Research and Innovation

School of Health and Society

Digital Health and Evidence-Based Practice

Knowledge, and information permeate all aspects of the digital society and are the cornerstone of evidence-based-practice.  Led by Professor Alison Brettle, research within this theme aligns closely with the Long Term Conditions theme and includes transdisciplinary collaborations across the health and social care professions, information science and digital and social media to improve access to health and social care information to enable and support people to manage their own health.  Other areas of work include systematic and scoping reviews of evidence to inform practice and policy making and evaluations of health library and information services. 

Click below to view research projects related to this research theme:

Facemums


Kidney information network


DiSK pass – responding to digital challenges in health and social care
Responding to the needs of patients with IgA Nephropathy: a social media approach
Developing digital wearables to support young people struggling with repeated self-harm