'I've used the word cancer but it's actually good news' : discursive performativity of cancer and the identity of urological cancer services

© 2015 Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness. Acknowledgements We are grateful to the patients and staff who took part in the study, and to two anonymous reviewers whose thoughtful comments helped refine our thinking. This research was supported by a grant from the Big Lottery Fund. The views expressed here are the authors’and do not necessarily reflect those of the funding bodies or any other organisation.Peer reviewedPostprin

“It’s trying to manage the work” : A qualitative evaluation of recruitment processes within a UK multi-centre trial

Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank all interviewees who agreed to take part in this study. The authors would like to thank the TISU Trial Group for their support with this project. In particular, the authors would like to thank Sarah Cameron (TISU Trial Manager) for her help in identifying and recruiting staff from the various TISU trial study sites. Funding ZCS was supported by a core grant from the CSO (reference CZU/3/3) and a Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund award (reference RG12724-18). KG was supported by an MRC Methodology Research Fellowship (MR/L01193X/1). Transcription costs were supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), HTA programme (TISU project number 10/137/01). The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the HTA programme, NIHR, National Health Service or the Department of Health.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

'Valuing place in doctors’ decisions to work in remote and rural locations

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'Valuing place in doctors’ decisions to work in remote and rural locations

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Jugglers and tightrope walkers : The challenge of delivering quality community pharmacy services

This research was funded by Prof M Watson’s Improvement Science Fellowship awarded by the Health Foundation. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

“Using humanity to change systems” – Understanding the work of online feedback moderation : a case study of Care Opinion Scotland

Funding The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project was funded by The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute as part of a PhD fellowship, LL’s role is supported by the Chief Scientist's Office, Scotland. Acknowledgements We would like to thank Care Opinion for their support and help with this research and the wider PhD. We would also like to thank the PhD stakeholder group for their input and support to the project. Finally, we wish to thank the reviewers for their suggestions during peer review, which strengthened the paper.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Exploring Opinions and Concerns about the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine on a United Kingdom Online Discussion Forum

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Analysis of patient information leaflets (PILs), used in clinical trials using the Informed Consent Evaluation instrument (ICEi)

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Surgeons' and methodologists' perceptions of utilising an expertise-based randomised controlled trial design : A qualitative study

Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the interviewees for giving up the time to take part in the interviews and Sharon McCann for her guidance when setting up the study. Funding Jonathan Cook held a Medical Research Council (MRC) UK methodology (G1002292) fellowship which supported this study. Katie Gilles holds a MRC UK methodology fellowship (MR/L01193X/1). The Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Applied Health Sciences (University of Aberdeen), is core-funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. The funders had no involvement in study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data, reporting or the decision to publish.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Rurality, healthcare and crises : investigating experiences, differences, and changes to medical care for people living in rural areas

Acknowledgements This research was funded through grant 20/027 from NHS Grampian's Endowments and CSO project HIPS 19/37. This research would not have been possible without the time given by members of the public in Grampian, and doctors across Scotland to talk about their own experiences. The authors would like to thank their PPI partners and advisory panel for their help and input throughout the research to date, as well as Dr Rosemary Hollick, Professor Jennifer Cleland, Professor Peter Murchie, Professor Alan Denison & Professor Verity Watson. This paper benefitted from having parts presented at various conferences including the NHS Grampian R&D Conference where Andrew was awarded the Delegates' Prize. The authors would like to thank the comments of two anonymous reviewers and the editor in improving this manuscript prior to publication. Andrew Maclaren would like to thank Lily Maclaren for her support and keen eye in proofreading various versions of this work before submission. For the purpose of open access, the authors have applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.Peer reviewe