A5059993229- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Family Support in Illness
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Social Media in Health Education
- Risk Perception and Management
- Early Childhood Education and Development
University of Warwick
2017-2025
Canadian Mental Health Association
2025
Primary Health Care
2021
Education Scotland
2001
Queen Mary University of London
1994
University of Glasgow
1992-1993
Young people (aged 16-24 years) with long-term health conditions can disengage from services, resulting in poor outcomes, but clinicians the UK National Health Service (NHS) are using digital communication to try improve engagement. Evidence of effectiveness this is equivocal. There gaps evidence as how it might work, its cost, and ethical safety issues.Our objective was understand use between young their NHS specialist changes engagement care; identify costs necessary safeguards.We...
Objective Digital services in primary care are becoming more common, yet access to and use of can create inequities. Our aim was explore the drivers, priorities, evolving policy context influencing digital facilitation as reported by national, regional local level stakeholders England. Methods We conducted online semi-structured qualitative interviews with stakeholders, including those NHS England organisations, commissioners for health care, statutory third sector working within research...
Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) is a youth-focused adaptation of the well-established (HF) approach to housing and service provision individuals experiencing homelessness. Given that youth homelessness associated with an increased likelihood substance use issues, central tenet HF4Y framework harm reduction use. However, research on has yet examine how specifically being implemented in these settings. This study addresses this gap by examining principles philosophies were operationalized...
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common lifelong metabolic condition with serious associated comorbidities. Evidence points to delay in diagnosis and inconsistency the information provided women PCOS. Aim To capture women’s experiences of how PCOS diagnosed managed UK general practice. Design setting This was mixed-methods study an online questionnaire survey semi-structured telephone interviews subset responders. Method An elicit practice care promoted by charities BBC Radio...
Background Improving access to primary health care in the UK has focused on use of telephone and online access, but little is known about how awareness varies between different patient groups. Aim To determine patients are interacting with channels for accessing general practice services information, analyse this according characteristics status. Design & setting A cross-sectional self-administered survey adult practices across West Midlands, UK. Method Descriptive statistics were used...
Background In recent years, healthy eating messages have sought to highlight the advantages of a balanced diet, but there is little evidence that recommendations been translated into sustained behavioural change. Scotland, national diet has become major focus in key policy documents, and children young people consistently highlighted as an area particular concern. This paper reports on dietary trends among Scottish schoolchildren during 1990s. Methods Data were collected from representative...
Digital communication between a patient and their clinician offers the potential for improved care, particularly young people with long term conditions who are at risk of service disengagement. However, its use raises number ethical questions which have not been explored in empirical studies. The objective this study was to examine, from perspective, implications digital clinical context living long-term conditions.
Background The parkrun practice initiative, a joint collaboration between and the Royal College of General Practitioners, was launched to encourage general practices improve health wellbeing patients staff through participating in local 5 km events. Why how engage with initiative is unknown. Aim To investigate engagement delivery practice. Design setting Mixed methods study conducted from April–July 2019 comprising an online survey all registered practices, interviews focus group West...
Background Access to GP appointments is increasingly challenging in many high-income countries, with an overstretched workforce and rising demand. Various access systems have been developed evaluated internationally. Aim To systematically consolidate the current international evidence base related different types of systems. Design setting Scoping review examining literature. Method Literature searches were run across relevant databases May 2022. Title, abstract, full-text screenings carried...
Abstract There have been a number of important critiques the idea prevention from theoretical viewpoint, but in practice value preventive activities has less subject to critical appraisal, and well substantiated by research, than enthusiasm for them might indicate. The government White Paper Health Nation published July 1992 focusses on five health issues where work is advocated. This likely lead an increase promotion activities. One areas prioritised accidents. paper explores current...
Background Young people (aged 16–24 years) with long-term health conditions tend to disengage from services, resulting in poor outcomes. They are prolific users of digital communications. Innovative UK NHS clinicians use communication these young people. The plans patients more widely. Objectives To explore how health-care engagement can be improved using clinical (DCC); understand effects, impacts, costs and necessary safeguards; provide critical analysis its use, monitoring evaluation....
The increase in reliance on online services for general practice has the potential to inequalities within some populations. Patients with a mental health condition are one such group. Digital facilitation is defined as range of processes, procedures, and people, which seek support NHS patients using services. This study aimed examine views experiences digital primary care amongst living condition.
Background Health service policy in many jurisdictions is driving greater investment into digital primary care services. While some patients and practices may benefit, there are concerns that not all able or wish to access services online. “Digital facilitation” the “range of processes, procedures, personnel seeking support their uptake use online services” address such concerns. Objective As part a multimethod research program, we undertook surveys practice staff gain insight being offered...
In England online services in general practice encompass a range of provision from ordering repeat medication to having consultation. Some groups individuals may find accessing and/or using such difficult and require 'digital facilitation', that is the processes, procedures, personnel which seeks support NHS patients their uptake use services. To gain insight, perspective staff patients/carers, into how why digital facilitation might lead benefits, key processes involved supporting Eight...
The NHS is facing increasing needs from an aging population, which acutely visible in the emerging problem of frailty. There growing evidence describing new models care for people living with frailty, but a lack on successful implementation these complex interventions at practice level.This study aimed to determine what factors enable or prevent whole-system, intervention managing frailty (the PACT initiative) UK primary setting.A mixed-methods evaluation undertaken within large clinical...
When planning a research project into patients’ experiences of online booking GP appointments, we tried out new way to get feedback from the public on our ideas and design. As topic is about services used by general public, wanted people with broad range backgrounds perspectives. However, relying individuals firstly want volunteer then take time travel attend such an event, means that involvement may only be attractive certain people. Others less interested in being involved – or those busy...
Abstract Background Little is known about private general practice appointment services offered via video. This study aimed to explore which patients are using a video pharmacy-based practitioner (GP) service, including patterns of use, reasons for the and satisfaction with service. Methods Descriptive statistics parametric nonparametric tests were used conduct retrospective cross-sectional analysis routinely collected data on consultations, postconsultation questionnaires. Interviews...
Digital consulting, using email, text, and Skype, is increasingly offered to young people accessing specialist care for long-term conditions. No patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been evaluated assessing outcomes of digital consulting. Systematic scoping reviews, alongside patient involvement, revealed 2 candidate PROMs this purpose: the activation measure (PAM) physician's humanistic behaviors questionnaire (PHBQ). PAM knowledge, beliefs, skills that enable manage their PHBQ...
Greater accountability in the use of resources, together with increasing demands for information to justify future programmes, are adding t o pressure assess value health promotion activities. While there is no questioning necessity evaluation, debate surrounding ‘right’ approach has long been an issue lively exchange. Divergence opinion partly derives from different needs generated by wide range activities and settings and, perhaps also, because backgrounds professionals. Even when some...