Professor Sarah Salway (she/her)

BA(Hons), University of Oxford; MSc, PhD, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

Professor of Public Health

Director of Knowledge Exchange and Impact

s.salway@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6438

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Professor Sarah Salway
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH

Profile: Sarah read Human Sciences at Jesus College Oxford and then moved to London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine where she gained an MSc in Medical Demography and a PhD in Public Health. She joined the Department of Sociological Studies in 2017, having previously been based within the School of Health & Related Research at the University of Sheffield from 2013. Prior to that, she worked at Sheffield Hallam University and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and spent extended periods of time living and researching in India and Bangladesh. Sarah’s work lies at the intersection of sociology, social policy and public health.

Research interests

Sarah’s research lies at the intersection of sociology, social policy and public health, with the aim of understanding and addressing the social and political determinants of health and wellbeing. Her work has particularly focused on health inequalities linked to migration, ethnicity and gender, and the processes of identification and in/exclusion operating at policy, practice and community levels that shape health-related experiences and outcomes. Her work also includes a focus on understanding the perspectives of service users and improving the fit between provision/initiatives and needs within complex systems. A parallel body of work explores ethical and methodological challenges in researching race/ethnicity and health.

Sarah’s research projects have focused on a range of health topics, particularly reproductive health. Much of her work involves close collaboration with statutory and third sector organisations, as well as partnerships with community-based groups and local people. Her research is international, with recent projects taking place in the UK, Pakistan, India, Ghana, and Sri Lanka.

Publications

Books

Salway SM, Platt L, Chowbey P, Harriss K & Bayliss E (2007) Long-term ill health, poverty and ethnicity. Policy Press.
Horstman RG, Cleland J, Douthwaite M, Ambegaokar M & Salway S (2002) Monitoring and Evaluation of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions. NIDI and LSHTM.

