Health and social care delivery research

01 1 August 2026

DOI 10.3310/pldr6855

HSDR Research articles: combined issue

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02 1 August 2026

DOI 10.3310/gjma0602

Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis (IPDMA) of long-term COVID-19 outcomes in a systematic review-informed, international, multidisciplinary database

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Myzoon Ali, Marian C Brady, Pauline Campbell et al.

Background: Identifying and addressing long-term health and societal challenges after COVID-19 is a research priority. Objectives: To create an international, multidisciplinary COVID-19 database, and synthesise long-term outcomes, predic...

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03 1 August 2026

DOI 10.3310/gjgp0922

Exploring and improving resuscitation decisions in out of hospital cardiac arrest: synopsis of the PROTECTeD mixed-method study

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Michael A Smyth, Terry P Brown, Rachael Fothergill et al.

Background: The PROTECTeD study sought to develop an evidence-based termination of resuscitation guideline for use within United Kingdom ambulance services. Methods: This mixed-methods study comprised several work packages: Work package ...

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04 1 August 2026

DOI 10.3310/gjra2822

Extra care housing in the UK: a scoping review

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Sian de Bell, Zhivko Zhelev, Alison Bethel et al.

Background: Extra care housing is a model of housing for older people where residents live in self-contained accommodation with flexible care and support available at all times. Ageing populations, seen globally and in the United Kingdom...

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05 1 July 2026

DOI 10.3310/gjma0701

Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination Systems (EPaCCS) in end of life care: evaluating their implementation and optimising future service provision

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06 1 July 2026

DOI 10.3310/hsda7175

Evaluating the implementation of Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination Systems (EPaCCS) and optimising future service provision for palliative and end-of-life care: a synopsis of the Optimal Care mixed-method study.

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Matthew J Allsop, Jacqueline Birtwistle, Andy Bradshaw et al.

Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination Systems are central to end-of-life care policy despite critical gaps in the evidence base underpinning their use. It is unclear how Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination Systems are being imple...

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07 1 July 2026

DOI 10.3310/gjrp0919

Improving medicines use in people with polypharmacy in primary care: a synopsis from the IMPPP cluster-RCT with pilot-feasibility study.

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Rupert A Payne, Ammar Annaw, Peter S Blair et al.

Polypharmacy is a major challenge for patient safety and effective resource use. High-quality evidence supporting polypharmacy management is lacking. To develop, optimise and evaluate a primary care complex intervention for reducing medi...

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08 1 May 2026

DOI 10.3310/gjbb1722

Accounting for unmet need in equitable healthcare resource allocation: Synopsis

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Ben Barr, Laura Anselmi, Sean Urwin et al.

Background: The National Health Service uses formulae based on historic patterns of service use to distribute funding locally. These formulae are adjusted using avoidable mortality rates, to account for unmet needs and address health ine...

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09 1 April 2026

DOI 10.3310/gjfs4321

Exploring the use of pre-hospital pre-alerts and their impact on patients, Ambulance Service and Emergency Department staff: a mixed-methods study

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Fiona C Sampson, Jaqui Long, Joanne Coster et al.

Background: Ambulance clinicians use pre-alert calls to emergency departments to enable them to prepare for the arrival of a patient. This can lead to improved time-critical treatment. However, pre-alerts should be used judiciously, as o...

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10 1 April 2026

DOI 10.3310/alsp7746

Integrated pharmacist and third sector outreach support for people experiencing homelessness: a synopsis of the PHOENIx community pharmacy-based pilot randomised controlled trial

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Richard Lowrie, Vibhu Paudyal, Andrew McPherson et al.

Background: People experiencing homelessness face up to 12 times higher mortality rates than the general population. People experiencing homelessness have multiple, unmet health and care needs, including poor physical and mental health, ...

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