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Sam Harding,<\/strong> BA, MSc, PhD, CPsych<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Research Fellow, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a Health Psychologist with qualifications in research methods, medical education, implementation science and leadership.  Over the last twenty years I have conducted research with, and on behalf of the NHS, charities, and commercial research organisations.  I currently work in Research and Development and at the Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit, where I have my own portfolio of research and support the development and delivery of speech and language therapy focused research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My research focuses on the impact of disease and treatment on the biological, psychological and social aspects of patients\u2019 outcomes, with particular expertise in research methods.  I have worked across primary and secondary health care settings in diverse fields including breast cancer, chronic respiratory disease, hyperbaric medicine, maxillofacial cancer, speech and language therapy and stroke.  I lead the SNAHPer (Scientist, Nurses and allied health professional early researchers) group. I am a CAHPR<\/a> Connector, working with multiple universities and hospitals to support AHP developed and lead research, and a member of CARIN (Healthcare Professionals Clinical Academic Roles and Career Pathways Implementation Network).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My research interests include<\/p>\n\n\n\n