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The INSIGHT project: reflections on the co-production of a quality recognition programme to showcase excellence in public involvement in health and care research (2023)
Journal Article
Blackburn, S., Hine, R., Fairbanks, S., Parkes, P., Murinas, D., Meakin, A., Taylor, R., Parton, L., Jones, M., Tunmore, J., Lench, J., Evans, N., Lewney, K., O’Mara, L., & Fryer, A. A. (2023). The INSIGHT project: reflections on the co-production of a quality recognition programme to showcase excellence in public involvement in health and care research. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1), 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00508-4

Background: The quality of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in healthcare research varies considerably and is frequently tokenistic. We aimed to co-produce the Insight | Public Involvement Quality Recognition and Awards programme, based on the UK... Read More about The INSIGHT project: reflections on the co-production of a quality recognition programme to showcase excellence in public involvement in health and care research.

Diabetes detection in women with gestational diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome (2023)
Journal Article
Hanna, F., Wu, P., Heald, A., & Fryer, A. (2023). Diabetes detection in women with gestational diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome. BMJ, 382, Article e071675. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-071675

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) represent two of the highest risk factors for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in young women. As these increasingly common conditions generally affect younger women, e... Read More about Diabetes detection in women with gestational diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Can we check serum lithium levels less often without compromising patient safety? (2021)
Journal Article
Heald, A. H., Holland, D., Stedman, M., Davies, M., Duff, C. J., Parfitt, C., Green, L., Scargill, J., Taylor, D., & Fryer, A. A. (2021). Can we check serum lithium levels less often without compromising patient safety?. BJPsych Open, e18 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1027

BACKGROUND: Lithium is viewed as the first-line long-term treatment for prevention of relapse in people with bipolar disorder.

AIMS: This study examined factors associated with the likelihood of maintaining serum lithium levels within the recomme... Read More about Can we check serum lithium levels less often without compromising patient safety?.

Investigation of polycystic ovarian syndrome: variation in practice and impact on the speed of diagnosis (2021)
Journal Article
Karia, A. M., Duff, C. J., Heald, A. H., Britton, I., Fryer, A. A., & Wu, P. (2021). Investigation of polycystic ovarian syndrome: variation in practice and impact on the speed of diagnosis. Cardiovascular Endocrinology & Metabolism, 10(2), 120-124. https://doi.org/10.1097/xce.0000000000000245

Objective Accurate diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) enables clinical interventions/cardiometabolic risk factor management. Diagnosis can take over 2 years and multiple clinician contacts. We examined patterns of PCOS-associated biochem... Read More about Investigation of polycystic ovarian syndrome: variation in practice and impact on the speed of diagnosis.

Modelling the impact of the mandatory use of face coverings on public transport and in retail outlets in the UK on COVID-19-related infections, hospital admissions and mortality (2020)
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Heald, A. H., Stedman, M., Tian, Z., Wu, P., & Fryer, A. A. (2021). Modelling the impact of the mandatory use of face coverings on public transport and in retail outlets in the UK on COVID-19-related infections, hospital admissions and mortality. International Journal of Clinical Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13768

Introduction
The rapid spread of the pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV26 2/)(COVID-19) virus resulted in governments around the world instigating a range of measures, including mandating the wearing of... Read More about Modelling the impact of the mandatory use of face coverings on public transport and in retail outlets in the UK on COVID-19-related infections, hospital admissions and mortality.

The national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme: Focusing on the lungs does not mean missing adrenal lesions. (2020)
Journal Article
Hussain, I., Fryer, A. A., Barnett, J., & Hanna, F. W. (2020). The national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme: Focusing on the lungs does not mean missing adrenal lesions. Clinical Medicine, e202 - e203. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0231

Recently, the UK's national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme produced recommendations for the management of incidental findings identified during the scans performed as part of the lung cancer screening programme. We identified significant discr... Read More about The national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme: Focusing on the lungs does not mean missing adrenal lesions..

Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness (2020)
Journal Article
Hanna, F., Issa, B., Lea, S., George, C., Golash, A., Firn, M., Ogunmekan, S., Maddock, E., Sim, J., Xydopoulos, G., Fordham, R., & Fryer, A. (2020). Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness. BMJ Open Quality, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000572

INTRODUCTION: Adrenal incidentalomas are lesions that are incidentally identified while scanning for other conditions. While most are benign and hormonally non-functional, around 20% are malignant and/or hormonally active, requiring prompt interventi... Read More about Adrenal lesions found incidentally: how to improve clinical and cost-effectiveness.