Thrilled to share our new paper, now published in BMC HSR. This work suggests that emergency care facilities across the country now experience 'winter' levels of demand and pressure all year round. Thanks to co-authors & @arc-yharc.bsky.social, @hdruk.bsky.social! #UEC #NHS #WinterPressure

Winter all year round in urgent and emergency care: a large retrospective analysis of routinely collected NHS data across England, 2021–2022 - BMC Health Services Research

BMC Health Services Research - ‘Winter pressures’ in urgent and emergency care (UEC) are widely accepted but have had little empirical attention. Amidst annually increasing demand for...

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New publication: Multiplicity adjustment approaches in publicly funded multi-arm trials: a comprehensive review of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Journals Library link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The first 12 months of our project evaluating same-day emergency care (SDEC) is nearly over. You can read about how the project is progressing on our website: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac... @fohsheffield.bsky.social @scharr-msg.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social #SDEC #NHS #NIHR

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How is missing data handled in cluster randomized controlled trials? A review of trials published in the NIHR Journals Library 1997–2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Comparison of statistical methods for the analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROs), particularly the Short-Form 36 (SF-36), in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using standardised effect size (SES): an empirical analysis hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Comparison of statistical methods for the analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROs), particularly the Short-Form 36 (SF-36), in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using standardised effect size (S...

Background The Short-Form 36 (SF-36), a widely used patient-reported outcome (PRO), is a questionnaire completed by patients measuring health outcomes in clinical trials. The PRO scores can be discret...

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The 'Reducing Avoidable Admissions in Acute Hospital Care: The role and impact of Same Day Emergency Care Services' project website is now live. Find out about our research at: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac... @sheffielduni.bsky.social @fohsheffield.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social

The first output from the Same Day Emergency Care project. A rapid evidence review of same-day emergency-care services (SDECs), comparing definitions, descriptions and actual use: Protocol doi.org/10.15131/she...

Invitation to a Two-Round Delphi Study on Sample Size Reporting in Trial Grant Applications and Protocols for Adaptive Designs! Click the link below to participate 👏: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Or directly contact: qzhang104@sheffield.ac.uk.

In Nov I started my first NIHR funded research project as Chief Investigator. Over the next 30 months, I'll be working with a fantastic team to investigate the impact of Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services on acute hospital admissions and discharge. fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR16...

Bookings are open for our online short course How to Understand Statistics in Research Thursday 1st May - Thursday 22nd May 2025 (4 half-day sessions, over 4 consecutive weeks) Course lead: @richardjacques.bsky.social For more information see: www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/modules...

New @arc-yharc.bsky.social blog by @beckiesimpson.bsky.social on "How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance?" arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/resources/bl...

How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance? - ARC

In this study, we aimed to explore differences in non-urgent attendances and urgent attendances in children to ED and determine which children present in this way and when.

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The cost-effectiveness of using waking salivary cortisol in the diagnosis of adrenal sufficiency eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/219103/

New paper published in Statistical Methods in Medical Research: Comparison of statistical methods for the analysis of patient-reported outcomes in randomised controlled trials: A simulation study journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

My colleagues @beckiesimpson.bsky.social, @richardjacques.bsky.social and I had fun at #EUSEM, though we are statisticians out of water among ED clinicians! We presented our work with NHS routine data: understanding avoidable admissions, winter pressures, and advisor skill-set & NHS111 performance.