Journal articles

Salway S, Mumtaz Z, Bhatti A, Barnes A, Dawson J & Jhangri GS (2022) Scaling up the “24/7 BHU” strategy to provide round-the-clock maternity care in Punjab, Pakistan: a theory-driven, coproduced implementation study. Health Research Policy and Systems, 20(1).
Holman D, Bell A, Green M & Salway S (2022) Neighbourhood deprivation and intersectional inequalities in biomarkers of healthy ageing in England. Health and Place, 77. View this article in WRRO
Orton L, Fuseini O, Kóczé A, Rövid M & Salway S (2021) Researching the health and social inequalities experienced by European Roma populations: complicity, oppression and resistance. Sociology of Health & Illness. View this article in WRRO
Holman D, Salway S, Bell A, Beach B, Adebajo A, Ali N & Butt J (2021) Can intersectionality help with understanding and tackling health inequalities? Perspectives of professional stakeholders. Health Research Policy and Systems, 19(1).
Powell K, Barnes A, Bambra C, De Cuevas R, Halliday E, Lewis S, McGill R, Orton L, Ponsford R, Salway S , Townsend A et al (2020) Power, control, communities and health inequalities III: participatory spaces – an English case. Health Promotion International. View this article in WRRO
Ponsford R, Collins M, Egan M, Halliday E, Lewis S, Orton L, Powell K, Barnes A, Salway S, Townsend A , Whitehead M et al (2020) Power, control, communities and health inequalities. Part II: measuring shifts in power. Health Promotion International. View this article in WRRO
Townsend A, Abrahams C, Barnes A, Collins M, Halliday E, Lewis S, Orton L, Ponsford R, Salway S, Whitehead M & Popay J (2020) "I realised it weren't about spending the money. It's about doing something together:" The role of money in a community empowerment initiative and the implications for health and wellbeing. Social Science and Medicine, 260. View this article in WRRO
Holman D, Salway S & Bell A (2020) Mapping intersectional inequalities in biomarkers of healthy ageing and chronic disease in older English adults. Scientific Reports, 10. View this article in WRRO
Salway S, Such E, Preston L, Booth A, Zubair M, Victor C & Raghavan R (2020) Reducing loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority people : a participatory evidence synthesis. Public Health Research, 8(10), 1-245. View this article in WRRO
Such E, Salway S, Laurent C & Jaipaul R (2020) Modern slavery and public health: A rapid evidence assessment and an emergent public health approach. Public Health, 180, 168-179. View this article in WRRO
Grove A, Sanders T, Salway S, Goyder E & Hampshaw S (2019) A qualitative exploration of evidence-based decision-making in public health practice and policy: the perceived usefulness of a diabetes economic model for decision-makers. Evidence & Policy, 15(4), 461-487. View this article in WRRO
Mumtaz Z, Bhatti A & Salway S (2019) Challenges to achieving appropriate and equitable access to Caesarean section : ethnographic insights from rural Pakistan. Journal of Biosocial Science. View this article in WRRO
Orton L, Anderson de Cuevas R, Stojanovski K, Gamella JF, Greenfields M, La Parra D, Marcu O, Matras Y, Donert C, Frost D , Robinson J et al (2019) Roma populations and health inequalities : a new perspective. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare. View this article in WRRO
Salway S, Yazici E, Khan N, Ali P, Elmslie F, Thompson J & Qureshi N (2019) How should health policy and practice respond to the increased genetic risk associated with close relative marriage? results of a UK Delphi consensus building exercise. BMJ Open, 9(7), ---. View this article in WRRO
Kmietowicz Z, Ladher N, Rao M, Salway S, Abbasi K & Adebowale V (2019) Ethnic minority staff and patients: a health service failure. The BMJ, 365. View this article in WRRO
Lewis S, Bambra C, Barnes AJ, Collins M, Egan M, Halliday E, Orton L, Ponsford R, Powell K, Salway S , Townsend A et al (2019) Reframing “participation” and “inclusion” in public health policy and practice to address health inequalities: Evidence from a major resident‐led neighbourhood improvement initiative. Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(1), 199-206. View this article in WRRO
Such E, Jaipaul R & Salway S (2018) Modern slavery in the UK: how should the health sector be responding?. Journal of Public Health (Springer). View this article in WRRO
Croot EJ, Rimmer M, Salway S, Hatton C, Dowse E, Lavin J, Bennett SE, Harris J & O'Cathain A (2018) Adjusting a mainstream weight management intervention for people with intellectual disabilities: a user centred approach. International Journal for Equity in Health, 17(1), 159-171. View this article in WRRO
Addison M, Kaner E, Johnstone P, Hillier-Brown F, Moffat S, Russel S, Barr B, Holland P, Salway SM, Whitehead M & Bambra C (2018) Equal North: how can we reduce health inequalities in the North of England? A prioritization exercise with researchers, policymakers and practitioners. Journal of Public Health. View this article in WRRO
Ceolta-Smith J, Salway SM & Tod AM (2018) Experiences from the frontline: An exploration of personal advisers’ practice with claimants who have health‐related needs within UK welfare‐to‐work provision. Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(4), e598-e608. View this article in WRRO
Salway S (2018) 1.5-O6Working ‘with and against’ ethnic categories to understand and tackle health inequalities: illustrations from research and practice relating to infant mortality in England. European Journal of Public Health, 28(suppl_1).
Salway S, Katikireddi V, Raghavan R & Orton L (2018) 7.8-W1What can health humanities contribute to understanding and tackling ethnic and racial health inequities?. European Journal of Public Health, 28(suppl_1).
Villadsen S, Essén B, Azria E, McCourt C, Schytt E & Salway S (2018) 6.8-W1Interventions for good practice in maternity care for immigrant women – insights from the ROAM collaboration. ROAM: Reproductive Outcomes among Migrants. European Journal of Public Health, 28(suppl_1).
Ali P, Salway SM, Such E, Dearden A & Wilcox M (2018) Enhancing health literacy through co-design: development of culturally appropriate materials on genetic risk and customary consanguineous marriage. Primary Health Care Research and Development. View this article in WRRO
