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Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research (2024)
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Wilkinson, C., Gibson, A., Biddle, M., & Hobbs, L. (2024). Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research. PEC Innovation, 4, Article 100281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100281

Objective Patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research is now well-established, whilst science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research has shifted from a focus on science communication alone to public engagement (PE) with... Read More about Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research.

Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: A rapid realist synthesis (2024)
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Stott, H., Goodenough, T., Jagosh, J., Gibson, A., Harris, N., Liddiard, C., …Voss, S. (2024). Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: A rapid realist synthesis. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), Article 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02271-1

Background: General practice in the UK is under substantial pressure and practices are increasingly including paramedics as part of their workforce. Little is known about how different models of paramedic working may affect successful implementation... Read More about Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: A rapid realist synthesis.

Working with public contributors in Parkinson's research: What were the changes, benefits and learnings? A critical reflection from the researcher and public contributor perspective (2023)
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Lithander, F. E., Tenison, E., Jones, D. A., Stocker, S., Hopewell‐Kelly, N., Gibson, A., & McGrath, C. (2024). Working with public contributors in Parkinson's research: What were the changes, benefits and learnings? A critical reflection from the researcher and public contributor perspective. Health Expectations, 27(1), Article e13914. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13914

Introduction: This paper provides a critical reflection from both the researcher and public contributor (PC) perspective on the benefits and the learnings taken from involving PCs in research related to Parkinson's. Approach toPatient and Public Invo... Read More about Working with public contributors in Parkinson's research: What were the changes, benefits and learnings? A critical reflection from the researcher and public contributor perspective.

Evaluation of the impacts of patient and public involvement on cancer nursing doctoral study exploring cancer survivors’ experiences of living with chronic post cancer treatment pain (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Armoogum, J., Hepburn, J., Prior, M., McCabe, C., Harcourt, D., Llewellyn, A., …Gibson, A. (2023, November). Evaluation of the impacts of patient and public involvement on cancer nursing doctoral study exploring cancer survivors’ experiences of living with chronic post cancer treatment pain. Poster presented at UKONS, Cardiff, Wales

Background. Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) can help shape research. It is important to capture the impacts that PPI have on cancer nursing doctoral research. Methods: Two Public Contributors, who were cancer survivors living with chronic post... Read More about Evaluation of the impacts of patient and public involvement on cancer nursing doctoral study exploring cancer survivors’ experiences of living with chronic post cancer treatment pain.

World Cafés as a participatory approach to understanding research agendas in primary care with underserved communities: Reflections, challenges and lessons learned (2023)
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McGrath, C., Kennedy, M. R., Gibson, A., Musse, S., Kosar, Z., & Dawson, S. (2023). World Cafés as a participatory approach to understanding research agendas in primary care with underserved communities: Reflections, challenges and lessons learned. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1), Article 101. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00509-3

Background: Certain communities are underserved by research, resulting in lower inclusion rates, under researched health issues and a lack of attention to how different communities respond to health interventions. Minoritised ethnic groups are often... Read More about World Cafés as a participatory approach to understanding research agendas in primary care with underserved communities: Reflections, challenges and lessons learned.

Evaluating the benefit of early patient and public involvement for product development and testing with small companies (2023)
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Hinton, E. C., Fenwick, C., Hall, M., Bell, M., Hamilton‐Shield, J. P., & Gibson, A. (2023). Evaluating the benefit of early patient and public involvement for product development and testing with small companies. Health Expectations, 26(3), 1159-1169. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13731

Introduction: There is a growing understanding of the benefits of patient and public involvement (PPI), and its evaluation, in research. An online version of the CUBE PPI evaluation framework has been developed. We sought to use the CUBE to evaluate... Read More about Evaluating the benefit of early patient and public involvement for product development and testing with small companies.

General practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department: The GPED mixed-methods study (2022)
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Benger, J., Brant, H., Scantlebury, A., Anderson, H., Baxter, H., Bloor, K., …Adamson, J. (2022). General practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department: The GPED mixed-methods study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 10(30), VII-110. https://doi.org/10.3310/HEPB9808

Background: Emergency care is facing a steadily rising demand. In response, hospitals have implemented new models of care that locate general practitioners in or alongside the emergency department. Objectives: We aimed to explore the effects of gener... Read More about General practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department: The GPED mixed-methods study.

Do general practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department improve clinical outcomes or experience? A mixed-methods study (2022)
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Scantlebury, A., Adamson, J., Salisbury, C., Brant, H., Anderson, H., Baxter, H., …Benger, J. R. (2022). Do general practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department improve clinical outcomes or experience? A mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 12(9), e063495. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063495

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of general practitioners (GPs) working in or alongside the emergency department (GPED) on patient outcomes and experience, and the associated impacts of implementation on the workforce. DESIGN: Mixed-methods study: i... Read More about Do general practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department improve clinical outcomes or experience? A mixed-methods study.

Tackling root causes upstream of unhealthy urban development (TRUUD): Protocol of a five-year prevention research consortium (2022)
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Black, D., Ayres, S., Bondy, K., Brierley, R., Campbell, R., Carhart, N., …Scally, G. (2022). Tackling root causes upstream of unhealthy urban development (TRUUD): Protocol of a five-year prevention research consortium. Wellcome Open Research, 6, 30. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16382.2

Poor quality urban environments substantially increase non-communicable disease. Responsibility for associated decision-making is dispersed across multiple agents and systems: fast growing urban authorities are the primary gatekeepers of new developm... Read More about Tackling root causes upstream of unhealthy urban development (TRUUD): Protocol of a five-year prevention research consortium.

