Professor Rebecca Randell
Prof. Digital Innovations in Healthcare
| Faculty/Dept/School | Faculty of Health Studies |
|---|---|
| r.randell@bradford.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +441274 234144 |
Biography
I joined the University of Bradford in January 2020 as Professor of Digital Innovations in Healthcare. My first degree, from Durham University, was in Software Engineering. I obtained my PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Glasgow University in 2004.
Prior to joining the University of Bradford, I spent 10 years at the University of Leeds, first as a Research Fellow in the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine and then in the School of Healthcare, initially as a Senior Translational Research Fellow, before being promoted to Lecturer in July 2015 and Associate Professor in August 2017. I also undertook postdoctoral appointments in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York and in the Centre for HCI Design at City University London.
Research
Although I have a background in software engineering, my research is very much focused on the social, understanding how healthcare professionals carry out their work in order to inform the design of health IT to support that work and understanding how health IT is used in practice. I have studied medical and nursing handover in a variety of hospital settings, histopathologists making diagnoses at the microscope, and multidisciplinary team meetings. I have carried out research into nurses’ customisation of equipment in the intensive care unit, nurses’ use of computerised decision support systems, the effect of novel hardware solutions on GP-patient communication, the impact of a virtual reality microscope on time to diagnosis in histopathology, and the impact of a wall-sized display on collaboration in undergraduate and postgraduate pathology teaching. This understanding is achieved largely through qualitative methods, focusing on the use of observations supported by interviews. I also have a particular interest in realist evaluation. I have experience of undertaking systematic reviews, surveys, and more experimental approaches to evaluation.At the University of Leeds, I led an NIHR Health Services & Delivery Research (HS&DR) funded realist evaluation of the impact of robotic surgery on teamwork in the operating theatre and was co-investigator on an NIHR HS&DR funded study looking at the introduction of quality dashboards in the NHS on an NIHR HS&DR funded realist review of the impact of networked IT on patient safety. More recently, I led an NIHR HS&DR funded project to develop and evaluate QualDash, a quality dashboard that supports clinical teams, quality and safety committees, and NHS Trust boards to better understand and make use of National Clinical Audit data. Currently I lead an NIHR HS&DR funded project on what supports and constrains falls risk assessment and prevention in acute hospitals, to inform the design of a decision support tool to support falls prevention.
Professional activities
- 01-JAN-04: Diana Forsythe Prize
Publications
| Peer Reviewed Journal | |
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| Title | What supports and constrains the implementation of multifactorial falls risk assessment and tailored multifactorial falls prevention interventions in acute hospitals? Protocol for a realist review. (2021) |
| Authors | Randell R;Wright JM;Alvarado N;Healey F;Dowding D;Smith H;Hardiker N;Gardner P;Ward S;Todd C;Zaman H;McVey L;Davey CJ;Woodcock D; |
| Journal | BMJ Open |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049765 |
| Title | QualDash: Adaptable Generation of Visualisation Dashboards for Healthcare Quality Improvement (2021) |
| Authors | Mai Elshehaly, Rebecca Randell, Matthew Brehmer, Lynn McVey, Natasha Alvarado, Chris P. Gale, Roy A. Ruddle |
| Journal | IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHIC |
| Title | Hidden labour: The skilful work of clinical audit data collection and its implications for secondary use of data via integrated health IT (2021) |
| Authors | McVey, L., Alvarado, N., Greenhalgh, J., Elshehaly, M., Gale, C.P., Lake, J., Ruddle, R.A., Dowding, D., Mamas, M., Feltbower, R., Randell, R. |
| Journal | BMC Health Services Research |
| Publisher | Springer/Biomed Central |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06657-0 |
| Title | Analysis of a Web-Based Dashboard to Support the Use of National Audit Data in Quality Improvement: Realist Evaluation. (2021) |
| Authors | Alvarado N;McVey L;Elshehaly M;Greenhalgh J;Dowding D;Ruddle R;Gale CP;Mamas M;Doherty P;West R;Feltbower R;Randell R; |
| Journal | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
| DOI | 10.2196/28854 |
| Title | The effects of interoperable information technology networks on patient safety: a realist synthesis (2020) |
