Christopher Woodrow
Chris Woodrow is a Research Associate in the Workforce Programme. He is currently working on a number of projects examining staff well-being in the NHS and how this relates to healthcare quality. At present, these include studies concerning workplace bullying in the NHS and the experiences of new members of NHS Trust staff.
Chris’s academic background is in psychology applied to healthcare. Prior to joining King’s he worked as a researcher at the University of Oxford on a project examining the information needs of patients and health professionals involved in cancer screening. Chris holds B.Sc. in psychology and an M.Sc. in Health psychology, and he is currently undertaking a Ph.D. examining the links between organisational socialization, service quality and retention in the NHS.
Publications:
Woodrow C & Guest, D (2008). Workplace Bullying, Patient Violence and Quality of Care: A Review. PSSQ Working paper.
Woodrow C, Watson E, Rozmovits L, Parker R, Austoker, J (2008). Public Perceptions on Communicating Information about Bowel Cancer Screening. Health Expectations, 11 (1).
Woodrow C, Rozmovits L, Hewitson P, Rose P, Austoker J, Watson E (2006). Bowel Cancer Screening in England: a Qualitative Study of GPs’ Attitudes and Information Needs. BMC Family Practice, 7 (53).
Woodrow C, Watson E, Hewitson P, Austoker J. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme: Information for Primary Care. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, Sheffield: 2006.
Conferences:
Woodrow, C., Guest, D. (2010). Exploring the Impact of HRM in a Complex Health System: A Study of Socialisation through the Lens of the Psychological Contract, Improving People Performance in Healthcare Conference, September 2010, Dublin, Ireland.
Woodrow, C. (2010). Workplace Bullying and Staff Well-Being: A Mixed Methodological Approach, European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, March 2010, Rome, Italy.
Woodrow, C., Guest, D. (2010). Workplace Bullying in the Healthcare Sector: Implications for Quality of Working Life and Patient Care, European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology Small Group Meeting on Quality of Working Life, March 2010, Paris, France.
Woodrow, C., Guest, D. (2009). A Study of the Causes and Management of Workplace Bullying in a Hospital, ENOP Conference on Organisational Psychology and Human Services Work, October 2009, Lisbon, Portugal.
Woodrow, C., Guest. D.. (2009) The Consequences of Violent and Non-Violent Bullying and Harassment of UK NHS staff, European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, May 2009, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
