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Managing Minds at Work: A Feasibility Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of a Web-based Interactive Training for Managers to Promote Mental Health at Work (2025)
Journal Article
Hassard, J., Blake, H., Dulal-Arthur, T., Frost, A., Bartle, C., Yarker, J., Munir, F., Vaughan, B., Daly, G., Meyer, C., Russell, S., & Thomson, L. (in press). Managing Minds at Work: A Feasibility Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of a Web-based Interactive Training for Managers to Promote Mental Health at Work. JMIR Mental Health,

A mixed-methods evaluation of targeted leadership development training to support the career progression of the Black and Minority Ethnic NHS workforce (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Scarlett, K., Khulumula, S., & Chouliara, N. (2025). A mixed-methods evaluation of targeted leadership development training to support the career progression of the Black and Minority Ethnic NHS workforce. BMJ Leader, https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2024-001175

Introduction: Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers within the National Health Service (NHS) experience barriers to attainment of senior leadership roles. The NHS Leadership Academy delivered two Leadership Programmes addressing barriers to progres... Read More about A mixed-methods evaluation of targeted leadership development training to support the career progression of the Black and Minority Ethnic NHS workforce.

Cultural Influences on Fidelity Components in Recovery Colleges: A 28-Country Study (2025)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Takhi, S., Felix, S., Namasaba, M., Lawrence, S., Kellermann, V., Kapka, A., Hayes, D., Dunnett, D., Jebara, T., Murakami, M., Bakolis, I., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Stergiopoulos, V., Brophy, L., De Ruysscher, C., Eplov, L., Toernes, C., …Slade, M. (2025). Cultural Influences on Fidelity Components in Recovery Colleges: A 28-Country Study. General Psychiatry, 38(3), Article e102010. https://doi.org/10.1136/+gpsych-2024-102010

Background Recovery Colleges (RCs) support personal recovery through education, skill development and social support for people with mental health problems, carers and staff. Guided by co-production and adult learning principles, RCs represent a rece... Read More about Cultural Influences on Fidelity Components in Recovery Colleges: A 28-Country Study.

The Use of Digital Messaging Intervention in Osteoarthritis Self-Management: A Scoping Review (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaban, D., Hendrick, P., & Blake, H. (2025, May). The Use of Digital Messaging Intervention in Osteoarthritis Self-Management: A Scoping Review. Poster presented at 35th Medical Informatics Europe Conference (#MIE2025), Glasgow, Scotland

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability, often accompanied by comorbidities. Digital Messaging (DM) interventions are used to enhance self-management and patient-provider communication in OA. This review was conducted to explore the evid... Read More about The Use of Digital Messaging Intervention in Osteoarthritis Self-Management: A Scoping Review.

Workforce career development in public health, health education, and the health services: insights from 30 years of cross-disciplinary national and international mentoring (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (2025). Workforce career development in public health, health education, and the health services: insights from 30 years of cross-disciplinary national and international mentoring. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(5), Article 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22050729

This paper presents my personal experience of cross-disciplinary national and international academic mentoring over 30 years in a higher education setting, supporting 605 mentees in public health, health education, and the health services. I supporte... Read More about Workforce career development in public health, health education, and the health services: insights from 30 years of cross-disciplinary national and international mentoring.

The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review (2025)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Chaplin, W. J., Gupta, A., & Coffey, F. (in press). The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review. British Medical Bulletin,

Introduction
The effectiveness of digital SBIRT training for improving knowledge/competence and confidence for health promotion, behavioural and/or health outcomes is not established. We aimed to conduct a systematic review examining the effectivene... Read More about The effectiveness of digital training on screening, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment (SBIRT) for medical and health professionals: a systematic review.

Recorded mental health recovery narratives for people with mental health problems and informal carers: the NEON research programme including 3 RCTs (2025)
Journal Article
Slade, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Ali, Y., Newby, C., Yeo, C., Roe, J., Hui, A., Charles, A., Hare-Duke, L., Paterson, L., Gavan, S. P., Slade, E., Kotera, Y., Priebe, S., Thornicroft, G., Keppens, J., Elliott, R., Pollock, K., Repper, J., Robotham, D., …Llewellyn-Beardsley, J. (in press). Recorded mental health recovery narratives for people with mental health problems and informal carers: the NEON research programme including 3 RCTs. Programme Grants for Applied Research,

From Five to Four: Examining Employee Perspectives Towards the Four-Day Workweek (2025)
Journal Article
Jain, M. J., Chouliara, N., & Blake, H. (2025). From Five to Four: Examining Employee Perspectives Towards the Four-Day Workweek. Administrative Sciences, 15(3), Article 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci15030114

The concept of a four-day workweek (4DWW) has gained traction as organisations explore ways to improve employee well-being and productivity. This study investigates the opportunities, challenges, and perceived feasibility of adopting a 4DWW in the UK... Read More about From Five to Four: Examining Employee Perspectives Towards the Four-Day Workweek.

