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| Susan Hampshaw |
My name is Susan
Hampshaw and I am in the final year of my
PhD in HEDS. I am also part of
the Public Health section within ScHARR. I have been studying part time (over 5
years) and am employed by Doncaster Council as Public Health Principal. I lead work in Doncaster to tackle health
inequalities and building capacity to better use research in policy and
practice. I have a long standing interest in how to bridge the gap between
research and practice which is how I came to my PhD study.
The topic of my PhD is
exploring the decision making context of local government and in particular how
NICE public health guidelines are used or not. My study is a realist inquiry
(undertaken by an embedded researcher); and identified, tested and refined
theories to explain how NICE guidance was received following its release, and
why this reception occurs. The focus of
realist inquiry is explanation. Three hypotheses were targeted; two on the
nature of decision-making and one on the uniqueness of individual authorities.
These hypotheses were tested by methodically reviewing the literature using
theory-guided searches, data extraction and synthesis, and by primary data
collection during fieldwork in 3 councils.
I have been fortunate
to have truly brilliant PhD supervisors who recognise my experience (and the
tacit knowledge therein) and also recognise the ebbs and flows of my
commitments and so have been tolerant yet still ensured that I have made
progress.
Title of
PhD: What happens to NICE public health guidelines after publication in terms
of how they are viewed and used by local government officers? – A realist
inquiry
My research interests include: health equity;
decision making; knowledge mobilsation
Key publications
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Harris, S. J., Papathanassoglou, E. D. E., Hampshaw, S. M., Gee,
M., Lindgren, L., & Haywood, A. (2018). Interpersonal touch interventions
for patients in intensive care: A design‐oriented realist review. Nursing Open, 1-20. doi:10.1002/nop2.200
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Hampshaw, S., Cooke, J., & Mott, L. (2018). What is a
research derived actionable tool, and what factors should be considered in
their development? A Delphi study. BMC
Health Services Research, 18.
doi:10.1186/s12913-018-3551-6
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Grove, A., Sanders, T., Salway, S., Goyder, E., & Hampshaw,
S. (2018). A qualitative exploration of evidence-based decision-making in
public health practice and policy: the perceived usefulness of a diabetes
economic model for decision-makers. Evidence
& Policy. doi:10.1332/174426418X15245020185055
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Sanders, T., Grove, A., Salway, S., Hampshaw, S., & Goyder,
E. (2017). Incorporation of a health economic modelling tool into public health
commissioning: Evidence use in a politicised context. Social Science & Medicine, 186,
122-129. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.011
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Cooke, J., Langley, J., Wolstenholme, D., & Hampshaw, S.
(2018). "Seeing" the Difference: The Importance of Visibility and
Action as a Mark of "Authenticity" in Co-production Comment on
"Collaboration and Co-production of Knowledge in Healthcare: Opportunities
and Challenges". International
Journal of Health Policy and Management, 6(6), 345-348. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.136
Supervisors
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Lead Supervisor: Andrew Booth
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Second Supervisor: Annette Haywood
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Third supervisor: Jo Cooke