Such E, Salway S, Copeland R, Haake S, Domone S & Mann S (2017) A formative review of physical activity interventions for minority ethnic populations in England. Journal of Public Health, 39(4), e265-e274. View this article in WRRO
Salway S & Green J (2017) Towards a critical complex systems approach to public health. Critical Public Health, 27(5), 523-524.
Lee ACK, Vedio A, Liu EZH, Horsley J, Jesurasa A & Salway S (2017) Determinants of uptake of hepatitis B testing and healthcare access by migrant Chinese in the England: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 17(1), ---. View this article in WRRO
Orton L, Halliday E, Collins M, Egan M, Lewis S, Ponsford R, Powell K, Salway S, Townsend A, Whitehead M & Popay J (2017) Putting context centre stage: evidence from a systems evaluation of an area based empowerment initiative in England. Critical Public Health, 27(4), 477-489. View this article in WRRO
Ellison G, Aspinall P, Smart A & Salway S (2017) The ambiguities of "race" in UK science, social policy and political discourse.. Journal of Anthropological Sciences, 95, 1-8. View this article in WRRO
Sanders T, Grove A, Salway S, Hampshaw S & Goyder E (2017) Incorporation of a health economic modelling tool into public health commissioning: Evidence use in a politicised context. Social Science & Medicine, 186, 122-129. View this article in WRRO
Green J, Buckner S, Milton S, Powell K, Salway S & Moffatt S (2017) A model of how targeted and universal welfare entitlements impact on material, psycho-social and structural determinants of health in older adults. Social Science & Medicine, 187, 20-28. View this article in WRRO
Salway SM, Payne N, Rimmer M, Buckner S, Jordan H, Adams J, Walters K, Sowden SL, Forrest L, Sharp L , Hidajat M et al (2017) Identifying inequitable healthcare in older people: systematic review of current research practice. International Journal for Equity in Health, 16. View this article in WRRO
Vedio A, Liu EZH, Lee ACK & Salway S (2017) Improving access to health care for chronic hepatitis B among migrant Chinese populations: A systematic mixed methods review of barriers and enablers. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 24(7), 526-540. View this article in WRRO
Mumtaz Z, Ferguson A, Bhatti A & Salway S (2017) Learning from failure? Political expediency, evidence, and inaction in global maternal health. Social Science & Medicine. View this article in WRRO
Forrest LF, Adams J, Ben-Shlomo Y, Buckner S, Payne N, Rimmer M, Salway S, Sowden S, Walters K & White M (2017) Age-related references in national public health, technology appraisal and clinical guidelines and guidance: documentary analysis. Age and Ageing, 46(3), 500-508. View this article in WRRO
Such E, Walton E, Delaney B, Harris J & Salway S (2017) Adapting primary care for new migrants: a formative assessment. British Journal of General Practice Open, 1(1). View this article in WRRO
Mumtaz Z, Ellison GTH, Ferguson A & Salway S (2016) A call for transparency in the evaluation of global maternal health projects. The Lancet, 388(10043), 461-461. View this article in WRRO
Salway S, Ali P, Ratcliffe G, Such E, Khan N, Kingston H & Quarrell O (2016) Responding to the increased genetic risk associated with customary consanguineous marriage among minority ethnic populations: lessons from local innovations in England. Journal of Community Genetics, 7(3), 215-228. View this article in WRRO
Mumtaz Z, Salway S, Nyagero J, Osur J, Chirwa E, Kachale F & Saunders D (2016) Improving the standards-based management: recognition initiative to provide high-quality, equitable maternal health services in Malawi. An implementation research protocol. BMJ Global Health, 1(1), e000022-e000022. View this article in WRRO
McLean SM, Booth A, Gee M, Salway S, Cobb M, Bhanbhro S & Nancarrow SA (2016) Appointment reminder systems are effective but not optimal: results of a systematic review and evidence synthesis employing realist principles. Patient Preference and Adherence, 10, 479-499. View this article in WRRO
Hunter DJ, Marks L, Brown J, Scalabrini S, Salway S, Vale L, Gray J & Payne N (2016) The potential value of priority-setting methods in public health investment decisions: qualitative findings from three English local authorities. Critical Public Health, 26(5), 578-587.
Salway SM, Mir G, Turner D, Ellison GTH, Carter L & Gerrish K (2016) Obstacles to “race equality” in the English National Health Service: Insights from the healthcare commissioning arena. Social Science & Medicine, 152(-), 102-110. View this article in WRRO
Marks L, Hunter DJ, Scalabrini S, Gray J, McCafferty S, Payne N, Peckham S, Salway S & Thokala P (2015) The return of public health to local government in England: changing the parameters of the public health prioritization debate?. Public Health, 129(9), 1194-1203. View this article in WRRO
Salway S, Chowbey P, Such E & Ferguson B (2015) Researching health inequalities with Community Researchers: practical, methodological and ethical challenges of an ‘inclusive’ research approach. Research Involvement and Engagement, 1. View this article in WRRO
Milton S, Buckner S, Salway S, Powell K, Moffatt S & Green J (2015) Understanding welfare conditionality in the context of a generational habitus: A qualitative study of older citizens in England. Journal of Aging Studies, 34, 113-122. View this article in WRRO
Mclean SM, Booth A, Gee M, Salway S, Cobb M, Bhanbhro S & Nancarrow S (2015) Appointment reminder systems are effective but not optimal: results of a systematic review and evidence synthesis employing realist principles. Physiotherapy, 101, e980-e981.
Rajapaksa-Hewageegana N, Piercy H, Salway S & Samarage S (2015) Sexual and reproductive knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in a school going population of Sri Lankan adolescents. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, 6(1), 3-8. View this article in WRRO
Ceolta-Smith J, Salway S & Tod AM (2015) A Review of Health-related Support Provision within the UK Work Programme - What's on the Menu?. Social Policy and Administration, 49(2), 254-276. View this article in WRRO
Mumtaz Z, Levay A, Bhatti A & Salway S (2015) Good on paper: The gap between programme theory and real-world context in Pakistan's Community Midwife programme. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122(2), 249-258. View this article in WRRO
