Professor Alicia O'Cathain BSc, MSc, MA, PhD
Professor of Health Services Research
Address:
Medical Care Research Unit
Health Services Research
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)
University of Sheffield
Regent Court, 30 Regent Street
Sheffield S1 4DA
Tel: (+44) (0)114 22 20770
Fax: (+44) (0)114 22 20749
Email: a.ocathain@sheffield.ac.uk
Room: 3015
Biography
I have recently completed an evaluation of NHS 111, an evaluation of the outcomes of commissioning, and a methodological study of using qualitative research and RCTs. I am currently working on a process evaluation and RCT of telehealth for long-term conditions and the Emergency Admissions Study (EASy). I am currently Director of Health Services Research for ScHARR.
Research interests
Mixed methods, evaluation of new health services, patient views of health care, urgent care.
Teaching Interests
Research Methods. I recently developed and ran a module on Randomised Controlled Trials in Health and Social Care.
Professional Activities
Deputy Chair of MRC Population Health Science Fellowships Panel and Panel Member of MRC Methodology Fellowships Board
Panel Member of NIHR Applied Research Programme Grants
Associate Editor of Journal of Mixed Methods Research 2009-2012
Current projects
- Healthlines Study (Telehealth for long-term conditions)
- Emergency Admissions Study (EASy)
- PhOEBE (Outcomes and processes valued by 999 ambulance users)
- School for Public Health Research
- IMPEDE (NIHR Doctoral Fellowship on pain management in emergency departments)
Key publications
- O’Cathain A, Thomas KJ, Rudolph A, Drabble SJ, Hewison J. What can qualitative research do for randomised controlled trials? A systematic mapping review. BMJ Open 2013;3:e002889.
- Connell J, Brazier JE, O'Cathain A, Lloyd-Jones M, Paisley S. Quality of life of people with mental health problems: a synthesis of qualitative research. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2012;10:138.
- O’Cathain A, Murphy E, Nicholl JP. Three techniques for integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in health services research. BMJ 2010; 341:1147-1150.
- Relton C, Torgerson D, O’Cathain A, Nicholl J. Rethinking pragmatic RCTs: introducing the ‘cohort multiple RCT’ design. BMJ 2010;340:c1066.
- O’Cathain A, Coster J, Salisbury C, Pearson T, Maheswaran R, Nicholl J. Do walk-in centres for commuters work? A mixed methods evaluation. British Journal of General Practice 2009;59:934-939.
Section
Alicia O'Cathain is based in the Medical Care Research Unit in Health Services Research