Dr Tracy Finch
Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Sociology of Health Care
- Email: Tracy.Finch@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0191 222 7257
- Address: Institute of Health and Society
21 Claremont Place
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AA
I am a research psychologist, drawing on both psychological and sociological approaches to understanding health care practices and organisation. Along with colleagues, Dr Catherine Exley and Dr Tim Rapley, my work involves bringing social science perspectives and qualitative methodological expertise to clinical research and teaching. Our work is concerned with the social, experiential, organisational and technological aspects of health and health care.
Research Interests
My research interests include understanding the social and psychological aspects of the design, organisation, implementation, use, evaluation and normalisation of new technologies of health care. This includes emphasis on understanding how to best assess multiple user persectives about the impact of new technologies on the conduct and experience of the different kinds of work that new technologies entail.
My research profile consists of studies that addresses these issues in relation to telemedicine, telehealth, telecare and e-health.
Current Work
Selected Publications
- May CR; Mair F; Finch T; MacFarlane A; Dowrick C; Treweek S; Rapley T; Ballini L; Ong BN; Rogers A; Murray E; Elwyn G; Legare F; Gunn J; Montori VM. Development of a theory of implementation and integration: Normalization Process Theory. Implementation Science 2009, 4, -.
- Field JC; Rousseau N; Thomason JM; Exley C; Finch T; Steele JG; Ellis JS. Facilitation of implant provision in primary care. British Dental Journal 2009, 207(10), E20.
- May C; Finch T. Implementing, Embedding, and Integrating Practices: An Outline of Normalization Process Theory. Sociology 2009, 43(3), 535-554.
- Exley C; Rousseau NS; Steele J; Finch T; Field J; Donaldson C; Thomason JM; May CR; Ellis JS. Paying for treatments? Influences on negotiating clinical need and decision-making for dental implant treatment. BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9(7).
- Finch TL; Mort M; Mair FS; May CR. Future patients? Telehealthcare, roles and responsibilities. Health and Social Care in the Community 2008, 16(1), 86-95.
- Finch T. Teledermatology for chronic disease management: Coherence and normalization. Chronic Illness 2008, 4(2), 127-134.
Projects
- Telecare Study
Project Leaders: Professor Carl May - Understanding the implementation and integration of e-health services
Project Leaders: Professor Fances Mair and Professor Carl May - WANdering in DementiA (WANDA)
Project Leaders: Louise Robinson
Postgraduate Supervision
I have successfully co-supervised one PhD student (Dr. Ben Heaven) to completion, and am currently co-supervising another (Ms Lorraine Cowley), with others expected to commence later in 2010.
Funding
Normalizing New Health Technologies: Building a Web-Enabled Toolkit for Implementation Practitioners
ESRC, Follow on Funding Scheme, 2009-2010
Carl May, Elizabeth Murray, Tracy Finch, Francis Mair, Shaun Treweek, Tim Rapley.
£99, 973
Integrating telecare systems for chronic disease management in the community: What needs to be done? Funded by the Department of Health. Carl May, Frances Mair, James Cornford, Anne Rogers, Tracy Finch, Louise Robinson, Catherine Exley, Susan Kirk & Robert Wilson. 2006-2009. £597,3591.
Understanding the implementation and integration of e-health services. NHS Service Delivery and Organisation Research Programme. Mair, FS, May C., Finch T., Murray E., Wallace P., Sullivan F., O’Donnell K. & Epstein O. April 2006-June 2008. £306,250.
Paying for treatments? Influences on negotiating clinical need and decision-making. Research team: Exley, C, Ellis, J, Finch, T, Thomason, M, May, C, Steele J, Donaldson, C. Funder: Medical Research Council Amount: £163,803. Duration: 24 months.
Undergraduate Teaching
MMBS Medicine in the Community
