All Outputs (28)

‘They think it’s all up to the girls’: Gender, risk and responsibility for contraception (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2015). ‘They think it’s all up to the girls’: Gender, risk and responsibility for contraception. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 17(3), 312-325. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2014.950983

Much research suggests that attitudes towards responsibility for use of contraception amongst young people are strongly gendered. However, decision making, if ‘decisions’ happen at all, is bound up with notions of hegemonic masculine and feminine rol... Read More about ‘They think it’s all up to the girls’: Gender, risk and responsibility for contraception.

Using focus groups in naturally occurring settings (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2015). Using focus groups in naturally occurring settings. Qualitative Research Journal, 15(1), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/qrj-11-2013-0068

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the experiences of conducting focus groups amongst acquaintances in naturally occurring settings, where participants were known to each other and participation was less about being recruited, and m... Read More about Using focus groups in naturally occurring settings.

The feasibility and acceptability of the provision of alcohol screening and brief advice in pharmacies for women accessing emergency contraception: an evaluation study (2014)
Journal Article
Brown, S., Henderson, E., & Sullivan, C. (2014). The feasibility and acceptability of the provision of alcohol screening and brief advice in pharmacies for women accessing emergency contraception: an evaluation study. BMC Public Health, 14, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1139

Background It is widely accepted that excessive drinking contributes to both health and social problems. There has been considerable interest in the potential of community pharmacies as a setting for health advice, and evidence suggests that interven... Read More about The feasibility and acceptability of the provision of alcohol screening and brief advice in pharmacies for women accessing emergency contraception: an evaluation study.

How might healthcare systems influence speed of cancer diagnosis: a narrative review (2014)
Journal Article
Brown, S., Castelli, M., Hunter, D., Erskine, J., Vedsted, P., Foot, C., & Rubin, G. (2014). How might healthcare systems influence speed of cancer diagnosis: a narrative review. Social Science & Medicine, 116, 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.030

Striking differences exist in outcomes for cancer between developed countries with comparable healthcare systems. We compare the healthcare systems of 3 countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), 3 UK jurisdictions (England, Wales and Northern Ireland), 3... Read More about How might healthcare systems influence speed of cancer diagnosis: a narrative review.

“I’m not insane, my mother had me tested”: The risk and benefits of being labelled ‘at-risk’ for psychosis (2013)
Journal Article
Welsh, P., & Brown, S. (2013). “I’m not insane, my mother had me tested”: The risk and benefits of being labelled ‘at-risk’ for psychosis. Health, Risk and Society, 15(8), 648-662. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2013.848846

In this article we examine the identification of young people deemed to be at an elevated risk of developing psychosis (often referred to as an At-Risk Mental State for psychosis). Although this is not a new concept within psychiatry, there has been... Read More about “I’m not insane, my mother had me tested”: The risk and benefits of being labelled ‘at-risk’ for psychosis.

Risk, resistance and the neoliberal agenda: young people, health and well-being in the UK, Canada and Australia (2013)
Journal Article
Brown, S., Shoveller, J., Chabot, C., & La Montagne, A. (2013). Risk, resistance and the neoliberal agenda: young people, health and well-being in the UK, Canada and Australia. Health, Risk and Society, 15(4), 333-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2013.796346

In this article we describe how concepts of risk are both generated by and used to reinforce a neoliberal agenda in relation to the health and well-being of young people. We examine how risk may be used as a tool to advance ideals such as rational ch... Read More about Risk, resistance and the neoliberal agenda: young people, health and well-being in the UK, Canada and Australia.

Is counselling necessary? Making the decision to have an abortion. A qualitative interview study (2013)
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2013). Is counselling necessary? Making the decision to have an abortion. A qualitative interview study. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 18(1), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.3109/13625187.2012.750290

Objectives: To explore young women's decision-making about having an abortion, in particular, how they reached the decision and with whom they discussed it. Methods: Qualitative study comprising semi-structured one-to-one interviews with 24 women age... Read More about Is counselling necessary? Making the decision to have an abortion. A qualitative interview study.

Patient views of single number access to urgent care services (2012)
Journal Article
Brown, S., Henderson, E., Howse, J., & Rubin, G. (2012). Patient views of single number access to urgent care services. Family Practice, 29(6), 713-718. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cms023

Background. In October 2009, NHS County Durham and Darlington introduced a single point of access telephone number for people requiring out-of-hours health care. We evaluated users' views and experiences of the service. Methods. We used a validated q... Read More about Patient views of single number access to urgent care services.

Young men, sexual health and responsibility for contraception: a qualitative pilot study (2012)
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2012). Young men, sexual health and responsibility for contraception: a qualitative pilot study. Journal of family planning and reproductive health care, 38(1), 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100119

Background and methodology: Despite increasing interest over the last decade or more in men's views of sexual health services and use of contraception, most published literature focuses on women. It is important that the views of boys and young men a... Read More about Young men, sexual health and responsibility for contraception: a qualitative pilot study.

