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Dr. Michael Lambert is a Lecturer in Medical Humanities at Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University. His research focuses on the history of Britain's welfare state and health policy, employing sociological approaches to analyze policy implementation impacts. He is a co-investigator on the NIHR-funded 'Mapping underdoctored areas' project, contributing health policy and historical analysis, and leads Widening Participation initiatives in student admissions.
Education: Completed doctoral thesis (2017) at Lancaster University on 'problem families' in welfare state contexts.
Research Interests: Explores power dynamics, inequality, and welfare services development in 20th-century Britain and its Empire. Key focuses include child welfare inequalities (using historical case files) and subnational health systems analysis. Contributed as expert witness to national inquiries on child migration (Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry 2019) and forced adoption (Joint Committee on Human Rights 2021).
Publications: Recent work (2025) examines welfare state history, public health spatial analysis, NHS workforce retention in deprived areas, and historical pediatric healthcare provision, combining qualitative/quantitative methods.
Grants & Projects: Co-investigator on NIHR workforce distribution project; previously worked on Wellcome-funded projects at Liverpool (NHS governance history) and Birmingham (NHS-charity sector contracting).
Students: Supervises PhD student Ellie Vowles.
Affiliations: Member of Interdisciplinary Network in Culture, Health, Ethics and Society; previously affiliated with Centre for Alternatives to Social and Economic Inequalities.
