[Pre-Aug 2018] North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research

  1. Published

    The Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Markers of Large Joint Health in Stable Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Pilot Study

    Law, R-J., Saynor, Z. L., Gabbitas, J., Jones, J., Kraus, A., Breslin, A., Maddison, P. J. & Thom, J. M., Dec 2015, In: Musculoskeletal Care. 13, 4, p. 222-235 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Mediation by illness perceptions of the effect of personality and health threat communication on coping with the diagnosis of diabetes

    Lawson, V. L., Bundy, C., Belcher, J. & Harvey, J. N., 1 Sept 2010, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 15, 3, p. 623-642

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Restoring Study 329: efficacy and harms of paroxetine and imipramine in treatment of major depression in adolescence

    Le Noury, J. C., Nardo, J. M., Healy, D., Jureidini, J., Raven, M., Tufanaru, C. & Abi-Jaoude, E., 16 Sept 2015, In: BMJ. 351, h4320.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    The incidence of admissions for schizophrenia and related psychoses in two cohorts: 1875–1924 and 1994–2010

    Le Noury, J. C., Healy, D., Le Noury, J., Linden, S. C., Harris, M., Whitaker, C. J., Linden, D., Baker, D. & Roberts, A. P., 19 Jan 2012, In: BMJ Open. 2, 1, p. e000447

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Intensive glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: where are we now?

    Lee, S. & Harvey, J. N., 1 Dec 2011, In: Prescriber. 22, 23-24, p. 6-8

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    The Hip & Knee Book

    Lewis, R. A., Wilkinson, C. E., Neal, R. D., Williams, N. H., Williams, N., Amoakwa, E., Burton, K., Hendry, M., Lewis, R., Jones, J., Bennett, P., Neal, R., Andrew, G. & Wilkinson, C., 1 Jan 2009, The Stationary Office.

    Research output: Book/ReportBook

  7. Published

    The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of management strategies for sciatica: systematic review and economic model

    Lewis, R., Williams, N. H., Williams, N., Din, N., Fitzsimmons, D., Phillips, C., Jones, M., Sutton, A., Burton, K., Nafees, S., Hendry, M., Rickard, I., Chakraverty, R. & Wilkinson, C. E., Nov 2011, In: Health Technology Assessment. 15, 39, p. 1-578 578 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Pragmatic methods for reviewing exceptionally large bodies of evidence: systematic mapping review and overview of systematic reviews using lung cancer survival as an exemplar

    Lewis, R., Hendry, M., Din, N., Stanciu, M. A., Nafees, S., Hendry, A., Teoh, Z. H., Lloyd, T., Parsonage, R., Neal, R. D., Collier, G. & Huws, D. W., 16 Jul 2019, In: Systematic Reviews. 8, 1, 171.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Patients' and healthcare professionals' views of cancer follow-up: systematic review

    Lewis, R., Neal, R. D., Hendry, M., France, B., Williams, N. H., Russell, D., Hughes, D. A., Russell, I., Stuart, N. S. A., Weller, D. & Wilkinson, C., Jul 2009, In: British Journal of General Practice. 59, 564, p. e248-e259

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Follow-up of cancer in primary care versus secondary care: systematic review

    Lewis, R. A., Neal, R. D., Williams, N. H., France, B., Hendry, M., Russell, D., Hughes, D. A., Russell, I., Stuart, N. S. A., Weller, D. & Wilkinson, C., 1 Jul 2009, In: British Journal of General Practice. 59, 564, p. e234-e247

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Cost-effectiveness of a national exercise referral programme for primary care patients in Wales: results of a randomised controlled trial

    Linck, P. G., Williams, N. H., Edwards, R. T., Linck, P., Hounsome, N., Raisanen, L., Williams, N., Moore, L. & Murphy, S., 29 Oct 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, p. 1021

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Enhancing ventilation in homes of children with asthma: cost-effectiveness study alongside randomised controlled trial

    Linck, P. G., Edwards, R. T., Neal, R. D., Linck, P., Bruce, N., Mullock, L., Nelhans, N., Pasterfield, D., Russell, D., Russell, I. & Woodfine, L. O., 1 Nov 2011, In: British Journal of General Practice. 61, 592, p. e733-e741