Film-based Creative Arts Enquiry: Qualitative Researchers as Auteurs (2012)
Journal Article
Wood, M., & Brown, S. (2012). Film-based Creative Arts Enquiry: Qualitative Researchers as Auteurs. Qualitative Research Journal, 12(1), 130-147. https://doi.org/10.1108/14439881211222787

Purpose – Inspired by an exciting revival of interest in the working methods and processes of the creative arts, the purpose of this paper is to make use of the auteur approach to film production, to further develop knowledge about sensuous methodolo... Read More about Film-based Creative Arts Enquiry: Qualitative Researchers as Auteurs.

Managing cultural diversity in healthcare partnerships: the case of LIFT (2011)
Journal Article
Mannion, R., Brown, S., Beck, M., & Lunt, N. (2011). Managing cultural diversity in healthcare partnerships: the case of LIFT. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 25(6), 645-657. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777261111178538

Purpose – The National Health Service (NHS) Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) programme was launched in 2001 as an innovative public-private partnership to address the historical under-investment in local primary care facilities in England. The... Read More about Managing cultural diversity in healthcare partnerships: the case of LIFT.

After Wilberforce: an independent enquiry into the health and social needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Hull (2010)
Report
Campion, P., Brown, S., & Thornton Jones, H. (2010). After Wilberforce: an independent enquiry into the health and social needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Hull. NHS Hull

Commissioned by NHS Hull, this project has four aims: a. to gather the views of asylum seekers and refugees in Hull about their lives, and health; b. to consult with all relevant agencies in the city concerned with the health and social care of asylu... Read More about After Wilberforce: an independent enquiry into the health and social needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Hull.

"The Role and Effectiveness of Public-Private Partnerships (NHS LIFT) in the Development of Enhanced Primary Care Services and Premises”; Report for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme (2010)
Report
Beck, M., Toms, S., Mannion, R., Brown, S., Fitzsimmins, D., Lunt, N., & Greener, L. (2010). "The Role and Effectiveness of Public-Private Partnerships (NHS LIFT) in the Development of Enhanced Primary Care Services and Premises”; Report for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme. National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme

The research project analysed the role and effectiveness of LIFT via a multi-method study which included semi-structured interviews with policy elites and users, as well as case studies and an exploratory analysis of the financial characteristics of... Read More about "The Role and Effectiveness of Public-Private Partnerships (NHS LIFT) in the Development of Enhanced Primary Care Services and Premises”; Report for the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme.

Why don't teenagers use contraception? A qualitative interview study (2010)
Journal Article
Brown, S., & Guthrie, K. (2010). Why don't teenagers use contraception? A qualitative interview study. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 15(3), 197-204. https://doi.org/10.3109/13625181003763456

Objectives: To investigate the causes of unintended pregnancies and, in particular, reasons for non-use of contraception among young women attending a day unit for surgical abortion. Methods: Women between the ages of 16 and 20 attending a day unit a... Read More about Why don't teenagers use contraception? A qualitative interview study.

Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial (2009)
Journal Article
Richmond, S., Brown, S., Campion, P., Porter, A., Klaber Moffett, J., Jackson, D., …Taylor, A. (2009). Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 17(5-6), 249-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2009.07.002

Objectives To test the effectiveness of a typical magnetic wrist strap for reducing pain and stiffness, and for improving physical functioning amongst patients with osteoarthritis. Design A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial.... Read More about Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial.

Hard to reach and hard to hear: determining the health and social needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Hull, UK (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thornton Jones, H., Campion, P., & Brown, S. (2009, October). Hard to reach and hard to hear: determining the health and social needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Hull, UK. Presented at Designing for Quality : 26th International Conference, International Society for Quality in Health Care, Dublin, Ireland

Lines of Flight: Everyday existence along England's backbone (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wood, M., & Brown, S. (2009, July). Lines of Flight: Everyday existence along England's backbone. Presented at 25th EGOS Colloquium (European Group for Organisation Studies), Barcelona, Spain

The beauty of ideas, deep learning and student engagement (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMurray, R., & Brown, S. (2009, June). The beauty of ideas, deep learning and student engagement. Presented at Annual Learning and Teaching Conference : Critical thinking and academic skills., University of York

Long-acting, reversible and permanent methods of contraception: insight into women's choice of method (2009)
Journal Article
Kane, R., Irving, G., Brown, S., Parkes, N., Walling, M., & Killick, S. (2009). Long-acting, reversible and permanent methods of contraception: insight into women's choice of method. Quality in primary care, 17(2), 107-114

Background: This study aims to explore the views of women concerning their choice of long-acting method of contraception. Method: Two-hundred and eighty-six women who had either been sterilised or fitted with an etonorgestrel (ETN) implant or the lev... Read More about Long-acting, reversible and permanent methods of contraception: insight into women's choice of method.

Does the UK Local Finance Improvement Trust (LIFT) Initiative improve risk management in public-private procurement? (2009)
Journal Article
Fitzsimmons, D., Brown, S., & Beck, M. (2009). Does the UK Local Finance Improvement Trust (LIFT) Initiative improve risk management in public-private procurement?. Journal of risk and governance, 1(2), 137-156

The UK government introduced the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and, latterly, the Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) in an attempt to improve public service provision. As a variant of PFI, LIFT seeks to create a framework for the effective pro... Read More about Does the UK Local Finance Improvement Trust (LIFT) Initiative improve risk management in public-private procurement?.