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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.

Click here to participate in the survey

Click here to contact Sandie about participating in an interview or if you want to know more about the study

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

Participant Information Sheet - Survey

Participant Information Sheet - Interview

Consent Form - Survey

Consent Form - Interview

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 - October 2024

I have been collecting data now for 4 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.

The minimum sample size for the survey part of my study is 127 - this will ensure that the sample size meets the requirements of the statistical tests to determine whether any relationships are statistically significant.

The minimum sample size for the interview part of my study is 30 - however this number may be higher, depending on when data saturation is achieved (no more new themes are emerging).

The data collection period will run until December 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.

Contact Sandie Buchan

Presentations / Posters / Articles / Abstracts

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)