Hehe, I really wish I was super dedicated and on top form. Truth is, I'm playing catch-up. Unfortunately for my PhD, there are other things that need attention and love, so I haven't managed to do anything for a fair few days. I hope all goes well for you later tonight and you get a lot done. Night night, Lara.:-)

Hi Smilodon, that's the problem. According to the sample size calculations I have done, I need 246 patients and 50 allied health professionals in total for the whole study for quantitative and qualitative techniques. Most of the patients will just be completing questionnaires in their own time and posting them back to me. However, 40 patients and 30 AHPs will be involved in interviews of some sort. I've got a very limited budget, so I don't think I'll be able to offer incentives. My supervisors haven't really told me it's going to be a problem, but after the day I've had I feel it is. An advantage I have though is that their involvement will be for less than a day - typically 2 hours at the most.

I'm trying to get some recruitment flyers done and then trying and get some information together for some patients to appraise my research - so it's not exactly thesis finishing stuff. It's really just the beginning for me - one year in.

Hello Lara, I'll be working late tonight too, so you're not going to be alone. Only one week to submit your thesis? Yikes! At least it'll be out of the way soon enough - it's the final push.

Hi Rubyw, thanks very much for your advice. The design itself isn't too bad - the recruitment poster (or flyer) needs to be very bland. It was more what to put into it and the layout of that information. But, like you've said, I just need to find some existing examples and see how they've done it. Thanks very much for your help. :-)

Thanks guys. I should have been more specific really. The research I'm doing involves a specific group of patients with a chronic disease and clinicians that are involved in treating such patients. As it's in the NHS I need to be specific about how I recruit such patients - and a poster is one way. The problem so far is no one has expressed interest and it's like hitting a brick wall. So I'm hoping I can create posters to place up in waiting areas to increase my chances.

Two days with no challenge to your supposed supremacy? Well, the boss is back! Get to the back of the queue.

I'd like to ask some advice, if anyone can help? I'm trying to begin data collection and it's proving to be hell - everyone seems to be too busy (really hope this isn't a sign of things to come). I'm going to make a recruitment poster but there don't appear to be any helpful sites on the internet that I can find on they way to go about them. Does anyone know of any sites or have any tips on how to go about them? I know it sounds sad but I've got no idea. Thanks a lot.

Honestly, I have to keep slapping all you 'pretenders' back down - and it's getting a bit repetitive. I. AM. THE. WINNER. :p

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I just watched that and, I'm almost embarrassed to say, enjoyed it. I've actually learnt more about CERN there than I have from any of the newspapers or news reports. I take back everything I ever said that is bad about rap music - it can be educational and entertaining.

Hehe, sorry bonzo, no offence implied. Hope you have a nice weekend. :-)