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Currently, I am embedded as a researcher in Plymouth City Council as part of the Plymouth Health Determinants Research Collaboration https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/primarycare/public-health/plymouth-health-determinants-research-collaboration We aim to support the development of a research active culture for evidence based public health services that prioritise the perspectives of service users.
As a research assistant, consultant and now a researcher-in-residence, I have worked on a number of projects ultimately concerned with reducing health inequalities, which often includes reducing environmental inequalities at the same time. In addition, I have experience working for an environmental non-governmental organisation abroad and as a primary school teacher and childminder in the UK. I bring knowledge of the third sector, mixed methods research and education, with a particular interest in children and young people as a demographic cohort, to my work.
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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 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Preparedness for practice and workplace support of newly qualified allied health professionals: A qualitative study
Brennan, N., Westwood, S., Mattick, K., Mitchell, A., Henderson, T., Walker, K., Tredinnick-Rowe, J. & Gale, T., 7 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Medical Teacher. p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pilot Testing an Ecotherapy Program for Adolescence: Initial Findings and Methodological Reflections
Westwood, S., Edmunds-Jones, G., Maguire, T., Hawley, S., Avent, H., Griffiths, J., Bates, R., Marley, J., Wallace, G., Harrell, R., Asthana, S. & Gradinger, F., 1 May 2025, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22, 5, 720.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Routes to social prescribing outside National Health Service (NHS) structures: a systematic map
Hazeldine, E., Westwood, S., Hassannezhad, M., Tierney, S., Gavens, L. & Husk, K., 3 Feb 2025, In: BMJ Public Health. 3, 1, p. e000941Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'Medical clearance' and referral to liaison psychiatry: a national service evaluation
Gillett, G., Westwood, S., Thomson, A. B. & Lee, W., 22 Jun 2024, In: BJPsych Bulletin. 48, 3, p. 151-158 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the provision of paediatric liaison psychiatry services in England
Hines, D., Ford, T., Westwood, S., Barrett, J. R., Westphal, B., Davies, V. & Lee, W., 1 Mar 2023, In: BJPsych Open. 9, 2, e30.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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