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Dr Liz Brewster SFHEA

Non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medical Education

  1. Published

    “Look after the staff and they would look after the students”: Cultures of wellbeing and mental health in the university setting

    Brewster, L., Jones, E., Wilbraham, S., Priestley, M., Spanner, L. & Hughes, G., 30/04/2022, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education. 46, 4, p. 548-560 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    A multi-method study of a large-scale programme to improve patient safety using a harm-free care approach

    Power, M., Brewster, L., Parry, G., Brotherton, A., Minion, J., Ozieranski, P., Harrison, A. & Dixon-Woods, M., 22/09/2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 9, 15 p., e011886.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    A point of connection? Wellbeing, the veteran identity and older adults

    Brewster, L., McWade, B. & Clark, S. J. A., 30/09/2021, In: Ageing and Society. 41, 9, p. 1984-2005 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    A qualitative study of participants' views on re-consent in a longitudinal biobank

    Dixon-Woods, M., Kocman, D., Brewster, L., Willars, J., Laurie, G. & Tarrant, C., 23/03/2017, In: BMC Medical Ethics. 18, 1, 11 p., 22.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    A qualitative study of views and experiences of performance management for healthcare-associated infections

    Brewster, L., Tarrant, C. & Dixon-Woods, M., 09/2016, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 94, 1, p. 41-47 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Aligned but not integrated: UK academic library support to mental health and well-being during COVID-19

    Cox, A. & Brewster, L., 20/01/2022, In: Library Management. 43, 1, p. 108-127 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published
  8. Published

    Assessing the health needs of children and young people accessing paediatric hospital services: A scoping review protocol

    Hindocha, A., Brennan, L., Brewster, L., Lunn, J. & Isba, R., 18/01/2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 1, e079751.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Biblioterapia en el Reino Unido: el desarrollo histórico y las direcciones futuras

    McNicol, S. & Brewster, L., 10/12/2021, In: Informatio. 26, 2, p. 7-29 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Bibliotherapy

    Brewster, L. (ed.) & McNichol, S. (ed.), 31/08/2018, London: Facet Publishing. 208 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  11. Published

    Bibliotherapy: a critical history

    Brewster, L., 31/08/2018, Bibliotherapy. Brewster, L. & McNicol, S. (eds.). Facet Publishing

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  12. Published

    Bibliotherapy in practice: a person-centred approach to using books for mental health and dementia in the community

    Brewster, L. & McNicol, S., 31/12/2021, In: Medical Humanities. 47, 4, e12.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Bibliotherapy, illness narratives and narrative medicine

    Brewster, L., 31/08/2018, Bibliotherapy. Brewster, L. & McNicol, S. (eds.). London: Facet Publishing, 208 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  14. Published

    Books on Prescription: bibliotherapy in the UK

    Brewster, L., 2009, In: Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 9, 4, p. 399-407 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Contextual barriers to implementation in primary care: an ethnographic study of a program to improve chronic kidney disease care

    Armstrong, N., Herbert, G. & Brewster, L., 08/2016, In: Family Practice. 33, 4, p. 426-431 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Crime, identity and disguise in London 1670 - 1805

    Brewster, L., 2005, University of York.

    Research output: ThesisMaster's Thesis

  17. Published

    Design for Mobile Mental Health: An Exploratory Review

    Aryana, B., Brewster, L. & Abdelnour Nocera, J., 1/08/2019, In: Health and Technology. 9, 4, p. 401-424 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Design for Mobile Mental Health: Exploring the Informed Participation Approach

    Aryana, B. & Brewster, L., 1/06/2020, In: Health Informatics Journal. 26, 2, p. 1208-1224 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Does simulation training in final year make new graduates feel more prepared for the realities of professional practice?

    Carpenter, C., Keegan, T., Vince, G. & Brewster, L., 31/07/2021, In: BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning. 7, 6, p. 510-516 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Examining the use of telehealth in community nursing: Identifying the factors affecting frontline staff acceptance and telehealth adoption

    Taylor, J., Coates, E., Brewster, L., Mountain, G., Wessels, B. & Hawley, M. S., 02/2015, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 71, 2, p. 326-337 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Factors affecting front line staff acceptance of telehealth technologies: a mixed-method systematic review

    Brewster, L., Mountain, G., Wessels, B., Kelly, C. & Hawley, M., 01/2014, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 70, 1, p. 21-33 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Fidelity or flexibility: An ethnographic study of the implementation and use of the Patient Activation Measure

    Chew, S., Brewster, L., Tarrant, C., Martin, G. & Armstrong, N., 05/2018, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 101, 5, p. 932-937 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. E-pub ahead of print

