Beckie Simpson
@beckiesimpson.bsky.social
Medical statistician at the University of Sheffield.
Posts are mainly work, music and animals...
Views are my own
Posts are mainly work, music and animals...
Views are my own
Our latest paper looking at differences in how clinical vs non-clinical NHS 111 staff handle calls about children
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#NHS111 #CUREd
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@jenlewis.bsky.social @scharr-msg.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social
#NHS111 #CUREd
Clinical advisors at NHS 111 improve accuracy for paediatric patients and their advice is more reliably followed: a retrospective observational cohort study
Objective To determine whether National Health Service (NHS) 111 advice regarding paediatric patients given by clinically trained health advisors (CHAs) is, as previously found for adult patients, les...
adc.bmj.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Our latest paper looking at differences in how clinical vs non-clinical NHS 111 staff handle calls about children
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
@jenlewis.bsky.social @scharr-msg.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social
#NHS111 #CUREd
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
@jenlewis.bsky.social @scharr-msg.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social
#NHS111 #CUREd
Reposted by Beckie Simpson
Happily, we've had faster progress with another recent paper, just published! We use #CUREd data to show quite dramatic differences in how clinical & non-clinical NHS 111 staff handle calls about children: adc.bmj.com/content/earl... #NHS111 #BMJ #NHS @scharr-msg.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social
Clinical advisors at NHS 111 improve accuracy for paediatric patients and their advice is more reliably followed: a retrospective observational cohort study
Objective To determine whether National Health Service (NHS) 111 advice regarding paediatric patients given by clinically trained health advisors (CHAs) is, as previously found for adult patients, les...
adc.bmj.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Happily, we've had faster progress with another recent paper, just published! We use #CUREd data to show quite dramatic differences in how clinical & non-clinical NHS 111 staff handle calls about children: adc.bmj.com/content/earl... #NHS111 #BMJ #NHS @scharr-msg.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social
Our PhD student is looking for children aged 5-16 with asthma in the UK to complete a survey to better understand inhaler use during the summer holidays among children and adolescents with asthma:
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Please forward on.
@stevenjulious.bsky.social
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Please forward on.
@stevenjulious.bsky.social
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September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Our PhD student is looking for children aged 5-16 with asthma in the UK to complete a survey to better understand inhaler use during the summer holidays among children and adolescents with asthma:
shef.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please forward on.
@stevenjulious.bsky.social
shef.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please forward on.
@stevenjulious.bsky.social
Second paper from the prosec3 study: Further development of a patient-reported outcome measure to assess the impact of oral secretion problems in people living with MND www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Further development of a patient-reported outcome measure to assess the impact of oral secretion problems in people living with MND
Objective: Oral secretion problems are common yet poorly managed in people living with MND (plwMND). A validated patient-reported outcome for measuring saliva symptoms in this patient group would f...
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March 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Second paper from the prosec3 study: Further development of a patient-reported outcome measure to assess the impact of oral secretion problems in people living with MND www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New paper!! Estimating the minimum important difference in the ALSFRS-R-instrument in people living with MND www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Estimating the minimum important difference in the ALSFRS-R-instrument in people living with MND
Objective: The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R) is a commonly used outcome measure in clinical trials for motor neuron disease (MND) therapies. As such, understandin...
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February 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New paper!! Estimating the minimum important difference in the ALSFRS-R-instrument in people living with MND www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Beckie Simpson
New Blog: How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance? Our statistician Rebecca Simpson breaks down the patterns in pediatric ED visits.
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Read more: tinyurl.com/27spw598
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Read more: tinyurl.com/27spw598
How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance? - ARC
In this study, we aimed to explore differences in non-urgent attendances and urgent attendances in children to ED and determine which children present in this way and when.
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February 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
New Blog: How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance? Our statistician Rebecca Simpson breaks down the patterns in pediatric ED visits.
@sheffielduni.bsky.social
Read more: tinyurl.com/27spw598
@sheffielduni.bsky.social
Read more: tinyurl.com/27spw598
Reposted by Beckie Simpson
New @arc-yharc.bsky.social blog by @beckiesimpson.bsky.social on "How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance?"
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How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance? - ARC
In this study, we aimed to explore differences in non-urgent attendances and urgent attendances in children to ED and determine which children present in this way and when.
arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk
January 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New @arc-yharc.bsky.social blog by @beckiesimpson.bsky.social on "How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance?"
arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/resources/bl...
arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/resources/bl...
Blog: In this study, we aimed to explore differences in non-urgent attendances and urgent attendances in children to ED and determine which children present in this way and when... arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/resources/bl...
How often are children attending the emergency department for a non-urgent attendance? - ARC
In this study, we aimed to explore differences in non-urgent attendances and urgent attendances in children to ED and determine which children present in this way and when.
arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk
January 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Blog: In this study, we aimed to explore differences in non-urgent attendances and urgent attendances in children to ED and determine which children present in this way and when... arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/resources/bl...
Reposted by Beckie Simpson
My colleagues @beckiesimpson.bsky.social, @richardjacques.bsky.social and I had fun at
#EUSEM, though we are statisticians out of water among ED clinicians! We presented our work with NHS routine data: understanding avoidable admissions, winter pressures, and advisor skill-set & NHS111 performance.
#EUSEM, though we are statisticians out of water among ED clinicians! We presented our work with NHS routine data: understanding avoidable admissions, winter pressures, and advisor skill-set & NHS111 performance.
October 16, 2024 at 9:10 AM
My colleagues @beckiesimpson.bsky.social, @richardjacques.bsky.social and I had fun at
#EUSEM, though we are statisticians out of water among ED clinicians! We presented our work with NHS routine data: understanding avoidable admissions, winter pressures, and advisor skill-set & NHS111 performance.
#EUSEM, though we are statisticians out of water among ED clinicians! We presented our work with NHS routine data: understanding avoidable admissions, winter pressures, and advisor skill-set & NHS111 performance.