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care in uncertainty - University of Leicester

Care In Uncertainty is an interdisciplinary research team dedicated to exploring the work, employment, and well-being of health professionals across specialties and career stages, with the goal of providing informed recommendations to improve their working lives.

PROJECTS

RESIDENT DOCTOR PROJECT 5

Time to Train

Time to Train for Medical Educators
Sept 2025 - Jun 2026
Funded by Medical Education Leaders UK

RESIDENT DOCTOR PROJECT 4

The GOAT Project

Grow All Our Doctors for Tomorrow (GOAT)
2025-2026
ESRC Impact Acceleration Account

RESIDENT DOCTOR PROJECT 3

Reform Fellowship

Dr Jennifer Creese as 2024/5 Reform Scholar will Shape NHS Retention and Community Engagement Policy

RESIDENT DOCTOR PROJECT 2

The EMPEROR Project

The EMPEROR project (East Midlands Partnership for Health Workforce Retention)
2023-2024
ESRC Impact Acceleration Account

RESIDENT DOCTOR PROJECT 1

Building a Supportive Culture to Retain Resident Doctors

2023-2024
Innovation Fellowships, funded by the British Academy

CARE IN UNCERTAINTY TEAM

research team

Dr Wen Wang

Project Lead | University of Leicester

Dr Jennifer Creese

University of Leicester

Prof Kevin Harris

University of Leicester

Dr Hannah P. Weisman

Harvard University

Dr Matt Bamber

York University, Canada

Dr Dennis Pepple

Associate Professor, School of Business

Dr Hua Shang

Dalian University of Technology

Prof Roger Seifert

Prof Maria Karanika-Murray

University of Leicester

Dr Huadong Yang

University of Liverpool

co-creation panel

Dr Waqas Akhtar

Consultant in Intensive Care, Cardiology & General Internal Medicine

Prof Helen Steed

West Midlands Lead Director of Medical Education

Dr Hany George El-Sayeh

Consultant Psychiatrist, Director of Medical Education, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys

Dr Nefeli Christodoulou

FY2

Dr Steven Isherwood

Higher Speciality Doctor, University Hospitals of Leicester

Dr Mark McCarthy

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

PROJECT ASSOCIATES

Dr (Med.) Hussein Lubbad

PhD research project ‘Evaluating Career Experience of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the UK and its Implications for the Healthcare System’

Mr Mehran Habib

PhD research project ‘Lived Experience under the Integrate Care Board System’

Mr Himadri Kar

Research Assistant

Mariya Yeldhos

PhD research project: Career Experience of Allied Health Professionals in the NHS

Cristina Nastasiu

Research Assistant

Mr. Precious Reuben

PhD research project: The career progression of minority ethnic nurses in the NHS.

Mrs Radhika Upreti Oli

Research Assistant. PhD study of Patient Safety in Medical Education

Benjamin Cham

Research Assistant. PhD Title: Big data to increase trustworthiness.

Ms Chigoziri Gladys Ahamzie

Research Assistant

insight & articles

Date: 3 October 2025

Resident doctors: acting like a leader to become a leader

We were invited to share our research with NHS professionals in Scotland at the University of Strathclyde, proposing the 3Rs (responsiveness, relationship and recognition) for...

Date: 3 October 2025

Written evidence to the national medical training review in 2025

In view of resident doctors’ exodus crisis and challenges to ensure training quality, the NHS England launched the national medical training review in April 2025,...

Date: 30 November 2024

Dr Jennifer Creese Named 2024/5 Reform Scholar to Shape NHS Retention and Community Engagement Policy

Dr Jennifer Creese has been selected as a 2024/5 Reform Scholar with Reform Thinktank.

Healthcare systems rely on a healthy workforce to provide high-quality care to patients

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