Working together to sustain our health workforce
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 1
Building a Supportive Culture to Retain Resident Doctors
2023-2024 Innovation Fellowships, funded by the British Academy
RESIDENT DOCTOR PROJECT 2
The EMPEROR Project
The EMPEROR project (East Midlands Partnership for Health Workforce Retention)
2023-2025
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
CARE IN UNCERTAINTY TEAM
research team
co-creation panel

Dr Waqas Akhtar
UK Specialist Registrar in Cardiology & Intensive Care
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 Steven Isherwood
Higher Speciality Doctor, University Hospitals of Leicester
Dr Nefeli Christodoulou
FY2PROJECT 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 Assistantinsight & articles

- Date: 30 November 2024
Dr Jennifer Creese Named 2024/5 Reform Scholar to Shape NHS Retention and Community Engagement Policy

- Date: 24 April 2024
Written evidence to the Parliament inquiry ‘NHS Leadership, performance and patient safety’
Healthcare systems rely on a healthy workforce to provide high-quality care to patients
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