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    Exploring variation in implementation of multifactorial falls risk assessment and tailored interventions: a realist review

    Falls are the most common safety incident reported by acute hospitals. In England national guidance recommends delivery of a multifactorial falls risk assessment (MFRA) and interventions tailored to address in...

    Natasha Alvarado, Lynn McVey, Judy Wright, Frances Healey, Dawn Dowding in BMC Geriatrics (2023)

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    Working together: reflections on how to make public involvement in research work

    The importance of involving members of the public in the development, implementation and dissemination of research is increasingly recognised. There have been calls to share examples of how this can be done, a...

    Lynn McVey, Tina Frost, Basma Issa, Eva Davison in Research Involvement and Engagement (2023)

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    Hidden labour: the skilful work of clinical audit data collection and its implications for secondary use of data via integrated health IT

    Secondary use of data via integrated health information technology is fundamental to many healthcare policies and processes worldwide. However, repurposing data can be problematic and little research has been ...

    Lynn McVey, Natasha Alvarado, Joanne Greenhalgh in BMC Health Services Research (2021)

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    Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation

    National Clinical Audits (NCAs) are a well-established quality improvement strategy used in healthcare settings. Significant resources, including clinicians’ time, are invested in participating in NCAs, yet th...

    Natasha Alvarado, Lynn McVey, Joanne Greenhalgh in BMC Health Services Research (2020)

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    Networked information technologies and patient safety: a protocol for a realist synthesis

    There is a widespread belief that information technologies will improve diagnosis, treatment and care. Evidence about their effectiveness in health care is, however, mixed. It is not clear why this is the case...

    Justin Keen, Joanne Greenhalgh, Rebecca Randell, Peter Gardner in Systematic Reviews (2019)

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    How relevant is higher-order language deficit (HOLD) to children with complex presentations of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?

    Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequently associated with language impairment, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms and higher-order language deficit (HOLD); yet, their complex relations...

    Rebecca Randell, Luke Somerville-Brown in ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity D… (2019)

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    Embedding robotic surgery into routine practice and impacts on communication and decision making: a review of the experience of surgical teams

    While an increasing number of healthcare providers are purchasing surgical robots because of anticipated improvements in patient outcomes, their implementation into practice is highly variable. In robotic surg...

    Rebecca Randell, Stephanie Honey, Natasha Alvarado in Cognition, Technology & Work (2016)

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    Strategies for conducting situated studies of technology use in hospitals

    Ethnographic methods are widely used for understanding situated practices with technology. When authors present their data gathering methods, they almost invariably focus on the bare essentials. These enable t...

    Ann Blandford, Erik Berndt, Ken Catchpole, Dominic Furniss in Cognition, Technology & Work (2015)

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    Effect of Display Resolution on Time to Diagnosis with Virtual Pathology Slides in a Systematic Search Task

    Performing diagnoses using virtual slides can take pathologists significantly longer than with glass slides, presenting a significant barrier to the use of virtual slides in routine practice. Given the benefit...

    Rebecca Randell, Thilina Ambepitiya, Claudia Mello-Thoms in Journal of Digital Imaging (2015)

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    Integration of robotic surgery into routine practice and impacts on communication, collaboration, and decision making: a realist process evaluation protocol

    Robotic surgery offers many potential benefits for patients. While an increasing number of healthcare providers are purchasing surgical robots, there are reports that the technology is failing to be introduced...

    Rebecca Randell, Joanne Greenhalgh, Jon Hindmarsh, Dawn Dowding in Implementation Science (2014)

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    Diagnosis at the microscope: a workplace study of histopathology

    Histopathologists diagnose cancer and other diseases by using a microscope to examine glass slides containing thin sections of human tissue. Technological advances mean that it is now possible to digitise the ...

    Rebecca Randell, Roy A. Ruddle, Rhys Thomas, Darren Treanor in Cognition, Technology & Work (2012)

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    Variations and Commonalities in Processes of Collaboration: The Need for Multi-Site Workplace Studies

    Workplace studies have made a major contribution to the field of CSCW, drawing attention to subtle practices that enable effective collaboration. However, workplace studies typically focus on a single setting,...

    Rebecca Randell, Stephanie Wilson in Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) (2011)

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    Beyond handover: supporting awareness for continuous coverage

    Hospitals are required to operate as a continuous system because patient care cannot be temporarily suspended and handover is seen as a key method for enabling this. This paper reports a study of handover in a...

    Rebecca Randell, Stephanie Wilson, Peter Woodward in Cognition, Technology & Work (2010)

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    Building a Context Sensitive Telephone: Some Hopes and Pitfalls for Context Sensitive Computing

    Although the idea of making technology more context aware is an alluring one, this seemingly simple move hides a great deal of complexity. Even simple examples such as a context sensitive mobile phone which kn...

    Barry Brown, Rebecca Randell in Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) (2004)

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    User customisation of medical devices: the reality and the possibilities

    While studies of office environments have treated the customisation of technology by users as a positive response to the situated nature of work, customisation of devices in the medical domain, and other safet...

    Rebecca Randell in Cognition, Technology & Work (2003)