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Managing Minds at Work: development of a digital line manager training programme: Holly Blake (2022)
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Blake, H., Vaughan, B., Bartle, C., Yarker, J., Munir, F., Marwaha, S., …Thomson, L. (2022). Managing Minds at Work: development of a digital line manager training programme: Holly Blake. European Journal of Public Health, 32(Supplement_3), Article ckac130.209. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac130.209

Background Mental ill health is the leading cause of sickness absence with high economic burden. Workplace interventions aimed at supporting employers with prevention of mental ill-health in the workforce are urgently required. Managing Minds at Work... Read More about Managing Minds at Work: development of a digital line manager training programme: Holly Blake.

Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study of a multicomponent intervention to promote a sustainable return to work of workers on long-term sick leave — PROWORK: PROmoting a Sustainable and Healthy Return to WORK (2022)
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Varela-Mato, V., Godfree, K., Adem, A., Blake, H., Bartle, C., Daly, G., …Munir, F. (2022). Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study of a multicomponent intervention to promote a sustainable return to work of workers on long-term sick leave — PROWORK: PROmoting a Sustainable and Healthy Return to WORK. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1), Article 188. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01143-8

Background: The cost of sickness absence has major social, psychological and financial implications for individuals and organisations. Return-to-work (RTW) interventions that support good quality communication and contact with the workplace can reduc... Read More about Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study of a multicomponent intervention to promote a sustainable return to work of workers on long-term sick leave — PROWORK: PROmoting a Sustainable and Healthy Return to WORK.

Managing Minds at Work: Development of a Digital Line Manager Training Program (2022)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Vaughan, B., Bartle, C., Yarker, J., Munir, F., Marwaha, S., …Thomson, L. (2022). Managing Minds at Work: Development of a Digital Line Manager Training Program. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), Article 8006. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138006

Mental ill-health is the leading cause of sickness absence, creating a high economic burden. Workplace interventions aimed at supporting employers in the prevention of mental ill-health in the workforce are urgently required. Managing Minds at Work i... Read More about Managing Minds at Work: Development of a Digital Line Manager Training Program.

STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2022)
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Day, F., Wyatt, L., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Ewart, C., Gledhill, J., …Sayal, K. (2022). STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(5), Article e053043. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053043

INTRODUCTION: Emotional disorders (such as anxiety and depression) are associated with considerable distress and impairment in day-to-day function for affected children and young people and for their families. Effective evidence-based interventions a... Read More about STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Psychosocial Safety Climate Moderates the Effect of Demands of Hospital Accreditation on Healthcare Professionals: A Longitudinal Study (2022)
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Alshamsi, A. I., Santos, A., & Thomson, L. (2022). Psychosocial Safety Climate Moderates the Effect of Demands of Hospital Accreditation on Healthcare Professionals: A Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Health Services, 2, Article 824619. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.824619

Hospital accreditation has been studied comprehensively, yet few studies have observed its impacts on the burnout and work engagement levels of frontline healthcare professionals (HCPs). With a sample of 121 HCPs working in the United Arab Emirates'... Read More about Psychosocial Safety Climate Moderates the Effect of Demands of Hospital Accreditation on Healthcare Professionals: A Longitudinal Study.

Distributed leadership as a predictor of employee engagement, job satisfaction and turnover intention in UK nursing staff (2021)
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Cooper, J., Davis, S., Bramley, L., Houghton, R., Thomson, L., & Quek, S. J. (2021). Distributed leadership as a predictor of employee engagement, job satisfaction and turnover intention in UK nursing staff. Journal of Nursing Management, 29(6), 1544-1553. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13321

Aim This study aimed to investigate how distributed leadership via the Shared Governance programme influences employee engagement, empowerment, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions among direct care nursing staff in a large UK hospital. Back... Read More about Distributed leadership as a predictor of employee engagement, job satisfaction and turnover intention in UK nursing staff.

NHS Health Check Programme: a qualitative study of prison experience (2020)
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THOMSON, L., Williams, M., Butcher, E., Morriss, R., Kunti, K., & Packham, C. (2022). NHS Health Check Programme: a qualitative study of prison experience. Journal of Public Health, 44(1), 174-183. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa189

Background: NHS Health Checks began in England in 2009 and were subsequently introduced into English prisons. Uptake has been patchy and there is limited understanding about factors that may limit or enhance uptake in prison settings. Uptake of this... Read More about NHS Health Check Programme: a qualitative study of prison experience.

