Country of residence

United Kingdom

Brief introduction

Dr Paul Newton has a background in the Sociology of Health and Illness. Paul's areas of expertise the management of chronic conditions, the perceptions and experiences of healthcare professionals and people living with chronic illness and their carers, as well as health and social care workforce. Since 2015, he has researched perceptions and experiences of health and illness of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller health in the United Kingdom – in collaboration with Dr David Smith (Anglia Ruskin University). Although primarily a qualitative researcher, Paul also specialises in mixed-methods studies and the evaluation of health interventions and consultations. Paul is skilled in developing high quality project proposals for submission to external funding streams; setting up, managing and delivering projects and disseminating research through a number of channels, such as peer reviewed journal papers, reports, books and presentations at national and international workshops, seminars and conferences.

Education

PhD

Academic profile

Research Lead https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-education-and-health/paul-newton

Publications

• Berlin J. Smith D. and Newton P. (2018) “It's because it's cancer, not because you're a Traveller”- exploring lay understanding of cancer in English Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller communities. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 34, 49–54
• Smith, D. and Newton, P. (2016) Structural barriers to measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) immunisation uptake in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the United Kingdom Critical Public Health, 27 (2). pp. 238-247
• Newton P. and Smith D. (2017) Factors influencing uptake of Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) immunisation in site-dwelling Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities: A qualitative study of GRT parents’ beliefs and experiences Child: Health, Care and Development 43(4):504-510

Keywords

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Health & Illness; Experiences of Health and Illness; Qualitative Research; Critical Realism; Social Theory

Contact

P.D.Newton@greenwich.ac.uk browse members list