Rajapaksa-Hewageegana N, Salway SM, Piercy H & Samarage S (2014) A quantitative exploration of the sociocultural context of teenage pregnancy in Sri Lanka. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1). View this article in WRRO
Ismail MM, Gerrish K, Naisby A, Salway S & Chowbey P (2014) Engaging minorities in researching sensitive health topics by using a participatory approach. Nurse Researcher, 22(2), 44-48.
Powell K, Green J, Milton S, Buckner S, White M, Moffatt S & Salway S (2014) Older people’s wellbeing in the UK: what role do universal welfare benefits play?. European Journal of Public Health, 24(suppl_2).
Hunter DJ, Marks L, Scalabrini S, Payne NJN, Thokala P, Salway SM, Vale L, Gray J, McCafferty S, Peckham S & Nizalova O (2014) “Evidence-based versus hunch-based”: are priority-setting Methods seen to be useful by public health commissioners and practitioners?. European Journal of Public Health, 24(suppl_2).
Qureshi K, Salway S, Chowbey P & Platt L (2014) Long-term ill health and the social embeddedness of work: a study in a post-industrial, multi-ethnic locality in the UK.. Sociol Health Illn, 36(7), 955-969.
Salway S (2014) Guest editorial: Ethnic diversity: opportunities and challenges for nursing research. Journal of Research in Nursing, 19(6), 456-459.
Mumtaz Z, Salway S, Bhatti A, Shanner L, Zaman S, Laing L & Ellison GTH (2014) Improving maternal health in Pakistan: toward a deeper understanding of the social determinants of poor women's access to maternal health services.. Am J Public Health, 104 Suppl 1, S17-S24.
Mumtaz Z, Salway S, Bhatti A & McIntyre L (2014) Addressing invisibility, inferiority, and powerlessness to achieve gains in maternal health for ultra-poor women.. Lancet, 383(9922), 1095-1097.
Salway S, Piercy H, Chowbey P, Brewins L & Dhoot P (2013) Improving capacity in ethnicity and health research: report of a tailored programme for NHS Public Health practitioners.. Prim Health Care Res Dev, 14(4), 330-340. View this article in WRRO
Mumtaz Z, Salway S, Nykiforuk C, Bhatti A, Ataullahjan A & Ayyalasomayajula B (2013) The role of social geography on Lady Health Workers' mobility and effectiveness in Pakistan.. Soc Sci Med, 91, 48-57.
Mumtaz Z, Levay A, Bhatti A & Salway S (2013) Signalling, status and inequities in maternal healthcare use in Punjab, Pakistan.. Soc Sci Med, 94, 98-105.
Mir G, Salway S, Kai J, Karlsen S, Bhopal R, Ellison GT & Sheikh A (2013) Principles for research on ethnicity and health: the Leeds Consensus Statement.. Eur J Public Health, 23(3), 504-510. View this article in WRRO
Turner D, Salway S, Mir G, Ellison GTH, Skinner J, Carter L & Bostan B (2013) Prospects for progress on health inequalities in England in the post-primary care trust era: professional views on challenges, risks and opportunities.. BMC Public Health, 13, 274. View this article in WRRO
Higginbottom G, Reime B, Bharj K, Chowbey P, Ertan K, Foster-Boucher C, Friedrich J, Gerrish K, Kentenich H, Mumtaz Z , O'Brien B et al (2013) Migration and maternity: insights of context, health policy, and research evidence on experiences and outcomes from a three country preliminary study across Germany, Canada, and the United kingdom.. Health Care Women Int, 34(11), 936-965.
Skinner J, Salway S, Turner D, Carter L, Mir G, Bostan B & Ellison G (2013) Aligning JSNA and EDS: benefits for minority ethnic communities?. Journal of Integrated Care, 21(2), 77-90.
Chowbey P, Salway S & Clarke L (2013) Supporting fathers in multi-ethnic societies: Insights from British Asian fathers. Journal of Social Policy, 42(2), 391-408.
Piercy H, Chowbey P, Soady J, Dhoot P, Willis L & Salway S (2012) A care pathway approach to identifying factors that impact on diagnosis of heart disease in British Pakistani women. Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 5(3), 78-88.
Salway S, Barley R, Allmark P, Gerrish K, Higginbottom G & Ellison GTH (2012) Can the quality of social research on ethnicity be improved through the introduction of guidance? Findings from a research commissioning pilot exercise. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 15(5), 385-401.
Mumtaz Z, Salway S, Shanner L, Zaman S & Laing L (2012) Addressing disparities in maternal health care in Pakistan: gender, class and exclusion.. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 12, 80. View this article in WRRO
Chowbey P, Salway S & Ismail M (2012) Influences on diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders among minority ethnic people in the UK. Journal of Public Mental Health, 11(2), 54-64.
Mumtaz Z, Salway S, Shanner L, Bhatti A & Laing L (2011) Maternal deaths in Pakistan: intersection of gender, caste, and social exclusion.. BMC Int Health Hum Rights, 11 Suppl 2, S4. View this article in WRRO
Salway SM, Barley R, Allmark P, Gerrish K, Higginbottom G & Ellison GTH (2011) Enhancing the quality of published research on ethnicity and health: is journal guidance feasible and useful?. Diversity in Health and Care, 8(3), 155-165.
Reime B, Higginbottom G, Salway S, Ertan K, Mumtaz Z, Gerrish K, Borde T, Beverly OB, Chowbey P, Heribert K , Bharj K et al (2011) Maternity care for (im)migrant women in Germany, Canada and the UK: the German perspective. TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 16, 356-356.
Salway SM, Higginbottom G, Reime B, Bharj KK, Chowbey P, Foster C, Friedrich J, Gerrish K, Mumtaz Z & O'Brien B (2011) Contributions and challenges of cross-national comparative research in migration, ethnicity and health: insights from a preliminary study of maternal health in Germany, Canada and the UK.. BMC Public Health, 11, 514. View this article in WRRO
Mumtaz Z & Salway S (2009) Understanding gendered influences on women's reproductive health in Pakistan: moving beyond the autonomy paradigm.. Soc Sci Med, 68(7), 1349-1356.
Salway S, Platt L, Harriss K & Chowbey P (2009) Long-Term Health Conditions and Disability Living Allowance: Exploring Ethnic Differences and Similarities in Access, 108-130.
Salway S, Allmark P, Barley R, Higginbottom G, Gerrish K & Ellison GTH (2009) Social research for a multiethnic population: Do the research ethics and standards guidelines of UK Learned Societies address this challenge?. Twenty-First Century Society, 4(1), 53-81.
