Health and Social Care Delivery Research

Volume 3 (2015)

46 issues

Extended Research Article

What is the evidence for the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of group clinics for patients with chronic conditions? A systematic review

Andrew Booth
,
Anna Cantrell
,
Louise Preston
,
Duncan Chambers
,
Elizabeth Goyder
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 46
  • Published:
    16 December 2015

Extended Research Article

Family-Reported Experiences Evaluation (FREE) study: a mixed-methods study to evaluate families' satisfaction with adult critical care services in the NHS

Stephen E Wright
,
Emma Walmsley
,
Sheila E Harvey
,
Emily Robinson
,
Paloma Ferrando-Vivas
,
David A Harrison
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 45
  • Published:
    10 December 2015

Extended Research Article

Collective action for knowledge mobilisation: a realist evaluation of the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care

Jo Rycroft-Malone
,
Christopher Burton
,
Joyce Wilkinson
,
Gill Harvey
,
Brendan McCormack
,
Richard Baker
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 44
  • Published:
    8 December 2015

Extended Research Article

What evidence is there on the effectiveness of different models of delivering urgent care? A rapid review

Janette Turner
,
Joanne Coster
,
Duncan Chambers
,
Anna Cantrell
,
Viet-Hai Phung
,
Emma Knowles
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 43
  • Published:
    30 November 2015

Extended Research Article

Measuring prevalence, reliability and variation in high-risk prescribing in general practice using multilevel modelling of observational data in a population database

Bruce Guthrie
,
Ning Yu
,
Douglas Murphy
,
Peter T Donnan
,
Tobias Dreischulte
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 42
  • Published:
    2 November 2015

Extended Research Article

Ensuring comparisons of health-care providers are fair: development and validation of risk prediction models for critically ill patients

David A Harrison
,
Paloma Ferrando-Vivas
,
Jason Shahin
,
Kathryn M Rowan
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 41
  • Published:
    19 October 2015

Extended Research Article

A realist analysis of hospital patient safety in Wales: applied learning for alternative contexts from a multisite case study

Andrea Herepath
,
Martin Kitchener
,
Justin Waring
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 40
  • Published:
    25 September 2015

Extended Research Article

An evidence base to optimise methods for involving patient and public contributors in clinical trials: a mixed-methods study

Carrol Gamble
,
Louise Dudley
,
Alison Allam
,
Philip Bell
,
Deborah Buck
,
Heather Goodare
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 39
  • Published:
    15 September 2015

Extended Research Article

ReseArch with Patient and Public invOlvement: a RealisT evaluation the RAPPORT study

Patricia Wilson
,
Elspeth Mathie
,
Julia Keenan
,
Elaine McNeilly
,
Claire Goodman
,
Amanda Howe
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 38
  • Published:
    15 September 2015

Extended Research Article

Establishing and implementing best practice to reduce unplanned admissions in those aged 85 years and over through system change [Establishing System Change for Admissions of People 85+ (ESCAPE 85+)]: a mixed-methods case study approach

Andrew Wilson
,
Richard Baker
,
John Bankart
,
Jay Banerjee
,
Ran Bhamra
,
Simon Conroy
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 37
  • Published:
    27 August 2015

Extended Research Article

The Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study: further analyses to enhance policy and service delivery decision-making for planned place of birth

Jennifer Hollowell
,
Rachel Rowe
,
John Townend
,
Marian Knight
,
Yangmei Li
,
Louise Linsell
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 36
  • Published:
    26 August 2015

Extended Research Article

Integration and continuity of primary care: polyclinics and alternatives - a patient-centred analysis of how organisation constrains care co-ordination

Rod Sheaff
,
Joyce Halliday
,
John Øvretveit
,
Richard Byng
,
Mark Exworthy
,
Stephen Peckham
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 35
  • Published:
    24 August 2015

Extended Research Article

A systematic review and metaethnography to identify how effective, cost-effective, accessible and acceptable self-management support interventions are for men with long-term conditions (SELF-MAN)

Paul Galdas
,
Zoe Darwin
,
Jennifer Fell
,
Lisa Kidd
,
Peter Bower
,
Christian Blickem
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 34
  • Published:
    24 August 2015

Extended Research Article

Research utilisation and knowledge mobilisation in the commissioning and joint planning of public health interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms: a qualitative case design using a cocreation approach

Rosemary K Rushmer
,
Mandy Cheetham
,
Lynda Cox
,
Ann Crosland
,
Joanne Gray
,
Liam Hughes
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 33
  • Published:
    24 August 2015

Extended Research Article

Evaluation of a continuous monitoring and feedback initiative to improve quality of anaesthetic care: a mixed-methods quasi-experimental study

Jonathan Benn
,
Glenn Arnold
,
Danielle D’Lima
,
Igor Wei
,
Joanna Moore
,
Floor Aleva
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 32
  • Published:
    4 August 2015

