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Onolememen, O., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 & Tarrant, C. (2025). Patient safety improvement in the ear, nose and throat (ENT) speciality: a scoping review of improvement initiatives and involvement of frontline staff. IJQHC Communications, 5(1), doi: 10.1093/ijcoms/lyaf001

Jeffers, S., Pilnick, A. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2024). Decisions to decline breast screening and/or breast cancer treatment based on the potential harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 14(12), article number e089155. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089155

Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 & Taylor-Phillips, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-1841-4346 (2024). The problem with uptake as a quality metric for population-based screening programmes. BMJ Quality & Safety, doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2024-017709

Swancott, L., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Roland, D. , Walters, H. L. & Kirk, K.view all authors (2024). Emergency department workforces’ experiences and perceptions of well-being from an international perspective: a scoping review. BMJ Open, 14(7), article number e087485. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087485

Overton, C., Tarrant, C., Creese, J. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119view all authors (2024). Role of coproduction in the sustainability of innovations in applied health and social care research: a scoping review. BMJ Open Quality, 13(2), article number e002796. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002796

Abel, K., Agnew, E., Amos, J. , Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Armstrong-James, D., Ashfield, T., Aston, S., Baillie, J. K., Baldwin, S., Barlow, G., Bartle, V., Bielicki, J., Brown, C., Carrol, E., Clements, M., Cooke, G., Dane, A., Dark, P., Day, J., de-Soyza, A., Dowsey, A., Evans, S., Eyre, D., Felton, T., Fowler, T., Foy, R., Gannon, K., Gerada, A., Goodman, A., Harman, T., Hayward, G., Holmes, A., Hopkins, S., Howard, P., Howard, A., Hsia, Y., Knight, G., Lemoine, N., Koh, J., Macgowan, A., Marwick, C., Moore, C., O’Brien, S., Oppong, R., Peacock, S., Pett, S., Pouwels, K., Queree, C., Rahman, N., Sculpher, M., Shallcross, L., Sharland, M., Singh, J., Stoddart, K., Thomas-Jones, E., Townsend, A., Ustianowski, A., Van Staa, T., Walker, S., White, P., Wilson, P., Buchan, I., Woods, B., Bower, P., Llewelyn, M. & Hope, W.view all authors (2024). System-wide approaches to antimicrobial therapy and antimicrobial resistance in the UK: the AMR-X framework. The Lancet Microbe, 5(5), e500-e507. doi: 10.1016/s2666-5247(24)00003-x

Mant, J., Modi, R. N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9651-6690, Dymond, A. , Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Burt, J., Calvert, P., Cowie, M., Ding, W. Y., Edwards, D., Freedman, B., Griffin, S. J., Hoare, S., Hobbs, F. D. R., Johnson, R., Kaptoge, S., Lip, G. Y. H. ORCID: 0000-0002-7566-1626, Lobban, T., Lown, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-8309-568X, Lund, J., McManus, R. J. ORCID: 0000-0003-3638-028X, Mills, M. T., Morris, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-5828-3563, Powell, A., Proietti, R., Sutton, S. ORCID: 0000-0003-1610-0404, Sweeting, M., Thom, H. & Williams, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-6188-9363view all authors (2024). Randomised controlled trial of population screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the SAFER trial. BMJ Open, 14(4), article number e082047. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082047

Thomas, S., Littleboy, K., Foubert, J. , Nafilyan, V., Bannister, N., Routen, A., Morriss, R., Khunti, K., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Gray, L. J. & Gordon, A. L.view all authors (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study. Age and Ageing, 53(4), article number afae071. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afae071

Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Sutton, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-6691-6287, Chew, S. & Tarrant, C. ORCID: 0000-0001-7356-5342view all authors (2024). Identifying patients with additional needs isn’t enough to improve care: harnessing the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls of classification. BMJ Quality & Safety, 33(3), pp. 152-155. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016809

Clark, J. A., Smith, L. K. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2024). Midwives' and obstetricians' practice, perspectives and experiences in relation to altered fetal movement: A focused ethnographic study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 150, article number 104643. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104643

Cupit, C., Paton, A., Boyle, E. , Pillay, T., Anderson, J. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119view all authors (2024). Parenting through place‐of‐care disruptions: A qualitative study of parents' experiences of neonatal care. Health Expectations, 27(1), e13933. doi: 10.1111/hex.13933

