Browsing Research publications by Author "Martin , Finbarr"
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Commentary: COVID in care homes—challenges and dilemmas in healthcare delivery
Gordon , Adam; Goodman, Claire; Actherberg, Wilco; Barker , Robert O; Burns , Eileen; Hanratty , Barbara; Martin , Finbarr; Meyer, Julienne; Schols, Jos; Spilsbury , Karen (2020-09-01)The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected care home residents internationally, with 19–72% of COVID-19 deaths occurring in care homes. COVID-19 presents atypically in care home residents and up to 56% of residents ... -
Effective health care for older people resident in care homes : The Optimal study protocol for realist review
Goodman, Claire; Gordon, Adam L; Martin , Finbarr; Davies, Susan; Iliffe, Steve; Bowman, Clive; Schneider, Justine; Meyer, Julienne; Victor, Christina; Gage, Heather; Gladman, John; Dening, Tom (2014-05-24)Background: Care homes in the UK rely on general practice for access to specialist medical and nursing care as well as referral to therapists and secondary care. Service delivery to care homes is highly variable in both ... -
Effective heath care for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review
Goodman, Claire; Dening , Tom; Gordon , Adam; Davies, Susan; Meyer, Julienne; Martin , Finbarr; Gladman, John; Bowman, Clive; Victor, Christina (2016-07-16)Background Care home residents in England have variable access to health care services. There is currently no coherent policy or consensus about the best arrangements to meet these needs. The purpose of this review was to ... -
How Quality Improvement Collaboratives Work to Improve Healthcare in Care Homes: A Realist Evaluation
Devi, Reena; Chadborn , Neil H; Meyer, Julienne; Banerjee, Jay; Goodman, Claire; Dening , Tom; Gladman, John; Hinsliff-Smith, Kathryn; Long, Annabelle; Usman, Adeela; Housley, Gemma; Lewis, Sarah; Glover , Matthew; Gage, Heather; Logan , Philippa A; Martin , Finbarr; Gordon, Adam L (2021-02-16)Background Quality Improvement Collaboratives (QICs) bring together multidisciplinary teams in a structured process to improve care quality. How QICs can be used to support healthcare improvement in care homes is not fully ... -
Optimal healthcare delivery to care homes in the UK: a realist evaluation of what supports effective working to improve healthcare outcomes
Gordon , Adam; Goodman, Claire; Davies, Sue L; Dening , Tom; Gage, Heather; Meyer, Julienne; Schneider, Justine; Bell , Brian; Jordan , Jake; Martin , Finbarr; Iliffe , Steve; Bowman, Clive; Gladman, John; Victor, Christina; Mayrhofer, Andrea; Handley, Melanie; Zubair , Maria (2018-07-01)Introduction: care home residents have high healthcare needs not fully met by prevailing healthcare models. This study explored how healthcare configuration influences resource use. Methods: a realist evaluation using ... -
Optimal NHS service delivery to care homes: a realist evaluation of the features and mechanisms that support effective working for the continuing care of older people in residential settings
Goodman, Claire; Davies, Sue L; Gordon , Adam; Dening , Tom; Gage, Heather; Meyer, Julienne; Bell , Brian; Jordon , Jake; Martin , Finbarr; Iliffe , Steve; Gladman, John; Victor, Christina; Mayrhofer, Andrea; Handley, Melanie; Zubair , Maria (2017-11-01)The OPTIMAL study argued that it is probable that there are key activities within different models of health-care provision that are important for residents’ health care. Objectives: To understand ‘what works, for whom, ... -
Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England : review of surveys
Iliffe , Steve; Davies, Susan; Gordon, Adam L; Schneider, Justine; Dening , Tom; Bowman, Clive; Gage, Heather; Martin , Finbarr; Gladman, John; Victor, Christina; Meyer, Julienne; Goodman, Claire (2016-03-01)Background: The number of beds in care homes (with and without nurses) in the UK is three times greater than the number of beds in NHS hospitals. Care homes are predominantly owned by a range of commercial, not-for-profit ... -
Relationships, Expertise, Incentives, and Governance: Supporting Care Home Residents' Access to Health Care : An interview study from England
Goodman, Claire; Davies, Susan; Gordon, Adam L.; Meyer, Julienne; Dening , Tom; Gladman, John; Iliffe , Steve; Zubair , Maria; Bowman, Clive; Victor, Christina; Martin , Finbarr (2015-05-01)Objectives: To explore what commissioners of care, regulators, providers and care home residents in England identify as the key mechanisms or components of different service delivery models that support the provision of ...