| Authors | Keen J, Abdulwahid M, King N, Wright J, Randell R, Gardner P, Waring J, Longo R, Nikolova S, Sloan C & Greenhalgh J. |
| Journal | Health Services and Delivery Research |
| DOI | 10.3310/hsdr08400 |
| Title | Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation (2020) |
| Authors | Alvarado N.;McVey L.;Greenhalgh J.;Dowding D.;Mamas M.;Gale C.;Doherty P.;Randell R. |
| Journal | BMC Health Services Research |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12913-020-05661-0 |
| Title | Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation (2020) |
| Authors | Alvarado, N; McVey, L; Greenhalgh, J; Dowding, D; Mamas, M; Gale, C; Doherty, P; Randell, R |
| Journal | BMC Health Services Research |
| Title | Institutional use of National Clinical Audits by healthcare providers (2020) |
| Authors | McVey L.;Alvarado N.;Keen J.;Greenhalgh J.;Mamas M.;Gale C.;Doherty P.;Feltbower R.;Elshehaly M.;Dowding D.;Randell R. |
| Journal | Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice |
| DOI | 10.1111/jep.13403 |
| Title | Effects of inter-organisational information technology networks on patient safety: a realist synthesis (2020) |
| Authors | Keen, J; Abdulwahid, M; King, N; Wright, J; Randell, R; Gardner, P; Waring, J; Longo, R; Nikolova, S; Sloan, C; Greenhalgh, J |
| Journal | BMJ Open |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036608 |
| Title | How, in what contexts, and why do quality dashboards lead to improvements in care quality in acute hospitals? Protocol for a realist feasibility evaluation. (2020) |
| Authors | Randell R;Alvarado N;McVey L;Greenhalgh J;West RM;Farrin A;Gale C;Parslow R;Keen J;Elshehaly M;Ruddle RA;Lake J;Mamas M;Feltbower R;Dowding D; |
| Journal | BMJ Open |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033208 |
| Title | Networked information technologies and patient safety: a protocol for a realist synthesis. (2019) |
| Authors | Keen J;Greenhalgh J;Randell R;Gardner P;Waring J;Longo R;Fistein J;Abdulwahid M;King N;Wright J; |
| Journal | Systematic Reviews |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13643-019-1223-1 |
| Title | How do team experience and relationships shape new divisions of labour in robot-assisted surgery? A realist investigation. (2019) |
| Authors | Randell R;Greenhalgh J;Hindmarsh J;Honey S;Pearman A;Alvarado N;Dowding D; |
| Journal | Health (United Kingdom) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363459319874115 |
| Title | Factors supporting and constraining the implementation of robot-assisted surgery: a realist interview study. (2019) |
| Authors | Randell R;Honey S;Alvarado N;Greenhalgh J;Hindmarsh J;Pearman A;Jayne D;Gardner P;Gill A;Kotze A;Dowding D; |
| Journal | BMJ Open |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028635 |
| Title | Human factors in robotic assisted surgery: Lessons from studies 'in the Wild'. (2019) |
| Authors | Catchpole K;Bisantz A;Hallbeck MS;Weigl M;Randell R;Kossack M;Anger JT; |
| Journal | Applied Ergonomics |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.02.011 |
| Title | From embracing to managing risks. (2018) |
| Authors | Keen J;Nicklin E;Wickramasekera N;Long A;Randell R;Ginn C;McGinnis E;Willis S;Whittle J; |
| Journal | BMJ Open |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022921 |
| Title | Patient attitudes towards remote continuous vital signs monitoring on general surgery wards: An interview study. (2018) |
| Authors | Downey CL;Brown JM;Jayne DG;Randell R; |
| Journal | International Journal of Medical Informatics |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2018.03.014 |
| Title | Quality and safety between ward and board: a biography of artefacts study (2018) |
| Authors | Keen, J; Nicklin, E; Long, A; Randell, R; Wickramasekera, N; Gates, C; Ginn, C; McGinnis, E; Willis, S; Whittle, J |
| Journal | Health Services and Delivery Research |
| Title | Continuous Versus Intermittent Vital Signs Monitoring Using a Wearable, Wireless Patch in Patients Admitted to Surgical Wards: Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. (2018) |
| Authors | Downey C;Randell R;Brown J;Jayne DG; |
| Journal | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
| DOI | 10.2196/10802 |
| Title | The impact of continuous versus intermittent vital signs monitoring in hospitals: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. (2018) |
| Authors | Downey CL;Chapman S;Randell R;Brown JM;Jayne DG; |
| Journal | International Journal of Nursing Studies |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.04.013 |
| Title | Trial of Remote Continuous versus Intermittent NEWS monitoring after major surgery (TRaCINg): protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. (2018) |
| Authors | Downey CL;Croft J;Buckley H;Randell R;Brown JM;Jayne DG; |