Doe, G. ORCID: 0000-0003-4782-5811, Clanchy, J. ORCID: 0009-0003-1419-5259, Wathall, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7107-5785 , Barber, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8073-2687, Edwards, S., Evans, H., Jackson, D., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Steiner, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-0127-0614 & Evans, R. A. ORCID: 0000-0002-1667-868Xview all authors (2024). Investigating a structured diagnostic approach for chronic breathlessness in primary care: a mixed-methods feasibility cluster Randomised Controlled Trial. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.21.24303140

Hoare, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8933-217X, Thomas, G. P. A. ORCID: 0000-0001-7121-1743, Powell, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-2524-5357 , Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Mant, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-9531-0268 & Burt, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0037-274Xview all authors (2023). Why do people choose not to take part in screening? Qualitative interview study of atrial fibrillation screening nonparticipation. Health Expectations, 26(6), pp. 2216-2227. doi: 10.1111/hex.13819

Paton, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-4310-6983, Cupit, C. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2023). Organising work in neonatal transfer: Optimising place of care for babies born moderately preterm. Sociology of Health & Illness, 45(8), pp. 1634-1651. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13656

Sutton, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-6691-6287, Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Locock, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8109-1930 , Conroy, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-4306-6064 & Tarrant, C. ORCID: 0000-0001-7356-5342view all authors (2023). Visual identifiers for people with dementia in hospitals: a qualitative study to unravel mechanisms of action for improving quality of care. BMJ Quality & Safety, 32(10), pp. 600-607. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015162

Cupit, C., Paton, A., Boyle, E. , Pillay, T. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119view all authors (2023). Managerial thinking in neonatal care: a qualitative study of place of care decision-making for preterm babies born at 27–31 weeks gestation in England. BMJ Open, 12(6), article number e059428. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059428

Houchen-Wolloff, L., Overton, C., Ibbetson, A. , Walters, A., Hastie, C., Gill, R., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Singh, S., Little, P., Evans, K., Pimm, J., Marks, M., Poinasamy, K., Walker, S., Briggs, A. & Evans, R. A.view all authors (2023). A typology of healthcare pathways after hospital discharge for adults with COVID-19: the evolution of UK services during pandemic conditions. ERJ Open Research, 9(4), 00565-2022. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00565-2022

Overton, C., Emerson, T., A Evans, R. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119view all authors (2023). Responsive and resilient healthcare? ‘Moments of Resilience’ in post-hospitalisation services for COVID-19. BMC Health Services Research, 23, article number 720. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09645-8

Doe, G. E. ORCID: 0000-0003-4782-5811, Williams, M. T. ORCID: 0000-0002-0473-5157, Chantrell, S. , Steiner, M. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0127-0614, Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Hutchinson, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-9480-9764 & Evans, R. A. ORCID: 0000-0002-1667-868Xview all authors (2023). Diagnostic delays for breathlessness in primary care: a qualitative study to investigate current care and inform future pathways. British Journal of General Practice, 73(731), e468-e477. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2022.0475

Ismail, A. Q. T., Boyle, E. M., Pillay, T. , Boyle, E. M., Modi, N., Rivero-Arias, O., Manktelow, B., Seaton, S. E., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Yang, M., Ismail, A. Q. T., Bountziouka, S., Cupit, C. S., Paton, A., Banda, V. L., Draper, E. S., Dawson, K. & Pillay, T.view all authors (2023). Clinical outcomes for babies born between 27 – 31 weeks of gestation: Should they be regarded as a single cohort?. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 29(1), pp. 27-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2022.04.003

Mackintosh, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0137-6432, Agarwal, S., Gong, Q. S. , Briley, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-920X, Sandall, J. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119view all authors (2022). Curating the digital space: Structural gate-keeping and boundary work in maternity care. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2, article number 100145. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100145

Harrad-Hyde, F., Williams, C. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2022). Hospital transfers from care homes: conceptualising staff decision-making as a form of risk work. Health, Risk & Society, 24(7-8), pp. 317-335. doi: 10.1080/13698575.2022.2133094

Brown, K., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 & Potdar, N. (2022). Fertility preservation decisions in young women with breast cancer: a qualitative study of health care professionals’ views and experiences. Human Fertility, 25(5), pp. 903-911. doi: 10.1080/14647273.2021.1933219

