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Dr Carol Gray Brunton's Recognition (68)

A Workshop with young people, their significant others and health professionals for findings from Wendy McInally's PhD thesis
2020 - 2020

Recognition Type Public/Community Engagement
Description A public engagement workshop with research participants, young people with malignant melanoma, their significant other and health care professionals to hear the findings from Wendy McInally's PhD thesis.
Research Areas Health and wellbeing
Research Themes Health
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Biomedicine and Global Health
Org Units School of Health and Social Care

The Human papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine: The voices of young people with learning disabilities; and Black, Asian, Minority ethnic background
2016 - 2016

Recognition Type Public/Community Engagement
Description This research study was conducted in 2015. The aim was to understand the views and experiences of the HPV vaccine in order to inform policy
and practice. The researchers conducted seven focus groups and four paired interviews with 40 young people, aged 16-26, from BAME
communities and three focus groups and one individual interview with 19 young people, aged 16-22, with learning disabilities.
On October 11, 2016 a public engagement event was held in Sighthill Campus bringing together 48 guests including research participants,
researchers, practitioners, members of the public, and policymakers. Organisations represented included Edinburgh City Council, Edinburgh
College, Robert Gordon University, MEHIS, NHS Lothian, Frae Fife, NHS Health Scotland, People First, RE-EM, and Edinburgh University. The
morning session focused on the voices of young people with learning disabilities and the afternoon session focused on the voices of young
people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
Affiliated Organisations Edinburgh Napier University
Kings College London
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Public Health Scotland
Robert Gordon University
University of Glasgow
Research Areas Public health
Research Themes Health
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Biomedicine and Global Health
Projects Young people with Learning disabilites & ethnic minority views about the HPV vaccine
Org Units School of Health and Social Care