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Biography
Louise is a medical sociologist with an interest in the impact and distributional effects of public policy on health. She has specialised in qualitative methods, using participant-observation, interviews, focus groups and visual methods with a wide range of participants. She is currently a Research Associate in the Centre for Health Informatics working on the ARC Digital Health portfolio with a focus on examining the implementation of digital health technologies in the NHS.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Social Science, The Insecurity of the Commons: An ethnographic study of a youth club in the North of England, University of Liverpool
1 Oct 2012 → 1 Oct 2015
Award Date: 4 May 2016
Master of Research, The University of Manchester
1 Sept 2007 → 1 Sept 2008
Award Date: 1 Sept 2008
Areas of expertise
- HM Sociology
- Medical Sociology
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Ethnographic methods
- HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
- Social Policy
- Policy analysis
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Policy@Manchester
- Digital Futures
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute
- Healthier Futures
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Mixed-methods evaluation of how a predictive model pilot intervention addresses patient non-attendance at outpatient services in an NHS Foundation Trust in England
Laverty, L., McCawley, A., Gasteiger, N., Jones, T., Wilson, A., Evans, S., Jenkins, D. A. & Dowding, D., 3 Nov 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: BMJ Open.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Engagement With Digital Health Technologies Among Older People Living in Socially Deprived Areas: Qualitative Study of Influencing Factors
Chadwick, H., Laverty, L., Finnigan, R., Elias, R., Farrington, K., Caskey, F. J. & van der Veer, S. N., 26 Dec 2024, In: JMIR Formative Research. 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The power and promise of transparency: Perspectives from citizens’ juries of pandemic health data sharing
Laverty, L., Jones, E., Peek, N., Oswald, M., Bozentko, K., Atwood, S. & Van Der Veer, S., 18 Dec 2024, In: Big Data & Society. 11, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding how, why and for whom link work interventions promote access in community healthcare settings in the United Kingdom: A realist review.
Golby, R., Lobban, F., Laverty, L., Velemis, K., Aggarwal, V. R., Berry, K., Morris, A., Elliott, E., Harris, R., Ross, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Budd, M., McGowan, L., Shiers, D., Caton, N., Lodge, C., French, P., Griffiths, R. & Palmier-claus, J., 1 Dec 2024, In: Health Expectations. 27, 7, e70090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unpromising Futures: Early-Career GPs’ Narrative Accounts of Meaningful Work during a Professional Workforce Crisis
Laverty, L., Checkland, K. & Spooner, S., 1 Jun 2024, In: Work, Employment and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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