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List of works by Helen Snooks

"Covering our backs": ambulance crews' attitudes towards clinical documentation when emergency (999) patients are not conveyed to hospital

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

'Not clinically effective but cost-effective' - paradoxical conclusions in randomised controlled trials with 'doubly null' results: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 09 January 2020

A co-produced method to involve service users in research: the SUCCESS model

scientific article published on 15 February 2019

A randomised controlled trial comparing fixation of mandibular angle fractures with a single miniplate placed either transbuccally and intra-orally, or intra-orally alone

scientific article published on 22 January 2009

A review of enhanced paramedic roles during and after hospital handover of stroke, myocardial infarction and trauma patients.

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Advice given by NHS Direct in Wales: do deprived patients get more urgent decisions? Study of routine data

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All Wales Injury Surveillance System revised: development of a population-based system to evaluate single-level and multilevel interventions

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Alternative services to deliver urgent care in the community

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Ambulance services. Countdown to Christmas

scientific article published on 01 November 1995

An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and healthcare contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales

scientific article published on 30 September 2009

Appropriateness of use of emergency ambulances

scientific article published on July 1, 1998

Assessment of consent models as an ethical consideration in the conduct of prehospital ambulance randomised controlled clinical trials: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 16 September 2017

Can warfarin be continued during dental extraction? Results of a randomized controlled trial.

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Community-based interventions to prevent fatal overdose from illegal drugs: a systematic review protocol

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Complexity of the decision-making process of ambulance staff for assessment and referral of older people who have fallen: a qualitative study

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Costs and effects of a 'healthy living' approach to community development in two deprived communities: findings from a mixed methods study.

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Costs, effects and implementation of routine data emergency admission risk prediction models in primary care for patients with, or at risk of, chronic conditions: a systematic review protocol

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Delays in response and triage times reduce patient satisfaction and enablement after using out-of-hours services

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Developing new ways of measuring the quality and impact of ambulance service care: the PhOEBE mixed-methods research programme

Does deprivation affect the demand for NHS Direct? Observational study of routine data from Wales

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Effect of an Enhanced Paramedic Acute Stroke Treatment Assessment on Thrombolysis Delivery During Emergency Stroke Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 13 April 2020

Effectiveness of paramedic practitioners in attending 999 calls from elderly people in the community: cluster randomised controlled trial

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Effects and costs of implementing predictive risk stratification in primary care: a randomised stepped wedge trial

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Effects of London helicopter emergency medical service on survival after trauma

scientific article published on July 1995

Effects of an air pollution personal alert system on health service usage in a high-risk general population: a quasi-experimental study using linked data.

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Effects of helicopter service on survival after trauma: Authors’ reply

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Effects of prehospital 12-lead ECG on processes of care and mortality in acute coronary syndrome: a linked cohort study from the Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project

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Elderly falls: a national survey of UK ambulance services: Table 1

scientific article published on 26 March 2012

Emergency care of older people who fall: a missed opportunity

scientific article published on December 2006

Epidemiology of emergency ambulance service calls related to mental health problems and self harm: a national record linkage study

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Equity and service innovation: the implementation of a bibliotherapy scheme in Wales

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Erratum to: It could be a 'Golden Goose': a qualitative study of views in primary care on an emergency admission risk prediction tool prior to implementation

scientific article published on 3 February 2016

Gaps between policy, protocols and practice: a qualitative study of the views and practice of emergency ambulance staff concerning the care of patients with non-urgent needs.

scientific article published on August 2005

Gastroenterology services in the UK. The burden of disease, and the organisation and delivery of services for gastrointestinal and liver disorders: a review of the evidence

scientific article published on February 2007

How do emergency ambulance paramedics view the care they provide to people who self harm?: Ways and means

scientific article published on 26 May 2016

How hard can it be to include research evidence and evaluation in local health policy implementation? Results from a mixed methods study

scientific article published on 12 February 2013

Implementation and use of computerised clinical decision support (CCDS) in emergency pre-hospital care: a qualitative study of paramedic views and experience using Strong Structuration Theory.

scientific article published on 4 July 2018

Including service users in trials and rigorous studies in health and social care: developing a standard operating procedure for researchers.

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Involving older people in a multi-centre randomised trial of a complex intervention in pre-hospital emergency care: implementation of a collaborative model

scientific article published on 10 July 2015

Involving service users in trials: developing a standard operating procedure.

scientific article published on 17 July 2013

Is fascia iliaca compartment block administered by paramedics for suspected hip fracture acceptable to patients? A qualitative study

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

Is it cost effective to introduce paramedic practitioners for older people to the ambulance service? Results of a cluster randomised controlled trial

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It could be a 'Golden Goose': a qualitative study of views in primary care on an emergency admission risk prediction tool prior to implementation

scientific article published on 6 January 2016

Measuring the impact and costs of a universal group based parenting programme: protocol and implementation of a trial

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NHS emergency response to 999 calls: alternatives for cases that are neither life threatening nor serious.

