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Finding and engaging patients and the public to work collaboratively on an acute infection microbiology research public panel (2018)
Journal Article
Grier, S., Evans, D., Gibson, A., Chin, T. L., Stoddart, M., Kok, M., …Macgowan, A. (2018). Finding and engaging patients and the public to work collaboratively on an acute infection microbiology research public panel. Research Involvement and Engagement, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-018-0083-5

© The Author(s). Background In 2015 the microbiology research team became involved in a large European programme of research aiming to bring new antimicrobial drugs onto the market to combat the increasing problem of multi-drug resistant infection. W... Read More about Finding and engaging patients and the public to work collaboratively on an acute infection microbiology research public panel.

Developing a toolkit for patient and public involvement in antimicrobial medicines development research: Breaking new ground (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kok, M., Gibson, A., Evans, D., Grier, S., & MacGowan, A. (2017, November). Developing a toolkit for patient and public involvement in antimicrobial medicines development research: Breaking new ground. Poster presented at INVOLVE at 21, Church House Westminster, London, UK

Aims Patient and public involvement (PPI) in antimicrobial medicines development research is a new and challenging area. We aim to share some of the barriers and strategies to developing a toolkit to support PPI in this area. The PPI toolkit develop... Read More about Developing a toolkit for patient and public involvement in antimicrobial medicines development research: Breaking new ground.

Recruitment, employability and career development for international students undertaking the UWE MSc Public Health: Final report (2017)
Report
Buunaaisie, C., Manyara, A., Annett, H., Bird, E., Bray, I., Ige, J., …Evans, D. (2017). Recruitment, employability and career development for international students undertaking the UWE MSc Public Health: Final report

Executive Summary Background Over the last decade, the MSc Public Health at UWE has successfully recruited many international students. An issue for the university in promoting the benefits of the programme internationally is that there is a good c... Read More about Recruitment, employability and career development for international students undertaking the UWE MSc Public Health: Final report.

Extent, quality and impact of patient and public involvement in antimicrobial drug development research: A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Smedley, R., Misselbrook, E., Micciche, A., Marshall, R., Kane, N., Campbell, R., …MacGowan, A. (2018). Extent, quality and impact of patient and public involvement in antimicrobial drug development research: A systematic review. Health Expectations, 21(1), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12587

© 2017 The Authors Health Expectations Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: Patient and public involvement (PPI) is increasingly recognized as bringing a range of benefits to clinical and health services research. Recent systematic review... Read More about Extent, quality and impact of patient and public involvement in antimicrobial drug development research: A systematic review.

Schools of Public Health (2016)
Book Chapter
Evans, D. (2016). Schools of Public Health. In S. Quah, & W. Cockerham (Eds.), International Encyclopaedia of Public Health (447-454). (2nd). Oxford: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00397-0

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This article is concerned with the history of schools of public health and their contribution to the health of populations. Problems of definition and the diversity of schools of public health make such asses... Read More about Schools of Public Health.

What’s in a “research passport”? A collaborative autoethnography of institutional approvals in public involvement in research (2016)
Journal Article
Donald, C., Laterza, V., Evans, D., Davies, R., Donald, C., & Rice, C. (2016). What’s in a “research passport”? A collaborative autoethnography of institutional approvals in public involvement in research. Research Involvement and Engagement, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-016-0033-z

© 2016 Laterza et al. Background In the growing literature on public involvement in research (PIR), very few works analyse PIR organizational and institutional dimensions in depth. We explore the complex interactions of PIR with institutions and bure... Read More about What’s in a “research passport”? A collaborative autoethnography of institutional approvals in public involvement in research.

"Calling executives and clinicians to account": User involvement in commissioning cancer services (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, D., Bacon, R., Greer, E., Stagg, A., & Turton, P. (2015). "Calling executives and clinicians to account": User involvement in commissioning cancer services. Health Expectations, 18(4), 504-515. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12051

Background: English NHS guidance emphasises the importance of involving users in commissioning cancer services. There has been considerable previous research on involving users in service improvement but not on involvement in commissioning cancer ser... Read More about "Calling executives and clinicians to account": User involvement in commissioning cancer services.

Chronic adverse effects of long-term exposure of children to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) through indoor residual spraying: A systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Osunkentan, A., & Evans, D. (2015). Chronic adverse effects of long-term exposure of children to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) through indoor residual spraying: A systematic review. Rural and remote health, 15(2), 2889-2889

Introduction: Malaria remains a significant public health problem in endemic regions of the world, most especially in sub-Saharan Africa. As part of the global efforts to control malaria, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), a cheap and effective... Read More about Chronic adverse effects of long-term exposure of children to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) through indoor residual spraying: A systematic review.

Quality of reporting on patient and public involvement within surgical research a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Jones, E., Williams-Yesson, B., Hackett, R., Staniszewska, S., Evans, D., & Francis, N. (2015). Quality of reporting on patient and public involvement within surgical research a systematic review. Annals of Surgery, 261(2), 243-250. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000000768

Copyright © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Background: Recruitment difficulties are a well-reported concern in surgical literature, which may be improved by patient and public involvement (PPI). PPI within research has been def... Read More about Quality of reporting on patient and public involvement within surgical research a systematic review.

