The first 12 months of our project evaluating same-day emergency care (SDEC) is nearly over.

You can read about how the project is progressing on our website:

sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

@fohsheffield.bsky.social @scharr-msg.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social

#SDEC #NHS #NIHR

How is missing data handled in cluster randomized controlled trials? A review of trials published in the NIHR Journals Library 1997–2024

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Comparison of statistical methods for the analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROs), particularly the Short-Form 36 (SF-36), in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using standardised effect size (SES): an empirical analysis

hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The 'Reducing Avoidable Admissions in Acute Hospital Care: The role and impact of Same Day Emergency Care Services' project website is now live.

Find out about our research at: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

@sheffielduni.bsky.social @fohsheffield.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social

The first output from the Same Day Emergency Care project.

A rapid evidence review of same-day emergency-care services (SDECs), comparing definitions, descriptions and actual use: Protocol

doi.org/10.15131/she...

Invitation to a Two-Round Delphi Study on Sample Size Reporting in Trial Grant Applications and Protocols for Adaptive Designs!

Click the link below to participate 👏:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Or directly contact: qzhang104@sheffield.ac.uk.

In Nov I started my first NIHR funded research project as Chief Investigator.

Over the next 30 months, I'll be working with a fantastic team to investigate the impact of Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services on acute hospital admissions and discharge.

fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR16...

Bookings are open for our online short course How to Understand Statistics in Research

Thursday 1st May - Thursday 22nd May 2025 (4 half-day sessions, over 4 consecutive weeks)

Course lead: @richardjacques.bsky.social

For more information see:
www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/modules...

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...

The cost-effectiveness of using waking salivary cortisol in the diagnosis of adrenal sufficiency

eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/219103/

New paper published in Statistical Methods in Medical Research:

Comparison of statistical methods for the analysis of patient-reported outcomes in randomised controlled trials: A simulation study

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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.