Dr Benjamin Saunders
@saunders14.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Health Research at http://keele.ac.uk/medicine/
Interest in #LTCs #qualitativeresearch #stoma #IBD #MSK #mentalhealth
Co-Editor of IJSRM
Dad (to human and doggie); coffee-fueled, lifelong gooner; true crime obsessive
Interest in #LTCs #qualitativeresearch #stoma #IBD #MSK #mentalhealth
Co-Editor of IJSRM
Dad (to human and doggie); coffee-fueled, lifelong gooner; true crime obsessive
We had a great discussion about the impact of our qualitative research on #LongCovid at Keele and illustrator Tom Bailey captured discussions in these brilliant illustrations! Links to our papers, below:
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
doi.org/10.1111/hex....
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
doi.org/10.1111/hex....
July 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We had a great discussion about the impact of our qualitative research on #LongCovid at Keele and illustrator Tom Bailey captured discussions in these brilliant illustrations! Links to our papers, below:
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
doi.org/10.1111/hex....
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
doi.org/10.1111/hex....
🚨Great to see this published - led by Alice Faux Nightingale,
our paper reporting a qualitative investigation of the significance of #diagnosis of #LongCovid in children & young ppl 👇👇👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
our paper reporting a qualitative investigation of the significance of #diagnosis of #LongCovid in children & young ppl 👇👇👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Perceptions and Significance of Long Covid Diagnoses From the Perspectives of Children and Young People With Long Covid, Their Parents and Professionals
Introduction Long Covid, the patient-preferred term, describes symptoms persisting after an acute Covid-19 infection. Understanding the importance and meaning of a Long Covid diagnosis to children a...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🚨Great to see this published - led by Alice Faux Nightingale,
our paper reporting a qualitative investigation of the significance of #diagnosis of #LongCovid in children & young ppl 👇👇👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
our paper reporting a qualitative investigation of the significance of #diagnosis of #LongCovid in children & young ppl 👇👇👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We're still looking for clinicians who manage MSK pain in children & young ppl to take part in our E-Delphi study to help us develop resources for young ppl with #MSK #pain. If you're able to complete our brief survey it would be greatly appreciated 👇👇
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
We're still looking for clinicians who manage MSK pain in children & young ppl to take part in our E-Delphi study to help us develop resources for young ppl with #MSK #pain. If you're able to complete our brief survey it would be greatly appreciated 👇👇
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
For anyone who's interested feel free to check out my column in @colostomyuk.bsky.social 's Tidings magazine summer edition, giving a round up of recent published research on #stoma #ostomy -
www.colostomyuk.org/support/tidi...
www.colostomyuk.org/support/tidi...
June 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
For anyone who's interested feel free to check out my column in @colostomyuk.bsky.social 's Tidings magazine summer edition, giving a round up of recent published research on #stoma #ostomy -
www.colostomyuk.org/support/tidi...
www.colostomyuk.org/support/tidi...
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We're looking for ppl with a #stoma due to #IBD, aged 16-35, from Black, Asian, African or Caribbean backgrounds to help with our @nihrspcr.bsky.social Stoma Support Study 2
Please get in touch if interested, or pass this on 👇👇👇
@colostomyuk.bsky.social @sahara88uk.bsky.social
Please get in touch if interested, or pass this on 👇👇👇
@colostomyuk.bsky.social @sahara88uk.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We're looking for ppl with a #stoma due to #IBD, aged 16-35, from Black, Asian, African or Caribbean backgrounds to help with our @nihrspcr.bsky.social Stoma Support Study 2
Please get in touch if interested, or pass this on 👇👇👇
@colostomyuk.bsky.social @sahara88uk.bsky.social
Please get in touch if interested, or pass this on 👇👇👇
@colostomyuk.bsky.social @sahara88uk.bsky.social
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Are you a UK clinician who manages children & young people with musculoskeletal pain?
The CAM-Pain study @keeleuniversity.bsky.social would love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. Link: tinyurl.com/53b2a2jn
The CAM-Pain study @keeleuniversity.bsky.social would love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. Link: tinyurl.com/53b2a2jn
May 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Are you a UK clinician who manages children & young people with musculoskeletal pain?
The CAM-Pain study @keeleuniversity.bsky.social would love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. Link: tinyurl.com/53b2a2jn
The CAM-Pain study @keeleuniversity.bsky.social would love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. Link: tinyurl.com/53b2a2jn
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Are you a UK clinician who manages children & young people with musculoskeletal pain? Can you help by answering a few questions?