Apart but not Alone: Neighbour support and the COVID-19 lockdown (2020)
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Biddle, M., & Jones, M. (2020, September). Apart but not Alone: Neighbour support and the COVID-19 lockdown. Presented at Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research e-Conference 2020 - ‘Times like these’: Researching civil society responses to and recovery from COVID-19

Our presentation covers the following themes: (a) Characteristics of neighbour support during the UK COVID-19 lockdown, including a comparison with more formal voluntary and statutory sector support; (b) relationship between area-based deprivation an... Read More about Apart but not Alone: Neighbour support and the COVID-19 lockdown.

Attitudes and approaches to patient and public involvement across Europe: A systematic review (2020)
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Biddle, M., Gibson, A., & Evans, D. (2021). Attitudes and approaches to patient and public involvement across Europe: A systematic review. Health and Social Care in the Community, 29(1), 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13111

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is making great strides in promoting patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research across Europe, supporting patient organisations to be involved in the projects that it funds. Despite this, the lit... Read More about Attitudes and approaches to patient and public involvement across Europe: A systematic review.

Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution (2020)
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Bray, I., Gibson, A., & White, J. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution. Public Health, 185, 261-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.056

Background: There is emerging evidence about characteristics that may increase the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality, but they are highly correlated. Methods: An ecological analysis was used to estimate associations between these... Read More about Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution.

Apart but not alone? A cross-sectional study of neighbour support in a major UK urban area during the COVID-19 lockdown (2020)
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Jones, M., Beardmore, A., Biddle, M., Gibson, A., Ismail, S. U., McClean, S., & White, J. (2020). Apart but not alone? A cross-sectional study of neighbour support in a major UK urban area during the COVID-19 lockdown. Emerald Open Research, 2, Article 37. https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.13731.1

Background: Evidence from a range of major public health incidents shows that neighbour-based action can have a critical role in emergency response, assistance and recovery. However, there is little research to date on neighbour-based action during t... Read More about Apart but not alone? A cross-sectional study of neighbour support in a major UK urban area during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Apart but not alone - Neighbour support and the Covid-19 lockdown (2020)
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Beardmore, A., Jones, M., Biddle, M., White, J., Ismail, S., McClean, S., …Sabey, A. (2020). Apart but not alone - Neighbour support and the Covid-19 lockdown

Initial findings from the survey in Bristol and the West Country, 6th - 12th April 2020 (days 14-20 of the UK Government Coronavirus Restrictions)

Apart but not Alone - Neighbour Support and the Covid-19 Lockdown (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Ismail, S., McClean, S., Gibson, A., & Sabey, A. (2020, April). Apart but not Alone - Neighbour Support and the Covid-19 Lockdown. Presented at Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing monthly meeting

Initial findings from the survey of Bristol and the West Country, 6th - 12th April (days 14-20 of the UK Government Coronavirus Restrictions)

Disability rights and robotics: Co-producing futures (2020)
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Curran, T., Savage, S., Gibson, A., Clarke, J., Morgan, S., Edwards, K., …Comandur, K. (2020). Disability rights and robotics: Co-producing futures. University of the West of England

This project brought together a team of 25 co-researchers from the University of the West of England, Fairfield Farm College and Wiltshire Centre of Independent Living. The co-researchers are a diverse group including disabled people, carers, student... Read More about Disability rights and robotics: Co-producing futures.

Challenges and opportunities for involving patients and the public in acute antimicrobial medicine development research: An interview study (2019)
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Gibson, A., Kok, M., Evans, D., Grier, S., & Macgowan, A. (2019). Challenges and opportunities for involving patients and the public in acute antimicrobial medicine development research: An interview study. BMJ Open, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024918

Objectives: To explore what approaches to patient and public involvement (PPI) in antimicrobial medicines development are currently being utilised, what are the impacts of PPI on antimicrobial medicines development and what are the barriers to its im... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for involving patients and the public in acute antimicrobial medicine development research: An interview study.

General practitioners and emergency departments (GPED) - Efficient models of care: A mixed-methods study protocol (2018)
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Morton, K., Brandling, J., Benger, J., Gibson, A., & Voss, S. (2018). General practitioners and emergency departments (GPED) - Efficient models of care: A mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open, 8(10), e024012. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024012

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Introduction Pressure continues to grow on emergency departments in the UK and throughout the world, with declining performance and adverse effects on patient ou... Read More about General practitioners and emergency departments (GPED) - Efficient models of care: A mixed-methods study protocol.

Practical guide: Patient and public involvement in antimicrobial medicines development research (2018)
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Kok, M., Gibson, A., Evans, D., Grier, S., & MacGowan, A. (2018). Practical guide: Patient and public involvement in antimicrobial medicines development research

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in antimicrobial medicines development research is new and unfamiliar. There are few established patient support groups or voluntary organisations in the field of infection sciences given the short-term nature of... Read More about Practical guide: Patient and public involvement in antimicrobial medicines development research.