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Validity and contributions to pain from the central aspects of pain questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis (2025)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Georgopoulos, V., Sylvia Ifesemen, O., James, R., Ferguson, E., Wakefield, R. J., Wilson, D., Buckley, P., Platts, D., Ledbury, S., Choy, E., Pickles, T., Rutter-Locher, Z., Kirkham, B., Walsh, D., & McWilliams, D. (2025). Validity and contributions to pain from the central aspects of pain questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis. PAIN Reports, 10(4), Article e1295. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001295

Introduction:
The central nervous system (CNS) contributes to pain perception across musculoskeletal conditions. The central aspects of pain (CAP) questionnaire captures a single score associated with quantitative sensory testing (QST) evidence of... Read More about Validity and contributions to pain from the central aspects of pain questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis.

Piloting a Minimum Data Set (MDS) in English care homes: a qualitative study of professional perspectives on implementation and data use (2025)
Journal Article
Carroll, R. E., Smith, N., ER Palmer, S., Kirsty Burton, J., Lee Gordon, A., Towers, A.-M., Rand, S. E., Tracey, F., Killett, A., Webster, L., Hanratty, B., Spilsbury, K., Akdur, G., De Corte, K., Meyer, J. E., Jones, L., & Goodman, C. (2025). Piloting a Minimum Data Set (MDS) in English care homes: a qualitative study of professional perspectives on implementation and data use. BMC Geriatrics, 25, Article 604

Background
Digitalisation within English care homes offers potential to make more effective use of substantial data collected by staff during care planning and recording. A pilot minimum data set was co-designed with stakeholders based on two digita... Read More about Piloting a Minimum Data Set (MDS) in English care homes: a qualitative study of professional perspectives on implementation and data use.

Development of a digital, self-guided return-to-work toolkit for stroke survivors and employers using intervention mapping (2025)
Journal Article
Craven, K., Holmes, J., Kettlewell, J., & Radford, K. (2025). Development of a digital, self-guided return-to-work toolkit for stroke survivors and employers using intervention mapping. PLOS Digital Health, 4(8), Article e0000971. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000971

Stroke incidence is rising among working-age adults in high-income countries. Employers often lack knowledge and skills to support return-to-work post-stroke. In the United Kingdom, nearly 40% of stroke survivors stop working. Vocational rehabilitati... Read More about Development of a digital, self-guided return-to-work toolkit for stroke survivors and employers using intervention mapping.

Surgery versus non-surgical splint treatment for proximal phalanx shaft finger fractures in adults: the POINT Randomised Controlled Trial (2025)
Journal Article
Karantana, A., White, J., Bradshaw, L., Davis, T., Godfrey, M., James, M., Jarrett, H., Jerosch-Herold, C., Ogollah, R., Roadevin, C., Rodrigues, J., Sprange, K., Trickett, R., Costa, M., & Montgomery, A. (in press). Surgery versus non-surgical splint treatment for proximal phalanx shaft finger fractures in adults: the POINT Randomised Controlled Trial. Health Technology Assessment, https://doi.org/10.3310/GJAK6715

Development of theory-based text message prompts to promote engagement with a workplace digital intervention (pain-at-work toolkit) using the com-b model (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chaplin, W. J., Porter, L., Kouraki, A., Salimian, M., Dellow, V., Abbott-Fleming, V., Wainwright, E., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., McWilliams, D., Walsh, D., Walker-Bone, K., & Blake, H. (2025, June). Development of theory-based text message prompts to promote engagement with a workplace digital intervention (pain-at-work toolkit) using the com-b model. Presented at 17th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma, Spain

Chronic pain, affecting over a quarter of the UK workforce, places a high economic burden on individuals, employers, and healthcare services. The Pain-at-Work (PAW) Toolkit is a digital intervention which aims to provide education and self-management... Read More about Development of theory-based text message prompts to promote engagement with a workplace digital intervention (pain-at-work toolkit) using the com-b model.

Discontinuation of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of fracture: nested case-control studies using routinely collected primary care data (2025)
Journal Article
Vinogradova, Y., Iyen, B., Masud, T., Taylor, L., & Kai, J. (in press). Discontinuation of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of fracture: nested case-control studies using routinely collected primary care data. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Article 100729

Background
Women benefit from reduced fracture risk while using menopausal hormone therapy. However, information on risks after stopping menopausal hormone therapy is scarce and inconsistent, with no information on longer-term fracture risk as women... Read More about Discontinuation of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of fracture: nested case-control studies using routinely collected primary care data.

