About
Sarah is a Principal Qualitative research advisor for NIHR Research Design Service South Central and the site lead the RDS Portsmouth. She is also a member of the NIHR predoctoral fellowship selection committee (qualitative and mixed methods).
Her research interests have mainly focussed on how people manage living with long term conditions. She is currently the qualitative co-applicant on an NIHR RfPB funded feasibility trial of serial prophylactic blood transfusion versus usual care, in pregnant women with sickle cell disease. Previously, she conducted a range of studies as lead investigator, including exploratory clinical trials as well as embedded and stand-alone qualitative studies with funding from NIHR (including an NIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship), Wellcome Trust and commercial funding.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Managing long term conditions
- Complementary Medicine
Current research
Sarah is co-applicant on a NIHR Research for Patient Benefit funded feasibility RCT of Serial prophylactic exchange blood transfusion versus usual care in pregnant women with sickle cell disease https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/PB-PG-0317-20024. Sarah is leading the qualitative component consisting of interviews with trial participants, decliners and staff. Expected end date April 2023