Award summary
100% of home tuition fees paid, annual stipend of £21,805 and additional funding given to cover research costs of £15,000. This studentship is only available to those eligible for UK home tuition fees.
Overview
Interested in developing innovative solutions to collect research outcome data in primary care? The 10-Year Health Plan includes the transition from hospital to the community and analogue to digital. This includes the use innovative digital solution such as the NHS App as a ‘digital front door’ to the health service. This shift in policy creates potential opportunities to use the digital solutions to support efficient clinical trial and other research outcome data collection, particularly from primary and community care. The PhD will evaluate how we can optimise the collection of research (particularly trial) data from out-of-hospital settings, which will then help to inform future studies as best practice. The PhD may include:
- Evidence synthesis in how outcome data is currently being collected in primary care-based trials
- Focus groups/interviews with key stakeholders to explore the feasibility and acceptability of novel approaches to obtaining outcome data as well as barriers and facilitators to these approaches
- Validation across data sources including medical records and patient reported outcomes
The PhD will conclude with co-production workshops to produce best practice guidance
Number of awards: 1
Start date: January 2027
Award duration: 3.5 years (including a placement for up to 3-months)
Sponsor: NIHR RSS N&P and NIHR ARC NENC
Supervisors: Dr Eugene TangDr Sam HarrisonProfessor Helen HancockProfessor Laura TernentHelen Mossop
Eligibility criteria
To qualify for this studentship, you will need at least an upper second-class honours (2:1) bachelors degree, and a masters degree (in a relevant social or health sciences subject) or equivalent professional experience and an interest in/experience in health and social care research.
Contact details
For further details about the studentship, please contact:
Dr. Eugene TangE-mail: eugene.tang@newcastle.ac.uk
£21,805 – please see advert
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