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Enhancing ventilation in homes of children with asthma: pragmatic randomised controlled trial

    Linck, P. G., Woodfine, L., Neal, R. D., Bruce, N., Edwards, R. T., Linck, P., Mullock, L., Nelhans, N., Pasterfield, D., Russell, D. & Russell, I. O., 1 Nov 2011, In: British Journal of General Practice. 61, 592, p. e724-e732

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Real-Time Self-Regulation of Emotion Networks in Patients with Depression

    Linden, D., Linden, D. E., Habes, I., Johnston, S. J., Linden, S., Tatineni, R., Subramanian, L., Sorger, B., Healy, D. & Goebel, R., 4 Jun 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 6, p. e38115

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Religion and psychosis: the effect of the Welsh religious revival in 1904-1905.

    Linden, S., Harris, M., Whitaker, C. J. & Healy, D., 1 Aug 2010, In: Psychological Medicine. 40, 8, p. 1317-1323

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    The relative length of the patient and the primary care interval in patients with 28 common and rarer cancers

    Lyratzopoulos, G., Saunders, C. L., Abel, G. A., McPhail, S. M., Neal, R. D., Wardle, J. & Rubin, G. P., 3 Mar 2015, In: British Journal of Cancer. 112, p. S35–S40

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Measures of promptness of cancer diagnosis in primary care: secondary analysis of national audit data on patients with 18 common and rarer cancers

    Lyratzopoulos, G., Abel, G. A., McPhail, S., Neal, R. D. & Rubin, G. P., 19 Feb 2013, In: British Journal of Cancer. 108, p. 686–690

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Gender inequalities in the promptness of diagnosis of bladder and renal cancer after symptomatic presentation: evidence from secondary analysis of an English primary care audit survey

    Lyratzopoulos, G., Abel, G. A., McPhail, S., Neal, R. D. & Rubin, G. P., 24 Jun 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, p. e002861

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England

    Lyratzopoulos, G., Neal, R. D., Barbiere, J. M., Rubin, G. & Abel, G., 1 Apr 2012, In: Lancet Oncology. 13, 4, p. 353-365

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Mixed-method process evaluation of the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme

    Moore, G., Raisanen, L., Moore, L., Din, N. & Murphy, S., 2013, In: Health Education. 113, 6, p. 476-501

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Patient preferences and National Health Service costs: a cost-consequences analysis of cancer genetic services.

    Morrison, V. L., Wilkinson, C. E., Griffith, G. L., Edwards, R. T., Williams, J. M., Gray, J., Morrison, V., Wilkinson, C., Turner, J., France, B. & Bennett, P., 1 Dec 2009, In: Familial Cancer. 8, 4, p. 265-275

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    The Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale: re-analysis of its psychometric properties in a sample of 160 mixed cancer patients

    Morrison, V. L., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. E., Hulbert-Williams, N. J., Hulbert-Williams, L., Morrison, V. N. & Wilkinson, C., 1 Jul 2012, In: Psycho-Oncology. 21, 7, p. 792-797

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme: protocol for trial and integrated economic and process evaluation: protocol for trial and integrated economic and process evaluation

    Murphy, S., Raisanen, L., Moore, G., Edwards, R. T., Linck, P., Williams, N., Din, N., Hale, J., Roberts, C., McNaish, E. & Moore, L., 18 Jun 2010, In: BMC Public Health. 10, 352, p. 352

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    The evaluation of the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales

    Murphy, S. M., Raisanen, L., Moore, G., Edwards, R., Linck, P., Hounsome, N., Williams, N., Din, N. & Moore, L., 2010, Welsh Government. (Social research; no. Number: 07/2010)

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  25. Published

    An evaluation of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales, UK: a randomised controlled trial of a public health policy initiative

    Murphy, S. M., Edwards, R. T., Williams, N., Raisanen, L., Moore, G., Linck, P., Hounsome, N., Din, N. U. & Moore, L., Aug 2012, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 66, 8, p. 745-753 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Has evidence-based medicine left quackery behind?

