Ian Litchfield

Introducing Mid‐Level Dental Providers in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities

Homa Fathi, Tayebe Rojhanian, Ali Kazemian, Ian Litchfield et autres

OBJECTIVES: The WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan on Oral Health 2023-2030 encourages innovative approaches such as shifting tasks from dentists to Mid-level Dental Providers (MLDPs), who work independently to improve access to and equity in oral health. This study aimed to …

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Understanding the influence and acceptability of health and wellbeing coaching in underserved populations: a qualitative systematic review

Ian Litchfield, C. Burt, N. Gardner, O. Hart et autres

Abstract Background The challenges in managing and treating the growing numbers with chronic ill health are often exacerbated in minoritized, isolated, and economically marginalized communities (“underserved populations”). One approach that has the potential to address persistent health inequalities in these populations is …

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A scoping review on the use of Artificial Intelligence applications in women’s health (MARIE WP1)

Gayathri Delanerolle, Mélanie Jouaiti, Vindya Pathiraja, Tharanga Mudalige et autres

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has exponentially grown over recent years in women’s health, gaining momentum globally, offering transformative potential in diagnostics, personalized treatment, and healthcare delivery. AI technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics are being used to enhance …

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Referral to treatment times in the National Health Service of England: A five-year analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and socioeconomic deprivation and future implications for Ear, Nose and Throat service delivery

Dimitrios Spinos, Thomas Beech, Jonathan Lee, Chris Coulson et autres

INTRODUCTION: Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) waiting times are a critical indicator of healthcare system efficiency and equity. In England, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services are among the most affected, with over half of patients exceeding the 18-week National Health Service (NHS) target. The …

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Understanding the influence and acceptability of health and wellbeing coaching in underserved populations: A qualitative systematic review

Ian Litchfield, C. Burt, Nabila Gardner, Ollie Hart et autres

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Exploring the psychosocial implications of general population screening for paediatric type 1 diabetes in Europe: Protocol for a mixed‐methods study

Olga Boiko, Katharine Barnard‐Kelly, Jurgen Vercauteren, S. M. Greenfield et autres

AIMS: Research and policy initiatives for type 1 diabetes (T1D) across European countries demonstrate an emergent, critical shift towards universal paediatric screening. National adaptations of screening, however, remain under-researched. The current study, as part of the EU-funded EDENT1FI programme, aimed to examine …

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Understanding digital inclusion through the transformation of services and users: a narrative review and novel framework

Ian Litchfield, David Shukla, Sheila Greenfield

The move towards digitally enabled healthcare offers the opportunity to deliver better care for all. Despite this potential, existing evidence suggests the same widely reported health inequalities that currently impact underserved populations are retained and often exacerbated by digital health services. In …

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Remote assessment and practice implementation for disorders in ears, nose and throat: a mixed-methodology observational study in the United Kingdom

Dimitrios Spinos, Thomas Beech, Christopher Coulson, Sheila Greenfield et autres

INTRODUCTION: Ear, nose and throat (ENT) conditions are highly prevalent in primary and secondary care, yet patients frequently face prolonged waits for specialist review. In England, over half of ENT patients wait beyond the NHS 18-week referral-to-treatment target. Many of these cases …

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Cancer incidence in telecommunication and broadcasting workers in the United Kingdom: Preliminary analysis of the National Register of RF Workers

Ian Litchfield

OBJECTIVES: There is a broadly acknowledged need for more robust research exploring the potential health effects of occupational radiofrequency radiation (RF) exposure. The National Register of RF Workers is a long-standing database consisting of workers that typically work outside and are occupationally …

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Feasibility of general population screening for type 1 diabetes in the UK: the ELSA study

Lauren M. Quinn, Josephine Elliott, Theodora Papanikolaou, Ian Litchfield et autres

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Understanding Acceptability of AI Triage Tools Amongst Underserved Populations: Lessons From the Early Phases of Co‐Production With Bangladeshi Communities in Birmingham, UK

Ian Litchfield, Gayathri Delanerolle, Lorraine Harper, Sian Dunning

BACKGROUND: Effective communication is central to safe, high-quality primary care. For Bangladeshi communities in the United Kingdom (UK), linguistic barriers continue to impede access to timely and culturally sensitive healthcare. This study describes an early phase of the co-production pathway of the …

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Increasing the inclusivity of digital health co-production: an integrative review

Ian Litchfield, Gayathri Delanerolle, Stephanie Bloxham, Sian Dunning et autres

Co-production is increasingly being used to develop sustainable improvements in health service delivery that are shaped by the experiences and needs of a diverse range of stakeholders including patients and healthcare providers. The process also offers a compelling means of fundamentally addressing …

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