Variation in the prevalence of urinary catheters: a profile of National Health Service patients in England

DC Shackley, C Whytock, G Parry, L Clarke… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Harm from catheter-associated urinary tract infections is a common, potentially
avoidable, healthcare complication. Variation in catheter prevalence may exist and provide …

Discrete-choice experiment to analyse preferences for centralizing specialist cancer surgery services

…, AIG Ramsay, DC Shackley… - Journal of British …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Centralizing specialist cancer surgery services aims to reduce variations in
quality of care and improve patient outcomes, but increases travel demands on patients and …

Light penetration in bladder tissue: implications for the intravesical photodynamic therapy of bladder tumours

DC Shackley, C Whitehurst, JV Moore… - BJU …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess (i) the optical properties and depth of penetration of varying wavelengths
of light in ex‐vivo human bladder tissue, using specimens of normal bladder wall, …

Loss associated with subtractive health service change: the case of specialist cancer centralization in England

…, A Bex, MGB Tran, DC Shackley… - Journal of health …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Major system change can be stressful for staff involved and can result in ‘subtractive
change’ – that is, when a part of the work environment is removed or ceases to exist. Little …

Complications arising in the final year of life in men dying from advanced prostate cancer

R Khafagy, D Shackley, J Samuel… - Journal of palliative …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: There are sparse anecdotal data on complications occurring in the final year of
life in men dying of prostate cancer. The study aim was to record such data together with the …

[HTML][HTML] " Attending to History" in Major System Change in Healthcare in England: Specialist Cancer Surgery Service Reconfiguration

…, S Darley, AIG Ramsay, DC Shackley… - … Journal of Health …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The reconfiguration of specialist hospital services, with service provision
concentrated in a reduced number of sites, is one example of major system change (MSC) for …

Photodynamic therapy for superficial bladder cancer under local anaesthetic

DC Shackley, C Briggs, A Gilhooley… - BJU …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the use of local anaesthesia (LA) in 5‐aminolaevulinic acid (ALA)
photodynamic therapy (PDT) for superficial transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder, …

Transforming cancer outcomes in England: earlier and faster diagnoses, pathways to success, and empowering alliances

…, RG Spencer, DC Shackley - Journal of Healthcare …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer outcomes and patient experience in England have never been better but survival
remains worse than in comparable countries. Differences in stage at diagnosis and, to a lesser …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility, uptake and impact of a hospital-wide tobacco addiction treatment pathway: results from the CURE project pilot

…, R Booton, J Britton, C O'Rourke, D Shackley… - Clinical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods The CURE project is a hospital-wide tobacco addiction treatment service piloted in
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK. The core components of the project are electronic …

[HTML][HTML] Centralising specialist cancer surgery services in England: survey of factors that matter to patients and carers and health professionals

…, C Perry, K Pritchard-Jones, AIG Ramsay, D Shackley… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background The centralisation of specialist cancer surgical services across London Cancer
and Greater Manchester Cancer, England, may significantly change how patients …