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Staff profile: Sarah Sims (nee Gillespie)

Position: Research Associate
School: Nursing
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8725 5193
Email: s.sims@sgul.kingston.ac.uk

Biography

Sarah’s background is in psychology. Before joining the Faculty she worked as a researcher at the Mental Health Foundation where she was involved in a range of studies, including a multi-method evaluation of dedicated community-based services for people with personality disorder, and an evaluation of mental capacity assessment in England and Wales. Sarah also worked for SURGE (Service User Research Group for England) and was the facilitator of the Service User/Survivor Researcher Network.

Sarah is currently working on a National Institute for Health Research funded project investigating interprofessional team working across stroke care pathways.

Interests

Professional team working in health and social care; service user involvement; mental health; stroke care.

Publications

Journal articles:

  • Price, K., Gillespie, S., Rutter, D., Dhillon, K., Gibson, S., Faulkner, A., Weaver, T. And Crawford, M. (2009). Dedicated personality disorder services: A qualitative analysis of service structure and treatment process, Journal of Mental Health, 18 (6), 467-475
  • Faulkner A, Gillespie S, Imlack S, Dhillon K, Crawford M (2007). An inclusive project: User-led research into services for people with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Mental Health Today, February 2008

Reports and monographs:

  • Myron R, Gillespie S, Williamson T, Swift P (2007). Whose decision? Preparation for and implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in statutory and non-statutory services in England and Wales. London: Mental Health Foundation.
  • Gillespie S (2007). Recovery in Action: Evaluating Strategic Network for Mental Health Services in the early implementation stage of their pilot recovery projects. London: Mental Health Foundation.
  • Crawford M, Rutter D, Price K, Weaver T, Josson M, Tyre P, Gibson S, Gillespie S, Faulkner A, Ryrie I, Dhillon K, Bateman A, Fonagy P, Taylor B, Moran P (2007). Learning the Lessons: A multi-method evaluation of dedicated community-based services for people with personality disorder. NIHR, SDO.
  • Gibson S, Gillespie S, Ryrie I (2006). An evaluation of Cherry Orchards: A Camphill Community. London: Mental Health Foundation.