| Journal | Pilot And Feasibility Studies |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40814-018-0299-z |
| Title | Strengths and limitations of early warning scores: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. (2017) |
| Authors | Downey CL;Tahir W;Randell R;Brown JM;Jayne DG; |
| Journal | International Journal of Nursing Studies |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.09.003 |
| Title | The Diagnostic Concordance of Whole Slide Imaging and Light Microscopy: A Systematic Review. (2017) |
| Authors | Goacher E;Randell R;Williams B;Treanor D; |
| Journal | Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
| DOI | 10.5858/arpa.2016-0025-RA |
| Title | Eliciting Context-Mechanism-Outcome configurations: Experiences from a realist evaluation investigating the impact of robotic surgery on teamwork in the operating theatre (2017) |
| Authors | Alvarado N.;Honey S.;Greenhalgh J.;Pearman A.;Dowding D.;Cope A.;Long A.;Jayne D.;Gill A.;Kotze A.;Randell R. |
| Journal | Evaluation |
| DOI | 10.1177/1356389017732172 |
| Title | A realist process evaluation of robot-assisted surgery: integration into routine practice and impacts on communication, collaboration and decision-making (2017) |
| Authors | Randell, R; Honey, S; Hindmarsh, J; Alvarado, N; Greenhalgh, J; Pearman, A; Long, A; Cope, A; Gill, A; Gardner, P; Kotze, A; Wilkinson, D; Jayne, D; Croft, J; Dowding, D |
| Journal | Health Services and Delivery Research |
| DOI | 10.3310/hsdr05200 |
| Title | Managing Quality and Safety in Real Time? Evidence from an Interview Study. (2016) |
| Authors | Randell R;Keen J;Gates C;Ferguson E;Long A;Ginn C;McGinnis E;Whittle J; |
| Journal | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
| Title | Embedding robotic surgery into routine practice and impacts on communication and decision making: a review of the experience of surgical teams (2016) |
| Authors | Randell R.;Honey S.;Alvarado N.;Pearman A.;Greenhalgh J.;Long A.;Gardner P.;Gill A.;Jayne D.;Dowding D. |
| Journal | Cognition, Technology and Work |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10111-016-0368-0 |
| Title | Dashboards for improving patient care: review of the literature. (2015) |
| Authors | Dowding D;Randell R;Gardner P;Fitzpatrick G;Dykes P;Favela J;Hamer S;Whitewood-Moores Z;Hardiker N;Borycki E;Currie L; |
| Journal | International Journal of Medical Informatics |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.10.001 |
| Title | Electronic whiteboards: review of the literature. (2015) |
| Authors | Randell R;Greenhalgh J;Wyatt J;Gardner P;Pearman A;Honey S;Dowding D; |
| Journal | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
| DOI | 10.3233/978-1-61499-512-8-389 |
| Title | Integration of robotic surgery into routine practice and impacts on communication, collaboration, and decision making: A realist process evaluation protocol (2014) |
| Authors | Randell R.;Greenhalgh J.;Hindmarsh J.;Dowding D.;Jayne D.;Pearman A.;Gardner P.;Croft J.;Kotze A. |
| Journal | Implementation Science : Is |
| DOI | 10.1186/1748-5908-9-52 |
| Other Publications | |
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| Other type | Working Paper |
| Title | A scoping review: Strategic workforce planning in health and social care (2022) |
| Authors | Julie Prowse; Claire Sutton; Emma Eyers; Jane Montague; Muhammad Faisal; Daniel Neagu; Mai Elshehaly; Rebecca Randell |
| Other type | Working Paper |
| Title | Recruitment and retention of care workers: A rapid review (2021) |
| Authors | Rebecca Randell |
| Other type | Reviews |
| Title | Dashboards for improving patient care: Review of the literature (2015) |
| Authors | Dowding D.;Randell R.;Gardner P.;Fitzpatrick G.;Dykes P.;Favela J.;Hamer S.;Whitewood-Moores Z.;Hardiker N.;Borycki E.;Currie L. |
| Journal | International Journal of Medical Informatics |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.10.001 |
| Title | Author(s) |
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| From taxonomy to requirements: A task space partitioning approach (2019) | Elshehaly M.;Alvarado N.;McVey L.;Randell R.;Mamas M.;Ruddle R.A. |
| Variation in national clinical audit data capture: Is using routine data the answer? (2019) | Dowding D.W.;Alvarado N.;McVey L.;Mamas M.;Randell R. |
| Requirements for a quality dashboard: Lessons from National Clinical Audits (2019) | Randell R, Alvarado N, McVey L, Ruddle RA, Doherty P, Gale C, Mamas M, Dowding D |
| Randomised controlled trials and realist evaluation: in what contexts and how (2017) | Randell R, Hindmarsh J, Greenhalgh J, Alvarado N, Gardner P, Dowding D, Cope A, Croft J, Long A, Pearman A |
| Impact of Robotic Surgery on Decision Making: Perspectives of Surgical Teams. (2015) | Randell RS, Alvarado N, Honey S, Greenhalgh J, Gardner P, Gill A, Jayne D, Kotze A, Pearman A, Dowding D. |