Harriss K & Salway S (2009) Long-term ill-health, poverty and ethnicity. Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 2(3), 39-48.
Salway S, Allmark P, Barley R, Higginbottom G, Gerrish K & Ellison G (2009) Researching ethnic inequalities. Social Science Research Update(58). View this article in WRRO
Salway S (2008) Labour market experiences of young UK Bangladeshi men: Identity, inclusion and exclusion in inner-city London. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 31(6), 1126-1152.
Platt L, Salway S, Chowbey P & Harriss K (2008) Ill-health in the family: the intersection of employment and caring across households from four ethnic groups. Benefits: The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 16(1), 33-45.
Salway S, Platt L, Harriss K & Chowbey P (2007) Long-term health conditions and Disability Living Allowance: exploring ethnic differences and similarities in access.. Sociol Health Illn, 29(6), 907-930.
Salway SM (2007) Economic activity among UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani Women in the 1990s: Evidence for continuity or change in the family resources survey. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 33(5), 825-847.
Salway S (2007) British-Pakistani men from Bradford: Linking narratives to policy. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, 31(1), 198-199.
Mumtaz Z & Salway SM (2007) Gender, pregnancy and the uptake of antenatal care services in Pakistan.. Sociol Health Illn, 29(1), 1-26.
Furuta M & Salway S (2006) Women's position within the household as a determinant of maternal health care use in Nepal.. Int Fam Plan Perspect, 32(1), 17-27.
Mumtaz Z & Salway S (2005) 'I never go anywhere': extricating the links between women's mobility and uptake of reproductive health services in Pakistan.. Soc Sci Med, 60(8), 1751-1765.
Salway S, Jesmin S & Rahman S (2005) Women's employment in urban Bangladesh: A challenge to gender identity?. Development and Change, 36(2), 317-349.
Mumtaz Z, Salway S, Waseem M & Umer N (2003) Gender-based barriers to primary health care provision in Pakistan: the experience of female providers.. Health Policy Plan, 18(3), 261-269.
Salway S, Rahman S & Jesmin S (2003) A profile of women's work participation among the urban poor of Dhaka. World Development, 31(5), 881-901.
Hakim A, Salway S & Mumtaz Z (2003) Women's autonomy and uptake of contraception in Pakistan. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 18(1), 63-82.
Salway SM (2001) Why is contraceptive use inversely associated with lactational amenorrhoea? Qualitative and quantitative insights from Bangladesh. Journal of Population Research, 18(2), 155-176.
Jesmin S & Salway S (2000) Marriage among the urban poor of Dhaka: Instability and uncertainty. Journal of International Development, 12(5), 689-705.
Wood G & Salway S (2000) Introduction: Securing livelihoods in Dhaka Slums. Journal of International Development, 12(5), 669-688.
Kabir A, Rahman A, Salway S & Pryer J (2000) Sickness among the urban poor: A barrier to livelihood security. Journal of International Development, 12(5), 707-722.
Salway S (1998) The contraceptive potential of lactation for Bangladeshi women.. Asia Pac Popul J, 13(4), 3-32.
Salway S & Nurani S (1998) Uptake of contraception during postpartum amenorrhoea: understandings and preferences of poor, urban women in Bangladesh.. Soc Sci Med, 47(7), 899-909.
Salway S & Nurani S (1998) Postpartum contraceptive use in Bangladesh: understanding users' perspectives.. Stud Fam Plann, 29(1), 41-57.
SALWAY S, FAUVEAU V & CHAKRABARTY J (1994) INTRODUCING THE LOW-DOSE PILL TO BANGLADESH - ISSUES OF CONTINUATION AND FAILURE (VOL 49, PG 171, 1994). CONTRACEPTION, 50(4), 397-397.
Salway SM & Nasim SM (1994) Levels, trends and causes of mortality in children below 5 years of age in Bangladesh: findings from a national survey.. J Diarrhoeal Dis Res, 12(3), 187-193.
Salway S (1994) How Attitudes Toward Family Planning and Discussion Between Wives and Husbands Affect Contraceptive Use in Ghana. International Family Planning Perspectives, 20(2), 44-44.
Salway S, Fauveau V & Chakrabarty J (1994) Introducing the low-dose pill to Bangladesh; issues of continuation and failure.. Contraception, 49(2), 171-183.
Salway SM (1994) Attitudes to family planning and discussion among wives and husbands in Ghana. International Family Planning Perspectives (now International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health), 20(2), 44-48.
Salway S, Roy NC, Koenig MA & Cleland J (1993) Levels and trends in post-partum amenorrhoea, breast-feeding and birth intervals in Matlab, Bangladesh: 1978-1989.. Asia Pac Popul J, 8(2), 3-22.
Lewis KM, Burns R, Cortina-Borja M, Heilmann A, Macfarlane A, Nath S, Salway SM, Saxena S, Villarroel-Williams N, Viner R & Hardelid P () Parental migration, socioeconomic deprivation and hospital admissions in preschool children in England: national birth cohort study, 2008 to 2014. BMC Medicine, 22(1).
Ejegi-Memeh S, Salway S, McGowan V, Villarroel-Williams N, Ronzi S, Egan M, Gravenhorst K, Holman D & Rinaldi C () Can White allyship contribute to tackling ethnic inequalities in health? Reflections on the experiences of diverse young adults in England. Critical Public Health, 1-13.
Salway S, Holman D, Lee C, McGowan V, Ben-Shlomo Y, Saxena S & Nazroo J () Transforming the health system for the UK’s multiethnic population. BMJ, m268-m268.
McLean S, Gee M, Booth A, Salway S, Nancarrow S, Cobb M & Bhanbhro S () Targeting the Use of Reminders and Notifications for Uptake by Populations (TURNUP): a systematic review and evidence synthesis. Health Services and Delivery Research, 2(34), 1-184. View this article in WRRO
Salway S, Turner D, Mir G, Bostan B, Carter L, Skinner J, Gerrish K & Ellison GTH () Towards equitable commissioning for our multiethnic society: a mixed-methods qualitative investigation of evidence utilisation by strategic commissioners and public health managers. Health Services and Delivery Research, 1(14), 1-182.
Roosen I, Salway S & Osei-Kwasi H () Transnational social networks, health, and care: a systematic narrative literature review. International Journal for Equity in Health. View this article in WRRO

