Primary Care & Health Sciences

I joined Keele in 2009. My previous work experience includes posts in primary care (Senior Evaluation Officer), health promotion (Community Health Development) and a Local Authority (Planning Officer, Social Inclusion).  My qualifications include (BA (1^st Hons) English & Sociology, Staffordshire University, 1992. M.Soc.Sci.(Cultural Studies) University of Birmingham, 1993, Diploma in Health Promotion ( distinction), Open University, DMS, Staffordshire University, 2003 M.Res (distinction), 2005.  I was awarded an ESRC scholarship for my PhD in Health Planning and Management which was awarded by Keele in 2009.

I am a member of  INVOLVE,  a national advisory group that supports greater public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research. INVOLVE is funded by and part of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).

My PhD was a funded ESRC scholarship and I studied the local implementation of Sure Start Children’s Centres. I work as a Front-Line Advisor for the West Midlands Research Design Service with responsibility for patient and public involvement. I also carry out research in this area. I am primarily a qualitative researcher although I am interested in mixed methods and inter-disciplinary work.  I am particularly interested in science and technology studies, the public understanding of science and the social relations of knowledge production.

• Carter P. (2006) book review of “The Sage Handbook of Organizational DiscourseInternational Journal of Health Planning and Management” Vol. 21.
• Carter P. (2008) “Jane’s story: A governmental narrative of work to welfare”conference proceedings, Dilemmas in Human Services.
• Ashmore C, Carter P, Jinks C, Ong P, Rhodes R. (2010).Supporting patient and public involvement (PPI) in research: the role of a user support worker in Examples of training and support for public involvement in research. Eastleigh: INVOLVE.
• Carter P. (2011) Governing Welfare Reform Symbolically: Evidence based or iconic policy?  Critical Policy Studies
• Carter P. (2011) Review of “Service User Research in Health and Social Care by Hugh Mclaughlin 2009”.  Sociology 45 (6).
• Carter P. (2011) Policy as Palimpsest: a case study of micro and macro policy and politics intersecting in local implementation resulting in unintended consequences. Policy & Politics Accepted for publication (forthcoming).

Evaluation, MRes

Qualitative research methods, MPharm

Problem based learning, Module 2 Medical undergraduates

Qualitative interviewing, MSc rheumatology students.