We'd love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. #KeeleMSK forms.office.com/e/8pbRyyGbUr
We'd love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. #KeeleMSK forms.office.com/e/8pbRyyGbUr
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Are you a UK clinician who manages children & young people with musculoskeletal pain? Can you help by answering a few questions?
We'd love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. #KeeleMSK forms.office.com/e/8pbRyyGbUr
We'd love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. #KeeleMSK forms.office.com/e/8pbRyyGbUr
🚨🚨At the Int'l Journal of Social Research Methodology we've just launched our **Early Career Researcher Competition for Best Paper** with a £200 book voucher prize. See this link for further details 👇
think.taylorandfrancis.com/ijsrm-early-...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/ijsrm-early-...
International Journal of Social Research Methodology (IJSRM) Early Career Researcher Competition for Best Paper
think.taylorandfrancis.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🚨🚨At the Int'l Journal of Social Research Methodology we've just launched our **Early Career Researcher Competition for Best Paper** with a £200 book voucher prize. See this link for further details 👇
think.taylorandfrancis.com/ijsrm-early-...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/ijsrm-early-...
Interesting paper just published- evaluating representation of themes important to ppl with multiple long term conditions in electronic health record (EHR) data. Found that many patient-centred concepts are underrepresented in EHR👇👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Capturing the human impact of living with multiple long-term conditions in routine electronic health records – lost in translation? - Simon D. S. Fraser, Emilia Holland, Lynn Laidlaw, Nick A. Francis,...
Background Living with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) involves ‘work’. A recent qualitative synthesis identified eight patient-centred work themes: ‘lear...
journals.sagepub.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Interesting paper just published- evaluating representation of themes important to ppl with multiple long term conditions in electronic health record (EHR) data. Found that many patient-centred concepts are underrepresented in EHR👇👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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UK GP practices, who's interested in helping us pilot some training materials for improving patient safety in remote encounters (e.g. patients phoning in or sending e-requests and getting allocated to particular options such as GP callback, in-person appt etc)? Can offer free training to first five!
March 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
UK GP practices, who's interested in helping us pilot some training materials for improving patient safety in remote encounters (e.g. patients phoning in or sending e-requests and getting allocated to particular options such as GP callback, in-person appt etc)? Can offer free training to first five!
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If you are a carer, parent, educator, clinician, peer worker who supports young people (14-25) with mental ill health and is based in Europe, please do consider joining our Mental Health Advisory Group for our YouthReach study. Please see details in flyer and can sign up via link or QR code
March 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you are a carer, parent, educator, clinician, peer worker who supports young people (14-25) with mental ill health and is based in Europe, please do consider joining our Mental Health Advisory Group for our YouthReach study. Please see details in flyer and can sign up via link or QR code
🚨🚨Great to see this published, our paper exploring acceptability of implementing #MSK triage interface clinics in #primarycare in Ireland 👇👇👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Musculoskeletal triage physiotherapists’ perspectives on their role, the patient journey and implementation of interface triage clinics in primary care in Ireland
To explore musculoskeletal triage clinical specialist physiotherapists’ (CSPs) perspectives on the patient journey and their perspectives on the accep…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
🚨🚨Great to see this published, our paper exploring acceptability of implementing #MSK triage interface clinics in #primarycare in Ireland 👇👇👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our new qualitative researcher post is now hiring. I completely understand (& have been there) that Oxford might feel challenging to apply to. But if you think this job could be for you, please do apply. And if you want to talk do get in touch. We are kind, inclusive, supportive team & department.
I’m hiring a #qualitative researcher with experience in #ConversationAnalysis to work with me on an NIHR policy research program grant, exploring the new ‘Healthy Weight Coach’ role in primary care.
More info, and how to apply 👇
www.phc.ox.ac.uk/about/work-w...
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
More info, and how to apply 👇
www.phc.ox.ac.uk/about/work-w...
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
a cartoon pikachu says join us in white letters
ALT: a cartoon pikachu says join us in white letters
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March 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our new qualitative researcher post is now hiring. I completely understand (& have been there) that Oxford might feel challenging to apply to. But if you think this job could be for you, please do apply. And if you want to talk do get in touch. We are kind, inclusive, supportive team & department.
