Author: Hannah Long As part of my PhD at the University of Manchester, I have undertaken a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research of women’s experiences of having a false positive test result (a ‘false alarm’) in breast screening. These results occur when a woman’s routine screening exam comes back as inconclusive and she … Continue reading Women in the breast screening programme: active and empowered decision-makers or passive recipients of the service? Which is better?
Author: Hannah Long Tackling health inequalities by engaging those ‘seldom seen, seldom heard’ in research and healthcare services is a priority for the Department of Health, National Health Service and research universities in the UK. In July, the University of Manchester’s Public Programmes Team, of the Research and Innovation Division, held a two-day community ‘Sandpit’ … Continue reading “We are not that hard to reach!” – involving ‘seldom heard’ communities in research
Author: Hannah Long Do you ever feel like you have had successes, but are undeserving of them? That soon people are going to realise that you are not as good as they think you are? There’s been a mistake; I’ve got here by sheer serendipitous luck and I’m a fraud. Am I really going to … Continue reading Feel like an academic fraud? Tips for shaking off imposter syndrome
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