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21 A focused ethnographic study exploring delegation of clinical tasks to support workers in two musculoskeletal physiotherapy services (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sarigiovannis, P., Foster, N., Jowett, S., & Saunders, B. (2024, October). 21 A focused ethnographic study exploring delegation of clinical tasks to support workers in two musculoskeletal physiotherapy services. Presented at CPS Annual Conference 2024, London

Delegation of clinical tasks from physiotherapists to physiotherapy support workers varies considerably in NHS musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services leading to variation in patient care. This study aimed to explore how the current use of... Read More about 21 A focused ethnographic study exploring delegation of clinical tasks to support workers in two musculoskeletal physiotherapy services.

Musculoskeletal triage physiotherapists' perspectives on their role, the patient journey and implementation of interface triage clinics in primary care in Ireland. (2025)
Journal Article
Callan, F., Keating, L., Saunders, B., & French, H. P. (2025). Musculoskeletal triage physiotherapists' perspectives on their role, the patient journey and implementation of interface triage clinics in primary care in Ireland. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 77, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103304

To explore musculoskeletal triage clinical specialist physiotherapists' (CSPs) perspectives on the patient journey and their perspectives on the acceptability of implementing MSK triage interface clinics in primary care in Ireland. A qualitative desc... Read More about Musculoskeletal triage physiotherapists' perspectives on their role, the patient journey and implementation of interface triage clinics in primary care in Ireland..

Musculoskeletal patients’ preferences for care from physiotherapists or support workers: a discrete choice experiment (2024)
Journal Article
Sarigiovannis, P., Loría-Rebolledo, L. E., Foster, N. E., Jowett, S., & Saunders, B. (in press). Musculoskeletal patients’ preferences for care from physiotherapists or support workers: a discrete choice experiment. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 1095. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11585-w

Background: Delegation of clinical tasks from physiotherapists to physiotherapy support workers is common yet varies considerably in musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services, leading to variation in patient care. This study aimed to explore... Read More about Musculoskeletal patients’ preferences for care from physiotherapists or support workers: a discrete choice experiment.

Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097) (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Wynne-Jones, G., Lewis, M., Sowden, G., Madan, I., Walker-Bone, K., Chew-Graham, C., Bromley, K., Jowett, S., Parsons, V., Mansell, G., Cooke, K., Lawton, S., Saunders, B., Pemberton, J., Cooper, C., & Foster, N. Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097)

Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of adding a brief vocational advice intervention to usual care in reducing the number of days absent from work over a period of 6 months in adults given a fit note by their general practice.

Design Multi... Read More about Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097).

Patient acceptance of care of a novel care pathway for those at risk of poor outcomes from musculoskeletal pain: A mixed methods study (2024)
Journal Article
Beales, D., Boyle, E., Fary, R., Mikhailov, A., Saunders, B., Coates, S., Evans, K., Simic, M., Sterling, M., Bennell, K., & Rebbeck, T. (in press). Patient acceptance of care of a novel care pathway for those at risk of poor outcomes from musculoskeletal pain: A mixed methods study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 74, Article 103178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103178

Objective
Investigate people's acceptance of specialist musculoskeletal care within a new care pathway for common musculoskeletal conditions (low back pain, neck pain/whiplash, knee osteoarthritis).... Read More about Patient acceptance of care of a novel care pathway for those at risk of poor outcomes from musculoskeletal pain: A mixed methods study.

Exploring General Practitioners' Management of Self‐Harm in Young People: A Qualitative Study (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Saunders, B., Lewis, M., J. Armitage, C., Dikomitis, L., Lancaster, G., Townsend, E., & A. Chew‐Graham, C. (2024). Exploring General Practitioners' Management of Self‐Harm in Young People: A Qualitative Study. Health Expectations, 27(5), Article e70026. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70026

Background: General practitioners (GPs) are key to the frontline assessment and treatment of young people after self‐harm. Young people value GP‐led self‐harm care, but little is known about how GPs manage young people after self‐harm. Aim: This stud... Read More about Exploring General Practitioners' Management of Self‐Harm in Young People: A Qualitative Study.

How GPs can help young people avoid future self-harm: a qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Chew-Graham, C. A., Townsend, E., Armitage, C., Lewis, M., & Saunders, B. (2024). How GPs can help young people avoid future self-harm: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 74(749), e832-e838. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0209

Background Self-harm is a growing problem in young people. General practitioners (GPs) are usually the first point of healthcare contact for young people aged 16-25 years after self-harm. GPs can experience barriers to supporting young people and beh... Read More about How GPs can help young people avoid future self-harm: a qualitative study.

Agreeing priority categories and items for inclusion in a future best practice delegation framework for musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services: A consensus groups study (2024)
Journal Article
Sarigiovannis, P., Foster, N., Jowett, S., & Saunders, B. (2024). Agreeing priority categories and items for inclusion in a future best practice delegation framework for musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services: A consensus groups study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 72, Article 102977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.102977

Purpose
Delegation of clinical tasks from physiotherapists to physiotherapy support workers varies considerably in musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services leading to variation in patient care. This study... Read More about Agreeing priority categories and items for inclusion in a future best practice delegation framework for musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services: A consensus groups study.