'Calling executives and clinicians to account': User involvement in commissioning cancer services (2015)
Journal Article
Bacon, R. J., Evans, D. H., Stagg, A. M., Evans, D., Bacon, R. J., Greer, E., …Turton, P. (2015). 'Calling executives and clinicians to account': User involvement in commissioning cancer services. Health Expectations, 18(4), 504-515. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12051

© 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Background: English NHS guidance emphasizes the importance of involving users in commissioning cancer services. There has been considerable previous research on involving users in service improvement, but not on involv... Read More about 'Calling executives and clinicians to account': User involvement in commissioning cancer services.

Public involvement in research: Assessing impact through a realist evaluation (2014)
Journal Article
Evans, D., Coad, J., Cottrell, K., Dalrymple, J., Davies, R., Donald, C., …Sayers, R. (2014). Public involvement in research: Assessing impact through a realist evaluation. Health Services and Delivery Research, 2(36), 1-128. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr02360

Background This study was concerned with developing the evidence base for public involvement in research in health and social care. There now is significant support for public involvement within the National Institute for Health Research, and resear... Read More about Public involvement in research: Assessing impact through a realist evaluation.

Patient and public involvement in research in the English NHS: A documentary analysis of the complex interplay of evidence and policy (2014)
Journal Article
Evans, D. (2014). Patient and public involvement in research in the English NHS: A documentary analysis of the complex interplay of evidence and policy. Evidence and Policy, 10(3), 361-377. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426413X662770

© Policy Press 2014. The last 20 years have seen significant international shifts towards greater patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research and development (R&D). In England, then first health R&D strategy in 1991 did not mention PPI. T... Read More about Patient and public involvement in research in the English NHS: A documentary analysis of the complex interplay of evidence and policy.

Schools of public health (2014)
Book Chapter
Evans, D. (2014). Schools of public health. In M. Caplan (Ed.), Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.02991-3

This article is concerned with the history of schools of public health and their contribution to the health of populations. Problems of definition and the diversity of schools of public health make such assessment difficult. Most historical work has... Read More about Schools of public health.

Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model: Pacesetters experiences (2013)
Journal Article
Moule, P., Evans, D., & Pollard, K. (2013). Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model: Pacesetters experiences. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 26(7), 593-600. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-09-2011-0053

Purpose: This article aims to analytically review the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model used in the Pacesetters national programme evaluation. Design/methodology/approach: The evaluation team's two-fold role is outlined: supporting project teams to deve... Read More about Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model: Pacesetters experiences.

Theorising service user involvement from a researcher perspective (2013)
Book Chapter
Pollard, K., & Evans, D. (2013). Theorising service user involvement from a researcher perspective. In P. Staddon (Ed.), Mental Health Service Users in Research: Critical Sociological Perspectives (39-51). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health and many funding bodies increasingly expect public involvement in health and social care research. However, members of the public are often still only involved in research as subjects/participants, or i... Read More about Theorising service user involvement from a researcher perspective.

Learning together, working together: An evaluation of experiences of a pilot programme for partnership between unions and management in the health service (2012)
Journal Article
Young, P., Moule, P., Evans, D., Simmons, S., Crack, M., & Mayo, G. (2012). Learning together, working together: An evaluation of experiences of a pilot programme for partnership between unions and management in the health service. Nurse Education Today, 32(5), 501-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.07.009

This article describes an innovative initiative to support partnership working between trade unions and management in three National Health Service Trusts, by means of shared participation in a series of learning and development days. Although there... Read More about Learning together, working together: An evaluation of experiences of a pilot programme for partnership between unions and management in the health service.

Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: The case for measuring impact (2011)
Journal Article
Haywood, K. L., Beresford, P., Staniszewska, S., Adebajo, A., Barber, R., Brady, L. M., …Williamson, T. (2011). Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: The case for measuring impact. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 35(6), 628-632. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01020.x

While patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and social care research has progressed successfully in the last decade, a range of difficulties with the evidence base exist, including poor understanding of the concept of impact, limited theoriz... Read More about Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: The case for measuring impact.

Injecting practices and knowledge of the associated risk among 1619-year-old injecting drug users in Plymouth, UK (2010)
Journal Article
Trudgeon, H., & Evans, D. (2010). Injecting practices and knowledge of the associated risk among 1619-year-old injecting drug users in Plymouth, UK. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 17(6), 808-820. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687630902769707

There has been significant research into the harms associated with injecting drugs and about the use of needle exchange programmes (NEPs) by adult injecting drug users (IDUs) in the United Kingdom. However, very limited research has been conducted in... Read More about Injecting practices and knowledge of the associated risk among 1619-year-old injecting drug users in Plymouth, UK.

Preconceptions, power and position: researcher reflections on public involvement in research (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Pollard, K., Evans, D., Dalrymple, J., Miers, M., Moule, P., & Thomas, J. (2010, September). Preconceptions, power and position: researcher reflections on public involvement in research. Paper presented at British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference, University of Durham, Durham, UK

In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health and many funding bodies require public involvement in health and social care research. However, members of the public are still mostly engaged in research as subjects/participants, or in a limited consu... Read More about Preconceptions, power and position: researcher reflections on public involvement in research.