Dr Shelly Stubley

Dr Shelly Stubley is a sociologist with a PhD in Primary Care. She works in the field of medicine and sociology, specialising in applied healthcare research, interventions for improving health and well-being for those with long-term and co-morbid health conditions. Her research interests include mental health, health anxiety, co-morbidity, digital health, Children's health, Turners Syndrome, ethics and medicine and social prescribing.

She has published journal articles and carried out evaluations of healthcare interventions.

Institute of Health and Social Care

• Bull, K., Stubley, S., Kouzoupi, N., Darlington, A.S., Grootenhuis, M., Hargrave, D., Liossi, C., Morris, C., Walker, D., Kennedy, C. (2020)
• The Promote Study: Development and Testing of KLIK-Uk, An Online Platform, To Enhance Outpatient Communication About Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) At Three UK Children’s Brain Tumour Treatment Centres (CBTTCs)
• Neuro Oncology. 2020 Dec 4;22(Supplement 3): iii437.
• https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.693. PMCID: PMC7715529.
• Patel, S., Kai, J., Atha, C., Avery, A., Guo, B., James, M., Malins, S., Sampson, C., Stubley, M. and Morriss, R., Clinical and economic outcomes of remotely delivered cognitive behavior therapy versus treatment as usual for repeat unscheduled care users with severe health anxiety: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Med 17, 16 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1253-5
• Ada Hui, Theo Stickley and Shelly Stubley
• Project eARTh; Arts mental health and recovery, A Qualitative study. To identify the potential mental health benefits of a rural-based participatory arts Programme in the United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913918817575
• Patel, S., Kai, J., Atha, C., Avery, A., Guo, B., James, M., Malins, S., Sampson, C., Stubley, M. and Morriss, R., et al. 2012Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention. BMC Family Practice.
• Patel, S., Kai, J., Atha, C., Avery, A., Guo, B., James, M., Malins, S., Sampson, C., Stubley, M. and Morriss, R., (2016). Protocol investigating the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy delivered remotely for unscheduled care users with health anxiety: randomised controlled trial BJ Psych Open. 2(1), 81-87
• Malins, S., Kai, J., Atha, C., Avery, A., Guo, B., James, M., Patel, S., Sampson, C., Stubley, M. and Morriss, R., 2016. Cognitive behaviour therapy for long-term frequent attenders in primary care: a feasibility case series and treatment development study British Journal of General Practice. Published Online: 19 July 2016, doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X686569
• Patel, S., Kai, J., Atha, C., Avery, A., Guo, B., James, M., Malins, S., Sampson, C., Stubley, M. and Morriss, R., 2015. Clinical characteristics of persistent frequent attenders in primary care: case–control study Family Practice. 32(6), 624-30

• The involvement of families and children in healthcare research
• Chronic illness co-morbidity, recovery and ableism
• Health anxiety
• Global public health and interventions for equity
• Primary care and holistic health.
• Sociology and anthropology of cure
• Persistent Frequent Attenders in primary care.
• Patient-centred care
• Quality of life
• Social Prescribing
• Social movements, activism and rights
• survivorship
• Turners Syndrome
• Technology and web-based platforms for improving communication

• Global Health
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Mental health
• Quantitative research Methods
• Health and Ageing

2021- The University of Nottingham- PhD- Primary Care
A qualitative PhD analysing the experiences of General Practitioners and Persistent Frequent Attenders. Offering insight and understanding into why they attend, their treatment needs and the challenges GP’s face in managing their care.

1999 Nottingham Trent University-Postgraduate Certificate in Social Science Research
ERASMUS funded postgraduate certificate in social science research methods. Including modules on SPSS, research design, philosophy of research, data analysis and using IT in research. This short course enhanced my existing skills by giving me an even more detailed understanding of some of the topics covered in my degree.

1995-1999 University of Glasgow- Master’s Degree in Sociology 2:1
Including courses in the Sociology of; Art & literature, Education, Feminist politics and political theory, Gender, Mass Media, Music, Research Methods, and a dissertation on the low profile of women in art in Glasgow.

Applied research methods, Ageing and Health, Health Promotion and public health (Undergraduate Health and Well-being in Society) Healthcare Interventions (Global Health Masters)

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