Williams, K., Modi, R. N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9651-6690, Dymond, A. , Hoare, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8933-217X, Powell, A., Burt, J., Edwards, D., Lund, J., Johnson, R., Lobban, T., Lown, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-8309-568X, Sweeting, M. J., Thom, H., Kaptoge, S., Fusco, F., Morris, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-5828-3563, Lip, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-7566-1626, Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Cowie, M. R. ORCID: 0000-0001-7457-2552, Fitzmaurice, D. A., Freedman, B. ORCID: 0000-0002-3809-2911, Griffin, S. J., Sutton, S., Hobbs, F. D. R., McManus, R. J. ORCID: 0000-0003-3638-028X, Mant, J. & SAFER Authorship Group, T.view all authors (2022). Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial. BMJ Open, 12(9), article number e065066. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065066

Zubair, M., Bown, M. J. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2022). Introducing multi-component cardiovascular health screening into existing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening programmes in the UK: a qualitative study of programme staff views. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), article number 569. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07975-7

Hoare, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8933-217X, Powell, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-2524-5357, Modi, R. N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9651-6690 , Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Griffin, S. J. ORCID: 0000-0002-2157-4797, Mant, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-9531-0268 & Burt, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0037-274Xview all authors (2022). Why do people take part in atrial fibrillation screening? Qualitative interview study in English primary care. BMJ Open, 12(3), article number e051703. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051703

Chew, S., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 & Martin, G. P. (2022). Understanding knowledge brokerage and its transformative potential: a Bourdieusian perspective. Evidence & Policy, 18(1), pp. 25-42. doi: 10.1332/174426421x16149632470114

Harrad-Hyde, F., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 & Williams, C. (2022). Using advance and emergency care plans during transfer decisions: A grounded theory interview study with care home staff. Palliative Medicine, 36(1), pp. 200-207. doi: 10.1177/02692163211059343

Cupit, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3377-8471 & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2021). A win-win scenario? Restrictive policies from alternative standpoints. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 35(9), pp. 378-384. doi: 10.1108/jhom-06-2021-0239

Doe, G., Clanchy, J., Wathall, S. , Chantrell, S., Edwards, S., Baxter, N., Jackson, D., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Steiner, M. & Evans, R. A.view all authors (2021). Feasibility study of a multicentre cluster randomised control trial to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a structured diagnostic pathway in primary care for chronic breathlessness: protocol paper. BMJ Open, 11(11), article number e057362. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057362

Doe, G., Chantrell, S., Williams, M. , Steiner, M. C., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Hutchinson, A. & Evans, R. A.view all authors (2021). Breathless and awaiting diagnosis in UK lockdown for COVID-19… We’re stuck. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 31(1), article number 21. doi: 10.1038/s41533-021-00232-0

Cupit, C., Rankin, J. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2021). Taking sides with patients using institutional ethnography. Journal of Organizational Ethnography, 10(1), pp. 21-35. doi: 10.1108/joe-12-2019-0048

Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2021). Overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a sociological perspective on tackling a contemporary healthcare issue. Sociology of Health & Illness, 43(1), pp. 58-64. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13186

Paton, A., Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Smith, L. ORCID: 0000-0001-9470-0793 & Lotto, R.view all authors (2020). Parents’ decision-making following diagnosis of a severe congenital anomaly in pregnancy: Practical, theoretical and ethical tensions. Social Science & Medicine, 266, article number 113362. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113362

Mackintosh, N., Agarwal, S., Adcock, K. , Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Briley, A., Patterson, M., Sandall, J. & (Sarah) Gong, Q.view all authors (2020). Online resources and apps to aid self-diagnosis and help seeking in the perinatal period: A descriptive survey of women's experiences. Midwifery, 90, article number 102803. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102803

Mackintosh, N. & Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119 (2020). Understanding and managing uncertainty in health care: revisiting and advancing sociological contributions. Sociology of Health & Illness, 42(S1), pp. 1-20. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13160

Sturdy, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3273-1727, Miller, F. ORCID: 0000-0003-4953-6255, Hogarth, S. , Armstrong, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-4046-0119, Chakraborty, P., Cressman, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-3262-0602, Dobrow, M., Flitcroft, K., Grossman, D., Harris, R., Hoebee, B., Holloway, K., Kinsinger, L., Krag, M., Löblová, O., Löwy, I., Mackie, A., Marshall, J., O'Hallahan, J., Rabeneck, L., Raffle, A., Reid, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-3709-5061, Shortland, G., Steele, R., Tarini, B., Taylor-Phillips, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-1841-4346, Towler, B., van der Veen, N. & Zappa, M.view all authors (2020). Half a Century of Wilson & Jungner: Reflections on the Governance of Population Screening. Wellcome Open Research, 5, article number 158. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16057.2