Common inflammatory proteins linking frailty and area-level deprivation as key drivers of cardiovascular risk in women (2025)
Journal Article
Lin, Y., Louca, P., Bowyer, R. C., Kouraki, A., Rossi, N., Ni Lochlainn, M., Kelly, A., Georgopoulos, V., Williams, F. M., J. Steves, C., Falchi, M., Valdes, A. M., & Menni, C. (2025). Common inflammatory proteins linking frailty and area-level deprivation as key drivers of cardiovascular risk in women. Communications Medicine, 5, Article 301. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01012-4

Background

Chronic inflammation is linked to frailty and deprivation, both of which are comorbid with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This study aims to identify inflammatory proteins associated with both socioeconomic deprivation and frailty, and... Read More about Common inflammatory proteins linking frailty and area-level deprivation as key drivers of cardiovascular risk in women.

Development and description of Early Stroke Specialist Vocational Rehabilitation (ESSVR) delivered in the Return to work after stroke (RETAKE) Trial (2025)
Journal Article
Radford, K. A., Grant, M. I., Holmes, J. A., Phillips, J., Powers, K., Chambers, R. L., Craven, K., Bell, B., Mckevitt, C., Clarke, D. J., Farrin, A. J., Trusson, D., Watkins, C. L., Bowen, A., Thompson, E., & Wright-Hughes, A. (in press). Development and description of Early Stroke Specialist Vocational Rehabilitation (ESSVR) delivered in the Return to work after stroke (RETAKE) Trial. Health Technology Assessment,

Neural Mechanisms and Alterations of Sweet Sensing: Insights from Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies (2025)
Journal Article
Long, T., Milbourn, C. C., Smith, A., Linn Su Khin, K., Page, A. J., Idris, I., Yang, Q., Young, R. L., & Eldeghaidy, S. (2025). Neural Mechanisms and Alterations of Sweet Sensing: Insights from Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies. Life, 15(7), Article 1075. https://doi.org/10.3390/life15071075

Sweet sensing is a fundamental sensory experience that plays a critical role not only in food preference, reward and dietary behaviour but also in glucose metabolism. Sweet taste receptors (STRs), composed of a heterodimer of taste receptor type 1 me... Read More about Neural Mechanisms and Alterations of Sweet Sensing: Insights from Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies.

Exploring stroke survivor and employer experiences of disruption within the RETurn to work After stroKE (RETAKE) trial during the COVID-19 pandemic (2025)
Journal Article
Trusson, D., Powers, K., Radford, K., Bowen, A., Craven, K., Farrin, A., McKevitt, C., Murray, J., Phillips, J., Stevens, J., & Clarke, D. (2025). Exploring stroke survivor and employer experiences of disruption within the RETurn to work After stroKE (RETAKE) trial during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Sociology, 10, Article 1434353. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1434353

Introduction: Returning to work is a goal for many stroke survivors, with benefits for individuals and society. The ReTurn to work After stroKE (RETAKE) trial, which aimed to improve stroke survivors’ work outcomes through early stroke-specific vocat... Read More about Exploring stroke survivor and employer experiences of disruption within the RETurn to work After stroKE (RETAKE) trial during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Assessing the fidelity of adjunct opt-in support calls for participants in the pain-at-work feasibility trial (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
J. Chaplin, W., Porter, L., Holmes, J., Abbott-Fleming, V., Wainwright, E., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., McWilliams, D., Walsh, D., Walker-Bone, K., & Blake, H. (2025, June). Assessing the fidelity of adjunct opt-in support calls for participants in the pain-at-work feasibility trial. Presented at 17th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma, Spain

Chronic pain affects over a quarter of the UK workforce with a high economic burden for individuals, employers and healthcare services. The Pain-at-Work (PAW) feasibility trial is a cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) to assess the feasibility... Read More about Assessing the fidelity of adjunct opt-in support calls for participants in the pain-at-work feasibility trial.

Establishing proof-of-concept for the pain-at-work toolkit: a digital intervention to support people at work with chronic pain (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Abbott-Fleming, V., J. Chaplin, W., Wainwright, E., Taylor, G., McNamee, P., McWilliams, D., Walsh, D., & Walker-Bone, K. (2025, June). Establishing proof-of-concept for the pain-at-work toolkit: a digital intervention to support people at work with chronic pain. Presented at 17th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma, Spain

Chronic pain affects over a quarter of the workforce with high economic burden for individuals, employers and healthcare services. Providing education and advice to people with chronic pain about self-management strategies is recommended within clini... Read More about Establishing proof-of-concept for the pain-at-work toolkit: a digital intervention to support people at work with chronic pain.

