We Don't Buy Sickness, It Just Comes: Health, Illness and Health Care in the Lives of Black People in London

by Jenny Donovan

294 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Jenny is Professor of Social Medicine at the University of Bristol and Director of NIHR CLAHRC West. Jenny along with Professor Richard Martin has been instrumental in the creation and development of Reach West. Jenny oversees the running and ongoing progress of Reach West.

Jenny’s main research interests are in people's experiences of illness and health care and the acceptability of healthcare interventions. Other research interests are in perceptions of arthritis, compliance with medications, urinary incontinence, and methodological research attempting to improve the design and conduct of randomized controlled trials of healthcare interventions using qualitative research methods.