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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)
Journal Article
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)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Patient and public involvement toolkit for antimicrobial medicines development research (2018)
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Kok, M., Gibson, A., Evans, D., Grier, S., & MacGowan, A. (2018). Patient and public involvement toolkit for antimicrobial medicines development research

PPI is a rapidly growing and important global movement. PPI specifically in antimicrobial medicines development research, however, is new and unfamiliar. There is currently a lack of literature and clear practical guidance focusing on PPI in this are... Read More about Patient and public involvement toolkit for antimicrobial medicines development research.

Receptionists' role in new approaches to consultations in primary care: A focused ethnographic study (2018)
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Brant, H. D., Atherton, H., Bikker, A., Porqueddu, T., Salisbury, C., McKinstry, B., …Ziebland, S. (2018). Receptionists' role in new approaches to consultations in primary care: A focused ethnographic study. British Journal of General Practice, 68(672), e478-e486. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X697505

© British Journal of General Practice. Background The receptionist is pivotal to the smooth running of general practice in the UK, communicating with patients and booking appointments. Aim The authors aimed to explore the role of the receptionist in... Read More about Receptionists' role in new approaches to consultations in primary care: A focused ethnographic study.

Assessing the effectiveness of Enhanced Psychological Care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (2018)
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Richards, S. H., Dickens, C., Anderson, R., Richards, D. A., Taylor, R. S., Ukoumunne, O. C., …Campbell, J. (2018). Assessing the effectiveness of Enhanced Psychological Care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2576-9

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Around 17% of people attending UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes have depression. Optimising psychological wellbeing is a rehabilitation goal, but provision of psychological care is limited. We developed and pilot... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of Enhanced Psychological Care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

Alternatives to the face-to-face consultation in general practice: Focused ethnographic case study (2018)
Journal Article
Atherton, H., Brant, H., Ziebland, S., Bikker, A., Campbell, J., Gibson, A., …Salisbury, C. (2018). Alternatives to the face-to-face consultation in general practice: Focused ethnographic case study. British Journal of General Practice, 68(669), e293-e300. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X694853

© British Journal of General Practice. Background NHS policy encourages general practices to introduce alternatives to the face-to-face consultation, such as telephone, email, e-consultation systems, or internet video. Most have been slow to adopt th... Read More about Alternatives to the face-to-face consultation in general practice: Focused ethnographic case study.

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.

Does funded research reflect the priorities of people living with type 1 diabetes? A secondary analysis of research questions (2017)
Journal Article
Boddy, K., Cowan, K., Gibson, A., & Britten, N. (2017). Does funded research reflect the priorities of people living with type 1 diabetes? A secondary analysis of research questions. BMJ Open, 7(9), Article e016540. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016540

© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. Objectives This study explored the divergence and convergence between funded research about type 1 diabetes and the research agenda of people living w... Read More about Does funded research reflect the priorities of people living with type 1 diabetes? A secondary analysis of research questions.

Conducting a team-based multi-sited focused ethnography in primary care (2017)
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Bikker, A. P., Atherton, H., Brant, H., Porqueddu, T., Campbell, J. L., Gibson, A., …Ziebland, S. (2017). Conducting a team-based multi-sited focused ethnography in primary care. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-017-0422-5

© 2017 The Author(s). Focused ethnography is an applied and pragmatic form of ethnography that explores a specific social phenomenon as it occurs in everyday life. Based on the literature a problem-focused research question is formulated before the d... Read More about Conducting a team-based multi-sited focused ethnography in primary care.

Extent, quality and impact of patient and public involvement in antimicrobial drug development research: A systematic review (2017)
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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.

Evaluating patient and public involvement in health research: from theoretical model to practical workshop (2017)
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Gibson, A., Welsman, J., & Britten, N. (2017). Evaluating patient and public involvement in health research: from theoretical model to practical workshop. Health Expectations, 20(5), 826-835. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12486

© 2017 The Authors Health Expectations published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: There is a growing literature on evaluating aspects of patient and public involvement (PPI). We have suggested that at the core of successful PPI is the dynamic i... Read More about Evaluating patient and public involvement in health research: from theoretical model to practical workshop.

A preconsultation web-based tool to generate an agenda for discussion in diabetes outpatient clinics to improve patient outcomes (DIAT): A feasibility study (2017)
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Ukoumunne, O. C., Ukoumunne, O. C., Vaidya, B., Frost, J., Anderson, R., Argyle, C., …Britten, N. (2017). A preconsultation web-based tool to generate an agenda for discussion in diabetes outpatient clinics to improve patient outcomes (DIAT): A feasibility study. BMJ Open, 7(3), e013519. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013519

© 2016 Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Objective To test the feasibility of running a randomised controlled trial of a preconsultation web-based intervention (Presenting Asking Checking Expressing (PACE-D)) to improve the quality of ca... Read More about A preconsultation web-based tool to generate an agenda for discussion in diabetes outpatient clinics to improve patient outcomes (DIAT): A feasibility study.

Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Gibson, A., Richards, S. H., Dickens, C., Anderson, R., Richards, D. A., Taylor, R. S., …Campbell, J. (2016). Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1184-9

© 2016 Richards et al. Background: Around 17 % of people eligible for UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes following an acute coronary syndrome report moderate or severe depressive symptoms. While maximising psychological health is a core goal of car... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

Exploring the impact of providing evidence-based medicine training to service users (2015)
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Gibson, A., Boddy, K., Maguire, K., & Britten, N. (2015). Exploring the impact of providing evidence-based medicine training to service users. Research Involvement and Engagement, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-015-0010-y

© 2015 Gibson et al. Background Within the UK, health services research in the 1990s was marked by growing interest in evidence-based medicine (EBM) and in the potential of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research. However, there has been rel... Read More about Exploring the impact of providing evidence-based medicine training to service users.