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Excited for the day ahead at the @seftoncouncil.bsky.social SEND youth conference reporting back on the @isupportrights.bsky.social resources the young people helped with last year and developing a symbol based audit tool this year 😊
March 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Excited for the day ahead at the @seftoncouncil.bsky.social SEND youth conference reporting back on the @isupportrights.bsky.social resources the young people helped with last year and developing a symbol based audit tool this year 😊
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Join us TOMORROW (12 Mar) for the final SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase dedicated to Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement, 11:30am - 1pm: bit.ly/Register-SPCR-Bitesized-4
#PrimaryCareResearch #PPIE
@sapc.ac.uk
@nihr.bsky.social
@halle-j.bsky.social
#PrimaryCareResearch #PPIE
@sapc.ac.uk
@nihr.bsky.social
@halle-j.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Join us TOMORROW (12 Mar) for the final SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase dedicated to Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement, 11:30am - 1pm: bit.ly/Register-SPCR-Bitesized-4
#PrimaryCareResearch #PPIE
@sapc.ac.uk
@nihr.bsky.social
@halle-j.bsky.social
#PrimaryCareResearch #PPIE
@sapc.ac.uk
@nihr.bsky.social
@halle-j.bsky.social
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Take part in Step Up for Stomas, Active April 💪💭
Keeping our minds active is just as important as our physical health when it comes to keeping a positive mindset, especially when we experience a huge life event such as stoma surgery. 💌
For more info: www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved...
Keeping our minds active is just as important as our physical health when it comes to keeping a positive mindset, especially when we experience a huge life event such as stoma surgery. 💌
For more info: www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved...
March 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take part in Step Up for Stomas, Active April 💪💭
Keeping our minds active is just as important as our physical health when it comes to keeping a positive mindset, especially when we experience a huge life event such as stoma surgery. 💌
For more info: www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved...
Keeping our minds active is just as important as our physical health when it comes to keeping a positive mindset, especially when we experience a huge life event such as stoma surgery. 💌
For more info: www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved...
Reposted by Dr Benjamin Saunders
Are you a UK healthcare professional who works with children & young people? We have new resources to help young people with Aches & Pains and we would like your opinions. Sound interesting? Get in touch by emailing: health.iau@keele.ac.uk @campainstudy.bsky.social #KeeleMSK
March 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Are you a UK healthcare professional who works with children & young people? We have new resources to help young people with Aches & Pains and we would like your opinions. Sound interesting? Get in touch by emailing: health.iau@keele.ac.uk @campainstudy.bsky.social #KeeleMSK
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New technique for analysing ordered patterns of healthcare events over time, such as consultations & prescriptions, applied to musculoskeletal health: Sequence analysis of EHR data #KeeleMSK acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
March 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New technique for analysing ordered patterns of healthcare events over time, such as consultations & prescriptions, applied to musculoskeletal health: Sequence analysis of EHR data #KeeleMSK acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Very happy to get news that our #Stoma Support Study 2 has finally been successful in getting funded! 🎉🎉Building on previous @nihrspcr.bsky.social study, we'll be co-producing, user-testing & finalising a digital resource to support self-management of distress in young ppl with #IBD and a stoma😃
March 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Very happy to get news that our #Stoma Support Study 2 has finally been successful in getting funded! 🎉🎉Building on previous @nihrspcr.bsky.social study, we'll be co-producing, user-testing & finalising a digital resource to support self-management of distress in young ppl with #IBD and a stoma😃
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We have an opportunity for a funded PhD studentship on 'Illness perceptions and outcomes in people living with gout'. See: www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgr... #KeeleMSK
Illness perceptions and outcomes in people living with gout
www.keele.ac.uk
March 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We have an opportunity for a funded PhD studentship on 'Illness perceptions and outcomes in people living with gout'. See: www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgr... #KeeleMSK
Pleasure to have been editor for this paper recently published in Internat. Journal of Social Research Methodology- an analysis of a participatory art project with refugee & local youths in Istanbul & Johannesburg - fascinating read, available OA here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The politics of co-production and inclusive deliberation in participatory research
This research engages in a methodological analysis of a participatory art project employing PhotoVoice with refugee and local community youths across two distinct sites: Istanbul and Johannesburg. ...
www.tandfonline.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Pleasure to have been editor for this paper recently published in Internat. Journal of Social Research Methodology- an analysis of a participatory art project with refugee & local youths in Istanbul & Johannesburg - fascinating read, available OA here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Great one by @ginnybraun.bsky.social and @vicclarke.bsky.social
#Qualitative #QualitativeResearch
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How do you solve a problem like COREQ? A critique of Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research
In this paper, we argue that COREQ – the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (Tong et al., 2007) – is a problem, and a problem in…
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July 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM
For anyone interested, my regular column is free to access in the winter edition of Colostomy UK's tidings magazine, reviewing recent published research on #stoma care & experience:
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https://online.fliphtml5.com/hilnq/tbzg/#p=15
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December 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
For anyone interested, my regular column is free to access in the winter edition of Colostomy UK's tidings magazine, reviewing recent published research on #stoma care & experience:
t.co/CZkLdptItb