Optimising access to vocational rehabilitation through multiple sclerosis charities: Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., Kendrick, D., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2025). Optimising access to vocational rehabilitation through multiple sclerosis charities: Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 20(6), Article e0325570. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325570

Background

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often leave the workforce prematurely due to MS symptoms and difficulties managing workplace relationships and performance. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) can improve job retention outcomes for people... Read More about Optimising access to vocational rehabilitation through multiple sclerosis charities: Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

The legacy effect of early HbA1c control on microvascular complications and hospital admissions in type 2 diabetes: findings from a large UK study (2025)
Journal Article
Aldafas, R., Vinogradova, Y., Crabtree, T. S. J., Gordon, J., & Idris, I. (2025). The legacy effect of early HbA1c control on microvascular complications and hospital admissions in type 2 diabetes: findings from a large UK study. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 16, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/20420188251350897

Introduction
There is conflicting evidence regarding optimal glycaemic targets to reflect the legacy effect of hyperglycaemia in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). We examined the risks of microvascular complications and hospital admission with HbA... Read More about The legacy effect of early HbA1c control on microvascular complications and hospital admissions in type 2 diabetes: findings from a large UK study.

Validity and contributions to pain from the central aspects of pain questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis (2025)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Georgopoulos, V., Ifesemen, O., James, R., Ferguson, E., Wakefield, R., Wilson, D., Buckley, P., Platts, D., Ledbury, S., Choy, E., Pickles, T., Rutter-Locher, Z., Kirkham, B., Walsh, D., & McWilliams, D. (2025). Validity and contributions to pain from the central aspects of pain questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis. PAIN Reports, 10(4), Article e1295. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001295

Introduction:

The central nervous system (CNS) contributes to pain perception across musculoskeletal conditions. The central aspects of pain (CAP) questionnaire captures a single score associated with quantitative sensory testing (QST) evidence o... Read More about Validity and contributions to pain from the central aspects of pain questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis.

Ex Vivo investigation of a Smart Endotracheal Tube for Identifying Oesophageal Intubation (2025)
Journal Article
Gadsby, B., Korposh, S., Correia, R., He, C., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Norris, A. M., Hardman, J. G., Hewson, D. W., & Morgan, S. P. (2025). Ex Vivo investigation of a Smart Endotracheal Tube for Identifying Oesophageal Intubation. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 30(6), Article 067003. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.30.6.067003

Significance
Unrecognized intubation of the esophagus instead of the trachea results in rapid and severe consequences for the patient. Utilizing the spectral properties of the tissues could reduce incidents of these events.

Aim
We aim to investi... Read More about Ex Vivo investigation of a Smart Endotracheal Tube for Identifying Oesophageal Intubation.

Sleep disturbance and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study in the Knee Pain and related health in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2025)
Journal Article
Thompson, W., Swain, S., Coupland, C., Rees, F., Courtney, P., Hall, M., Ferguson, E., Walsh, D. A., Valdes, A. M., Morriss, R., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (in press). Sleep disturbance and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study in the Knee Pain and related health in the Community (KPIC) cohort. SLEEP Advances, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpaf039

Study Objectives
To examine whether there is a temporal association between sleep disturbance and multimorbidity.

Methods
We performed a cross-sectional and longitudinal observational analysis in people aged 40 years or more, recruited from the... Read More about Sleep disturbance and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study in the Knee Pain and related health in the Community (KPIC) cohort.

Competencies for advanced clinical practice (ACP) hand therapists in first-line management of closed hand fractures: Results of a United-Kingdom (UK) stakeholder consensus study (2025)
Journal Article
Fournier, K., Li, L., Newington, L., Karantana, A., Bourke, G., Trickett, R., & Kennedy, D. (2025). Competencies for advanced clinical practice (ACP) hand therapists in first-line management of closed hand fractures: Results of a United-Kingdom (UK) stakeholder consensus study. Hand Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1177/17589983251345406

Introduction
In the United Kingdom [UK], Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) roles are being developed to improve access to high-quality patient care, where healthcare services are struggling to meet steadily increasing service demands. Increasingly, A... Read More about Competencies for advanced clinical practice (ACP) hand therapists in first-line management of closed hand fractures: Results of a United-Kingdom (UK) stakeholder consensus study.

Negotiating Critical Tensions: Creating an Online Resource on Vaccine Hesitancy for Healthcare Professionals (2025)
Journal Article
Emerson, T., & Hobson-West, P. (in press). Negotiating Critical Tensions: Creating an Online Resource on Vaccine Hesitancy for Healthcare Professionals. Sociological Research Online,

Vaccine hesitancy is regarded as a priority for public health and has a long history of social science research. As part of a qualitative project on childhood vaccine hesitancy, a team of social scientists translated their empirical findings into an... Read More about Negotiating Critical Tensions: Creating an Online Resource on Vaccine Hesitancy for Healthcare Professionals.