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Delegation of workload from musculoskeletal physiotherapists to physiotherapy assistants/support workers: A UK online survey. (2022)
Journal Article
Sarigiovannis, P., Foster, N., Jowett, S., & Saunders, B. (2022). Delegation of workload from musculoskeletal physiotherapists to physiotherapy assistants/support workers: A UK online survey. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 62, Article 102631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102631

PURPOSE: There are approximately 9000 physiotherapy assistants/support workers in the UK. Many of them work in NHS physiotherapy outpatient services treating patients with musculoskeletal conditions, but their role(s) are relatively undefined and as... Read More about Delegation of workload from musculoskeletal physiotherapists to physiotherapy assistants/support workers: A UK online survey..

Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Hill, J. C., Garvin, S., Bromley, K., Saunders, B., Kigozi, J., Cooper, V., Lewis, M., Protheroe, J., Wathall, S., Chudyk, A., Dunn, K. M., Birkinshaw, H., Jowett, S., Hay, E. M., van der Windt, D., Mallen, C., & Foster, N. E. (2022). Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 4(9), e591 - e602. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2822%2900159-X

Background Risk-based stratified care shows clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness versus usual primary care for non-specific low back pain but is untested for other common musculoskeletal disorders. We aimed to test the clinical effectiveness... Read More about Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial.

Diagnostic Delay in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review (2022)
Journal Article
Matoi, S., Hay, C., Baines, L., Saunders, B., Farmer, A., Cross, E., Ajbar, A., & Prior, J. (2022). Diagnostic Delay in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 67, 5444–5454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-022-07452-5

Introduction Delays in diagnosing pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are common, but the extent of this delay remains unclear due to variations in reported time-periods between studies. The objectives of this systematic review were to examine... Read More about Diagnostic Delay in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review.

Computer-based stratified care in general practice for common musculoskeletal consultations: Results of the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN15366334) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hill, J., Garvin, S., Bromley, K., Saunders, B., Kigozi, J., Cooper, V., Lewis, M., Protheroe, J., Wathall, S., Chudyk, A., Dunn, K., Birkinshaw, H., Jowett, S., Hay, E., van der Windt, D., Mallen, C., & Foster, N. Computer-based stratified care in general practice for common musculoskeletal consultations: Results of the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN15366334). Presented at Virtual Physiotherapy UK 2021 Conference, Virtual

Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique (2021)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Saunders, B., Littlewood, C., & Hill, J. (2021). Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique. BMJ Open, 11(12), Article e053841. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053841

OBJECTIVES: There are a wide range of physiotherapy treatment options for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET); however, previous studies have reported inconsistent approaches to treatment and a lack of evidence demonstrating clinical effecti... Read More about Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique.

Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Wynne-Jones, G., Myers, H., Hall, A., Littlewood, C., Hennings, S., Saunders, B., Bucknall, M., Jowett, S., Riley, R., Wathall, S., Heneghan, C., Cook, J., Pincus, T., Mallen, C., Roddy, E., Foster, N., Beard, D., Lewis, J., Rees, J., Higginbottom, A., & van der Windt, D. (2021). Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open, 11(9), Article e052758. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052758

INTRODUCTION: People presenting with shoulder pain considered to be of musculoskeletal origin is common in primary care but diagnosing the cause of the pain is contentious, leading to uncertainty in management. To inform optimal primary care for pati... Read More about Predicting pain and function outcomes in people consulting with shoulder pain: the PANDA-S clinical cohort and qualitative study protocol.

Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice (2021)
Journal Article
Protheroe, J., Saunders, B., Hill, J., Chudyk, A., Foster, N., Bartlam, B., Wathall, S., & Cooper, V. (2021). Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice. BMC Family Practice, 22, Article 161. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01507-8

BACKGROUND: Stratified care involves subgrouping patients based on key characteristics, e.g. prognostic risk, and matching these subgroups to early treatment options. The STarT-MSK programme developed and tested a new stratified primary care interven... Read More about Integrating clinician support with intervention design as part of a programme testing stratified care for musculoskeletal pain in general practice.