    Gender, flexibility and workforce in the NHS: a qualitative study

    Chekar, C. K., Brewster, L., Lambert, M. & Mathiya, T., 7/02/2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Health Planning and Management.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published
  25. Published

    How do children’s hospitals address health inequalities: a grey literature scoping review

    Brennan, L., Brewster, L., Lunn, J., Egboko, F., Pestotnik Stres, D., Patel, P. & Isba, R., 3/01/2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 1, e079744.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    How do hospitals address health inequalities experienced by children and young people: A grey literature scoping review protocol

    Brennan, L., Brewster, L., Lunn, J., Egboko, F., Pestotnik Stres, D., Patel, P. & Isba, R., 27/04/2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 4, e071682.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Forthcoming

    Inclusion or isolation? Differential student experiences of independent learning and wellbeing in higher education

    Wilbraham, S., Jones, E., Brewster, L., Priestley, M., Broglia, E., Hughes, G. & Spanner, L., 6/03/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Education Sciences.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Learning support creates a safe space for mistakes

    Brewster, L., 8/08/2019, In: Clinical Teacher. 16, 4, p. 404-406 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Legitimising bibliotherapy: evidence-based discourses in healthcare

    Brewster, L., Sen, B. & Cox, A., 03/2012, In: Journal of Documentation. 68, 2, p. 185-205 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Library support for student mental health and well-being in the UK: before and during the COVID 19 pandemic

    Cox, A. & Brewster, L., 1/11/2020, In: The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 46, 6, 10 p., 102256.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Making infection prevention and control everyone’s business? Hospital staff views on patient involvement

    Sutton, E., Brewster, L. & Tarrant, C., 1/08/2019, In: Health Expectations. 22, 4, p. 650-656 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published
  33. Published

    Measurement of harms in community care: a qualitative study of use of the NHS Safety Thermometer

    Brewster, L., Tarrant, C., Willars, J. & Armstrong, N., 2018, In: BMJ Quality and Safety. 27, 8, p. 625-632 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    'Medicine for the soul': bibliotherapy and the public library

    Brewster, L., 2007, University of Sheffield.

    Research output: ThesisMaster's Thesis

  35. Published

    Mental health: what can social futures teach us?

    Brewster, L., 23/11/2021, Routledge Handbook of Social Futures. López Galviz, C. & Spiers, E. (eds.). London: Routledge

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  36. Published

    Mind the gap: do librarians understand service user perspectives on bibliotherapy?

    Brewster, L., Sen, B. & Cox, A., 2013, In: Library Trends. 61, 3, p. 569-586 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    More benefit from a well-stocked library than a well-stocked pharmacy: how do readers use books as therapy?

    Brewster, L., 1/07/2016, Plotting the reading experience: theory/policy/politics. Rothbauer, P. M., Skjerdingstad, K. I., McKechnie, L. E. F. & Oterholm, K. (eds.). Wilfred Laurier University Press, p. 167-182 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  38. Published

    Murder by the book: using crime fiction as a bibliotherapeutic resource

    Brewster, L., 02/2017, In: Medical Humanities. 43, 1, p. 62-67 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Older Veterans: The materiality of reminiscence, making unknown histories knowable and forging social connections

    Long, E., Edwards, A., McWade, B., Clark, S. & Brewster, L., 1/08/2021, In: Memory Studies. 14, 4, p. 892-908 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    'Patient activation' as an outcome measure for primary care?

    Brewster, L., Tarrant, C. & Armstrong, N., 10/2015, In: Family Practice. 32, 5, p. 481-482 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  41. Published

    Photo-a-day: a digital photographic practice and its impact on wellbeing

    Cox, A. & Brewster, L., 02/2018, In: Photographies. 11, 1, p. 113-129 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Potential for Chemistry in Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Transdisciplinary Teaching Activities in Higher Education

    Hardy, J., Sdepanian, S., Stowell, A., Aljohani, A., Allen, M., Anwar, A., Barton, D., Baum, J., Bird, D., Blaney, A., Brewster, L., Cheneler, D., Efremova, O., Entwistle, M., Esfahani, R., Firlak, M., Foito, A., Forciniti, L., Geissler, S., Guo, F., & 19 othersHathout, R., Jiang, R., Kevin, P., Leese, D., Low, W. L., Mayes, S., Mozafari, M., Murphy, S., Nguyen, H., Ntola, C., Okafo, G., Partington, A., Prescott, T., Price, S., Soliman, S., Sutar, P., Townsend, D., Trotter, P. & Wright, K., 4/03/2021, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 98, 4, p. 1124–1145 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    'Quality signposting': the role of online information prescription in providing patient information

