Dr Rebecca Simpson

All publications

Journal articles

• Alyami RA, Simpson R, Oliver P & Julious SA (2023) Evaluation of the impact of letters to GP practices to promote asthma prescription uptake in school-age children during summer (TRAINS study): a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 402, S22-S22.
• Probst H, Reed H, Stanton A, Simpson RM, Walters SJ, Simpson H, Brown G, Hielscher S, Bryan-Jones K, Johnson J , Horsman J et al (2023) A randomised clinical feasibility trial of a breast immobilisation device: the SuPPORT 4 All bra. Clinical Oncology. View this article in WRRO
• Alyami RA, Simpson R, Oliver P & Julious SA (2022) TRial to Assess Implementation of New research in a primary care Setting (TRAINS): study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention to promote asthma prescription uptake in general practitioner practices. Trials, 23.
• Noble AJ, Mason SM, Bonnett LJ, Reuber M, Wright J, Pilbery R, Jacques RM, Simpson RM, Campbell R, Fuller A , Marson AG et al (2022) Supporting the ambulance service to safely convey fewer patients to hospital by developing a risk prediction tool: Risk of Adverse Outcomes after a Suspected Seizure (RADOSS)—protocol for the mixed-methods observational RADOSS project. BMJ Open, 12(11). View this article in WRRO
• Simpson RM, Jacques RM, Nicholl J, Stone T & Turner J (2022) Measuring the impact introducing NHS 111 online had on the NHS 111 telephone service and the wider NHS urgent care system : an observational study. BMJ Open, 12(7).
• Mason S, Stone T, Jacques R, Lewis J, Simpson R, Kuczawski M & Franklin M (2022) Creating a Real-World Linked Research Platform for Analyzing the Urgent and Emergency Care System.. Med Decis Making, 272989X221098699.
• O'Cathain A, Simpson R, Phillips M & Knowles E (2022) Tendency to call an ambulance or attend an emergency department for minor or non-urgent problems: a vignette-based population survey in Britain. Emergency Medicine Journal, 39(6).
• Jacques RM, Ahmed R, Harper J, Ranjan A, Saeed I, Simpson RM & Walters SJ (2022) Recruitment, consent and retention of participants in randomised controlled trials : a review of trials published in the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Journals Library (1997–2020). BMJ Open, 12(2). View this article in WRRO
• Partridge DG, Sori A, Green DJ, Simpson R, Poller B, Raza M, Kaur H, Jessop H, Colton B, Nield A , Evans CM et al (2022) Universal use of surgical masks is tolerated and prevents respiratory viral infection in stem cell transplant recipients. Journal of Hospital Infection, 119, 182-186.
• Turner J, Knowles E, Simpson R, Sampson F, Dixon S, Long J, Bell-Gorrod H, Jacques R, Coster J, Yang H , Nicholl J et al (2021) Impact of NHS 111 online on the NHS 111 telephone service and urgent care system: a mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 9(21). View this article in WRRO
• Simpson RM, O'Keeffe C, Jacques RM, Stone T, Hassan A & Mason SM (2021) Non-urgent emergency department attendances in children : a retrospective observational analysis. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
• Mawson S, Keen C, Skilbeck J, Ross H, Smith L, Dixey J, Walters SJ, Simpson R, Greenfield DM & Snowden JA (2021) Feasibility and benefits of a structured prehabilitation programme prior to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in patients with myeloma; a prospective feasibility study. Physiotherapy, 113, 88-99. View this article in WRRO
• Lewis J, Stone T, Simpson R, Jacques R, O’Keeffe C, Croft S & Mason S (2021) Patient compliance with NHS 111 advice: Analysis of adult call and ED attendance data 2013–2017. PLoS ONE, 16(5). View this article in WRRO
• Simpson RM, Knowles E & O’Cathain A (2020) 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
• Walters S, Simpson R & Jacques R (2020) Sample Size Estimation for Trials and Other Two Group Comparisons.
• O'Cathain A, Simpson R, Phillips M & Dickson J (2020) 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
• O'Cathain A, Knowles E, Long J, Connell J, Bishop-Edwards L, Simpson R, Coster J, Abouzeid L, Bennett S, Croot E , Dickson JM et al (2020) 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
• Reale S, Simpson R, Marr C, Carstairs S, Cecil J, Hetherington M & Caton S (2019) 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
• Simpson R, Croft S, O’Keeffe C, Jacques R, Stone T, Ahmed N & Mason SM (2019) 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
• Bunn JG, Croft S, O'Keeffe C, Jacques R, Simpson RM, Stone T, Conroy SP & Mason S (2018) Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions?. Emergency medicine journal. View this article in WRRO
• Julious SA, Horspool MJ, Davis S, Franklin M, Smithson WH, Norman P, Simpson RM, Elphick H, Bortolami O & Cooper C (2018) 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
• Boddy SL, Simpson RM, Walters SJ, Walsh T, McDermott CJ, Mcdermott C, Chhetri SK, Turner MR, Crawley F, Annandale J , Chandran S et al () Further development of a patient-reported outcome measure to assess the impact of oral secretion problems in people living with MND. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 1-9.
• Boddy SL, Simpson RM, Walters SJ, Bamford H, Walsh T & McDermott CJ () Estimating the minimum important difference in the ALSFRS-R-instrument in people living with MND. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 1-10.
• Kumar A, Husk K, Simpson R, Johnson GD & Burton C () Use of emergency departments by children and young people following telephone triage: a large database study. Emergency Medicine Journal.
• Lewis J, Stone T, Simpson R, Jacques R, O’Keeffe C, Croft S & Mason S () Correction: Patient compliance with NHS 111 advice: Analysis of adult call and ED attendance data 2013–2017. PLOS ONE, 19(7), e0307203-e0307203.
• Taylor P, Stone T, Simpson R, Kyeremateng S & Mason S () Emergency department presentations in palliative care patients : a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. View this article in WRRO
• Turner J, Knowles E, Simpson R, Sampson F, Dixon S, Long J, Bell-Gorrod H, Jacques R, Coster J, Yang H , Nicholl J et al () Corrigendum: Impact of NHS 111 Online on the NHS 111 telephone service and urgent care system: a mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 9(21), 148-149.

Conference proceedings papers

• Alyami R, Oliver P, Simpson R & Julious S (2023) Preventing Summer Holiday Drop in Prescription Uptake for School-Age Children with Asthma: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Letter to GP Practices (TRAINS). General practice and primary care

Preprints

• Pilbery R, Lewis J & Simpson R (2024) EXploring the journeys of Patients who End their Calls prior to Triage by NHS111: The EXPECT study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Alyami RA, Simpson R, Oliver P & Julious SA (2022) TRial to Assess Implementation of New research in a primary care Setting (TRAINS): study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention to promote asthma prescription uptake in General Practitioner Practices, Research Square Platform LLC.