Extended Research Article

Care and communication between health professionals and patients affected by severe or chronic illness in community care settings: a qualitative study of care at the end of life

Kristian Pollock
,
Eleanor Wilson
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 31
  • Published:
    30 July 2015

Extended Research Article

Development, validation and evaluation of an instrument for active monitoring of men with clinically localised prostate cancer: systematic review, cohort studies and qualitative study

Andrew J Simpkin
,
Leila Rooshenas
,
Julia Wade
,
Jenny L Donovan
,
J Athene Lane
,
Richard M Martin
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 30
  • Published:
    27 July 2015

Extended Research Article

The organisation and delivery of health improvement in general practice and primary care: a scoping study

Stephen Peckham
,
Jane Falconer
,
Steve Gillam
,
Alison Hann
,
Sally Kendall
,
Kiran Nanchahal
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 29
  • Published:
    30 June 2015

Extended Research Article

Contracting with General Dental Services: a mixed-methods study on factors influencing responses to contracts in English general dental practice

Rebecca Harris
,
Elizabeth Perkins
,
Robin Holt
,
Steve Brown
,
Jayne Garner
,
Sarah Mosedale
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 28
  • Published:
    30 June 2015

Extended Research Article

Mobilising knowledge to improve UK health care: learning from other countries and other sectors - a multimethod mapping study

Huw TO Davies
,
Alison E Powell
,
Sandra M Nutley
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 27
  • Published:
    18 June 2015

Extended Research Article

Evaluating the evidence on employee engagement and its potential benefits to NHS staff: a narrative synthesis of the literature

Catherine Bailey
,
Adrian Madden
,
Kerstin Alfes
,
Luke Fletcher
,
Dilys Robinson
,
Jenny Holmes
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 26
  • Published:
    15 June 2015

Extended Research Article

Delivering the aims of the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care: understanding their strategies and contributions

Bryony Soper
,
Saba Hinrichs
,
Samuel Drabble
,
Ohid Yaqub
,
Sonja Marjanovic
,
Stephen Hanney
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 25
  • Published:
    22 May 2015

Extended Research Article

What is the evidence on interventions to manage referral from primary to specialist non-emergency care? A systematic review and logic model synthesis

Lindsay Blank
,
Susan Baxter
,
Helen Buckley Woods
,
Elizabeth Goyder
,
Andrew Lee
,
Nick Payne
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 24
  • Published:
    22 May 2015

Extended Research Article

A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the Advancing Quality pay-for-performance programme in the NHS North West

Ruth McDonald
,
Ruth Boaden
,
Martin Roland
,
Søren Rud Kristensen
,
Rachel Meacock
,
Yiu-Shing Lau
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 23
  • Published:
    20 May 2015

Extended Research Article

An evidence synthesis of risk identification, assessment and management for young people using tier 4 inpatient child and adolescent mental health services

Ben Hannigan
,
Deborah Edwards
,
Nicola Evans
,
Elizabeth Gillen
,
Mirella Longo
,
Steven Pryjmachuk
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 22
  • Published:
    20 May 2015

Extended Research Article

Patient safety in ambulance services - a scoping review

Joanne D Fisher
,
Karoline Freeman
,
Aileen Clarke
,
Peter Spurgeon
,
Mike Smyth
,
Gavin D Perkins
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 21
  • Published:
    20 May 2015

Extended Research Article

Right cot, right place, right time. Using neonatal care data and computer simulation to improve the design and organisation of neonatal care networks.

Michael Allen
,
Anne Spencer
,
Andy Gibson
,
Justin Matthews
,
Alex Allwood
,
Sue Prosser
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 20
  • Published:
    14 May 2015

Extended Research Article

Knowledge exchange in health-care commissioning: case studies of the use of commercial, not-for-profit and public sector agencies, 2011 14

Lesley Wye
,
Emer Brangan
,
Ailsa Cameron
,
John Gabbay
,
Jonathan Klein
,
Catherine Pope
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 19
  • Published:
    1 May 2015

Extended Research Article

Towards a framework for enhancing procurement and supply chain management practice in the NHS: lessons for managers and clinicians from a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical literature

Joe Sanderson
,
Chris Lonsdale
,
Russell Mannion
,
Tatum Matharu
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 18
  • Published:
    1 May 2015

Extended Research Article

Service user engagement and health service reconfiguration: a rapid evidence synthesis

Jane Dalton
,
Duncan Chambers
,
Melissa Harden
,
Andrew Street
,
Gillian Parker
,
Alison Eastwood
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 17
  • Published:
    29 April 2015

Extended Research Article

Do higher primary care practice performance scores predict lower rates of emergency admissions for persons with serious mental illness? An analysis of secondary panel data

