Kathryn teaches on the ARC NWC Introduction to Research Methods courses and supervises research interns, Masters and PhD students. She carries out a range of engagement activities with health and social care organisations across the North West.
Kathryn's own research is focused on mental health services and she has a particular interest in improving the safety of services. She has previously carried out research into a range of areas related to mental health including people's experiences with stigma, carer and family member's experiences seeking support in crisis situation and their involvement with the Mental Health Act.
In recent years, her focus has been on the under-researched area of patient safety in mental health services and how it can be improved. With ARC NWC she has collaborated on implementation projects looking at primary care responses to distress and social prescribing type services. Kathryn has published numerous papers on aspects of safety in mental health services and continues to carry out collaborative research in this area.
