The rural and coastal health research programme is a new stategic research theme focusing on understanding health issues specific to rural and agricultural families and communities in Norfolk and beyond. Current work is focused on understanding healthcare service experiences in the context of health outcomes.
To contact, please email: ruralhealth.research@nsft.nhs.uk
Core Rural Health Research Team
Dr Bonnie Teague is Associate Professor of Mental Health Services Research at the University of East Anglia and Head of Research at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Bonnie is also a Rural Health Fellow with the NICHE institute and elected fellow of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare. She has worked in clinical research for over 20 years and is Chief Investigator and Co-investigator on numerous National Institute of Health Research projects. She is also supervisor for MSc Nurses and Doctoral trainees of clinical psychology.
Dr Sheri Oduola is a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the University of East Anglia. She has worked clinically as a mental health nurse and brings over 20 years of clinical experience. Her research focuses on social and health inequalities in diverse populations (including rural, migrant and minoritized ethnic groups) and she brings substantial experience in epidemiology. She has led several studies investigating the impact of rural living on mental health and mental health outcomes. She is the Principal Investigator on an NIHR-funded research aimed at reducing the burden of mental health problems in rural and coastal areas.
Rural Mental Health Nursing Research Study: RANCH-UK
Please see the flyer here with a QR code to access the survey:
To read more information and take part in the survey, please click here : https://forms.office.com/e/uWms3paKnV
RANCH-UK Team:
Dr Bonnie Teague, Lead Investigator
Louise McCarthy, Co-investigator
Dr Sheri Oduola, Co-investigator
Dr Emma Wadey, Co-investigator
NICHE Anchor Institute, University of East Anglia, Collaborators
Approved by FMH Ethics Committee, University of East Anglia