Chapters

Chowbey P & Salway S (2022) Chapter 9 ‘I Feel My Dad Every Moment!’ Memory, Emotion and Embodiment in British South Asian Fathering Practices, Parenthood between Generations (pp. 229-252). Berghahn Books
Chowbey P & Salway SM (2016) 'I feel my Dad every moment' : Memory, emotion and embodiment in British South Asian fathering practices In Pooley S & Qureshi K (Ed.), Parenthood Between Generations Transforming Reproductive Culture (pp. 229-252). Oxford: Berghahn.
Ceolta-Smith J, Salway S & Mary Tod A () A Review of Health-related Support Provision within the UK Work Programme - What's on the Menu?, New Perspectives on Health, Disability, Welfare and the Labour Market (pp. 127-150). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Salway S, Harriss K & Chowbey P () Using Participatory, Observational and ‘Rapid Appraisal’ Methods: Researching Health and Illness, Understanding Social Research: Thinking Creatively About Method (pp. 134-149). SAGE Publications Ltd

Conference proceedings papers

Braham CA, Such E & Salway S (2020) OP94 ‘I needed somebody like her in my life’: migrant women’s experiences and perceptions of health navigation services to increase access to maternity care in the UK. Oral Presentations
Bennett NC, Salway S & Piekut A (2020) OP36 What pathways have been theorised and tested between ethnic density and mental ill-health?: A theory-based systematic review. Oral Presentations
Such E, Laurent C & Salway S (2018) 3.1-O7Modern slavery as a public health concern in the UK. European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 28(suppl_1)
Villadsen S, Essen B, Azria E, McCourt C, Schytt E & Salway S (2018) Interventions for good practice in maternity care for immigrant women - insights from the ROAM collaboration. ROAM: Reproductive Outcomes among Migrants. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 28 (pp 16-16)
Such E, Laurent C & Salway S (2018) Modern slavery as a public health concern in the UK. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 28 (pp 47-47)
Salway S (2018) Working 'with and against' ethnic categories to understand and tackle health inequalities: illustrations from research and practice relating to infant mortality in England. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 28 (pp 30-31)
Salway S, Katikireddi V, Raghavan R & Orton L (2018) What can health humanities contribute to understanding and tackling ethnic and racial health inequities?. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 28 (pp 17-17)
Salway S (2017) Co-production and testing of a community genetic literacy intervention among a minority ethnic community. European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 27(suppl_3)
Mackenzie K, Goyder E, Johnson M, Lee A, Salway S, Horsley J & Vedio A (2016) OP77 Commissioning services for disease prevention in England: A qualitative examination of barriers and enablers. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol. 70(Suppl 1) (pp A43.1-A43)
Mclean S, Booth A, Gee M, Bhanbhro S, Salway S, Cobb M & Nancarrow S (2016) Appointment reminder systems are effective but not optimal: Results of a systematic review and evidence synthesis employing realist principles. Manual Therapy, Vol. 25 (pp e125-e125)
Ponsford R, Collins M, Egan M, Lewis S, Orton L, Salway S, Townsend A, Halliday E, Whitehead M & Popay J (2015) Development of a framework for identifying and measuring collective control as a social determinant of health: findings from an evaluation of a natural policy experiment in empowerment. The Lancet, Vol. 386 (pp S64-S64)
Salway S, Vedio A, Liu E, Lee A, Horsley J & Such E (2015) Improving health care access for Hepatitis B in high prevalence migrant groups. European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 25(suppl_3)
Salway S, Ali P & Ahmed S (2014) Towards enhanced community genetic literacy among a minority ethnic community: a participatory action research project. LANCET, Vol. 384 (pp 7-7)
Mir G, Salway S, Carter L, Tuner D, Ellison G & Gerrish K (2014) Understanding the marginalisation of ethnic diversity and inequity within UK healthcare commissioning: contributions and challenges of organisational ethnography. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS, Vol. 13 (pp 574-575)
Salway S, Mumtaz Z & McIntyre L (2014) Understanding and addressing healthcare inequity: A role for ethnographic research?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS, Vol. 13 (pp 573-574)
Mumtaz Z, Levay A, Bhatti A & Salway S (2014) Using organisational ethnography to reveal how gender and caste inequities impact on programme functioning in Pakistan: the case of the Community Midwife Programme. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS, Vol. 13 (pp 575-575)
Salway S, Piercy H & Presto L (2013) How can realist synthesis methods contribute to building the evidence base for action on ethnic health inequalities? A narrative assessment. LANCET, Vol. 382 (pp 87-87)

Reports

Salway S, Booth A, Such E, Hamilton J, Powell K, Preston L, Victor C & Raghavan R (2020) How can loneliness and social isolation be reduced among migrant and minority ethnic people? Systematic, participatory review of programme theories, system processes and outcomes View this article in WRRO
Chambers D, Preston L, Salway S, De Saille S, Topakas A, Booth A, Dawson J & Wilsdon JR (2017) The Diversity Dividend: does a more diverse and inclusive research community produce better biomedical and health research? View this article in WRRO
Blank L, Baxter SK, Buckley-Woods H, Fairbrother H, Bissell P, Goyder E & Salway S (2016) Multidisciplinary systematic review of the relationships between poverty and stress, low level anxiety and depression across the life course. View this article in WRRO
Delaney B, Such E, Walton E, Harris J & Salway S () New Migrants in Primary Healthcare – How are services adapting? Summary and Mini Case Book View this article in WRRO

Website content

Holman D, Salway S & Bell A (2020) Intersectionality and health explained. Youtube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwqnC1fy_zc

Working papers

Chambers D, Preston L, Topakas A, de Saille S, Salway S, Booth A, Dawson J & Wilsdon J (2017) Review of diversity and inclusion literature and an evaluation of methodologies and metrics relating to health research. View this article in WRRO

Research group

Within the Department of Sociological Studies Sarah is a member of two research themes - Health & Wellbeing Across the Lifecourse and Science Technology & Medicine in Society. She is also a member of the workstream Intersectionality & Health within the University’s Healthy Lifespan Institute (HELSI).

Sarah enjoys mentoring early and mid-career researchers and is currently involved in: Dr Lois Orton’s Wellcome-funded project focused on the health and well-being of Roma people in the UK; Dr Steph Ejegi-Memeh’s NIHR career development fellowship focused on Black-led mental health organisations; Oluwaseun Esan’s NIHR SPHR fellowship focused on intersectional health inequalities; and Ruth Naughton-Doe’s NIHR postdoctoral fellowship focused on solutions for perinatal loneliness.

Sarah is also one of the University of Sheffield’s leads for the national UK NIHR School for Public Health Research. She is also a member of the British Sociological Association and within this, the Medical Sociology Study Group.

Postgraduate supervision

Sarah has supervised 14 students to successful completion, including both UK and international students. She welcomes enquiries from prospective students interested in investigating the broad linkages between migration, race/ethnicity and health and the gendered influences on health and wellbeing. She is particularly interested in supervising projects focused on South Asia and/or British Asian populations, poverty and reproductive health. Sarah can support a range of qualitative, quantitative and participatory methodological approaches.