    Naudet, F., Falissard, B., Boussageon, R. & Healy, D., 1 Apr 2015, In: Internal and Emergency Medicine. 10, 5, p. 631-634

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review

    Neal, R. D., Tharmanathan, P., France, B., Din, N. U., Cotton, S., Fallon-Ferguson, J., Hamilton, W., Hendry, A., Hendry, M., Lewis, R., Macleod, U., Mitchell, E. D., Pickett, M., Rai, T., Shaw, K., Stuart, N., Tørring, M. L., Wilkinson, C., Williams, B., Williams, N. & Emery, J., 31 Mar 2015, In: British Journal of Cancer. 112 , Suppl 1, p. S92-107

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Comparison of cancer diagnostic intervals before and after implementation of NICE guidelines: analysis of data from the UK General Practice Research Database

    Neal, R. D., Din, N. U., Hamilton, W., Ukoumunne, O. C., Carter, B., Stapley, S. & Rubin, G., 4 Feb 2014, In: British Journal of Cancer. 110, 3, p. 584–592 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Excision of malignant melanomas in North Wales: effect of location and surgeon on time to diagnosis and quality of excision

    Neal, R. D., Cannings-John, R. L., Hood, K., Sowden, J., Lawrence, H., Jones, C. & Jones, J., 1 Aug 2008, In: Family Practice. 25, 4, p. 221-227

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Clinical features of kidney cancer in primary care: a case-control study using primary care records

    Neal, R. D., Shepherd, E., Neal, R., Rose, P., Walter, F. & Hamilton, W. T., 1 Apr 2013, In: British Journal of General Practice. 63, 609, p. e250-e255

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Do diagnostic delays in cancer matter?

    Neal, R. D., 1 Jan 2009, In: British Journal of Cancer. 101, p. S9-S12

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    NICE prostate cancer clinical guideline: implications for primary care

    Neal, R. D., 1 Sept 2008, In: British Journal of General Practice. 58, 554, p. 607-708

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    An Association of Cancer Physicians' strategy for improving services and outcomes for cancer patients

    Neal, R. D., Baird, R., Banks, I., Cameron, D., Chester, J., Earl, H., Flannagan, M., Januszewski, A., Kennedy, R., Payne, S., Samuel, E., Taylor, H., Agarwal, R., Ahmed, S., Archer, C., Board, R., Carser, J., Copson, E., Cunningham, D., Coleman, R., Glaser, A., Griffiths, R., Hall, G., Hall, M., Harari, D., Hawkins, M., Hill, M., Johnson, P., Jones, A., Kalsi, T., Karapanagiotou, E., Kemp, Z., Mansi, J., Marshall, E., Mitchell, A., Moe, M., Michie, C., Neal, R., Newsom-Davis, T., Norton, A., Osborne, R., Patel, G., Radford, J., Ring, A., Shaw, E., Skinner, R., Stark, D., Turnbull, S., Velikova, G., White, J., Young, A., Joffe, J. & Selby, P., 5 Jan 2016, In: Ecancermedical Science. 10, 608

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    The complexity and difficulty of diagnosing lung cancer: findings from a national primary-care study in Wales

    Neal, R. D., Robbie, I. J., Lewis, M., Williamson, I. & Hanson, J., 1 Sept 2015, In: Primary Health Care Research and Development. 16, 05, p. 436-449

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    The role of the GP in prostate cancer care

    Neal, R. D., 1 Sept 2008, In: Trends in Urology, Gynaecology and Sexual Health. 13, 5, p. 27-30

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    International variation in adherence to referral guidelines for suspected cancer: a secondary analysis of survey data

    Nicholson, B. D., Mant, D., Neal, R. D., Hart, N., Hamilton, W., Shinkins, B., Rubin, G. & Rose, P. W., 7 Jan 2016, In: British Journal of General Practice. 66, 643, p. E106-E113

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Qualitative "trial-sibling" studies and "unrelated" qualitative studies contributed to complex intervention reviews

    Noyes, J., Hendry, M., Lewin, S., Glenton, C., Chandler, J. & Rashidian, A., Jun 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 74, p. 133-143

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Experiences of follow-up after treatment in patients with prostate cancer: a qualitative study

    O'Brien, R., Rose, P. W., Campbell, C., Weller, D., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C., Watson, E. K. & Prostate Cancer Follow-up Group, Oct 2010, In: BJUI International. 106, 7, p. 998-1003 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Deterministic nonlinear features of cutaneous perfusion are lost in diabetic subjects with neuropathy

