Dr Sarah Mitchell

All publications

Journal articles

• MacArtney J, Eccles A, Fleming J, Grimley C, Dale J, Almack K, Mayland C, Mitchell S, Driscoll R, Hammond R , Tatnell L et al (2021) What do we know about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on hospices? A collaborative multi-stakeholder knowledge synthesis. AMRC Open Research, 3, 23.
• Mitchell S, Oliver P, Gardiner C, Chapman H, Khan D, Boyd K, Dale J, Barclay S & Mayland C (2021) Community end-of-life care during COVID-19: Findings of a UK primary care survey.. BJGP Open.
• Mitchell S, Ahmed Z, Slowther A-M, Coad J & Dale J (2021) What is realist research, when should we consider it, how and why?. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed.
• Mitchell S, Slowther A-M, Coad J, Bertaud S & Dale J (2021) Facilitators and barriers to the delivery of palliative care to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a qualitative study of the experiences and perceptions of healthcare professionals.. Arch Dis Child.
• Mitchell SJ, Slowther A-M, Coad J, Khan D, Samani M & Dale J (2021) An evaluation of the experiences of young people in Patient and Public Involvement for palliative care research. Palliative Medicine, 35(4), 793-798.
• Mitchell S, Harding S, Samani M, Slowther A-M, Coad J & Dale J (2021) Experiences of general practice of children with complex and palliative care needs and their families: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 11(1). View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Slowther A-M, Coad J & Dale J (2020) Experiences of healthcare, including palliative care, of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families : a longitudinal qualitative investigation. Archives of Disease in Childhood. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Maynard V, Lyons V, Jones N & Gardiner C (2020) The role and response of primary healthcare services in the delivery of palliative care in epidemics and pandemics : a rapid review to inform practice and service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliative Medicine. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Hillman S, Rapley D, Gray SDP & Dale J (2020) GP home visits: essential patient care or disposable relic?. British Journal of General Practice, 70(695), 306-307.
• Jarvis S, Parslow RC, Hewitt C, Mitchell S & Fraser LK (2020) GPs’ role in caring for children and young people with life-limiting conditions: a retrospective cohort study. British Journal of General Practice, 70(693), e221-e229. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Bennett K, Morris A, Slowther A-M, Coad J & Dale J (2020) Achieving beneficial outcomes for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions receiving palliative care and their families: A realist review. Palliative Medicine, 34(3), 387-402. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Slowther A-M, Coad J & Dale J (2020) The journey through care: study protocol for a longitudinal qualitative interview study to investigate the healthcare experiences and preferences of children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families in the West Midlands, UK. BMJ Open, 8(1). View this article in WRRO
• Harris N, Blackburn M, Noyes J, Aldridge J, Lapwood S, Dunbar H, Price J, Mitchell S, Chambers L & Bluebond‐Langner M (2019) Undertaking doctoral research with children and young people with life‐limiting or life‐threatening conditions. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(12), 3183-3185. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell SJ, Slowther A-M, Coad J, Akhtar S, Hyde E, Khan D & Dale J (2019) Ethics and patient and public involvement with children and young people. Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition, 104(4), 195-200. View this article in WRRO
• Murray SA, Mitchell S, Boyd K & Moine S (2019) Palliative care : training the primary care workforce is more important than rebranding. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 2019(365). View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Spry JL, Hill E, Coad J, Dale J & Plunkett A (2019) Parental experiences of end of life care decision-making for children with life-limiting conditions in the paediatric intensive care unit: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 9(5). View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Tan A, Moine S, Dale J & Murray SA (2019) Primary palliative care needs urgent attention. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 2019(365). View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S & Baldock A (2018) The undertakers: Learning from an unusual work experience placement. InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 11(8), 465-466. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Morris A, Bennett K, Sajid L & Dale J (2017) Specialist paediatric palliative care services: what are the benefits?. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102(10), 923-929. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S & Dale J (2017) Palliative care from diagnosis for all ages including children and young people. BMJ, 2017(357). View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Loew J, Millington-Sanders C & Dale J (2016) Providing end-of-life care in general practice : findings of a national GP questionnaire survey. British Journal of General Practice, 66(650), e647-e653. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S & Dale J (2015) Advance Care Planning in palliative care: A qualitative investigation into the perspective of Paediatric Intensive Care Unit staff. Palliative Medicine, 29(4), 371-379.
• Mitchell S, Plunkett A & Dale J (2014) Use of formal advance care planning documents: a national survey of UK Paediatric Intensive Care Units. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(4), 327-330.
• Mitchell S, Chapman H, Fowler I & McTague L () Dying at home during covid-19: a view from primary care. BMJ, n1776-n1776.
• Mitchell S, Oliver P, Gardiner C, Chapman H, Khan D, Boyd K, Dale J, Barclay S & Mayland C () Community end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial findings of a UK primary care survey.
• Mitchell SJ & Dale J () Advance care planning is everybody’s business. BMJ, f6748-f6748. View this article in WRRO
• Mitchell S, Harrison M, Oliver P, Gardiner C, Chapman H, Khan D, Boyd K, Dale J, Barclay S & Mayland C () Service change and innovation in community end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative analysis of a nationwide primary care survey. Palliative Medicine.

Chapters

• Loew J, Mitchell S, Weetman K, Millington-Sanders C & Dale J (2020) Applying corpus-based discourse analysis to enhance understanding of barriers to palliative and end of life care provision in general practice In Demjen Z (Ed.), Applying Linguistics in Illness and Healthcare Contexts (pp. 321-348). London: Bloomsbury Academic.

Conference proceedings papers

• Mayland CR, Mitchell S, Oliver P, Gardiner C, Chapman H, Khan D, Boyd K, Dale J & Barclay S (2021) 5 Primary care delivers palliative care during COVID-19: a national UK survey of GP’s and community nurses. Oral presentations

Theses / Dissertations

• Mitchell S (2020) The Journey through Care. Palliative Care for children and young people, and their families: What? When? How? A Realist Inquiry. View this article in WRRO