Welcome to the RWT Staff Publications Repository
The repository contains the records of published and unpublished research authored by NHS staff working for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and its partners. The repository is managed by the Library and Knowledge Services of the Trust and supported by the Non-Medical Research Leads Network Group and the Research and Development Directorate.
If you are a member of RWT staff and you would like to submit an item to the repository, please fill in this online form.
If you have a list of publications you'd like to submit, please e-mail the repository rwh-tr.rwtrepository@nhs.net admin team.
For more information contact the library on 01902 695322 or email or take a look at our website. You will also find guidance on the webpage about publishing your work.
Recent Submissions
Item Post Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) enhanced follow up care – assessment of feasibility at secondary care level and impact on short term patient outcomes.(The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust., 2025-04-05)Post AKI episode patients experience adverse outcomes of cardiovascular deaths and risk of progression to CKD. To mitigate this risk, key aspects of post AKI care should include optimising medicines management and co-ordinating monitoring of kidney function, particularly for patients with unresolved AKI to identify risk of progression to CKD. Our aim was to assess whether it was feasible to provide safe and enhanced post AKI follow up (FU) care considering the resource implications in primary and secondary care.Item Utility of repeat ultrasonography for preoperative localization of parathyroid adenoma.(The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2025-04-20)Preoperative localization is crucial for the successful surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Ultrasonography (US), a widely used initial imaging modality, demonstrates variable diagnostic accuracy due to its dependence on operator expertise. At our institution, a protocol was established to include a second US performed by a specialist radiologist for PHPT patients with an initial negative US, aiming to enhance localization accuracy.Item Improving paediatric prescribing- New Cross Hospital.(The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2025-04-05)Medication errors are the single most preventable cause of patient harm. 237 million medication errors are estimated to occur annually within the NHS in England alone. The financial burden to the NHS is impactful, but more costly is the significant morbidity and mortality of patients. Multiple patient safety issues around prescribing were highlighted by the submission of over 100 Datix within a 12 month period. Our project, inspired by other similar projects, aimed to highlight areas within our own department that we could address and implement change.Item Do Janus Kinase Inhibitors lead to weight gain in rheumatoid arthritis patients?(The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2025-04-05)We aim to investigate the changes in weight in RA patients treated with JAK-Is and the factors associated with it.Item Are Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) research ready? A regional evaluation in England: the Research ABC project (AHPs Building Research Capacity Across the Black Country).(Springer Nature., 2025-04)Background: Research active organisations achieve better healthcare outcomes. The Research ABC Project (Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Building Research Capacity Across the Black Country), funded from 1/8/23-31/3/24 by a Clinical Research Network West Midlands Improvement and Innovation grant, was commissioned to facilitate the Black Country Integrated Care System to address the four domains of Health Education England's AHPs' Research and Innovation Strategy for England (capacity, capability, context and culture). This evaluation aimed to understand research-readiness, initiate research skills development through bespoke training, increase research capacity of the local AHP Community and inform the Integrated Care Board of future requirements. Methods: AHPs in six Black Country NHS Trusts, West Midlands, United Kingdom (n = 2396) were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey via Microsoft forms (October-November 2023). Baseline levels of engagement in research activities, existing research skills, barriers to engagement, and training needs were explored. Descriptive analysis and thematic analysis for free text answers were undertaken. Project outputs included bespoke training, shared digital space, and Research Champions identification and support; success of the project was evaluated. Results: There were 440 eligible responses from 11 of 14 professions (response rate 18.4%) with over half qualified > 10 years. Qualifications ranged from diploma (5.9%), degree/BSc (40.2%), postgraduate credits (27.0%), and MSc (24.6%) to PhD (0.9%). Research outputs were limited: 85.9% had no publications, 83.8% no abstract submissions; only 6.8% had Chief/Principal Investigator experience. However, audit (83.6%), service evaluation (75.9%), and quality improvement (78.9%) activities were common. Main barriers to research engagement were work pressures (42%), commitments outside work (22%), deemed not applicable (14%), not supported (8%), and not interested (7%). Training needs and Research Champions (n = 93) were identified. Training sessions (n = 23) were attended by 169 AHPs and well-evaluated. The digital space facilitated networking (285 AHPs signed-up). Conclusions: The Research ABC project identified baseline research levels for AHPs across the Black Country, and delivered training, with potential to develop research capability and capacity. Research Champions enable research, creating a supportive environment (context) and changing culture, addressing the AHP Research Strategy vision. The Research ABC model and GO-RESEARCH recommendations (developed from the project findings) could be adopted more widely to help drive AHP research forward; appropriate infrastructure and raising the importance of research is essential to achieve this in the future.
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