Predicting dietary management intention of patients with chronic kidney disease using protection motivation theory (2025)
Journal Article
Li, H., Deng, Y., Huang, Y., & Blake, H. (2025). Predicting dietary management intention of patients with chronic kidney disease using protection motivation theory. PLoS ONE, 20(3), Article e0320340. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320340

Background Psychological determinants underlying the dietary management intention (DMI) of Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are not well understood. This hinders the development of theory-informed dietary interventions targeting thi... Read More about Predicting dietary management intention of patients with chronic kidney disease using protection motivation theory.

Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research (2025)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Daryanani, R., Skipper, O., Simpson, J., Takhi, S., McPhilbin, M., Rose-Ingall, B., Namasaba, M., Jepps, J., Kellermann, V., Bhandari, D., Ojio, Y., Ronaldson, A., Guerrero, E., Jebara, T., Henderson, C., Slade, M., & Vilar-Lluch, S. (2025). Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research. JMIR Formative Research, 9, Article e64087. https://doi.org/10.2196/64087

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) frameworks can be used in cross-cultural mental health recovery research. CDA is a qualitative approach that critically appraises how language contributes to produce an... Read More about Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research.

A Qualitative Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Hepatitis B and C Programmes in Prisons (2024)
Journal Article
Emery, H., Evans, C., Jack, K., Martello, E., Seripenah, P., Aiyelabegan, F., Dhungana, S., Joseph, T., Koboto, D., Morling, J., Stewart-Evans, J., Wilson, E., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2025). A Qualitative Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Hepatitis B and C Programmes in Prisons. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32(2), Article e14049. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.14049

The prevalence of viral hepatitis amongst people in prisons is higher than in the general population. Screening, treatment, and vaccination programmes exist within prisons to reduce the incidence of hepatitis, although lower uptake has often been rep... Read More about A Qualitative Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Hepatitis B and C Programmes in Prisons.

Enabling participation in community-dwelling children and young people with acquired brain injuries and their families: a theory-based, evidence-based and person-based approach to intervention development (2024)
Journal Article
Keetley, R., Manning, J. C., Kettlewell, J., Williams, J., Bennett, E., Lyon, V., & Radford, K. (2024). Enabling participation in community-dwelling children and young people with acquired brain injuries and their families: a theory-based, evidence-based and person-based approach to intervention development. BMJ Open, 14(12), Article e088516. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088516

Objective

To codesign and develop an intervention to promote participation and well-being in children and young people (CYP) with acquired brain injury (ABI) and family caregivers.

Design

A complex intervention development study including... Read More about Enabling participation in community-dwelling children and young people with acquired brain injuries and their families: a theory-based, evidence-based and person-based approach to intervention development.

Interventions to prevent surgical site infection in adults undergoing cardiac surgery (2024)
Journal Article
Rogers, L. J., Vaja, R., Bleetman, D., Ali, J. M., Talukder, S., Carlos Quijano-Campos, J., Lamagni, T. L., Lai, F., Sanders, J., Rochon, M., Loubani, M., Tanner, J., & Murphy, G. (2024). Interventions to prevent surgical site infection in adults undergoing cardiac surgery. Cochrane Library, 2024(12), Article CD013332. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013332.pub2

Background
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common type of hospital‐acquired infection and affects up to a third of patients following surgical procedures. It is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. In the United Kingdom alone, it... Read More about Interventions to prevent surgical site infection in adults undergoing cardiac surgery.

Non-technical Skills for Urology Trainees: A Double-Blinded Study of ChatGPT4 AI Benchmarking Against Consultant Interaction (2024)
Journal Article
Pears, M., Wadhwa, K., Payne, S. R., Hanchanale, V., Elmamoun, M. H., Jain, S., Konstantinidis, S. T., Rochester, M., Doherty, R., Spearpoint, K., Ng, O., Dick, L., Yule, S., & Biyani, C. S. (2024). Non-technical Skills for Urology Trainees: A Double-Blinded Study of ChatGPT4 AI Benchmarking Against Consultant Interaction. Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41666-024-00180-7

Non-technical skills (NTS) are crucial in healthcare, encompassing cognitive and social skills that support technical ability. Traditional NTS training is evolving with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) models that can intelligently conve... Read More about Non-technical Skills for Urology Trainees: A Double-Blinded Study of ChatGPT4 AI Benchmarking Against Consultant Interaction.

Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder-specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults (2024)
Journal Article
Correll, C. U., Cortese, S., Solmi, M., Boldrini, T., Demyttenaere, K., Domschke, K., Fusar-Poli, P., Gorwood, P., Harvey, P. D., Keefe, R. S. E., Knaevelsrud, C., Kotov, R., Nohr, L., Rhee, T. G., Roe, D., Rose, M., Schneider, L. S., Slade, M., Stein, D. J., Sunkel, C., & Mcintyre, R. S. (in press). Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder-specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults. World Psychiatry,

Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study (2024)
Journal Article
Crew, A., Leatherland, R., Clarke, L., Owen, C., & Simpson, R. C. (2025). Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study. British Journal of General Practice, 75(753), e250-e256. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0360

Background

Vulval lichen sclerosus (VLS) is a chronic inflammatory condition that is frequently misdiagnosed and under-recognised. To date, qualitative research has focused on lived experience of VLS, with women attributing diagnostic delay to po... Read More about Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study.