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Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research—The challenges and opportunities (2013)
Journal Article
Pearson, M., Monks, T., Gibson, A., Allen, M., Komashie, A., Fordyce, A., Harris-Golesworthy, F., Pitt, M., Brailsford, S., & Stein, K. (2013). Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research—The challenges and opportunities. Operations research for health care, 2(4), 86-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orhc.2013.09.001

Interest is growing internationally in the potential benefits of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research. In the United Kingdom (UK) health and social care services are now committed to involving patients and service users in the planning, d... Read More about Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research—The challenges and opportunities.

Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective? A systematic review (2013)
Journal Article
Jones-Hughes, T., Peters, J., Whear, R., Cooper, C., Evans, H., Depledge, M., & Pearson, M. (2013). Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective? A systematic review. Environmental Evidence, 2(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/2047-2382-2-11

Background
Within developing countries, groundwater provides an alternative drinking source to polluted surface water. However, the presence of arsenic in some groundwater sources has resulted in chronic worldwide poisoning. The aim of this review wa... Read More about Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective? A systematic review.

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of shared care: protocol for a realist review. (2013)
Journal Article
Hardwick, R., Pearson, M., Byng, R., & Anderson, R. (2013). The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of shared care: protocol for a realist review. Systematic reviews, 2, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-2-12

Shared care (an enhanced information exchange over and above routine outpatient letters) is commonly used to improve care coordination and communication between a specialist and primary care services for people with long-term conditions. Evidence of... Read More about The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of shared care: protocol for a realist review..