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Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction (2023)
Book Chapter
Babalola, A., Urhal, P., Manu, P., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., …Paton-Cole, V. (2023). Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (249-264). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-23

The construction industry is a high-risk industry due to its poor record of injuries and deaths globally. Recently, exoskeletons, as part of a suite of Industry 4.0 technologies, have emerged as a potential effective technological approach for addres... Read More about Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction.

High-fidelity simulation in healthcare education: Considerations for design, delivery and debriefing (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Newton, J. (2023, November). High-fidelity simulation in healthcare education: Considerations for design, delivery and debriefing. Poster presented at 4th Global Conference on Emergency Nursing and Trauma Care, Gothenburg, Sweden

Background: High-Fidelity Simulation (HFS) is a well-recognised teaching and learning tool[1]; and one capable of facilitating skill retention and knowledge retrieval[2]. Attitudes, values and behaviours may also be shaped by HFS, fostering a deeper... Read More about High-fidelity simulation in healthcare education: Considerations for design, delivery and debriefing.

Development and first-in-human testing of FLUME urinary catheter with protected tip and relocated drainage holes (2023)
Journal Article
Drake, M., Anderson, K., Gammie, A., Morris, N., Timlin, T., Cotterill, N., …Havard, J. (in press). Development and first-in-human testing of FLUME urinary catheter with protected tip and relocated drainage holes. Continence, Article 101054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cont.2023.101054

PURPOSE Evaluation of a catheter design which protects its tip with the retaining balloon when inflated, and has eyeholes at the base of the balloon to improve drainage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Preclinical tests included assessment of retaining... Read More about Development and first-in-human testing of FLUME urinary catheter with protected tip and relocated drainage holes.

Developing emotional preparedness and mental resilience through high-fidelity simulation: A 'Bridge Too Far' for institutions teaching major trauma management and mass casualty medicine? (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Newton, J. (2023, November). Developing emotional preparedness and mental resilience through high-fidelity simulation: A 'Bridge Too Far' for institutions teaching major trauma management and mass casualty medicine?. Presented at ASPiH 2023 Sustainable Simulation, Brighton Metropole

Background: Clinical acumen represents only part of being adequately equipped to attend a major incident. The emotive sights, sounds and smells of these dynamic environments are all-encompassing experiences, and responders must also be armed with the... Read More about Developing emotional preparedness and mental resilience through high-fidelity simulation: A 'Bridge Too Far' for institutions teaching major trauma management and mass casualty medicine?.

High-fidelity simulation in healthcare education: An interdisciplinary debriefing enhancement strategy (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Newton, J. (2023, November). High-fidelity simulation in healthcare education: An interdisciplinary debriefing enhancement strategy. Poster presented at ASPiH 2023 Sustainable Simulation, Brighton Metropole

Background: High-Fidelity Simulation (HFS) is a recognised teaching and learning tool; and capable of facilitating knowledge retention and retrieval. Attitudes, values and behaviours may also be shaped by HFS, fostering a deeper appreciation of the e... Read More about High-fidelity simulation in healthcare education: An interdisciplinary debriefing enhancement strategy.

Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) guideline integration into simulation-based-learning activities amongst paramedic, nursing and physician associate trainees (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Newton, J. (2023, November). Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) guideline integration into simulation-based-learning activities amongst paramedic, nursing and physician associate trainees. Presented at ASPiH 2023 - Sustainable Simulation, Brighton Metropole

The recommendations for major incident exercising are set-out within Section 10 of the NHS England (2022) Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) framework. Despite this, limited evidence exists to guide clinical educators deliver the q... Read More about Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) guideline integration into simulation-based-learning activities amongst paramedic, nursing and physician associate trainees.

Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP): Semi-structured patient interviews to explore the barriers and enablers to rehabilitation exercises (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Singh, V., Berry, A., & Cramp, F. (2023, November). Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP): Semi-structured patient interviews to explore the barriers and enablers to rehabilitation exercises. Presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Annual Conference 2023, Birmingham UK

Purpose: RCRSP accounts for 50-85% of diagnoses for shoulder pain and rehabilitative exercises are recommended for management. In practice, 50-70% of patients are either non-adherent or only partially adherent to exercise. This study aimed to explore... Read More about Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP): Semi-structured patient interviews to explore the barriers and enablers to rehabilitation exercises.

Access to chronic pain services for adults from minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom (UK): A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Leach, E., Ndosi, M., Jones, G., Ambler, H., Park, S., & Lewis, J. S. (in press). Access to chronic pain services for adults from minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom (UK): A scoping review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01803-2

Background: Chronic pain services in the UK are required to provide services which meet the diverse needs of patients, but little is known about the access and use of these services by minority ethnic groups. Objective: To assess the available eviden... Read More about Access to chronic pain services for adults from minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom (UK): A scoping review.

Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Islam, N., Upadhyay, A., & Duong, L. (in press). Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Production Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2023.2263102

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in global healthcare systems and highlighted the need for innovative, technology-driven solutions like Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, previous research on the topic has been limited and fragmented... Read More about Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Treating male lower urinary tract symptoms in primary healthcare using conservative interventions: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Drake, M., Worthington, J., Frost, J., Sanderson, E., Cochrane, M., Cotterill, N., …Lane, A. (in press). Treating male lower urinary tract symptoms in primary healthcare using conservative interventions: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ,

Objective(s): To determine whether a standardised and manualised intervention for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) achieves superior symptomatic improvement versus usual care. Design: 2-arm cluster randomised controlled trial where sites were ran... Read More about Treating male lower urinary tract symptoms in primary healthcare using conservative interventions: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial.

