Dr Rebecca Simpson
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
School of Health and Related Research
Lecturer in Medical Statistics
r.simpson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4390
+44 114 222 4390
+44 114 273 0870
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Room 3018, Regent Court (ScHARR)
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Dr Rebecca Simpson
School of Health and Related Research
Room 3018
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
School of Health and Related Research
Room 3018
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I joined ScHARR in June 2017. Prior to starting in ScHARR, I was funded by the University of Sheffield as a Ph.D. student. My thesis was titled ‘An Investigation into the Factors which Influence Children with Asthma having Unscheduled Medical Contacts at the Start of the New School Year’ and it was a mixed methods study.
Before joining the University of Sheffield, I completed an M.Sc. in Statistics (2013-2014) and a B.Sc. in Mathematics with Statistics (2010-2013) both at Lancaster University
- Research interests
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- Urgent and Emergency Care
- Analysis of routinely collected data
- Asthma Epidemiology
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Health literacy levels of British adults: a cross-sectional survey using two domains of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). BMC Public Health, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- Tendency to contact general practice instead of self-care : a population vignette study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open). View this article in WRRO
- Drivers of ‘clinically unnecessary’ use of emergency and urgent care : the DEUCE mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(15), 1-256. View this article in WRRO
- Snack portion sizes for preschool children are predicted by caregiver portion size, caregiver feeding practices and children's eating traits. Nutrients, 11(12). View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the characteristics, acuity and management of adult ED patients at night-time. Emergency Medicine Journal, 36(9), 554-557. View this article in WRRO
- Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions?. Emergency medicine journal. View this article in WRRO
- Open-label, cluster randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a brief letter from a GP on unscheduled medical contacts associated with the start of the school year: The PLEASANT trial. BMJ Open, 8(4). View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- Health literacy levels of British adults: a cross-sectional survey using two domains of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). BMC Public Health, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- Tendency to contact general practice instead of self-care : a population vignette study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open). View this article in WRRO
- Drivers of ‘clinically unnecessary’ use of emergency and urgent care : the DEUCE mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(15), 1-256. View this article in WRRO
- Snack portion sizes for preschool children are predicted by caregiver portion size, caregiver feeding practices and children's eating traits. Nutrients, 11(12). View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the characteristics, acuity and management of adult ED patients at night-time. Emergency Medicine Journal, 36(9), 554-557. View this article in WRRO
- Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions?. Emergency medicine journal. View this article in WRRO
- Open-label, cluster randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a brief letter from a GP on unscheduled medical contacts associated with the start of the school year: The PLEASANT trial. BMJ Open, 8(4). View this article in WRRO
- Health literacy levels of British adults: a cross-sectional survey using two domains of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). BMC Public Health, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- Research group
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PhD students:
- Teaching interests
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- Module coordinator for HAR6042: Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal (Online)
- Deputy module coordinator for HA6036: Applications of Statistics in the Medical and Health Sciences
- Deputy module coordinator for HAR6045: Further Statistics for Health Science Researchers
- Tutor for HAR6035: Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal (Face to face)
- Professional activities
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- Member of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Faculty Student Committee 2015 - 2016
- ScHARR PGR Student Representative 2015 - 2016
- Royal Statistics Society (RSS) member
- Society of Clinical Trials (SCT) member