Medical innovations have created a future of survivorship for many groups of people with a
variety of conditions that were previously untreatable or untreated. This has led not only to …

The medical profession has traditionally been dominated by middle-class white males in the
UK, but it is a political priority to widen access to all socio-economic and ethnic groups. This …

Narratives of long-term survival reveal a social process involving complex negotiation of
identity issues, future planning and future health concerns which enables survivors to …

Stories about disability are heavily shaped by the narratives offered by medicine and
society. Those narratives enact an 'anomalous' body that is constructed as distant from the …

This paper explores the lived experiences of End Stage Renal Failure. It charts the
experiential shifts across the trajectories of this chronic condition and investigates a …

A vast portion of the world's population live with ill health following acute infection or disease
and its emergency management. This reflects the increased capacity of technological …

This paper explores how middle aged and older asylum applicants in the UK speak about
health in relation to migratory experiences. It proposes biocredibility as a novel theoretical …

Health and wellbeing are now located within a policy framework that emphasises the
empowerment of the individual 'consumer'. Within this paradigm, empowerment is writ large …

People are living longer internationally, with a growing number experiencing very old age
(≥ 95 years). Physical, psychological and social changes can challenge one's sense of self …

In this collaborative autoethnography, we examine the processes whereby people may
reframe their interpretations and understandings of health and illness as a result of new …