What works, for whom, and in what circumstances in supervision for healthcare professionals undertaking a master's dissertation: A realist review for better mental health and flourishing for students

Toni Wright; Raymond Smith; Sonia Price; Kate Davies; Esme Blay; Jenny Clements; Megan  Corey; Marissa Dainton; Tom Delahunt; Kate Devis; Alison Gallagher; Leigh Kasstan; Karen Lumsden; Ram Reesaul; Steph Schwarze; Tracey Shaw; Alison Sweeney

What works, for whom, and in what circumstances in supervision for healthcare professionals undertaking a master's dissertation: A realist review for better mental health and flourishing for students

Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

Original language	English
Type	Realist review
Media of output	Online
Publisher	National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Realist review
Literature review
Healthcare professionals
Healthcare students
Wellbeing
Mental health
Student supervision

Access to Document

https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420261281998

Cite this

Wright, T., Smith, R., Price, S., Davies, K., Blay, E., Clements, J., Corey, M., Dainton, M., Delahunt, T., Devis, K., Gallagher, A., Kasstan, L., Lumsden, K., Reesaul, R., Schwarze, S., Shaw, T., & Sweeney, A. (2026, Jul 6). What works, for whom, and in what circumstances in supervision for healthcare professionals undertaking a master's dissertation: A realist review for better mental health and flourishing for students. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420261281998

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What works, for whom, and in what circumstances in supervision for healthcare professionals undertaking a master's dissertation: A realist review for better mental health and flourishing for students. / Wright, Toni ; Smith, Raymond ; Price, Sonia et al.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). 2026, Realist review.

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