Prof Louise Ackers

Prof Louise Ackers' Supervisions (2)

BSc Social Policy
Bachelor's Degree

Level Bachelor's Degree

Student Claire Carey

Status Complete

Part Time No

Years 2013 - 2016

Project Title Do Maternity Policies in the UK, in practice, enable and empower women to make informed choices during pregnancy and childbirth? A case study in Greater Manchester.

Awarding Institution The University of Salford

Director of Studies Louise Ackers

Level	Bachelor's Degree
Student	Claire Carey
Status	Complete
Part Time	No
Years	2013 - 2016
Project Title	Do Maternity Policies in the UK, in practice, enable and empower women to make informed choices during pregnancy and childbirth? A case study in Greater Manchester.
Awarding Institution	The University of Salford
Director of Studies	Louise Ackers

PhD in Prosthetics and Orthotics
Doctor of Philosophy

Level Doctor of Philosophy

Student Eunice Kombe

Status Current

Part Time No

Years 2021 - 2025

Project Title EXPLORING UNMET NEEDS IN PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC SERVICE PROVISION: PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES IN TANZANIA

Project Description The majority of P&O users live and work in low/middle-income contexts. These settings are very varied in the challenges they pose for those delivering services and devices and the needs that users experience. Research is required to solve these challenges, but there are so many possible research priorities that the impact of the research may be limited if research is poorly focussed (e.g., in niche areas not reflective of user needs), poorly informed (e.g., by needs associated with local occupations) or poorly timed (i.e., researching prosthetic devices before there are sustainable services to deliver them). There is a need for formal evaluation of user-led priorities for the P&O sector in low resource settings. This project aims to develop user-defined priorities and evidence to underpin future research and innovation activities for P&O service provision in Tanzania. In addition to identifying ‘what’ the research priorities are, the PhD will research the ‘why’ these are priorities through creating an understanding of the needs of prosthetic and orthotic users and practitioners. Furthermore, through frugal innovation, the user-defined priorities developed in a Tanzanian context could potentially inform research priority areas in other LMICs and globally.

Awarding Institution The University of Salford

Director of Studies Yeliz Prior

Second Supervisor Louise Ackers

Level	Doctor of Philosophy
Student	Eunice Kombe
Status	Current
Part Time	No
Years	2021 - 2025
Project Title	EXPLORING UNMET NEEDS IN PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC SERVICE PROVISION: PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES IN TANZANIA
Project Description	The majority of P&O users live and work in low/middle-income contexts. These settings are very varied in the challenges they pose for those delivering services and devices and the needs that users experience. Research is required to solve these challenges, but there are so many possible research priorities that the impact of the research may be limited if research is poorly focussed (e.g., in niche areas not reflective of user needs), poorly informed (e.g., by needs associated with local occupations) or poorly timed (i.e., researching prosthetic devices before there are sustainable services to deliver them). There is a need for formal evaluation of user-led priorities for the P&O sector in low resource settings. This project aims to develop user-defined priorities and evidence to underpin future research and innovation activities for P&O service provision in Tanzania. In addition to identifying ‘what’ the research priorities are, the PhD will research the ‘why’ these are priorities through creating an understanding of the needs of prosthetic and orthotic users and practitioners. Furthermore, through frugal innovation, the user-defined priorities developed in a Tanzanian context could potentially inform research priority areas in other LMICs and globally.
Awarding Institution	The University of Salford
Director of Studies	Yeliz Prior
Second Supervisor	Louise Ackers