Major incident and "high risk" simulation: How should we do it..? (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Newton, J. (2023, October). Major incident and "high risk" simulation: How should we do it..?. Presented at The Trauma Care Conference (2023), Engineers House, Jacob's Well Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 E1H

As part of the 2023 Regional Trauma Care Conference, a 40 minute presentation will be provided to demonstrate an array of best-practice recommendations for delivering major incident and high-risk simulation within clinical and educational settings. A... Read More about Major incident and "high risk" simulation: How should we do it..?.

What are the factors of parental incarceration that may increase risk of poor emotional and mental health in children of prisoners? (2023)
Journal Article
Matthew, T., de Viggiani, N., & Emma, P. (in press). What are the factors of parental incarceration that may increase risk of poor emotional and mental health in children of prisoners?. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 10.1108/IJPH-05-2022-0031. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-05-2022-0031

Purpose: Globally millions of children have a parent who is imprisoned. Research suggests that this has an adverse impact on the child and imprisonment of a parent is considered to be an adverse childhood experience (ACE). Parental incarceration will... Read More about What are the factors of parental incarceration that may increase risk of poor emotional and mental health in children of prisoners?.

Development of online cancer resources to support pre-registration nurses and allied health professionals to increase their knowledge and understanding of cancer care (2023)
Journal Article
Armoogum, J., Taylor, V., Cruickshank, S., Donaldson, J., Wyatt, D., Tanay, M., …Potter, L. (2023). Development of online cancer resources to support pre-registration nurses and allied health professionals to increase their knowledge and understanding of cancer care. British Journal of Nursing, 32(17),

Cancer rates are increasing, and more people are living with cancer and its consequences. Healthcare students will be caring for people affected by cancer in all clinical contexts. However, pre-registration programmes can include limited cancer edu... Read More about Development of online cancer resources to support pre-registration nurses and allied health professionals to increase their knowledge and understanding of cancer care.

Feasibility and acceptability of a new shoulder-specific warm-up programme to prevent injuries in community youth rugby union as compared to the FIFA 11+ (2023)
Journal Article
Singh, V. R., Stokes, K., & Mckay, C. D. (in press). Feasibility and acceptability of a new shoulder-specific warm-up programme to prevent injuries in community youth rugby union as compared to the FIFA 11+. International journal of Sports Science and Coaching, https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541231192170

Injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEPs) are efficacious, though there is no IPEP specifically designed to reduce shoulder injuries in rugby. This study aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Rugby Active Shoulder Injury Pre... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of a new shoulder-specific warm-up programme to prevent injuries in community youth rugby union as compared to the FIFA 11+.

Is there a role for citizen science in death and dying research? (2023)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, C., Llewellyn, A., & McCabe, C. (2023). Is there a role for citizen science in death and dying research?. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1241239. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1241239

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought conversations about death and dying to the fore in a way not experienced for generations. This raises questions around perceptions of death and dying; the role of healthcare and the community in care; and the use of... Read More about Is there a role for citizen science in death and dying research?.

'I think it affects every aspect of my life, really': Cancer survivors' experience of living with chronic pain after curative cancer treatment in England, UK (2023)
Journal Article
Armoogum, J., Foster, C., Llewellyn, A., Harcourt, D., & McCabe, C. (2023). 'I think it affects every aspect of my life, really': Cancer survivors' experience of living with chronic pain after curative cancer treatment in England, UK. PLoS ONE, 18(9), Article e0290967. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290967

Aim: To explore cancer survivors’ experiences of living with chronic pain after curative cancer treatment in England, UK. Methods: A qualitative study using telephone interviews with adult cancer survivors experiencing chronic pain after curative can... Read More about 'I think it affects every aspect of my life, really': Cancer survivors' experience of living with chronic pain after curative cancer treatment in England, UK.

Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England (2023)
Journal Article
Singh, V., Pollard, K., Okasheh, R., Percival, J., & Cramp, F. (2023). Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 9(3), Article e001625. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001625

Demand modelling for the allied health professionals (AHPs) workforce showed that significant expansion would be needed to successfully deliver on the National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan. The aim was to explore the use of AHP support workers... Read More about Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England.

Paradoxes of multi-level leadership: Insights from an integrated care system (2023)
Journal Article
Bolden, R., Kars, S., Jarvis, C., & Sheffield, R. (in press). Paradoxes of multi-level leadership: Insights from an integrated care system. Journal of Change Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2023.2234388

In this paper, we draw on systems leadership, complexity and paradox theory to elucidate the tensions that organisational actors experience when practising multi-level leadership. We explore these issues through a study of the perceptions and experie... Read More about Paradoxes of multi-level leadership: Insights from an integrated care system.

Recycling English town centres – from retail to healthcare: surveys, views and next steps (2023)
Journal Article
Wiejak-Roy, G., & Hunter, G. (in press). Recycling English town centres – from retail to healthcare: surveys, views and next steps. Journal of European Real Estate Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/JERER-01-2023-0002

Purpose: Many town centres in England exhibit high retail property vacancies and require regeneration. Several alternatives for the replacement of town centre retail (TCR) have been suggested, one of which is healthcare. The healthcare sector in Engl... Read More about Recycling English town centres – from retail to healthcare: surveys, views and next steps.

EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological management of systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis (2023)
Journal Article
Parodis, I., Girard-Guyonvarc'h, C., Arnaud, L., Distler, O., Domján, A., Van den Ende, C. H. M., …Boström, C. (in press). EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological management of systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2023-224416

Objective: To develop evidence-based recommendations for the non-pharmacological management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods: A task force comprising 7 rheumatologists, 15 other healthcare professionals and... Read More about EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological management of systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis.