with the theory and practice of ethnography in healthcare settings.You w
shop.le.ac.uk
April 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Places are filling fast for our Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement summer school! 3 days 23-25 July, get expert training, networking, mentoring and support for your current and planned ethnographic work in healthcare. See shop.le.ac.uk/product-cata... for more details!
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Recruitment of participants for a study on the workplace experiences of African NHS doctors and nurses is ongoing - see below for details:
Recruitment of participants for a study on the workplace experiences of African NHS doctors and nurses is ongoing - see below for details:
March 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Recruitment of participants for a study on the workplace experiences of African NHS doctors and nurses is ongoing - see below for details:
Recruitment of participants for a study on the workplace experiences of African NHS doctors and nurses is ongoing - see below for details:
Interested in kidney medicine and patient decision-making? We're advertising a self-funded PhD project with Dr Rupert Major and Dr Jennifer Creese as supervisors, on patient decision making around arterio-venous fistulas in dialysis and kidney transplant. See le.ac.uk/study/resear... for more info!
Population Health Sciences | Postgraduate research | University of Leicester
The Department of Population Health Sciences offers supervision for the degrees of PhD, MD and MPhil - full-time and part-time
le.ac.uk
April 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Interested in kidney medicine and patient decision-making? We're advertising a self-funded PhD project with Dr Rupert Major and Dr Jennifer Creese as supervisors, on patient decision making around arterio-venous fistulas in dialysis and kidney transplant. See le.ac.uk/study/resear... for more info!
We're launching ourselves on BlueSky!
March 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We're launching ourselves on BlueSky!