Dr Rebecca Mawson

MD, BSc, MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFRSH

School of Medicine and Population Health

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care

r.l.mawson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2214

+44 114 222 2219 (fax)

Sam Fox House, Northern General Hospital

Full contact details

Dr Rebecca Mawson
School of Medicine and Population Health
Sam Fox House
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU

Profile

I studied medicine at the University of Leeds, graduating in 2010. After completing foundation training in Leeds and Dewsbury, I worked in Christchurch, New Zealand for 18 months working in obstetrics and gynaecology. I completed my GP training in Harrogate in 2014 before moving to my home town of Sheffield.

My particular area of interest is around addressing inequalities in sexual and reproductive health provision in primary care. In 2014, I started working at the University of Sheffield and was awarded an NIHR In-Practice Training Fellowship in 2016. I completed my MD in 2022 exploring inequalities in sexual and reproductive health in general practice.

I started my NIHR CL post in April 2023 and have focused on various areas of sexual and reproductive health including contraception access and experience of under-represented populations, menopause care and HIV in primary care. I also have a special interest in primary care research around endometriosis and PCOS.

I am currently leading on a project called The Hormone Effect (THE) exploring the effects of hormonal contraception using a digital tracker. This is funded by the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub.

Research interests

Sexual and reproductive health in primary care
Digital health
Inclusive health research

Publications

Journal articles

Underwood CG & Mawson R (2026) Gender disparities in analgesia for acute abdominal pain – a call to action for emergency medicine. European Journal of Emergency Medicine.
Chambers D, Mawson R, Mettle-Nunoo J, Sutton A & Booth A (2025) A systematic review of international performance indicators and metrics relevant to UK general practice. BMJ Open Quality, 14(4). View this article in WRRO
Karavadra B, Mawson R, Dixon S, Bak Kirk U & Horne AW (2025) Building bridges: enhancing diagnosis and care for endometriosis across the primary-secondary care continuum. Women's Reproductive Health. View this article in WRRO
Garay OU, Olziersky A-M, Laven J, Mawson R, Piltonen T, Franks S & Sillman J (2025) Economic impact of the Elecsys anti-Müllerian hormone plus immunoassay for anti-Müllerian hormone testing as part of polycystic ovary syndrome assessment in the United Kingdom. PLOS One, 20(6). View this article in WRRO
Linton E, Mawson RL, Cory RJ, Ma R, Fryer K, Aminu H, Aslam A, Nabage FN, Daley S & Mitchell CA (2025) Understanding women from ethnic minorities’ perspectives about contraception in the UK: a qualitative study using a participatory action research approach with community research link workers. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 51(3), 191-198. View this article in WRRO
Cory RJ, Mawson R, Linton E, Al-Bazz DY, Fryer K, Ma R & Mitchell CA (2025) Influences on ethnic minority women’s experiences and access to contraception in the UK: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 51(1), 64-73. View this article in WRRO
Mawson R, Hodges V, Salway S & Mitchell C (2024) Understanding access to sexual and reproductive health in general practice using an adapted Candidacy Framework; a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. British Journal of General Practice. View this article in WRRO
Garay U, Olziersky AM, Laven J, Mawson R, Piltonen T, Franks S & Sillman J (2024) EE162 Cost Consequence Analysis of Using the Elecsys Anti-Müllerian Hormone Plus Immunoassay as Part of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Assessment in the United Kingdom. Value in Health, 27(12), S85-S85.
Dixon S, Mawson R, Kirk UB & Horne AW (2024) Endometriosis: time to think differently (and together). British Journal of General Practice, 74(742), 200-201. View this article in WRRO
Mitchell C, Fryer K, Guess N, Aminu H, Jackson B, Gordon A, Reynolds J, Huang Q, Jayasooriya S, Mawson R , Lawy T et al (2023) Underserved ‘Deep End’ populations: a critical analysis addressing the power imbalance in research. British Journal of General Practice, 73(732), 326-329. View this article in WRRO
Hinchliff S, Mawson R, Malta S & Cliff G (2023) How to support the sexual wellbeing of older patients. British Medical Journal, 380.
Linton E, Mawson R, Hodges V & Mitchell C (2023) Understanding barriers to using long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) in primary care: a qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health.
Mawson R & Hynes C (2023) Endometriosis; the primary care challenges of making a diagnosis. Clinical Focus Primary Care, 14(2).
Collini P & Mawson RL (2023) A new era of HIV care for age-associated multimorbidity. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 36(1), 9-14. View this article in WRRO
Ye L, Whitaker LHR, Mawson RL & Hickey M (2022) Easily missed: Endometriosis. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 379.
Mawson RL (2017) Practical implementation tips: sexual and reproductive health. Guidelines in Practice, 20(12), 44-49.
Mawson RL (2017) Facial rashes: what’s the diagnosis?. Guidelines in Practice, 20(5), 9-16.
Mawson RL (2016) Practical implementation tips: acne. Guidelines In Practice, 19(9), 44-52.
Mawson RL (2016) Practical implementation tips: rosacea. Guidelines in Practice, 19(6), 60-66.
Mawson RL (2015) Practical implementation tips: psoriasis. Guidelines in Practice, 18(12), 45-52.
Hodges V, Mitchell C, Chew-Graham C, Wu P, Shareef S & Mawson R () Addressing cardiovascular risk after adverse pregnancy outcomes: a health equity-focused qualitative review. British Journal of General Practice, 76(suppl 1), bjgp26X745269-bjgp26X745269.
Ball C, Mawson RL, Reynolds J, Millington L & Webster B () Using the Candidacy Framework to Explore Access to NHS Healthcare for Street Sex Workers in Sheffield: An Ethnography and Art-Based Research Project. Healthcare, 14(3), 387-387.
Mawson R () Evidence-biased medicine? Applying a health equity lens to Sackett's methodological framework. BJGP.
Fryer K, Reynolds J, Huang Q, Mawson R, Linton E, Aminu H, White J, Cory R, Mitchell C, Brown J , Iman-Nabage F et al () Development of a community research link worker role to enable culturally tailored research and empower marginalised communities to participate: the IBISES model. Research Involvement and Engagement, 11(1).
Petersen S, Bak Kirk U, Pencheri M, Dixon S, Mawson R, Nørgaard B & Marcussen M () General practitioners’ perspectives on patients presenting with endometriosis symptoms – an interview study. BJGP Open, BJGPO.2025.0086-BJGPO.2025.0086.