The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Chew-Graham, C. A., Saunders, B., Lawton, S. A., Lewis, S., Smith, J., Lancaster, G., Townsend, E., Armitage, C. J., Bower, P., Kapur, N., Kessler, D., Realpe, A. X., Wiles, N., Ougrin, D., & Lewis, M. (in press). The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study. NIHR Open Research, 4(27), https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13576.1

Background
Self-harm in young people is a growing concern and reducing rates a global priority. General practitioners (GPs) can intervene early after self-harm but there are no effective treatments presently available. We developed the GP-led COPING... Read More about The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study.

Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of an optimised physiotherapy approach for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative investigation within the OPTimisE trial (2024)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Saunders, B., Cooper, K., Littlewood, C., & Hill, J. C. (2024). Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of an optimised physiotherapy approach for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative investigation within the OPTimisE trial. BMJ Open, 14(3), Article e073816. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073816

Objectives: To explore the acceptability of an optimised physiotherapy (OPTimisE) intervention for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) and feasibility of comparing it to usual care in a randomised controlled trial.

Design: Semistructured... Read More about Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of an optimised physiotherapy approach for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative investigation within the OPTimisE trial.

Young people's priorities for the self‐management of distress after stoma surgery due to inflammatory bowel disease: A consensus study using online nominal group technique (2024)
Journal Article
Saunders, B., Polidano, K., Bray, L., Fisher, T., Corp, N., McDermott‐Hughes, M., Farmer, A. D., Morris, B., Fleetwood‐Beresford, S., & Chew‐Graham, C. A. (2024). Young people's priorities for the self‐management of distress after stoma surgery due to inflammatory bowel disease: A consensus study using online nominal group technique. Health Expectations, 27(2), Article e14009. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14009

Introduction
The aim of this study was to gain consensus among young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on the priorities for the content of an intervention for the self-management of stoma-related distress. The current iden... Read More about Young people's priorities for the self‐management of distress after stoma surgery due to inflammatory bowel disease: A consensus study using online nominal group technique.

The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study. (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Chew-Graham, C. A., Saunders, B., Lawton, S. A., Lewis, S., Smith, J., Lancaster, G., Townsend, E., Armitage, C. J., Bower, P., Kapur, N., Kessler, D., Realpe, A. X., Wiles, N., Ougrin, D., & Lewis, M. (2024). The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study. NIHR Open Research, 4, https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13576.2

BackgroundSelf-harm in young people is a growing concern and reducing rates a global priority. Rates of self-harm documented in general practice have been increasing for young people in the UK in the last two decades, especially in 13-16-year-olds. G... Read More about The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study..

Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy – Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE) (2023)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., Davis, D., Beckhelling, J., Cooper, K., Saunders, B., Littlewood, C., Vicenzino, B., Foster, N. E., & Hill, J. C. (2024). Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy – Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 69, Article 102905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102905

The OPTimisE intervention was developed to address uncertainty regarding the most effective physiotherapy treatment strategy for people with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (LET). To assess the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered randomised controll... Read More about Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy – Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE).

Healthcare professionals' priorities for training to identify and manage distress experienced by young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease: a consensus study using online nominal group technique. (2023)
Journal Article
Saunders, B., Polidano, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Fisher, T., Corp, N., McDermott-Hughes, M., D Farmer, A., & Bray, L. (2023). Healthcare professionals' priorities for training to identify and manage distress experienced by young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease: a consensus study using online nominal group technique. BMJ Open, 13(11), Article e072360. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072360

Objectives: Young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly experience distress; however, this is not always well managed in clinical settings. More effective support may/is likely to reduce the possibility of individuals e... Read More about Healthcare professionals' priorities for training to identify and manage distress experienced by young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease: a consensus study using online nominal group technique..

Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study. (2023)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Saunders, B., Burton, C., Chew-Graham, C. A., Somayajula, G., Twohig, H., & Welsh, V. (2023). Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 8(1), Article 0143. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0143

Long Covid, the patient-preferred term, describes symptoms persisting after an acute episode of Covid-19 infection. Symptoms in children and young people (CYP) can affect daily routine, with broader impacts on education, health-related quality of lif... Read More about Experiences and care needs of children with long Covid: a qualitative study..

CSP2023: 185 THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – A QUALITATIVE STUDY FROM THE OPTIMISE PILOT & FEASIBILITY TRIAL (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bateman, M., Saunders, B., Cooper, K., Littlewood, C., & Hill, J. (2023, October). CSP2023: 185 THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – A QUALITATIVE STUDY FROM THE OPTIMISE PILOT & FEASIBILITY TRIAL. Poster presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) 2023 Annual Conference, London, England, UK

CSP2023: 206 OPTIMISING PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – RESULTS OF A MIXED-METHODS PILOT AND FEASIBILITY RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL (OPTimisE) (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., Davis, D., Beckhelling, J., Cooper, K., Saunders, B., Littlewood, C., Vicenzino, B., Foster, N., & Hill, J. (2023, October). CSP2023: 206 OPTIMISING PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – RESULTS OF A MIXED-METHODS PILOT AND FEASIBILITY RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL (OPTimisE). Presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) 2023 Annual Conference, London, England, UK

Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial (2023)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Hill, J. C., Cooper, K., Littlewood, C., & Saunders, B. (2023). Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 13(8), Article e072070. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072070

Objectives: To explore the lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) and its impact on everyday life. Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews, analysed using thematic analysis. Setting: Conducted as part of the mixed-met... Read More about Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial.