• Sheila is a research assistant with skills in qualitative data analysis, particularly thematic analysis.
    She values the richness of qualitative data in highlighting people’s views and lived experience.
    When approaching qualitative data analysis she delves deep into the data to explore the meaning
    and context behind participants’ words and to better understand the phenomena being studied.

    • Evaluation and impact assessment
    • Evidence reviews

  • Before joining the Strategy Unit, Sheila worked as a research assistant in both the NHS and in
    academic contexts, working with quantitative and qualitative data on various different research
    projects. In recent years she has been focusing more on qualitative data analysis and literature
    review, contributing to projects about: building LGBT+ cultural competence in health and social
    care professionals; spiritual support during the COVID-19 pandemic and other major health
    disasters; and exploring health and social care professionals’ views and training needs in relation
    to the use of socially assistive robotics in the context of health and social care.

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Menopause and the NHS workforce

The impact of the menopause on the NHS workforce. The Strategy Unit and Health Economics Unit report on their mixed methods findings.

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Learning about what works in urgent community response

The initial report from the national urgent community response (UCR) evaluation, along with an economic modelling tool to help service providers and…
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The NHS as an anchor institution: addressing fuel poverty

The number of households in fuel poverty in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SSoT) is higher than the national average. As anchor institutions, NHS…