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Q methodology in the covid-19 era (2021)
Journal Article
Alanazi, A. S., Wharrad, H., Moffatt, F., Taylor, M., & Ladan, M. (2021). Q methodology in the covid-19 era. Healthcare, 9(11), Article 1491. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111491

All face-to-face studies were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as they could not be run in person due to rules and guidance linked to social distancing which were in force during the outbreak. Finding and testing an available COVID-secure approach... Read More about Q methodology in the covid-19 era.

Evaluation of the First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) model of primary care: a qualitative insight (2021)
Journal Article
Goodwin, R., Moffatt, F., Hendrick, P., Stynes, S., Bishop, A., & Logan, P. (2021). Evaluation of the First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) model of primary care: a qualitative insight. Physiotherapy, 113, 209-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.08.003

Objective: First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) is a primary care model where expert musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapists undertake the first patient consultation, to enhance MSK-patient care and free-up GP capacity. The authors report the qualitative... Read More about Evaluation of the First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) model of primary care: a qualitative insight.

Austerity on the frontline- a preliminary study of physiotherapists working in the National Health Service in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Tucker, R., Moffatt, F., & Timmons, S. (2022). Austerity on the frontline- a preliminary study of physiotherapists working in the National Health Service in the UK. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 38(8), 1037-1049. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2020.1812139

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.

A loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain: a mixed methods feasibility study (2019)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., Skovdal Rathleff, M., Selfe, J., …Logan, P. (2019). A loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain: a mixed methods feasibility study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20, Article 129. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2516-1

Background: A novel loaded self-managed exercise programme that includes pain education and self-management strategies may result in better outcomes for people with patellofemoral pain (PFP). However, establishing program feasibility is an essential... Read More about A loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain: a mixed methods feasibility study.

Constructing notions of healthcare productivity: The call for a new professionalism? (2014)
Journal Article
Moffatt, F., Martin, P., & Timmons, S. (2014). Constructing notions of healthcare productivity: The call for a new professionalism?. Sociology of Health and Illness, 36(5), 686-702. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12093

Improving performance is an imperative for most healthcare systems in industrialised countries. This article considers one such system, the UK's National Health Service (NHS). Recent NHS reforms and strategies have advocated improved healthcare produ... Read More about Constructing notions of healthcare productivity: The call for a new professionalism?.