Disability & the Ability to have a Successful Career in the NHS
How does individual social capital impact career success for disabled people who work in the NHS? 

Sandie Buchan

Welcome to Sandie's PhD research web-page. 

 

Sandie is a PhD doctoral student at the University of Sheffield, within the Institute of Work Psychology at the School of Management. 

 

On this page, you will find out all about the research study, have links to the research documents for you to be able to participate, as well as keep updated on the progress being made. 

Here you will find all of the research documents for information. 

If you have a disability / impairment / long-term condition and are an NHS employee, this study is for you. 

 

Your involvement will help towards understanding what helps and hinders disabled people in their careers, and potentially guide future support and interventions for disabled people in employment

Research Update - January 2025

I have been collecting data now for 7 months. I have been overwhelmed by the number of people who want to participate in my study. 

 

Thank you to everyone who has completed the survey and/or participated in an interview.

 

Your voices have been heard and I will use your experiences to try and create change for disabled people. 

SURVEY

 

The survey section of my study is still open. Thank you to everyone who has participated so far. 

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INTERVIEWS

 

The interview section of my study is now complete. Thank you to everyone who has participated. 

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The data collection period will run until February 2025. Please get in touch if you are an NHS employee who has a disability / impairment / long-term condition and you would like to participate in this important research. 

Presentations / Posters / Articles / Abstracts

This Disability History Month, the British Psychological Society kindly wrote an article about my research study which looks at the impact of social capital (network of relationships) on the career success of disabled people.

 

Click on the picture below to read the full article.

Disability History Month 2024 (Nov -Dec 2024)

An accompanying video clip to this article can be found on Linkedin - 

Please click on the picture:

Research update presentation: 
Disabled NHS Directors Network 

15th July 2024

Please click on the image to download the presentation slides. 

"The one person who has helped me the most in my career is the same person who was the most horrible to me. I never want to speak to this person again, but if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be where I am now." (study participant)

British Psychological Society
Division of Occupational Psychology
Conference 2024

The Value we Bring...
To the Careers of Others

A poster presented at the DOP 2024 conference in Sheffield. 

 

15-17 May 2024

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