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Researchers

Fiona Barlow
Fiona Barlow

Fiona Barlow is a medical sociologist and counsellor. She is a National Cancer Action Team research fellow working in the Health Experiences Research Group. She and Julie Evans conducted the interviews and did the data analysis. 

Julie Evans
Julie Evans

Julie Evans is an experienced qualitative researcher who has worked on Healthtalkonline studies for over ten years, primarily in cancer. She and Fiona Barlow conducted the interviews and did the analysis. 

Acknowledgements


Thanks to all those who were interviewed, to those who helped us recruit participants, to our advisory panel and to our research assistants, Abi Eccles and Kate Neal, who helped with data management and project delivery, and to Kristina Bennert, Carol Dumelow and Clare Mortimer for help with topic summaries.

Advisory Panel

Chair: Sue Ziebland

Health Experiences Research Group, University of Oxford

Amy Bowen

Assistant Director, Marie Curie Cancer Care (until April 2011) 

Gerry Mahaffey

Head of Carers Services and Engagement, Marie Curie Cancer Care  

Bridget Candy

Cochrane Research Fellow, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit 

Richard Lehman

 GP, Oxford (until April 2011)

Helen Salisbury

GP, Oxford 

Marilyn Kendall

Senior Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh Medical School

Michael Minton

Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Oxford 

Stephanie Stott

Specialist Social Worker, Sobell House Hospice, Oxford 

Tim Dale

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sobell House Hospice, Oxford

Jenny Leitch

Head of Partnerships & External Relations, Crossroads Care

Saba Qureshi

Carer representative 

Lesley Roberts

Carer representative

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