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

+44 114 273 0870 (Fax)

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

Profile

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

Urgent and Emergency Care
Analysis of routinely collected data
Asthma Epidemiology

Publications

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Featured publications

Journal articles

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
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

All publications

Journal articles

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
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

Research group

PhD students:

Rami Ali H Alyami

Teaching interests

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

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