    Brewster, L. & Sen, B., 03/2011, In: Health Information and Libraries Journal. 28, 1, p. 59-67 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Resilience, respite and general practice: taking a mindful approach to culture change

    Brewster, L., 04/2016, In: Family Practice. 33, 2, p. 119-120 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  45. Published

    Retention of doctors in emergency medicine: a scoping review protocol

    Darbyshire, D., Brewster, L., Isba, R., Body, R. & Goodwin, D., 1/01/2020, In: JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 18, 1, p. 154–162 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Retention of doctors in emergency medicine: a scoping review of the academic literature

    Darbyshire, D., Brewster, L., Isba, R., Body, R., Basit, U. & Goodwin, D., 30/09/2021, In: Emergency Medicine Journal. 38, 9, p. 663-672 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Services for student well-being in academic libraries: Three challenges

    Cox, A. & Brewster, L., 30/04/2021, In: New Review of Academic Librarianship. 27, 2, p. 149-164 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Student wellbeing and assessment in higher education: The balancing act

    Jones, E., Priestley, M., Brewster, L. & Wilbraham, S., 24/06/2020, In: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 46, 3, p. 438-450 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Take a photo a day and call me in the morning: Exploring photography projects and well-being

    Brewster, L. & Cox, A., 15/09/2017, Creative Practices for Improving Health and Social Inclusion. Saavedra, J., Espanol, A., Arias-Sanchez, S. & Calderon-Garcia, M. (eds.). University of Seville, p. 83-94 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  50. Published

    Taking a ‘whole university’ approach to student mental health: the contribution of academic libraries

    Brewster, L. & Cox, A., 2/01/2023, In: Higher Education Research and Development. 42, 1, p. 33-47 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Taking the heat or taking the temperature? A qualitative study of a large-scale exercise in seeking to measure for improvement, not blame

    Armstrong, N., Brewster, L., Tarrant, C., Dixon, R., Willars, J., Power, M. & Dixon-Woods, M., 02/2018, In: Social Science and Medicine. 198, p. 157-164 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    The ‘present-tense’ experience of failure in the university: reflections from an action research project

    Whittle, R., Brewster, L., Medd, W., Young, R., Simmons, H. & Graham, E., 1/11/2020, In: Emotion, Space and Society. 37, 12 p., 100719.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    The daily digital practice as a form of self-care: Using photography for everyday well-being

    Brewster, L. & Cox, A., 1/11/2019, In: Health. 23, 6, p. 621-638 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. Published

    The public library as therapeutic landscape: a qualitative case study

    Brewster, L., 03/2014, In: Health and Place. 26, p. 94-99 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  55. Published

    The wider health and wellbeing needs of those accessing paediatric care in England: engaging with the hidden voices of children and young people

    Hindocha, A., Brennan, L., Brewster, L., Lunn, J. & Isba, R., 27/11/2023, In: The Lancet. 402 , Suppl 1, p. S50

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  56. Forthcoming

    Understanding responsibility for health inequalities in children’s hospitals in England: a qualitative study with hospital staff

    Brewster, L., Brennan, L., Hindocha, A., Lunn, J. & Isba, R., 28/02/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: BMJ Open.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    Vernacular narratives of well-being and the practice of photo-a-day

    Cox, A. & Brewster, L., 31/10/2020, In: Storytelling, Self, Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Storytelling Studies. 16, 2, p. 280-299 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  58. Published

    What can medical education learn from comics?

    Bradley, S., Mclean, R. & Brewster, L., 31/12/2021, In: Clinical Teacher. 18, 6, p. 675-678 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  59. Published

    What to expect when you're evaluating healthcare improvement: a concordat approach to managing collaboration and uncomfortable realities

    Brewster, L., Aveling, E. L., Martin, G., Tarrant, C., Dixon-Woods, M. & The Safer Clinical Systems Phase 2 Core Group Collaboration and Writing Committee, 1/05/2015, In: BMJ Quality and Safety. 24, 5, p. 318-324 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  60. Published

    Where have all the doctors gone?’: A protocol for an ethnographic study of the retention problem in Emergency Medicine in the UK

    Darbyshire, D., Brewster, L., Goodwin, D., Isba, R. & Body, R., 30/11/2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 11, 9 p., e038229.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  61. Published

    Who cares where the doctors are? The expectation of mobility and its effect on health outcomes

    Brewster, L., Lambert, M. & Shelton, C., 31/07/2022, In: Sociology of Health and Illness. 44, 7, p. 1077-1093 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  62. Published

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