Current students:

Charli Colegate - Perinatal experiences of women with a history of severe mental illness (fellowship support from NIHR School for Public Health Research & NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber)

Christie Garner - Children's perspectives on the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities Programme (In collaboration with the Race Equality Foundation; White Rose Doctoral Training Centre fellowship)

Pragya Roy - Caste-Based Health Marginalisation in India: A Marxist-intersectional exploration of Dalit Women’s Maternal Health (Funded by the University of Sheffield Faculty of Social Sciences doctoral fellowship scheme)

Siyi Wang - Migrant Chinese women’s access to social support in the perinatal period in the UK in the Internet context

To find out more about our PhD programmes, go to: Studying for a PhD in Sociological Studies

Grants

Date	Sponsor	Details
2023	National Institute for Health Research, UK	Health Inequalities Programme: CLARITY - Creating Knowledge Partnerships for Equity. PI: Salway, S. Sheffield Co-PI: Ejegi-Memeh, S. £64,160
2022	National Institute for Health Research, UK	School for Public Health Research:3. PI: Goyder, E,. CIs: Salway, S, Brennan, A., Holmes, J., Weich, S. £599,583.
2018	Medical Research Council (Health Systems Research Initiative)	Scaling up the 24/7 Basic Health Unit strategy to provide round the clock maternity care in Punjab, Pakistan: A theory-driven implementation study. PI: Salway, S and Mumtaz, Z. CIs: Bhatti, A, Booth, A and Dawson, J. £780,000
2017	National Institute for Health Research, UK (Public Health Research Funding Board)	How can loneliness and social isolation be reduced among migrant and minority ethnic people? PI: Salway, S. CIs: Booth, A, Preston, L, Victor, C, Such, E, Ragavan, R, Powell, K and Hamilton, J. £212,200.
2017	The Health Foundation	Supporting new migrants in primary care. PI: Such, E. CIs: Salway, S, Walton, E. £55,443.
2016	National Institute for Health Research, UK	School for Public Health Research. PI: Nicholl, J. CIs: Goyder, E, Salway, S, Meier, P, Brennan, A. £1.6 million.
2015	Canadian IDRC	Improving standards based maternity care in Malawi. PI: Chirwa, E. CIs: Mumtaz, Z, Salway S. et al. Ca$1million.
2014	Medical Research Council (Public Health Intervention Development Scheme)	Modifying a weight management intervention for people with intellectual disabilities. PI: Croot, E. CIs: O’Cathain, A, Salway, S, Harris, J, Hatton, C, Lanvin, J. £148,023.
2014	National Institute for Health Research, UK. (Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellowship)	Mobilising knowledge about ethnic inequalities to improve access, experience and outcomes for Black and Minority Ethnic users of NHS services. Fellow: Carter, L. CI Mentors: Salway, S, Gerrish, K. £145,847.
2014	National Institute for Health Research, UK	CLAHRC Yorkshire & Humber Public Health & Inequalities Theme. PI: Goyder, E. CIs: Salway, S, Tod, A. £941,433.
2013	UK Department of Health (Policy Research Programme)	A study of knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about Hepatitis B among Chinese and Far East Asian residents of South Yorkshire. PI: Vedio, A. CIs: Lee, A, Horsely, J, Salway, S, Goyder, E. £220,219.
2010	National Institute for Health Research, UK (Health Services & Delivery Research)	Towards equitable commissioning for our multi-ethnic society: understanding and enhancing the critical utilisation of evidence by strategic commissioners and public health managers. PI: Salway, S. CIs: Gerrish, K, Mir, G, Ellison, GTH, Whitfield, M. £348,100.
2010	Economic and Social Research Council (National Centre for Research Methods)	Promoting methodological innovation and capacity building in research on ethnicity. PI: Dale, A. CIs: Nazroo, J, Salway, S, Platt, L. £24,000.
2009	Canadian Institute of Health Research	Addressing disparities in maternal health care in Pakistan: gender, class and exclusion.. PI: Mumtaz, Z. CIs: Hamid, Lang, L, Shanner, Salway S, Zaman. Ca$450,000.
2008	Economic and Social Research Council	Patterns, predictors and implications of multi-morbidity: exploring the co-incidence of depression and other types of chronic ill-health.. PI: Salway, S. CI: Coy, J, Grimsley, M. £24,600.
2007	Joseph Rowntree Foundation	Ethnic diversity in social science research. PI: Salway, S. CI: Ellison, GTH, Gerrish, K. £82,000.
2005	Joseph Rowntree Foundation	Fathering in middle childhood among UK South Asians. PI: Salway, S. CI: Clarke, L., Chowbey, P. £104,000.
2004	Joseph Rowntree Foundation	Limiting illness, poverty and ethnicity: breaking the vicious cycle. PI: Salway S. CIs: Platt, L, Bayliss, E. £89,817.
2000	The Nuffield Foundation (Career Development Fellowship)	Bangladeshi households in North and South: a conceptual and empirical exploration of livelihoods and wellbeing. PI: Salway S. Mentor: Grundy, E. £76,813.

