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Linda Amungwa PhD, Health Sciences

PhD student

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Based in the Long-Term Conditions research group

The Black Futures scholarship has given me the opportunity to conduct research that will involve an underserved community. I feel privileged and grateful for the opportunities that the scholarship has given me, and the immense support from my supervisors and tutors.

The first 10 months of my PhD have been spent delving and exploring the literature around integrated care, Multiple Long-Term conditions and the health inequalities that continue to exist among deprived and ethnic minority communities.

The high prevalence of diseases in people of lower socioeconomic backgrounds, especially people from deprived and Ethnic minority communities, continues to be a major concern. These communities have a standard of living or quality of life that is lower than that of the majority in a particular society, to the scale that it involves hardship and insufficient access to resources. Economic adversity, poverty and social disadvantage contribute to greater exposure to negative, stressful life events which increases the odds of worse health among this population. However, there continues to be a lack of engagement of this population in healthcare research.

The Black Futures scholarship has given me the opportunity to conduct research that will involve this underserved community. I aim to understand the experiences of people from deprived and Ethnic Minority Communities of transitions of care from the hospital to the community. I am currently working on getting members of this community engaged in my research through a PPIE Group (Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement). This means that my research will be conducted with the people who are most affected.

Alongside reviewing the literature, I have attended seminars within the School of Health Sciences and the NIHR ARC Wessex (National Institute for Health Care Research, Applied Research Collaborations). These have helped me to make connections with research groups and researchers across the University who are dedicated to increasing capacity in Social Care research.

I continue to feel privileged and grateful for the opportunities that the Black Futures scholarship has given me, and the immense support from my supervisors and tutors.

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