Previously, I thought about how I have intuitively understood theory, and how I’ve been using it without realising it. But now, I have read a ‘using theory’ blog and a paper which proposes that better use of theory could enhance my improvement efforts. As I write this blog, I’m still not convinced if this extra […]
Certain branches of the social sciences, especially those associated with the goals of social justice, have a long tradition of bearing witness to suffering and, as Aaron Wildavsky expressed it ‘speaking truth to power’, i.e. providing policy-makers and other powerful actors with what might be uncomfortable messages. This can require courage and conviction. So, although […]
I am a PhD student and a practicing extended scope physiotherapist and I’d like to find out how my NHS colleagues can use information from quality improvement projects to change care for the better. If your quality improvement project has worked, helping others to understand what you did (so that the same results can be […]
Last September I decided to apply for the Aurora leadership programme for women in higher education. This isn’t the sort of thing I would usually do – I’ve never really thought of myself as a ‘leader’. But having reached the level of senior lecturer I was starting to take on roles such as leading research […]
A recently published paper seems the perfect start to this blog, exemplifying as it does SAPPHIRE’s concern with integrating the theory of social science academia with the practical world of healthcare improvement research. Mary Dixon-Woods and colleagues propose that better use of theory could enhance improvement efforts in quality and safety in healthcare. A popular […]
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