Selected consultancy and knowledge transfer projects

Date	Sponsor	Details
2023	National Institute for Health Research, UK, SPHR Impact Accelerator Award	Refining, piloting and promoting a loneliness reduction toolkit. PI: Salway, S. Sheffield Co-I: Ejegi-Memeh, S. £28,750
2021	University of Sheffield Impact Accelerator/Knowledge Exchange Award	Knowledge-to-practice toolkit on loneliness and social isolation among migrant and ethnic minorities. PI: Salway, S. £11,757.
2019	NHS England & Improvement, Maternity Transformation Plan	Technical assistance to the strategic development of culturally competent genetic services.
2017	Public Health England	Ethnicity and health in UK: technical support to an evidence review. PI: Salway, S. £5,000.
2016	Medical Research Council P2D and Public Health England	Modern slavery: the public health response. PIs: Salway, S, and Such, E. £14,735.
2016	Wellcome Trust	Review of diversity and inclusion literature and an evaluation of methodologies and metrics relating to health research. PI: Wilsdon, J, CIs: Salway, S, Booth, A, Preston, L et al. £45,270.
2015	Joseph Rowntree Foundation	Poverty and stress: review project. PI: Blank, L. CIs: Goyder,E Baxter,S, Salway, S, Bissell, P. £29,928.
2015	Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group	Identifying promising innovations to enhance equity and efficiency in care for new migrant populations. PI: Such, E. CIs: Salway, S and Walton, E. £22,659.
2013	Sheffield City Council	Developing online training resource for health professionals and the public on consanguinity and recessive genetic disorders. PI: Salway, S. £4,000.
2012	Genetics Disorders UK	A participatory research study to develop a community genetic literacy intervention. PI: Salway, S. CI: Hussein, G., Ali, P. £23,124.
2012	NHS Sheffield	A community based survey of knowledge and attitudes related to infant health. PI: Salway, S. CI: Piercy, H., Ismail, H. £12,000.
2011	NHS Leeds	Cousin marriage and genetic risk: insight and development work.. PI: Salway, S. CI: Dearden, A, Ali, P. £16,500.
2010	NHS Sheffield	Exploration of factors contributing to lower revascularisation rates among Pakistani women in Sheffield: preliminary studies & proposal development. PI: Piercy, H. CI: Salway, S., Chowbey, P. £13,500.
2010	UK Department for Work and Pensions	A review of the experiences of clients of the Pensions, Carers and Disability Service from minority ethnic backgrounds. PI: Salway, S. CIs: Allmark, P., Crisp, D. £20,000.
2010	UK Equalities and Human Rights Commission	Scientific overview of health and life expectancy for the Triennial Review. PI: Salway, S. Allmark P CIs: Piercy, H. £24,560.
2009	Trent Research Development Support Unit	Increasing capacity in researching ethnic inequalities in health. PI: Salway, S. CI: Brewins, L., Dhoot, P. £14,500.
2009	NHS Bradford and Airedale	Development of a digital learning resource for cultural competence training. PI: Salway S. CI: Higginbottom, G. £4,000.
2009	NHS Sheffield	Evaluation of the Enhanced Public Health Programmes. PI: Salway S, Tod, A. CI: McClimens, A, Chowbey, P. £25,000.
2008	South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association	Adapting Syeda's services to better meet the needs of minority ethnic communities: evaluation and feasibility study. PI: Salway S. CI: Chowbey P, Ismail, M. £3,600.
2007	NHS Bradford & Airedale	Documenting the experiences and insights of UK South Asian GPs in Bradford. . PI: Salway, S. CI: Higginbottom, G. £9,400.

Teaching interests

I currently convene two level 3 modules within the Department of Sociological Studies: Perspectives on Inequalities and Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine.

Both modules are highly interactive, employing a range of learning approaches and a good deal of student-led discussion and debate. In Perspectives on Inequalities, we benefit from a range of external speakers who share both personal and professional experiences and insights into the causes and effects of social inequalities. I bring my international research experience to my teaching, as well as extensive experience of group facilitation and learner-centred approaches.

I also contribute a number of invited lectures to undergraduate and master’s level modules based around my methodological interests and subject expertise, such as participatory research methods and co-production, racial inequalities in health, and global public health perspectives.

Professional activities and memberships

Sarah is currently a member of the UK NHS Race and Health Observatory’s maternal health stakeholder group.

In 2024, Sarah is an invited external reviewer for the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Sarah is a trained, volunteer doula with the Sheffield City Council doula programme.

Partnerships, engagement and impact

Sarah has worked in partnership with statutory and third sector organisations, as well as community-based groups and local people, to generate and mobilise research evidence for real-world impact throughout her career. Current and recent partnerships include:

Real Medicine Foundation (RMF), Punjab, Pakistan

Sarah has collaborated with RMF, under the leadership of Afshan Bhatti and in conjunction with Professor Zubia Mumtaz (University of Alberta, Canada) on a series of projects over the past decade focused on finding ways to improve access to, and quality of, maternal healthcare in rural Punjab. The work has involved close engagement with government and donor agencies via the production of policy briefings, facilitated workshops, and ongoing policy dialogues. The overarching aim of this programme of work is to increase understanding of the social and political determinants of maternal health and care among decision-makers and practitioners, and to prompt policy changes that can address current inequities. Research evidence has informed policy changes related to the Community Midwife Programme and the 24/7 Basic Health Units, as well as prompted smaller-scale changes at practice level.

Exit interview with a woman whose delivery was observed in Pakistan

Darnall Well Being, Sheffield, UK

Closer to home, Sarah has collaborated with Darnall Well Being on a number of community-based research projects focused on the health and wellbeing of migrant and racially minoritised people. Currently, the collaboration is focused on understanding and tackling loneliness among these groups. A large-scale participatory evidence synthesis led to the co-production of a ‘toolkit’ for those involved in the design, commissioning, delivery and/or evaluation of initiatives aimed at tackling loneliness. A new grant, 2023-24, will enable the team to pilot and evaluate the toolkit with a number of organisations to assess whether it can be embedded into service design and delivery, and whether it can lead to improved experiences and outcomes for service users. Yvonne Witter leads the DWB side of this partnership.

NHS England and Improvement, Maternity Transformation Programme

Sarah has worked locally, regionally and nationally over the past 15 years to translate research findings into improved access to genetic services for families and communities practising customary consanguineous marriage. Sarah convened and chaired a national multi-professional steering group focused on this need from 2018 to 2021. Working closely with Naz Khan, Principal Genetic Counsellor in Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, and national Clinical Lead for Equality, Ethnicity & Genetics, Sarah’s research and knowledge exchange activities have been instrumental in shaping a new national strategy and significant new investment. Naz and Sarah published an opinion piece in the BMJ as part of the 2020 special issue on Racism and Medicine. Naz and Sarah also developed and delivered extensive capacity building workshops for health professionals and designed an online training package within the E-Learning for Healthcare (elfh) platform. This work formed the basis of a REF 2021 Impact Case Study.

CLARITY

Sarah is currently working with University and third sector colleagues in Sheffield, Coventry and Newcastle to co-create a new Knowledge Partnership focused on enhancing the health and wellbeing of racially minoritized groups.

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