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Biography
Kate is an Assistant Professor in Community Wellbeing within the Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing department. Kate teaches and is an active researcher. Kate teaches on multiple health and public health related programmes and is also a module leader. Kate is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
She is an expert in preventative health specifically cancer prevention and screening relating to people with learning disabilities or people with severe mental illness. Broadly, her research interests are in health inequalities, learning disabilities, avoidable and preventable deaths, health systems and access to health services. Her research has international relevance, with a current international project called Cancer- Understanding Prevention in Intellectual Disabilities (CUPID). This in an interdisciplinary network of stakeholders representing carers, service providers, advocacy groups, educators, healthcare professionals, researchers and people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of the project is to address issues of policy and equity of access to cancer prevention initiatives by people with intellectual disabilities. Kate is a working group lead aiming to develop a research and practice agenda on how cancer prevention/screening can be equitable.
Current projects:
CUPID: Cancer- Understanding prevention in intellectual disabilities (Oct 2022 to Oct 2026)
Action Chair: Dr Suzanne Denieffe Barry
Role: Member and working group 2 lead
Funder: COST EU
Co-produce a Lifestyle Energy Activity and Nutrition (LEAN): intervention for people with learning disabilities (Jan 2025 to Jan 2025)
Lead investigators: Prof Emma Giles, Jo Smith
Role: PPI lead and Team member
Funder: NIHR Team Science
Show me how and where you belong (Sep 2024 - Feb 2026)
Lead investigators: Dr Magdalena Mikulak, Prof David Abbott
Role: Co-investigator
Funder: NIHR School for Public Health Research
Membership:
Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health
Tees Valley Health Inequalities in Cancer Steering Group
UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Cancer Prevention and Screening Special Interest Group
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Health Studies, MSc
4 Oct 2015 → 31 Dec 2016
Award Date: 4 Oct 2016
Psychology, BSc (Hons), Psychology, Teesside University
Award Date: 1 Sept 2015
Health, PhD, PhD in Public Health - An exploratory study of attitudes of women with a learning disability and carers toward cervical and breast cancer screening , Teesside University
2017 → 2021
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Advancing a Universal European Cancer Prevention Methodology for People With Intellectual Disability: Findings From CUPID Workshops in Ireland and Türkiye
McMahon, M., Asi, E., Dimitrievska, V., Gozum, S., Ilgaz, A., Martin, C., O'Connor, M., Sykes, K. & Knapp, P., 4 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patient Safety Incident Reporting Framework (PSIRF) standards: co-production of adaptations for the care home sector to improve cross-system integration
Newman, C., Mason, C., Brittain, K., Dawson, P., Spencer, M., Sykes, K., Waring, J., Young-Murphy, L. & Scott, J., 26 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Long-Term Care. p. 66–80 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematic review of types of safety incidents and the processes and systems used for safety incident reporting in care homes
Scott, J., Sykes, K., Waring, J., Spencer, M., Young-Murphy, L., Mason, C., Newman, C., Brittain, K. & Dawson, P., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81, 1, p. 69-115 47 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Barriers and facilitators for people with severe mental illness accessing cancer screening: A systematic review
Tuschick, E., Barker, J., Giles, E. L., Jones, S., Hogg, J., Kanmodi, K. K., Sill, J. & Sykes, K., Jan 2024, In: Psycho-Oncology. 33, 1, 17 p., e6274.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Care Home Safety Incidents and Safeguarding Reports Relating to Hospital to Care Home Transitions: A Retrospective Content Analysis
Newman, C., Mulrine, S., Brittain, K., Dawson, P., Mason, C., Spencer, M., Sykes, K., Young-Murphy, L., Waring, J. & Scott, J., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Patient Safety. 20, 7, p. 478-489 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review