Right cot, right place, right time: improving the design and organisation of neonatal care networks – a computer simulation study (2015)
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Allen, M., Spencer, A., Gibson, A., Matthews, J., Allwood, A., Prosser, S., & Pitt, M. (2015). Right cot, right place, right time: improving the design and organisation of neonatal care networks – a computer simulation study

Background There is a tension in many health-care services between the expertise and efficiency that comes with centralising services and the ease of access for patients. Neonatal care is further complicated by the organisation of care into networ... Read More about Right cot, right place, right time: improving the design and organisation of neonatal care networks – a computer simulation study.

Accessibility and implementation in UK services of an effective depression relapse prevention programme - mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): ASPIRE study protocol (2014)
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Crane, R. S., Rycroft-Malone, J., Anderson, R., Gibson, A., Gradinger, F., Owen Griffiths, H., …Kuyken, W. (2014). Accessibility and implementation in UK services of an effective depression relapse prevention programme - mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): ASPIRE study protocol. Implementation Science, 9(1), 62. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-9-62

Background: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a cost-effective psychosocial prevention programme that helps people with recurrent depression stay well in the long term. It was singled out in the 2009 National Institute for Health and Clin... Read More about Accessibility and implementation in UK services of an effective depression relapse prevention programme - mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): ASPIRE study protocol.

Weak and strong publics: Drawing on Nancy Fraser to explore parental participation in neonatal networks (2014)
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Gibson, A., Lewando-Hundt, G., & Blaxter, L. (2014). Weak and strong publics: Drawing on Nancy Fraser to explore parental participation in neonatal networks. Health Expectations, 17(1), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00735.x

Aims We draw on the work of Nancy Fraser, and in particular her concepts of weak and strong publics, to analyze the process of parental involvement in managed neonatal network boards. Background Public involvement has moved beyond the individual leve... Read More about Weak and strong publics: Drawing on Nancy Fraser to explore parental participation in neonatal networks.

Exploring areas of consensus and conflict around values underpinning public involvement in health and social care research: A modified Delphi study (2014)
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Snape, D., Kirkham, J., Preston, J., Popay, J., Britten, N., Collins, M., …Jacoby, A. (2014). Exploring areas of consensus and conflict around values underpinning public involvement in health and social care research: A modified Delphi study. BMJ Open, 4(1), e004217. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004217

Objective: There is growing interest in the potential benefits of public involvement (PI) in health and social care research. However, there has been little examination of values underpinning PI or how these values might differ for different groups w... Read More about Exploring areas of consensus and conflict around values underpinning public involvement in health and social care research: A modified Delphi study.

Values associated with public involvement in health and social care research: A narrative review (2013)
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Gradinger, F., Britten, N., Wyatt, K., Froggatt, K., Gibson, A., Jacoby, A., …Popay, J. (2015). Values associated with public involvement in health and social care research: A narrative review. Health Expectations, 18(5), 661-675. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12158

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Background: Much has been written about public involvement (PI) in health and social care research, but underpinning values are rarely made explicit despite the potential for these to have significant influence on the... Read More about Values associated with public involvement in health and social care research: A narrative review.

Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research-The challenges and opportunities (2013)
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Pearson, M., Monks, T., Gibson, A., Allen, M., Komashie, A., Fordyce, A., …Stein, K. (2013). Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research-The challenges and opportunities. Operations Research for Health Care, 2(4), 86-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orhc.2013.09.001

Interest is growing internationally in the potential benefits of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research. In the United Kingdom (UK) health and social care services are now committed to involving patients and service users in the planning, d... Read More about Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research-The challenges and opportunities.

A pilot randomised controlled trial of a preconsultation web-based intervention to improve the care quality and clinical outcomes of diabetes outpatients (DIAT) (2013)
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Ukoumunne, O. C., Frost, J., Anderson, R., Argyle, C., Daly, M., Harris-Golesworthy, F., …Britten, N. (2013). A pilot randomised controlled trial of a preconsultation web-based intervention to improve the care quality and clinical outcomes of diabetes outpatients (DIAT). BMJ Open, 3(7), e003396. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003396

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with many long-term complications. People with diabetes need to actively manage their condition, which can be complex. In consultations with healthcare professionals, patients receive advice ab... Read More about A pilot randomised controlled trial of a preconsultation web-based intervention to improve the care quality and clinical outcomes of diabetes outpatients (DIAT).

Theoretical directions for an emancipatory concept of patient and public involvement (2012)
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Gibson, A., Britten, N., & Lynch, J. (2012). Theoretical directions for an emancipatory concept of patient and public involvement. Health, 16(5), 531-547. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459312438563

Patient and public involvement (PPI) is now firmly embedded in the policies of the Department of Health in England. This article commences with a review of the changing structures of PPI in English health and social care, largely in terms of their ow... Read More about Theoretical directions for an emancipatory concept of patient and public involvement.

Sure start: Voices of the 'hard-to-reach' (2008)
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Coe, C., Gibson, A., Spencer, N., & Stuttaford, M. (2008). Sure start: Voices of the 'hard-to-reach'. Child: Care, Health and Development, 34(4), 447-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00816.x

Objectives: This research aimed to look in depth at the factors affecting the ability of four Sure Start local programmes, based in a multicultural Midlands city, to engage with 'hard-to-reach'populations. Methods: A variety of research strategies an... Read More about Sure start: Voices of the 'hard-to-reach'.

Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people. (2002)
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Jiwa, M., Gerrish, K., Gibson, A., & Scott, H. (2002). Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people. British Journal of Community Nursing, 7(8), 426-431. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2002.7.8.10650

The National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health, 2001) stresses the importance of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions for older people. Such admissions arise when there is inadequate health and social support available in... Read More about Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people..