    Parthimos, D., Schmiedel, O., Harvey, J. N. & Griffith, T. M., 1 Jul 2011, In: Microvascular Research. 82, 1, p. 42-51

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Identifying patients with a cancer diagnosis using general practice medical records and Cancer Registry data

    Pascoe, S. W., Neal, R. D., Heywood, P. L., Allgar, V. L., Miles, J. N., Ansell, P. E. & Stefoski-Mikeljevic, J., 1 Aug 2008, In: Family Practice. 25, 4, p. 215-220

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    GPs' views on changing the law on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, and willingness to prescribe or inject lethal drugs: a survey from Wales

    Pasterfield, D., Wilkinson, C., Finlay, I. G., Neal, R. D. & Hulbert, N. J., Jun 2006, In: British Journal of General Practice. 56, 527, p. 450-2 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Interview with Dr David Healy, 13 February 2013

    Peters, K. R., Katz, S. & Healy, D., 1 May 2015, In: Dementia. 14, 3, p. 361-369

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    What are the experiences of cancer care in gay, lesbian and bisexual patients, and how do these differ from heterosexual cancer patients?

    Plumpton, C. O., Neal, R. D., Hulbert-Williams, N., McHugh, R., Semlyen, J., Flowers, P., Storey, L., Ream, E. & Neal, R., 28 Apr 2015, In: Psycho-Oncology. 24, S1, p. 2-3

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Trial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment for Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a study protocol for a randomised feasibility trial

    Pye, K., Totton, N., Stuart, N., Whitaker, R., Morrison, V., Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Timmis, L. J., Butterworth, C., Hall, L., Rai, T., Hoare, Z., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. & Leeson, S., 23 Nov 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2, 67.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Symptoms, ultrasound imaging and biochemical markers alone or in combination for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer in women with symptoms suspicious of ovarian cancer

    Rai, N., Campaneria, R., Snell, K., Mallett, S., Bayliss, S. E., Neal, R. D., Balogun, M., Kehoe, S., Deeks, J. K., Sundar, S. & Davenport, C., 7 Dec 2015, In: Cochrane Library. 2015, 12, CD011964.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    In Vitro Evaluation of the Interaction of Dextrin-Colistin Conjugates with Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide

    Roberts, J. L., Cattoz, B., Schweins, R., Beck, K., Thomas, D. W., Griffiths, P. C. & Ferguson, E. L., 5 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 59, 2, p. 647-654

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Development of a survey instrument to investigate the primary care factors related to differences in cancer diagnosis between international jurisdictions

    Rose, P. W., Hamilton, W., Aldersey, K., Barisic, A., Dawes, M., Foot, C., Grunfeld, E., Hart, N., Neal, R. D., Pirotta, M., Sisler, J., Thulesius, H., Vedsted, P., Young, J. & Rubin, G., 17 Jun 2014, In: BMC Family Practice. 2014, 15, p. 122

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Explaining variation in cancer survival between 11 jurisdictions in the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership: a primary care vignette survey

    Rose, P. W., Rubin, G., Perera-Salazar, R., Almberg, S. S., Barisic, A., Dawes, M., Grunfeld, E., Hart, N., Neal, R. D., Pirotta, M., Sisler, J., Konrad, G., Toftegaard, B. S., Thulesius, H., Vedsted, P., Young, J., Hamilton, W. & The ICBP Module 3 Working Group., N. V., 27 May 2015, In: BMJ Open. 5, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Research into practice: prompt diagnosis of cancer in primary care

    Rubin, G., Walter, F., Emery, J., Neal, R. D., Hamilton, W. & Wardle, J., 1 Aug 2014, In: British Journal of General Practice. 64, 625, p. 428-430

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Impact of investigations in general practice on timeliness of referral for patients subsequently diagnosed with cancer: analysis of national primary care audit data

    Rubin, G. P., Saunders, C. L., Abel, G. A., McPhail, S., Lyratzopoulos, G. & Neal, R. D., 20 Jan 2015, In: British Journal of Cancer. 112, p. 676-687

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review