Gemma Stringer

Gemma Stringer is a Research Fellow in Health Management at the University of Manchester. Her work focuses on health services research, particularly within the National Health Service (NHS), examining the clinical practice, safety, and quality of care delivered by locum doctors in primary and secondary care settings.

• Education: PhD in Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults (2021)
• Research Interests: Locum doctor working, patient experience, health policy, clinical governance, cognitive impairment, and qualitative research methods.

Her recent publications analyze trends in medical workforce dynamics, prescribing safety, and patient-practitioner relationships. Studies include Comparing the clinical practice and prescribing safety of locum and permanent doctors (2024) and 'None of Them Know Me' (2024). She frequently employs focus groups, thematic analysis, and qualitative methods in her research.

Stringer collaborates with researchers such as Kieran Walshe, Joanne Ferguson, and Tanyahira Allen on projects like Quality, safety and clinical governance in NHS and independent hospitals (2023–2025). Her work contributes to the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals related to healthcare quality and aging populations.