Hi everyone! The CARED survey is live! Our research aims to improve the mental well-being of young people from diverse cultures who help to look after a relative/friend who is unwell or disabled. If you are 18-29, in the UK and not white British, please fill in the survey/share!

How do we study experiences of ‘invisible’ work in research? Labour which is subconscious and so engrained in social norms? Using metaphors in interviews can help reveal the concealed… SAPPHIRE research #methodologicalinnovations #emotionallabour journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

NEW PAPER ✅ Adolescent risk-taking and decision making: Qual investigation of a VR experience of gangs and violence Juliane Kloess Stephanie Burnett Heyes Delfina Bilello frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

New Research: Adolescent risk-taking and decision making: a qualitative investigation of a virtual reality experience of gangs and violence #VirtualReality frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

📌Paper alert: Adolescent risk-taking and decision making: A qualitative investigation of a virtual reality experience of gangs and violence📌frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… 🧵

Ahh! I am so excited to launch my dissertation study on Black women’s experiences in PhD programs! To be eligible, you must identify as a Black woman, be 18 years of age or older, and be currently enrolled in a PhD program (in any discipline)! #PhD #Dissertation

Important findings and reflections on student experiences of the closed-door viva in the U.K. from colleagues School of Psychology, University of Birmingham Centre for Applied Psychology, UoB: tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

Had a fab day at the NHS Check conference at King’s College London- lots of interesting and important discussions about NHS workforce wellbeing, followed by a quick trip to Covent Garden on the way back too!🎄 SAPPHIRE research NHS CHECK

We had a super interesting research group seminar today learning about creative ways we can convey our research 🎨 although the best output has to be this new addition to the PhD office by Liv and I- on display in room 4.11 for the foreseeable future 🤣 SAPPHIRE research

Today we have the wonderful Annica joining us all the way from Malmo University in Sweden. She brought the sunshine along with her! Looking forward to hearing more about her research on Thursday. Thank you to Naeema Patel Lucy Swancott Merissa Elizabeth Hickman for joining! ❤️

New editorial in BMJ Quality & Safety Time for a rebalance: psychological and emotional well-being in the healthcare workforce as the foundation for patient safety qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/… Inspired (as always) by recent publication from Prof Jill Maben & Cath Taylor SAPPHIRE research

Some really inspiring presentations this morning from University of Leicester SAPPHIRE research at the Bangor summer school 👏🏼 Merissa Elizabeth Hickman Chandini Subramanyam

Fascinating presentation here at Bangor, by Lucy Swancott about her scoping review (soon to be published!!) focusing on the (lack of) wellbeing in A&E staff around the world and the next steps for her research. SAPPHIRE research Dr Kate Kirk, RN Natalie Armstrong

It was a resourceful and insightful 3-day summer school Bangor University. I met terrific PhD students carrying out groundbreaking research. Picturesque scenery, too. Nicola Fisher Merissa Elizabeth Hickman Lucy Swancott Chandini Subramanyam.

Excellent to hear about the Scoping Review conducted by Lucy Swancott and colleagues at SAPPHIRE research. A wonderful talk Bangor University and I will be keeping an eye out for the upcoming publication!

Great first piece of #PhD work by Lucy Swancott on Emergency Department workforces’ experiences & perceptions of well-being bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/7/e… Highlights need for development of a working definition of ED well-being which could be used as the basis for intervention design

Emergency department workforces’ experiences and perceptions of well-being from an international perspective: a #scopingreview bit.ly/45VXtxv @lucyswancott, @DrNatArmstrong, @damian_roland, Helen, Dr Kate Kirk, RN

I’m pleased to say I am now recruiting for my research study. If you are a GP, Paramedic or Nurse Working in Primary Care within the UK please consider having a chat with me about your experiences of ‘not doing’. Further details below: forms.office.com/e/sZ789x88BS