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New models of emergency prehospital care that avoid unnecessary conveyance to emergency department: translation of research evidence into practice?

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Non-accidental non-fatal poisonings attended by emergency ambulance crews: an observational study of data sources and epidemiology

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Out-of-hospital intravenous cannulation: the perspective of patients treated by London Ambulance Service paramedics

scientific article published in February 2000

Paramedic Acute Stroke Treatment Assessment (PASTA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 12 February 2019

Paramedic Assessment of Older Adults After Falls, Including Community Care Referral Pathway: Cluster Randomized Trial.

scientific article published on 13 March 2017

Paramedic-supplied 'Take Home' Naloxone: protocol for cluster randomised feasibility study.

scientific article published on 20 March 2014

Paramedics’ experiences of administering fascia iliaca compartment block to patients in South Wales with suspected hip fracture at the scene of injury: results of focus groups

scientific article published in February 2019

Patient and clinician factors associated with prehospital pain treatment and outcomes: cross sectional study

scientific article published on 23 May 2018

Perceptions of paramedic and emergency care workers of those who self harm: a systematic review of the quantitative literature

scientific article published on 16 September 2014

Perceptions of paramedics and emergency staff about the care they provide to people who self-harm: Constructivist metasynthesis of the qualitative literature.

scientific article published on 16 March 2015

Predictive risk stratification model: a progressive cluster-randomised trial in chronic conditions management (PRISMATIC) research protocol

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

Predictive risk stratification model: a randomised stepped-wedge trial in primary care (PRISMATIC)

Prehospital recognition and antibiotics for 999 patients with sepsis: protocol for a feasibility study.

scientific article published on 12 March 2018

Qualitative research within trials: developing a standard operating procedure for a clinical trials unit

scientific article published on 21 February 2013

Rapid Analgesia for Prehospital hip Disruption (RAPID): findings from a randomised feasibility study

scientific article published on 12 June 2019

Rapid analgesia for prehospital hip disruption (RAPID): protocol for feasibility study of randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 23 January 2017

Real nursing? The development of telenursing.

scientific article published in March 2008

Referral pathways for patients with TIA avoiding hospital admission: a scoping review.

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of triage and direct transportation to minor injuries units by ambulance crews.

scientific article published on January 2004

Safety of Paramedics with Extended Skills

scientific article published on 01 July 2008

Safety of telephone consultation for "non-serious" emergency ambulance service patients.

scientific article published on October 2004

Should I stay or should I go?’ Deciding whether to go to hospital after a 999 call

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Should randomised controlled trials be the “gold standard” for research on preventive interventions for children?

article by Sarah Stewart‐Brown et al published 9 December 2011 in Journal of Children s Services

Sorting patients: the weakest link in the emergency care system

scientific article published on February 2007

Streamline triage and manage user expectations: lessons from a qualitative study of GP out-of-hours services.

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Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1) trial protocol. Computerised on-scene decision support for emergency ambulance staff to assess and plan care for older people who have fallen: evaluation of costs and benefits using a pra

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Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics

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Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER) 2: a cluster randomised trial and systematic review of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new protocols for emergency ambulance paramedics to assess older people following a f

scientific article published in March 2017

Support and assessment for fall emergency referrals (SAFER 2) research protocol: cluster randomised trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of new protocols for emergency ambulance paramedics to assess and refer to appropriate community-based c

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The association between illness representation profiles and use of unscheduled urgent and emergency health care services.

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The costs and benefits of helicopter emergency ambulance services in England and Wales.

scientific article published on March 1996

The impact of general practitioners working in or alongside emergency departments: a rapid realist review

scientific article published on 11 April 2019

The need to improve the interface between in-hours and out-of-hours GP care, and between out-of-hours care and self-care

scientific article published on 29 July 2010

Thematic Research network for emergency and UnScheduled Treatment (TRUST): scoping the potential

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Trends in demand for emergency ambulance services in Wiltshire over nine years: observational study.

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Use and impact of the prehospital 12-lead ECG in the primary PCI era (PHECG2): protocol for a mixed-method study

scientific article published on 02 December 2019

Use of scratchcards for allocation concealment in a prehospital randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 12 September 2018

Warfarin and extractions

scientific article published in September 2002

What are emergency ambulance services doing to meet the needs of people who call frequently? A national survey of current practice in the United Kingdom

scientific article published on 28 December 2019

What are the highest priorities for research in emergency prehospital care?

scientific article published on 01 August 2009