- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Global Health Care Issues
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Ethics in medical practice
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
Queen Mary University of London
2020-2025
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2000-2022
University of Bradford
2019-2021
University of York
2011-2020
Bradford Royal Infirmary
1998-2020
Victoria University of Wellington
2020
Hull York Medical School
2008-2019
Department of Medical Sciences
2019
Newcastle University
1995-2017
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
2017
To assess the extent and pattern of implementation guidance issued by National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).Interrupted time series analysis, review case notes, survey, interviews.Acute primary care trusts in England Wales.All prescribing, hospital pharmacies; a random sample 20 acute trusts, 17 mental health 21 trusts; senior clinicians managers from five trusts.Rates prescribing use procedures medical devices relative to evidence based guidance.6308 usable patient audit forms...
Background/Objective Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized for the selective death of motor neurons; nevertheless its pathogenesis remains incompletely understood. Recent evidence suggest that microglial activation, as well certain proinflammatory cytokines may play critical role in disease. In this study, we analyze levels macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP1 β) cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) ALS patients and compare it to control subjects....
Abstract Background COVID‐19 vaccines can offer a route out of the pandemic, yet initial research suggests that many are unwilling to be vaccinated. A rise in spread misinformation is thought have played significant role vaccine hesitancy. To maximize uptake, it important understand why has been able take hold at this time and may pose more problem within certain contexts. Objective people's beliefs, their interactions with (mis)information during attitudes towards vaccine. Design...
Chronic wounds, including pressure sores, leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and other kinds of healing by secondary intention are common in both acute community settings. The prevention treatment chronic wounds includes many strategies, the use various wound dressings, bandages, antimicrobial agents, footwear, physical therapies educational strategies. This review is one a series reviews, focuses on role agents general.To assess clinical- cost-effectiveness (1) strategies for (2) systemic...
In meta-analysis, when the difference in results between studies is greater than would be expected by chance, one needs to investigate whether observed variation across associated with clinical and/or methodological differences studies. This article reviews methods used meta-analysis for exploring heterogeneity, including statistical tests homogeneity, visually displaying of primary studies, reducing investigating sources and identification moderator variables or effect modifiers. The...
Aim. To examine the barriers that nurses feel prevent them from using research in decisions they make. Background. A sizeable literature focusing on utilization nursing has developed over past 20 years. However, this is characterized by a number of weaknesses: self‐reported behaviour; poor response rates and small, nonrandom sampling strategies. Design. Cross‐case analysis involving anonymised qualitative interviews, observation, documentary audit Q methodological modelling shared...
To examine those sources of information which nurses find useful for reducing the uncertainty associated with their clinical decisions.Nursing research has concentrated almost exclusively on concept implementation. Few, if any, papers use knowledge in context decision-making. There is a need to establish how perceive are, uncertainties they face when making decisions.Cross-case analysis involving qualitative interviews, observation, documentary audit and Q methodological modelling shared...