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Rachael Hunter
Researcher at University College London
Publications - 169
Citations - 3722
Rachael Hunter is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 139 publications receiving 2462 citations. Previous affiliations of Rachael Hunter include University of Manchester.
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Evaluation of reconfigurations of acute stroke services in different regions of England and lessons for implementation: a mixed-methods study
Naomi Fulop,Angus I G Ramsay,Rachael Hunter,Christopher McKevitt,Catherine Perry,Simon Turner,Ruth Boaden,Iliatha Papachristou,Anthony Rudd,Pippa J. Tyrrell,Charles D.A. Wolfe,Stephen Morris +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used formative evaluation methods to analyse reconfigurations of acute stroke services in different regions of England and to identify lessons that will help to guide future reconfiguration, by studying the following contrasting cases: (1) London (implemented 2010) and (2) Greater Manchester A (GMA) (2010) -only patients presenting within 4 hours are eligible for HASU treatment; one HASU operated 24/7, two operated from 07.00 to 19.00, Monday to Friday; (3) Greater Greater Manchester B (
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Peer-led intervention to prevent and reduce STI transmission and improve sexual health in secondary schools (STASH): protocol for a feasibility study.
Ross Forsyth,Carrie Purcell,Sarah Barry,Sharon Anne Simpson,Rachael Hunter,Lisa McDaid,Lawrie Elliot,Julia V Bailey,Kirsty Wetherall,Mark McCann,Chiara Broccatelli,Laurence Moore,Kirstin R Mitchell +12 more
TL;DR: This study will inform decisions on the feasibility, design and sample size for a phase III effectiveness trial to assess whether the STASH intervention is effective in reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections in young people.
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Evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of a behaviour change intervention for lowering cardiovascular disease risk for people with severe mental illnesses in primary care (PRIMROSE study): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
David Osborn,David Osborn,Alexandra Burton,Kate Walters,Irwin Nazareth,Samira Heinkel,Lou Atkins,Ruth Blackburn,Richard I. G. Holt,Rachael Hunter,Michael King,Louise Marston,Susan Michie,Richard W Morris,Steve Morris,Rumana Z Omar,Robert Peveler,Vanessa Pinfold,Ella Zomer,Thomas R. E. Barnes,Tom K. J. Craig,Hazel Gilbert,Ben Grey,Claire Johnston,Judy Leibowitz,Irene Petersen,Fiona Stevenson,Sheila Hardy,Vanessa Robinson +28 more
TL;DR: The results of this pragmatic trial will provide evidence on the clinical and cost effectiveness of the intervention on lowering total cholesterol and addressing multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in people with severe mental illnesses in GP Practices.
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The NSPCC UK Minding the Baby® (MTB) home-visiting programme, supporting young mothers (aged 14–25) in the first 2 years of their baby's life: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Elena Longhi,Lynne Murray,Lynne Murray,Rachael Hunter,David Wellsted,Samantha Taylor-Colls,Kathryn MacKenzie,Gwynne Rayns,Richard Cotmore,Peter Fonagy,Richard M. Pasco Fearon +10 more
TL;DR: This RCT explores the effectiveness of this integrative approach, which focusses on maternal mental issues as well as parent-infant interaction, parental concerns and developmental outcomes in first-time young mothers in the UK.
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Lifetime costs and outcomes of repair of Tetralogy of Fallot compared to natural progression of the disease: Great Ormond Street Hospital cohort.
TL;DR: A model has been developed that provides an estimate of the value for money of an expensive repair of a congenital heart disease and could be used to test the cost-effectiveness of making amendments to the care pathway.