Context The marked demographic change toward greater proportions of older people in
developed nations poses significant challenges for health and social care. Several studies …

Background Integrating stakeholder involvement in complex health intervention design
maximizes acceptability and potential effectiveness. However, there is little methodological …

Background Socio-economic variations in health, including variations in health according to
wealth and income, have been widely reported. A potential method of improving the health …

Background In this methodological paper we document the interpretation of a mixed
methods study and outline an approach to dealing with apparent discrepancies between …

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In this paper we explore how the presence of hazardous industry may affect the identity of a
place and the people who live there. Drawing on Goffman's seminal work on stigma …

Objectives To describe the experiences of patients with long-term conditions who are
referred to and engage with a Link Worker social prescribing programme and identify the …

We investigated how public perceptions of the links between air pollution and health varied
with contextual factors describing individuals and their locality. Information was collected via …

Background The implementation of the 'Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy'in April 2013,
commonly known as the 'bedroom tax', affects an estimated 660 000 working age social …

Objectives To understand the impact of the roll-out of Universal Credit (UC) from the
perspectives of claimants and staff supporting them in North East England. Design …