Health Research Ambassadors

A new device to tell doctors if an antibiotic will treat an infection

 

ARC West are working on a study about antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics are used to treat people who have an infection caused by bacteria.

Antibiotic resistance means that the bacteria can’t be killed by the antibiotic and the person’s infection would not get better.

Some disabled people have complex health and are at higher risk of infection. They may become ill very quickly without the correct antibiotics.

Rozi is a Health Ambassador at Inclusion Gloucestershire and will be gathering feedback from people who are at higher risk of urinary tract infections (UTI).

Rozi will also be creating accessible information about the study.

If you have a disability and sometimes or regularly contract urinary tract infections (UTI), we’d love to hear from you.

Please contact the Health Research team if you would like more information

Email: research@inclusion-glos.org

Or call the office on: 01452 234003

Meet our Health Ambassador – Rozi 

 

I have been involved in charity work in many different forms since the age of 14.

I am passionate about teaching and training, I’m especially interested in education around disability and inclusion, using my own lived experience to highlight & reinforce important matters. 

Outside of my work with Inclusion Gloucestershire, I also work as a guest lecturer for the University of Gloucestershire and as a trainer for Active Impact.

I’ve been working with Inclusion Gloucestershire since 2019 and I’ve worked on many projects over this time.

I currently work as an Expert by Experience on the Quality Checking team, as a Project Worker for Travel Training, as a member of the Research team and as a Project Worker for the Health and Research team.

I’m passionate about research, especially into matters that are important to disabled people. Disabled people are usually underrepresented, and their voices are often not heard as loudly as non-disabled people.

I’m interested in and excited by new ways of gathering and presenting research to allow peoples voices to be heard differently. 

Women’s health research priorities for women with a learning disability

    Emma Douglass is a learning disability nurse and works at the University of the West of England in Bristol.

    She would like to do research about how women with a learning disability can be supported with women’s health issues.

    We would like to find out what the most important health needs are for women with a learning disability.

    We would also like to hear from healthcare professionals and find out what they think.

    Becky will be gathering feedback from women about their health priorities.

    Emma will then use this feedback to help her decide which area of research to focus on.

    If you meet any of the following criteria, we’d love to hear from you:

    • If you identify as a woman with a learning disability
    • If you are a healthcare professional and support women with a learning disability

    We also have an online form you can use if you would like to share your views.

    Please contact Emma or the Health Research team at Inclusion Gloucestershire if you would like more information.

    research@inclusion-glos.org

    01452 234003

    Emma2.douglass@uwe.ac.uk

    0117 32 88495

    Meet our Health Ambassador – Becky

     

    My name is Rebecca Cowley. I prefer to be called Becky.

    I chose this job because I’m very passionate about ensuring everyone feels seen, heard and included in healthcare. I like to advocate for people and get them what they are entitled to. I went to Prague with my care company and we spoke at the United Nations about items that we were passionate about.

    It was a 4-day conference, and I came away with a sense of pride.  I felt listened to as we got to choose what sessions we thought were interesting to us.

    I live with other people who are non-verbal or with limited speech and I feel like an advocate. People who have learning disabilities often get overlooked by society and I want that to change. We need to make change happen for the better.

    This is why I’m interested in doing research because I can be a voice for people. To see change happen we need to be recognized and treated equally.

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