Charlesworth, Laura

Contact
Biography
My Latest
My Most Viewed

[+][-]

Contact

profile_image:

Name:

Charlesworth, Laura

Email:

l.charlesworth1@yorksj.ac.uk

Department:

Institute for Health and Care Improvement

Organisation:

York St John University

Biography

Expertise:

Cancer, Comorbidity, Person-centred care, Health inequalities, Qualitative research, Grounded Theory, Radiotherapy, Radiography

Job title:

Health Services Research Fellow

Biography:

Laura is a Health Services Research Fellow at the Institute of Health and Care Improvement at York St John University. Laura is also Professional Officer at a UK professional body. She previously held academic, research and strategic roles including leading health research at a Think Tank, delivering projects that addressed key healthcare challenges and shaped health policy through research informed insights. Laura’s academic experience includes a role as Associate Professor, where she combined teaching in Allied Health Professions with research, business development, and civic engagement activities. Laura has also worked with Public Health England, Cancer Research UK, and Sheffield Hallam University, contributing to public health strategies, health professional engagement and early cancermore...

Qualifications:

PhD: Enabling coping in people with severe mental illness and cancer MSc Radiotherapy and Oncology PgCE Learning and Teaching for Higher Education BSc Radiotherapy and Oncology

My Latest

Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729 and Ashmore, Russell (2026) Resilience in people with severe mental illness and cancer, a qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 34 (547).
Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729 and Ashmore, Russell (2026) Exploring the Perceived Impact of Stigma on the Cancer Experience of People with Severe Mental Illness. Journal of cancer survivorship.
Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729, Hutton, D and Hussain, H (2018) Therapeutic Radiographers perceptions of the barriers and enablers to effective smoking cessation support. Radiography, 25 (2). pp. 121-128.
Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729 and Hancock, A. (2025) Putting patients first: Transforming cancer diagnosis, treatment and care through patient-centred approaches. Radiography, 31 (Supp 2). p. 103100.
Hashmi, Imran, Studdert, Jessica and Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729 (2023) Well-Placed: The impact of Big Local on the health of communities. Project Report. New Local.
Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729 and Hashmi, Imran (2023) Rapid review of community agency and control, as final outcomes, or enablers of place-based interventions to improve community wellbeing. Project Report. What Works Centre for Wellbeing.
Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729, Fegan, Colette and Ashmore, Russell (2023) How does severe mental illness impact on cancer outcomes in individuals with severe mental illness and cancer? A scoping review of the literature. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 54 (2). S104-S114.
Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729 and Hindle, Linda (2021) Allied health professions public health research priorities: A modified e-delphi study in the United Kingdom. Public Health in Practice, 2. p. 100201.
Pallin, N. D., Webb, J., Brown, L., Woznitza, N., Stewart-Lord, A., Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729, Beeken, R. J. and Fisher, A. (2022) Online training resources to aid therapeutic radiographers in engaging in conversations about physical activity and diet: A mixed methods study. Radiography, 28 (1). pp. 124-132.
Charlesworth, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-2729, Hutton, D., Hussain, H. and Wong, H. (2021) Therapeutic radiographers supporting individuals undergoing radiotherapy to stop smoking: Testing a training resource in clinical practice. Radiography, 27. S50-S57.

My Most Viewed

#	Item title
1	Healthcare students' perceptions about their role, confidence and competence to deliver brief public health interventions and advice	37	5
2	Obesity and cancer: student therapeutic radiographers’ understanding of obesity and cancer and their role in weight management	36
3	Attitudes of oncology healthcare practitioners towards smoking cessation: A systematic review of the facilitators, barriers and recommendations for delivery of advice and support to cancer patients	32
4	Online training resources to aid therapeutic radiographers in engaging in conversations about physical activity and diet: A mixed methods study	30	6
5	A rapid review and expert identification of the Allied Health Professions’ interventions as a contribution to public health outcomes	28	4
6	Well-Placed: The impact of Big Local on the health of communities	27
7	How does severe mental illness impact on cancer outcomes in individuals with severe mental illness and cancer? A scoping review of the literature	26	15
8	Therapeutic Radiographers perceptions of the barriers and enablers to effective smoking cessation support	26
9	Allied health professions public health research priorities: A modified e-delphi study in the United Kingdom	24	8
10	The delivery of health improvement information during radiotherapy treatment: A survey of UK therapy radiographers	24