Dr Rebecca Goulding

Research Associate

Affiliations:

Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care (L5), Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care
Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, School of Social Sciences

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ORCID: 0000-0003-0716-5126

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Overview

I am an experienced Health Services Researcher with established interests in healthcare communication, the management of (multiple) long-term conditions and patient safety in primary care. I am passionate about improving patients’ interactions with and experience of healthcare services, and involving patients and other stakeholders in research.

Social responsibility

Coordinator of the Multimorbidity Research Advisory Group (MRAG) - a patient and public involvement group

Lead of the School of Health Sciences Environmental Sustainability Group (May 2018 - Oct 2020)

Member of the Social Responsibility Steering Group for the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care (Jul 2017 - Sep 2020)

Green Impact Team Lead for the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research (@CPCGreenImpact) (Feb 2013 - Nov 2019)

Memberships of committees and professional bodies

Graduate member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Member of the International Association of Communication in Healthcare (EACH)

Areas of expertise

BF Psychology
R Medicine (General)

Keywords

Health Services Research, Health Psychology, Primary Care, Access to Health Care, Healthcare Communication, Patient Empowerment, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Safety, Long-Term Conditions, Multimorbidity, Depression, Older People, Care Homes, Suicide Prevention, Behaviour Change, Qualitative Research Methods

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education / academic qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, Improving communication between older people and primary care staff: development of a behaviour change intervention, The University of Manchester (2018 - 2022)
Master of Philosophy, Attitudes towards suicide prevention and the impact of training, The University of Manchester (2008 - 2009)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, The University of Manchester (2001 - 2004)