What Impact Does Accreditation Have on Workplaces? A Qualitative Study to Explore the Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals About the Process of Accreditation (2020)
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Thomson, L., Alshamsi, A. I., & Santos, A. (2020). What Impact Does Accreditation Have on Workplaces? A Qualitative Study to Explore the Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals About the Process of Accreditation. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01614

Aim: This study seeks to explore the emerging psychosocial risks of healthcare accreditation in workplaces and to understand healthcare professionals’ perceptions about work demands and the unexpected consequences such accreditation had placed upon... Read More about What Impact Does Accreditation Have on Workplaces? A Qualitative Study to Explore the Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals About the Process of Accreditation.

Connectivity guided theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant moderate to severe depression: study protocol for a randomised double-blind controlled trial (BRIGhTMIND) (2020)
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Morriss, R., Webster, L., Abdelghani, M., Auer, D., Barber, S., Bates, P., …Walters, Y. (2020). Connectivity guided theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant moderate to severe depression: study protocol for a randomised double-blind controlled trial (BRIGhTMIND). BMJ Open, 10(7), Article e038430. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038430

Introduction The BRIGhTMIND study aims to determine the clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and mechanism of action of connectivity guided intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (cgiTBS) versus standard repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulati... Read More about Connectivity guided theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant moderate to severe depression: study protocol for a randomised double-blind controlled trial (BRIGhTMIND).

Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study (2020)
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Coole, C., Konstantinidis, S. T., Ablewhite, J., Radford, K., Thomson, L., Khan, S., & Drummond, A. (2020). Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(3), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619893563

© The Author(s) 2020. Introduction: Occupational therapists play a key role in advising on fitness for work; however, there is a concern that they lack knowledge and confidence in using the Allied Health Professions health and work report (formerly t... Read More about Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study.

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of individual placement and support (IPS) for patients with offending histories in the community: The United Kingdom experience (2019)
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Khalifa, N., Hadfield, S., Thomson, L., Talbot, E., Bird, Y., Schneider, J., …Walker, D. (2020). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of individual placement and support (IPS) for patients with offending histories in the community: The United Kingdom experience. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(3), 179-190. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619879334

Introduction We aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a high fidelity individual placement and support service in a community forensic mental health setting. Method In-depth interviews were conducted with clinica... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of individual placement and support (IPS) for patients with offending histories in the community: The United Kingdom experience.

Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers (2019)
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Tang, N., & Thomson, L. E. (2019). Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(19), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193687

Healthcare disturbance is a form of workplace violence against healthcare workers perpetrated by patients, their relatives, and gangs hired by them. It is a prevalent phenomenon in China, where evidence suggests that it impacts on the job satisfactio... Read More about Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers.

Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review (2018)
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Thomson, L., Stanyon, M., Dening, T., Heron, R., & Griffiths, A. (2019). Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review. Occupational Medicine, 69(2), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy161

Background: The experience of developing dementia while in employment has been explored from the point of view of the employee, but less is known about the perspectives, experiences and needs of employers. Aims: To review systematically literature... Read More about Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review.

How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience (2018)
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Thomson, L., Barker, M., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Garland, A., Ramana, R., Morriss, R., …Simpson, S. (2018). How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1), Article 194. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1708-9

Background. A specialist depression service (SDS) offering collaborative pharmacological and cognitive behaviour therapy treatment for persistent depressive disorder showed effectiveness against depression symptoms versus usual community based multid... Read More about How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience.

Developing and evaluating interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare (2017)
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Annesley, P., Davison, L., Colley, C., Gilley, L., & Thomson, L. (2017). Developing and evaluating interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare. Journal of Forensic Practice, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-12-2015-0054

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implementation and evaluation of interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare at the UK’s National Women’s Service. Design/methodology/approach Two types of Arson trea... Read More about Developing and evaluating interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare.

Sleep Tight: an evaluation of acommunity based intervention on thesleep behaviours of young children (2016)
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Turner, K., Bullock, L., Down, A., Brown, K., Foulkes, K., & Thomson, L. (2016). Sleep Tight: an evaluation of acommunity based intervention on thesleep behaviours of young children. Journal of Health Visiting, 4(11), doi:10.12968/johv.2016.4.11.572

The aim of this study was to explore the impact of Sleep Tight, a behavioural sleep programme, on child sleep problems and family wellbeing. A service evaluation of 40 families with a child aged 0–12 years who completed Sleep Tight through Sure Start... Read More about Sleep Tight: an evaluation of acommunity based intervention on thesleep behaviours of young children.