Book chapters

Layton AM & Mawson RL (2014) Adult Acne In khanna N & Kubba R (Ed.), Dermatology: Acne (pp. 128-143). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. View this article in WRRO

Book reviews

Mawson R (2022) How to balance science and compassion in menopause care. BJGP Life.
Mawson R (2021) Unwell women: misdiagnosis and myth in a man-made world. BJGP Life.

Conference proceedings

Lehane D, Mawson R & Mitchell C (2017) What factors influence access by new migrant and BME women to NHS cervical screening? Has the screening programme been adapted to improve uptake for these groups of women? A systematic narrative metasynthesis. Society for Academic Primary Care National Conference 2017, 12 July 2017 - 12 July 2017.

Digital content

Mawson R Trichomonas Vaginalis: Identify, Investigate, and Refer.

Posters

Garay U, Olziersky AM, Laven J, Mawson R, Piltonen T, Franks S & Sillman J (2024) Cost consequence analysis of using the Elecsys Anti-Müllerian Hormone Plus immunoassay as part of polycystic ovary syndrome assessment in the United Kingdom. ISPOR Europe 2024. View this article in WRRO

Theses

Mawson R Understanding access to Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (SRH) in General Practice using the Candidacy Framework.

Other

Mawson RL (2017) Rosacea: eLearning Module.
Mawson R () Understanding access to Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in the General Practice setting; A focus on inequality.
Mawson R, Linton E, Mitchell C, Fryer K, Aminu H & Cory R () Ethnic minority women's views about contraception - public engagement report Nov 2022.
White J, Fryer K, reynolds J, Mitchell C, Huang Q, Mawson R & Aminu H () DERA 2023 Conference and Annual Report.
Quintela E & Mawson R () Women's Engagement Group 2024: Research Priorities in Pain Relief and Anaesthesia During Childbirth.
Mawson R & Collini P () Women living well with HIV - a research priority setting and engagement project.
Mawson R, Fryer K, Nabage F, Linton E, Mitchell C, Aminu H, Cory R & Ma R () Contraception After a Baby: Perspectives from Focus Groups in Sheffield.
Mawson R, Ejegi-Memeh S, Moxon S, Nabage F, Awan HB, Convery M, Ball C, Beddows S & Chowdhury N () Public Engagement Event Report: Research priority setting around maternal health disparities with Somali and South Asian Communities in Sheffield..
Mawson R, Al-Bazz D, Edwards G & Gohil V () Public Engagement Event Report 2025 - Research Priority Setting for Primary Prevention of Cardiometabolic Disease in Ethnic Minority Women with PCOS in South Yorkshire.
Quintela E & Mawson R () PAIN RELIEF DURING LABOUR FOR WOMEN FROM ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS - SUMMARY REPORT.

Preprints

Ball C, Mawson R, Reynolds J, Millington L & Webster B (2025) Using the Candidacy Framework to Explore Access to NHS Healthcare for Street Sex Workers in Sheffield; an Ethnography and Art-Based Research Project, MDPI AG.
ABREU MCDC & Mawson RL (2025) THE CONFUSION BETWEEN DIGITAL FERTILITY AWARENESS APPS AND MENSTRUAL TRACKERS: A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES A POSITION PAPER, SAGE Publications.