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The meaning of patient satisfaction: An explanation of high reported levels

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Williams, B., Coyle, J., & Healy, D. (1998)
The meaning of patient satisfaction: An explanation of high reported levels. Social Science and Medicine, 47(9), 1351-1359. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536%2898%2900213-5
The social policy background to the proliferation of patient satisfaction surveys is a desire for increased patient representation and participation. Within this context, it i...

The meaning and management of neuroleptic medication: a study of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia

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Rogers, A., Day, J. C., Williams, B., Randall, F., Wood, P., Healy, D., & Bentall, R. P. (1998)
The meaning and management of neuroleptic medication: a study of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Social Science and Medicine, 47(9), 1313-1323. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536%2898%2900209-3
The meaning of medication and the way in which people use medicines has been the focus of a number of studies in recent years. However, there has been little attention directe...

The role of the gastroenterologist in the provision of artificial nutrition support

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Stockdale, A., Williams, B., & Pennington, C. (1998)
The role of the gastroenterologist in the provision of artificial nutrition support. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 12(4), 367-372. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.1998.00317.x
Background: Nutrition support is required for the prevention or treatment of malnutrition in patients with intestinal failure and those who are unable to eat. Aims: To determi...

Shared care? Some effects of patient access to medical communications

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Fitzgerald, K., Williams, B., & Healy, D. (1997)
Shared care? Some effects of patient access to medical communications. Journal of Mental Health, 6(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638239719021
This paper describes the introduction of a model of community mental health services in out-patient settings within which a key feature is a letter-sharing scheme. Copies of l...

Patient satisfaction in mental health care. Evaluating an evaluative method

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Williams, B., & Wilkinson, G. (1995)
Patient satisfaction in mental health care. Evaluating an evaluative method. British Journal of Psychiatry, 166(5), 559-562. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.166.5.559
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Patient satisfaction: A valid concept?

Journal Article
Williams, B. (1994)
Patient satisfaction: A valid concept?. Social Science and Medicine, 38(4), 509-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536%2894%2990247-x
Over the past 10 yr consumer satisfaction has gained widespread recognition as a measure of quality in many public sector services. This has become manifest in the NHS in the ...

QALYs in mental health: a case study

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Wilkinson, G., Williams, B., Krekorian, H., McLees, S., & Falloon, I. (1992)
QALYs in mental health: a case study. Psychological Medicine, 22(3), 725. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700038162
The applicability of the Charing Cross health indicator (CH-X) to the field of mental health was investigated in a community setting using descriptive statistics and principal...
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CPTSD and Psychosis: Psychological Interventions for Complex PTSD And Schizophrenia-Spectrum disOrder (PICASSO)

2022 - 2023
Psychosis is a highly distressing mental health condition, affecting up to 3% of the population. Conceptually, it has much in common with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). Both involve n...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £276,279

Developing a behavioural intervention to increase lay-people's intentions to initiate CPR in the event of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)

2019 - 2020
This project aims to increase the number of people who survive after an "out of hospital cardiac arrest" by helping make sure that people who are trained in resuscitation feel able and confident enoug...
Funder: Medical Research Council | Value: £3,663

Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to support treatment decision-making capacity in psychosis: Feasibility of an Umbrella trial.

2019 - 2023
Clinicians are legally and ethically obliged to respect patients’ autonomy and the decisions patients make about their treatment, unless they lack “capacity” for such decision making. In the last 10 ...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £309,226

Understanding and Maximising the Roles and Contributions of NHS Chaplains across UK

2019 - 2019
The NHS in the UK employs an estimated 1,500+ chaplains. Chaplains deliver specialist spiritual care to patients and staff across the NHS, offering comfort to those of all faith and none. Despite the ...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £29,626

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) post perinatal loss: investigating final details for pilot trial and feasibility study

2019 - 2019
Approximately 3,500 women in the UK experience the trauma of perinatal loss each year. Up to 39% go on to develop perinatal PTSD. There is no effective treatment for these women, but EMDR is effective...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £33,319

The role of CHildhood Adversities and their subsequent effect on mental ill-health and Suicidal behaviour (CHASe)

2018 - 2020
Deaths by suicide among young people are common, increasing year by year in 15-19 year olds, have devastating consequences for everyone involved, and are a signficant UK public health problem. People ...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £80,064

Developing A Behavioural Intervention To Improve The Effectiveness Of CPR Training For Lay People

2018 - 2019
In Scotland, ~3,500 people each year experience cardiac arrest out of hospital; only 5% survive. The availability of early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential for survival. Community trai...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £27,305

The Vale of Leven Travel Fellowship

2017 - 2018
The Vale of Leven Travel Fellowship
Funder: University of Stirling | Value: £1,445

Revolutionising Trauma care in Scotland and Beyond

2017 - 2017
PThe impact of psychological trauma on physical and mental health is well known, although current models of care are failing to meet clients’ needs. A new model of care, supported and financed by the ...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £29,691

Promoting smoking cessation during pregnacy: combined feasibility and pilot of a randomised controlled trial of a narrative and image-based intervention delivered via text-messaging.

2017 - 2019
We have developed an intervention that aims to help pregnant women to stop smoking by sending text messages with embedded behaviour change techniques (BCTs), as part of an engaging story with pictures...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £2,128

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