All Outputs (75)

A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK (2020)
Journal Article

Objective: To identify where and how trauma survivors’ rehabilitation needs are met after trauma, to map rehabilitation across five UK major trauma networks, and to compare with recommended pathways. Design: Qualitative study (interviews, focus group... Read More about A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK.

Developing a clinical pathway to identify and manage cognitive problems in Multiple Sclerosis: Qualitative findings from patients, family members, charity volunteers, clinicians and healthcare commissioners (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Cognitive problems are a common and debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Screening and treatment for cognitive problems are recommended, however these are not routinely delivered in UK clinics. We collected and synthesised... Read More about Developing a clinical pathway to identify and manage cognitive problems in Multiple Sclerosis: Qualitative findings from patients, family members, charity volunteers, clinicians and healthcare commissioners.

Austerity on the frontline- a preliminary study of physiotherapists working in the National Health Service in the UK (2020)
Journal Article

Background Organisational reform has been commonplace in the response to global socio-economic changes. Rising managerialism, consumerism and marketisation has accelerated reforms; providing challenges for the healthcare professions. The latest soci... Read More about Austerity on the frontline- a preliminary study of physiotherapists working in the National Health Service in the UK.

Self-reported diseases and their associated risk factors among camp-dwelling conflict-affected internally displaced populations in Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Conflict in Nigeria displaced millions of people and some settled in camp-like locations within the country. Evidence on the association between living conditions and health outcomes among these populations are limited. This study investi... Read More about Self-reported diseases and their associated risk factors among camp-dwelling conflict-affected internally displaced populations in Nigeria.

Workforce diversity, diversity training and ethnic minorities: The case of the UK National Health Service (2020)
Journal Article

National equality legislation in the UK entitles people of all ethnic backgrounds to be treated equally. However, public sector organisations in the UK consistently underperform in terms of experience and outcome for ethnic minority service users. Th... Read More about Workforce diversity, diversity training and ethnic minorities: The case of the UK National Health Service.

First point of contact physiotherapy; a qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 The Authors Objectives: First point of contact physiotherapy (FPCP) provides patients direct access to a physiotherapist. Literature demonstrates efficacy of FPCP. Evidence has highlighted the need for cultural shifts from both patient and pro... Read More about First point of contact physiotherapy; a qualitative study.

Proceedings of BSRM and SRR (2020)
Journal Article

The Society for Research in Rehabilitation (SRR) is the major multidisciplinary rehabilitation research society in the United Kingdom (www.srr.org.uk). Its aim is to advance education and research into all aspects of rehabilitation medicine and to di... Read More about Proceedings of BSRM and SRR.

Spoken communication and patient safety: A new direction for healthcare communication policy, research, education and practice? (2019)
Journal Article

This report sets out the findings of an NHS Improvement Working Group on Care Communication which included clinicians, patients, patient representatives, NHSI staff, and academics from different disciplines. The Group’s activities included running fo... Read More about Spoken communication and patient safety: A new direction for healthcare communication policy, research, education and practice?.

Resisting big data exploitations in public healthcare: free riding or distributive justice? (2019)
Journal Article

We draw on findings from qualitative interviews with health data researchers, GPs and citizens who opted out from NHS England's care.data programme to explore controversies and negotiations around data sharing in the NHS. Drawing on theoretical persp... Read More about Resisting big data exploitations in public healthcare: free riding or distributive justice?.

Trialling technologies to reduce hospital in?patient falls: an agential realist analysis (2019)
Journal Article

This paper analyses the 'failure' of a patient safety intervention. Our study was part of an RCT of bed and bedside chair pressure sensors linked to radio pagers to prevent bedside falls in older people admitted to hospital. We use agential realism w... Read More about Trialling technologies to reduce hospital in?patient falls: an agential realist analysis.

What are the main drivers for public policies to prevent healthcare-associated infections? (2018)
Journal Article

The challenge of inclusive coproduction: the importance of situated rituals and emotional inclusivity in the coproduction of health research projects (2018)
Journal Article

Previous studies highlight that coproduced research initiatives are influenced by how individuals interact together, and that group inclusivity amongst diverse members is crucial. However, it not fully understood how inclusivity is sustained over tim... Read More about The challenge of inclusive coproduction: the importance of situated rituals and emotional inclusivity in the coproduction of health research projects.

An audit of healthcare provision in internally displaced population camps in Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article

Background: Armed conflict in Nigeria resulted in more than 2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). IDPs live in poor conditions lacking basic resources with variable provision across different locations. This audit aimed to determine the heal... Read More about An audit of healthcare provision in internally displaced population camps in Nigeria.

Conhecimento sobre precauções na atenção primária em saúde: validação de instrumento (2018)
Journal Article

Objetivos: Elaborar e validar instrumento para avaliação do conhecimento e comportamento referido dos profissionais de enfermagem sobre precauções padrão e específica na atenção primária em saúde. Métodos: Estudo metodológico de elaboração e validaçã... Read More about Conhecimento sobre precauções na atenção primária em saúde: validação de instrumento.

PHysical activity Implementation Study In Community-dwelling AduLts (PHISICAL): study protocol (2018)
Journal Article

Background: Falls in older people are a leading causes of unintentional injury. Due to an ageing population, injuries are likely to increase unless more is done to reduce older people’s falls risk. In clinical trials, the Falls Management Exercise (F... Read More about PHysical activity Implementation Study In Community-dwelling AduLts (PHISICAL): study protocol.

Patient safety culture in care homes for older people: a scoping review (2017)
Journal Article

Background: In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the role of safety culture in preventing incidents such as medication errors and falls. However, research and developments in safety culture has predominantly taken place in hospital... Read More about Patient safety culture in care homes for older people: a scoping review.

Adherence to precautions for preventing the transmission of microorganisms in primary health care: a qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article

Background Health care associated infections (HAIs) are a source of concern worldwide. No health service in any country can be considered HAI risk-free. However, there is scarcity of data on the risks to which both patients and health workers are... Read More about Adherence to precautions for preventing the transmission of microorganisms in primary health care: a qualitative study.

Market-driven production of biospecimens and the role of NHS hospital-led biobanks (2017)
Journal Article

Biobanks are vital for biospecimen production in research, despite the regulatory, recruitment and commercial difficulties they face. We conducted interviews with clinicians, researchers, volunteers who recruit biobank participants, regulators and NH... Read More about Market-driven production of biospecimens and the role of NHS hospital-led biobanks.

Tensions within management roles in healthcare organisations (2017)
Journal Article

Aim: This article reports the results of a study that gives an insight into ward leaders’ perspectives of their leadership role and explores how they deliver leadership at ward level within organisational constraints and processes. Previous studies h... Read More about Tensions within management roles in healthcare organisations.

Understanding the care.data conundrum: new information flows for economic growth (2017)
Journal Article

The analysis of data from electronic health records aspires to facilitate healthcare efficiencies and biomedical innovation. There are also ethical, legal and social implications from the handling of sensitive patient information. The paper explores... Read More about Understanding the care.data conundrum: new information flows for economic growth.