Rowena Jacobs
,
Nils Gutacker
,
Anne Mason
,
Maria Goddard
,
Hugh Gravelle
,
Tony Kendrick
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 16
  • Published:
    28 April 2015

Extended Research Article

The management of individuals with enduring moderate to severe mental health needs: a participatory evaluation of client journeys and the interface of mental health services with the criminal justice system in Cornwall

Susan Lea
,
Lynne Callaghan
,
Susan Eick
,
Margaret Heslin
,
John Morgan
,
Mark Bolt
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 15
  • Published:
    24 April 2015

Extended Research Article

The delivery of chemotherapy at home: an evidence synthesis

Mark Corbett
,
Morag Heirs
,
Micah Rose
,
Alison Smith
,
Lisa Stirk
,
Gerry Richardson
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 14
  • Published:
    24 April 2015

Extended Research Article

Using clinical practice variations as a method for commissioners and clinicians to identify and prioritise opportunities for disinvestment in health care: a cross-sectional study, systematic reviews and qualitative study

William Hollingworth
,
Leila Rooshenas
,
John Busby
,
Christine E Hine
,
Padmanabhan Badrinath
,
Penny F Whiting
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 13
  • Published:
    16 April 2015

Extended Research Article

A national study of practice patterns in UK renal units in the use of dialysis and conservative kidney management to treat people aged 75 years and over with chronic kidney failure

Paul Roderick
,
Hugh Rayner
,
Sarah Tonkin-Crine
,
Ikumi Okamoto
,
Caroline Eyles
,
Geraldine Leydon
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 12
  • Published:
    9 April 2015

Extended Research Article

The dynamics of quality: a national panel study of evidence-based standards

Antonia C Hardcastle
,
Luke TA Mounce
,
Suzanne H Richards
,
Max O Bachmann
,
Allan Clark
,
William E Henley
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 11
  • Published:
    1 April 2015

Extended Research Article

NHS Commissioning Practice and Health System Governance

Rod Sheaff
,
Nigel Charles
,
Ann Mahon
,
Naomi Chambers
,
Verdiana Morando
,
Mark Exworthy
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 10
  • Published:
    31 March 2015

Extended Research Article

Insights from the clinical assurance of the reconfiguration of services in the NHS: The drivers of reconfiguration and the evidence that underpins it. A mixed methods study

Imison C
,
Sonola L
,
Honeyman M
,
Ross S
,
Edwards N.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 9
  • Published:
    31 March 2015

Extended Research Article

Multi-site implementation of a promising innovation in low income communities: support for childbearing women

Helen Spiby
,
Josephine M Green
,
Zoe Darwin
,
Helen Willmot
,
David Knox
,
Jenny McLeish
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 8
  • Published:
    25 March 2015

Extended Research Article

Delivering patient choice in clinical practice: a conversation analytic study of communication practices used in neurology clinics to involve patients in decision-making

Markus Reuber
,
Merran Toerien
,
Rebecca Shaw
,
Roderick Duncan
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 7
  • Published:
    23 March 2015

Extended Research Article

Planning for a cohort study to investigate the impact and management of influenza in pregnancy in a future pandemic

Marian Knight
,
Peter Brocklehurst
,
Pat O’Brien
,
Maria A Quigley
,
Jennifer J Kurinczuk
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 6
  • Published:
    16 March 2015

Extended Research Article

Improving community health networks for people with severe mental illness: a case study investigation

Vanessa Pinfold
,
Daryl Sweet
,
Ian Porter
,
Cath Quinn
,
Richard Byng
,
Chris Griffiths
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 5
  • Published:
    2 March 2015

Extended Research Article

Improving practice in safeguarding at the interface between hospital services and children's social care: a mixed-methods case study

Susan White
,
David Wastell
,
Suzanne Smith
,
Christopher Hall
,
Emilie Whitaker
,
Geoff Debelle
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 4
  • Published:
    24 February 2015

Extended Research Article

Evaluating a major innovation in hospital design: workforce implications and impact on patient and staff experiences of all single room hospital accommodation

Jill Maben
,
Peter Griffiths
,
Clarissa Penfold
,
Michael Simon
,
Elena Pizzo
,
Janet Anderson
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 3
  • Published:
    24 February 2015

Extended Research Article

Translation into British Sign Language and validation of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Sophie Roberts
,
Barry Wright
,
Kate Moore
,
Josie Smith
,
Victoria Allgar
,
Alan Tennant
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 2
  • Published:
    9 February 2015

Extended Research Article

Secondary analysis and literature review of community rehabilitation and intermediate care: an information resource

Steven M Ariss
,
Pamela M Enderby
,
Tony Smith
,
Susan A Nancarrow
,
Mike J Bradburn
,
Deborah Harrop
et al.
  • Journal:
    Health and Social Care Delivery Research Volume: 3, Issue: 1
  • Published:
    28 January 2015