A5016898667- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Disaster Response and Management
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
- Physical Activity and Health
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
University of Birmingham
2016-2025
Heriot-Watt University
2009
University of Dundee
2008
Impact Assessment
2001-2007
Regional Health
2001
Economic and Social Research Council
2001
Environment Agency
2001
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
2001
Staffordshire County Council
2001
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
1998-1999
<h3>Abstract</h3> <h3>Objective</h3> To assess the effectiveness of a school and family based healthy lifestyle programme (WAVES intervention) compared with usual practice, in preventing childhood obesity. <h3>Design</h3> Cluster randomised controlled trial. <h3>Setting</h3> UK primary schools from West Midlands. <h3>Participants</h3> 200 were randomly selected all state run within 35 miles study centre (n=980), oversampling those high minority ethnic populations. These ordered sequentially...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) will play a key role in any response to pandemic influenza, and the UK healthcare system's ability cope during an influenza depend, large extent, on number of HCWs who are able willing work through crisis. emergency planning be improved if planners have better understanding reasons may for their absenteeism, what might motivate them pandemic.This paper reports results qualitative study that explored HCWs' views (n = 64) about working pandemic, order identify factors...
Abstract Background Struggling at medical school incorporates academic failure, course disruption and early exit. is usually multi-factorial involving academic, personal, financial health factors. students may fail to engage with available support. First year are particularly susceptible as they transition university a professional career. Methods The study aim was explore students’ own voices on struggling assess how match up existing literature. During one year, all first the University of...
> “The general objective of such assessments is to improve knowledge about the potential impact a policy or programme, inform decision-makers and affected people, facilitate adjustment proposed in order mitigate negative maximize positive impacts.” > > European Centre for Health Policy1 The long tradition never considering on health public investment has ended. The white paper Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation exhorted local decision makers “think effects which their policies have health,...
To describe the current methods used by English medical schools to identify prospective students for admission five year degree course.Review study including documentary analysis and interviews with admissions tutors.All (n = 22) participating in national expansion of programme England.Though there is some commonality across regard criteria select future (academic ability coupled a "well rounded" personality demonstrated motivation medicine, extracurricular interests, experience team working...
Recent recommendations for the reorganization of cancer services emphasize importance a 'minimal acceptable volume work'. The influence both hospital and surgical workload has been examined using population-based series patients with colorectal cancer.Nine hundred twenty-seven primary diagnosed during period 1 January to 30 June 1993 were identified from North Western Regional Cancer Registry. Case notes reviewed information on patient age sex, histological diagnosis, disease stage, degree...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are often assumed to have a duty work, even if faced with personal risk. This is particularly so for professionals (doctors and nurses). However, the health service also depends on non-professionals, such as porters, cooks cleaners. The work currently under scrutiny because of ongoing challenge responding pandemic influenza, where an effective response most uninfected HCWs continuing despite paper reports findings survey (n = 1032) conducted across three National...
Students from lower socio-economic circumstances remain under-represented in UK medical schools despite recent shifts other demographic variables and specific policy emphasis on widening participation (WP). This study aimed to further understanding of the reasons for this.Volunteer participants at three English took part narrative-style, in-depth interviews examining their pathways into medicine relationships between these participants' socio-cultural, educational family backgrounds....
Abstract Background If UK healthcare services are to respond effectively pandemic influenza, levels of absenteeism amongst workers (HCWs) must be minimised. Current estimates the likelihood that HCWs will continue attend work during a subject scientific and predictive uncertainty, yet an informed evidence base is needed if contingency plans addressing issues HCW prepared. Methods This paper reports findings self-completed survey randomly selected across three purposively sampled trusts in...
An advocated approach to childhood obesity prevention research is the use of local community knowledge inform intervention development. This paper demonstrates value accessing such knowledge, and discusses how this information fits with existing conceptual models obesity. A series 9 focus groups were run in 2007 68 stakeholders (including parents, school staff, leaders health government representatives) from 8 South Asian communities Birmingham, UK explore perceptions factors contributing...
The implementation of a complex intervention is heavily influenced by individual context. Variation in and tailoring the to particular context will occur, even trial setting. It recognised that trials, evaluating process important, yet evaluation methods are rarely reported. WAVES study cluster randomised controlled evaluate effectiveness an obesity prevention programme targeting children aged 6-7 years, delivered teachers primary schools across West Midlands, UK. promoted activities...
To assess feasibility and acceptability of a multifaceted, culturally appropriate intervention for preventing obesity in South Asian children, to obtain data inform sample size definitive trial.Phase II study complex intervention.8 primary schools inner city Birmingham, UK, within populations that are predominantly Asian.1090 children aged 6-8 years took part the intervention. 571 (85.9% from background) underwent baseline measures. 85.5% (n=488) were followed up 2 later.The 1-year consisted...
Objectives Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare chronic disease that presents challenges to both patients and clinicians. This study aimed explore the experiences of with PSC regarding their healthcare. Design A series semi-structured interviews was completed PSC, including questioning living its related Setting Participants were recruited from communities in England, Scotland Wales, advertisement via Support (UK disease-specific charity support group). 18 aged between 21 72 years...
Current policy responses to low levels of resident participation in urban regeneration schemes may be based on flawed assumptions for the reasons underpinning non-participation amongst certain sections disadvantaged communities. Ethnographic fieldwork a New Deal Communities area demonstrates that some residents actively avoid as part `survival strategies' have been developed cope with long-term multiple disadvantage. Capacity building exercises are unlikely impact upon rates among these...
There is some evidence that school-based interventions are effective in preventing childhood obesity. However, longer term outcomes, equity of effects and cost-effectiveness have not been assessed. The aim this trial to assess the clinical a multi-component intervention programme targeting school family environment through primary schools, obesity 6–7 year old children, compared usual practice. This cluster randomised controlled set 54 schools within West Midlands, UK, including...
Schools are key settings for childhood obesity prevention, and the location many intervention studies. This qualitative study aims to explore parent child experiences of WAVES prevention intervention, in order gain understanding mechanisms by which results behaviour change, provide context support interpretation main trial results. Focus groups were held with 30 parents 62 children (aged 6-7 years) from primary schools West Midlands, UK. Data analysis (conducted using NVivo 10) was guided...
Abstract Background Many UK junior doctors are now taking a year out of the traditional training pathway, usually before specialty training, and some choose to work as clinical teaching fellow (CTF). CTFs primarily have responsibility for delivering hospital-based undergraduate medical students. Only very small amount literature is available regarding CTF posts, none which has explored why undertake role their expectations job. This study aimed explore experiences employed at NHS hospital...
In recent years, health and well-being have been 'mainstreamed' as a policy issue become the concern of widening range agencies. Simultaneously, increasing weight has placed on measurement population status, implementation evidence-based practice in public more effective evaluation interventions targeted at gain inequalities. Thus, time when greater conceptual clarity is crucial, there are stakeholders 'health', each with potentially different perspective understanding what 'health' is. this...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) will be key players in any response to pandemic influenza, and the front line of exposure infection. Responding effectively a relies on majority medical, nursing, laboratory hotel services staff continuing work normally. Planning assumes that during normal healthcare service levels provided, although it anticipates as caseloads increase only essential care provided. The ability NHS provide expected is entirely dependent upon HCWs normal. This study designed...